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Alive Records 2009 Sampler |  | Artist: Various Artists
Label: ALIVE RECORDS LLC
Category: Digital Music Album
Buy New: $0.00
as of 3/11/2010 12:07 CST details
Seller: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Rating:  10 reviews
Genre: blues-music
Media: MP3 Download
Running Time: 0 Minutes
ASIN: B001R6HF5E
Release Date: February 3, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Worthwhile Sampler with Diverse Offerings September 11, 2009
Modest Man Mike (Southern California)
Just on a first spin basis, this sampler has allot of good energy. Its got a gritty blues rock garage feel to it. quite a variety on this collection. Brimstone Howl reminds me of a Rockabilly Ramones outfit, The Nerves are a fresh throw back to 1960's rock and roll, kind of like The Beatles or The Monkies. Thomas Function reminds me a little of the pixies with a more catchy rock and roll rhythm. Left Lane Cruiser is another cool rocking dirty blues band. I would liken it to a White Stripes/Canned Heat/Eagles of Death Metal -ESK take on the blues, a foot stompin, Slide picking, cowbell rockin, driving Blues, awesome track. Black Diamond Heavies is along the same lines as Left Lane Cruiser, A great hard rock take on the blues. they fire up the grit on all cylinders. I honestly wasn't too big on the first three tracks, but every track after that are OUTSTANDING works that Deserve a spin.
Its a Free Download... GET IT ALREADY!!!!!
Every Track is a Keeper August 13, 2009
Brian W. Kuehn
If you are a fan of the "Garage Sound" pick this up. After listening to all of the tracks, I am definately going go search out more music from these bands.
What do you have to loose.
Surprised me July 31, 2009
William C. Burkett (Colorado Springs, CO)
With free music, my usual position is "you get what you pay for". But this sampler really surprised me! There's some good stuff on here, and I liked the Nerves, Black Diamond Heavies and Left Lane Cruiser enough to actually buy their records. Your free song sampler worked, Alive Records!
'Rebel' Rod's- From Under The Basement - Great Compilation from this Indie label July 5, 2009
'Rebel' Rod Ames (Ingram, Tx)
A lot of the time these samplers come out and there are one or two or zero songs that are found to be interesting. Not so on this Alive Records - Natural Sound Sampler. I enjoyed listening to it from start to finish.
Dan Auerbach, singer and guitarist for The Black Keys took notice, as did I, of the band from San Antonio, Hacienda. I say watch these guys closely. If they can keep it all together and keep writing original, catchy, tunes like are on their debut, Loud is the Night, there is no reason in the world we should not hear more from this young band. The San Antonio Express said, "Hacienda is influenced by an array of music, most of it from the '50s and '60s, Hacienda crafts songs in which power pop meets Americana".Dan Auerbach, an Alive alum as well, produced the record which was recorded in Mr. Auerbach's analog studio in Akron, Ohio.
Another favorite of mine on the sampler was Leave the Sun Behind, by the Buffalo Killer. They have a very retro sound to them that could take you back to the late 60's sound of Canned Heat or The James Gang. I love how the song seems to change tempo along the way. Keep a close eye on this band as well.
The very next band is The Nerves performing When You Find Out, which will certainly remind you of early Beatles tunes. It's a very catch tune but look out for the live stuff should you desire to download it.
A Million Years, performed by Brimstone Howl, is one of my favorites on the band but you will need to be a fan of rock-a-billy and garage style punk to enjoy it. Just the right amount of reverb in the vocals and the simplistic guitar lunging out at you periodically adds a pseudo-psychedelic tone to the song.
Wash It by Left Lane Cruiser is a road song at its best with hard driving slide guitar weaving its way through the entire song. Great song, and appears to be recorded live with virtually no mixing what so ever.
That is what I love about this sampler. It seems to have all been recorded in that manner. Live. Check it out. You will probably do as I did and download many if not all of the songs from each band. Just listen to the samples first. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Better As It Goes April 15, 2009
M. Johnson (Harrold, SD)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
It's like being in a club as it gets more exciting through the night. (The "some strange instrument" that another reviewer found off-putting is called a slide guitar; that reviewer seems unfamiliar with the blues.) This album is progressively bluesier, and better, as it goes along. The album is not physically louder from song to song, but it does give that impression as it also gets more distorted, as though with each number they were driving the stage amps harder and harder.
So, grab a drink, and enjoy the bands!
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