Phoenix Envy

Phoenix Envy

Phoenix Envy

Editorial Reviews
Dwight Thurston, Canton Voice
"fearless poetry... Calhoun's songs both illuminate and conceal some of life's wildest mysteries."

Product Description
A compendium of 21 songs, 70 minutes plus, with accompaniment on only one: Andrew Bird's violin on "Here Comes That Lady Again." Includes a radically human crucifixion sketch; "Sparrow", a blues ramble about a woman who died in the 50's; a song about a high fashion model; one about a restaurant manager ("The Paul Scott Rap", the most blithely atrocious song in Calhoun's recorded output to date), a domestic quarrel; the Chronicles of Narnia; and concert favorite "Never Enough," a manic stream-of-consciousness epic about neighborhood fascism. Hugh Blumenfeld reviewed this recording for the Boston Review of Books.

Phoenix Envy

Phoenix Envy,Andrew Calhoun,Waterbug Records,Acoustic singer-songwriter, something out of the ordinary. "He's blessed with a resonant baritone, crystalline fingerpicking, and a writer's ear." -The Oregonian,Folk,Folk & Traditional,Pop,Popular Music,Singer/Songwriter,Urban Folk
Phoenix Envy
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Good CD
  • Modern American Folk
  • Best song poet writing today.
 Phoenix Envy
Andrew Calhoun
Manufacturer: Waterbug Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000059VA
Release Date: 1996-10-01

Tracks:

  1. Time
  2. Tunnel Vision
  3. Sparrow
  4. Folksingers Are Boring
  5. No Secret Castle
  6. Here Comes That Lady Again
  7. Never Enough
  8. It's Not You That I'm Leaving
  9. Journey
  10. Trenches
  11. Lonesome
  12. Freedom Road
  13. Paul Scott Rap
  14. The Model
  15. At The Bar
  16. Sheila
  17. Narnia Song
  18. O My Son
  19. While Jesus Was Waiting To Die
  20. Jack And Jill
  21. When My Time Comes

Album Description

A compendium of 21 songs, 70 minutes plus, with accompaniment on only one: Andrew Bird's violin on "Here Comes That Lady Again." Includes a radically human crucifixion sketch; "Sparrow", a blues ramble about a woman who died in the 50's; a song about a high fashion model; one about a restaurant manager ("The Paul Scott Rap", the most blithely atrocious song in Calhoun's recorded output to date), a domestic quarrel; the Chronicles of Narnia; and concert favorite "Never Enough," a manic stream-of-consciousness epic about neighborhood fascism. Hugh Blumenfeld reviewed this recording for the Boston Review of Books.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Good CD.......2003-04-19

Just throwing my 2 cents in... I really like this CD. It's really good music. Calhoun is a 'folk' musician but Joan Baez this is not. More like John Prine or Bonnie Rait. The songs seem to be mostly stories from his life. Some big, some small. I think it's worth your time to try a few samples to see if its your style. That's how I got started on him.

5 out of 5 stars Modern American Folk.......2003-02-08

Calhoun is one of the best songwriter/singer/poets around. His music is shaped by traditions as varied as Celtic, American Folk, and Chicago blues. His music and poetry ranges from John Prine to Robert Burns, Leonard Cohen to EE Cummings. It is at once contemporary and timeless.
The recurring theme of the cd is, like the mythical bird in the title, rebirth. Because he looks unflinchingly at life, many have called Calhoun's songs depressing, but they are the opposite. As he puts his finger on the source of each particular brand of suffering, he also finds out the reserves we possess to survive it. His finest images flash and cut deeply and yet each song has a quality of mercy.
This is a fine piece of American music, well worth having.

5 out of 5 stars Best song poet writing today........1998-06-06

For real melodies, real poetry, get this CD. With his voice and a single acoustic guitar, this guy demolishes entire record stores of "popular" music.

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