Where the Humans Eat

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In the near-constant deluge of singer-songwriters to emerge in recent years, Willy Mason towers above the rest through sheer quality. Listening to the 12 tracks on his debut album Where the Humans Eat, you'd be forgiven for mistaking this 20-year-old native of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts for someone much older and more experienced. His off-kilter delivery--a bit off-key, a bit off-time--is just part of his charm. But Mason's real talent is as a songwriter, and he is almost without peer amongst his contemporaries. "It's a hard hand to hold / that is looking for control" he sings on "Hard Hand to Hold", a song about homelessness and disaffection that never preaches or judges. His keen observations and deft lyrics place him in an American tradition that includes Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie and Hank Williams. Like the best protest singers, Mason is not motivated by anger at the way the world is, but hope in what the world can be. As a result, Where the Humans Eat is sweet, simple and altogether excellent. --Robert Burrow

Product Description
The debut full-length from this Martha's Vineyard native is a sweet and soulful testament to youth's subtle, inherent brilliance. This is no ordinary teenager; he's a charming, graceful troubadour who's just as comfortable opening for The Grateful Dead as he is Death Cab For Cutie, delivering music easily cherished by all crowds and cross sections.

Where the Humans Eat,Willy Mason,Team Love Records,Indie Pop,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,Singer/Songwriter

Where the Humans Eat

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Where the Humans Eat
Willy Mason
Manufacturer: Astralwerks
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000EBDAA2
Release Date: 2006-03-07

Tracks:

Gotta Keep Movin
All You Can Do
Still a Fly
Where the Humans Eat
Fear No Pain
Hard Hand to Hold
Letter #1
Harvesting Digital Children
Sold My Soul
Our Town
So Long
Oxygen
21st Century Boy
Oxygen [Multimedia Track]
So Long [Multimedia Track]

Average customer rating:

It's Not That He's Trying To Accomplish What Dylan Did
The single greatest record I've heard in a long, long time
No Words.
Album of great political importance
hmmm, OK

Where the Humans Eat
Willy Mason
Manufacturer: Team Love Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
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Willy Mason
If the Ocean Gets Rough
Z
Comfort of Strangers
Broken Boy Soldiers

ASIN: B0002ZYDRO
Release Date: 2004-10-12

Tracks:

Gotta Keep Moving
All You Can Do
Still A Fly
Where The Humans Eat
Fear No Pain
Hard Hand To Hold
Letter #1
Sold My Soul
Our Town
So Long
Oxygen
21st Century Boy

Amazon.com

In the near-constant deluge of singer-songwriters to emerge in recent years, Willy Mason towers above the rest through sheer quality. Listening to the 12 tracks on his debut album Where the Humans Eat, you'd be forgiven for mistaking this 20-year-old native of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts for someone much older and more experienced. His off-kilter delivery--a bit off-key, a bit off-time--is just part of his charm. But Mason's real talent is as a songwriter, and he is almost without peer amongst his contemporaries. "It's a hard hand to hold / that is looking for control" he sings on "Hard Hand to Hold", a song about homelessness and disaffection that never preaches or judges. His keen observations and deft lyrics place him in an American tradition that includes Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie and Hank Williams. Like the best protest singers, Mason is not motivated by anger at the way the world is, but hope in what the world can be. As a result, Where the Humans Eat is sweet, simple and altogether excellent. --Robert Burrow

Album Description

The debut full-length from this Martha's Vineyard native is a sweet and soulful testament to youth's subtle, inherent brilliance. This is no ordinary teenager; he's a charming, graceful troubadour who's just as comfortable opening for The Grateful Dead as he is Death Cab For Cutie, delivering music easily cherished by all crowds and cross sections.

Customer Reviews:

It's Not That He's Trying To Accomplish What Dylan Did.......2006-10-30

I don't think Willy really cares. He's just who he is. Doing what he must. Exhale.
Granted, he's the only kid I've heard worthy to take on Dylan's mantle... as Dylan did Woody's.
And, as the opener for Beth Orton, the crowd didn't appreciate him... just as Dylan first starting out.

The single greatest record I've heard in a long, long time.......2006-07-01

I remember sitting in my friend's car, driving back home from Dylan, and he had this record playing. I immediately fell in love with this new artist. I later found out it was Willy Mason. He's a familiar voice to me, and speaks to me in such a way that makes me want to keep listening over and over. Just get the record, honestly, you won't regret it.

No Words........2006-01-23

I went to high school with Willy. Now that would make you think that I'm biased in my view of him, but if you look above there are only 4 stars. I have been listening to Willy and his family make music forever, and for the longest time, I wasn't that impressed with him.
This album made me a fan of a friend. His maturity shines through this album. It's raw, it's beautiful and most of all, it's truthful. I find truth has gotten quite lost lately in music. And this album helps to bring it back.
If you don't own this CD, you're missing out. This young man has something to say, and it's something we all need to hear.

Album of great political importance.......2005-11-16

Where has this guy been hiding? Why are there not more musicians making music like this? Willy Mason is a modern day singer songwriter who has rediscovered what music should be about. His folk rock songs bring meaning and purpose back to music that has been missing for far too long. For a nineteen year old, the message he spreads shows his maturity and awareness about the real issues that face our planet in the twenty first century.

It's hard to pin point an area on this album that is better than another. The opening track sets the tone for the album, immediately striking you and making you go WOW! Quickly you realise that Willy Mason is a name that you want to tell all your left wing friends. His pessimistic view towards globalisation and celebrity role-models are expressed in such a convincing way that even your right wing friends might be swayed. The two standout tracks that need individual attention are `Our Town', an anti-war song about corruption and dishonesty and `Oxygen', about the problems our children face growing up in the technological age. Both speak about issues that our so-called music icons fail miserably in addressing.

Willy Mason is attempting to do what Bob Dylan and others did in the sixties. If you believe that protest songs are important in providing an alternative political message then you will certainly like this album.

hmmm, OK.......2005-08-27