Voyage To Afghanistan

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Abraham Cloud is one of those rare artists that still writes deeply involving and poetic songs with a good beat and melody. One of the true underground artists, he gets bored quickly playing the same songs, so doesn't play live very often. Instead he works on new material and explores new places. The results are uniqe and inspired SONGS, not product. Using vivid imagry and interesting musical arangements he truly takes the listener on a trip.

Band members: Abraham Cloud - vocals, guitar
Johnny G - bass
John Garwood - lead guitar
larry Traube - drums

Album Description
"Voyage To Afghanistan" is a weird and wonderful little masterpiece. Lyrically it never fails to entertain with little twists and clues, almost like the "12 Monkeys" or "Fight Club" of CDs. Musically its kinda like the Beatles meet Radiohead,Lou Reed and Bowie in a bar and they get the bartender to sing. What I really love about this CD is the layers. On top, the songs fly by beautifully and sound great, but if you wanna go deeper there is a plethora of incredible images and tie-ins. Dig In, "Voyage" is a very satisfying meal.

Voyage To Afghanistan, Music, Abraham Cloud, Dive deep inside the mind of a Cave-Man dropped on the streets of Hollywood. Primal urges in tact but tempered by a new set of rules and the defening noise of trafic and society's repression.

Average customer rating:

Underground music for Overground dwellers

Sgt. Pepper Revisited

Voyage To Afghanistan
Abraham Cloud
Manufacturer: Stonegarden
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
Afghanistan | Middle East | International | Styles | Music
General | Rock | Styles | Music
Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00004TKKT
Release Date: 2000-05-01

Voyage To Afghanistan
A Dog Called Man
Bus Exhaust
Off
All By Chance
What Are People?
No Walls, No Bridges
When You Go Down
Reality
An American Bum
Everybody's Doin" Better Than Me
the Promise of Saturday
Boneman

Album Description

"Voyage To Afghanistan" is a weird and wonderful little masterpiece. Lyrically it never fails to entertain with little twists and clues, almost like the "12 Monkeys" or "Fight Club" of CDs. Musically its kinda like the Beatles meet Radiohead,Lou Reed and Bowie in a bar and they get the bartender to sing. What I really love about this CD is the layers. On top, the songs fly by beautifully and sound great, but if you wanna go deeper there is a plethora of incredible images and tie-ins. Dig In, "Voyage" is a very satisfying meal.

Customer Reviews:

Underground music for Overground dwellers.......2006-03-24

some stats: 'Voyage To Afghanistan' (1995-97) 13 tracks TT= 55:06
(printed lyrics included)

It's hard to pidgeonhole this cd. Suffice to say that it is very accessable underground rock-pop, with a strong emphasis on the lyrical storysongs of Abraham Cloud (AC). The whole cd feels like a very independent effort, singular, homespun and homegrown (yes,THAT kinda homegrown).

'AC's vocal delivery is reminiscent of a lower-registered Bowie or Lennon, sung in a scruffy, fuzzy and loose (but not sloppy) way. His perceptions project a certain "stoner certified attitude" which propel the various lyrics in engaging,witty and socially sharp observations of Living in general...and life in southern California specifically (the locals will make the references anyway).

The music has all kinds of twists and turns in it making it interesting throughout. Seven of the 13 tracks are preformed with his band (drums,bass,lead guitar), the remaining 6 has AC doing all the wizardry including some sophisticated electronics. These "solo" tracks are the the most idiosyncratic and "psyched".

As I stated earlier, this is VERY accessable 'Underground' music by an artist with a singular vision that FEELS good, complete, and easy-going. It is not hyped, obtuse, contrived or high-brow genius.

Abraham Cloud's music has a rocking groove throughout, and still manages to include threads of folk, pop, and even chamber music. Never pretentious or "obscured by cloud"...it's the perfect bong-load. Just right.

Sgt. Pepper Revisited.......2000-06-06

The feelings I get listening to this Cd is John Lennon if he had lived and went through another very creative period.Its very entertaining and story oriented, and each song is its own little "trip."

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