Spoon and Rafter

1. Bluebird of Happiness

2. Starlite, No. 1

3. Bill Oddity

4. Writing to St. Peter

5. Battle of the Broken Hearts

6. Hard to Miss You

7. Tinker's Blues

8. She's All Up House

9. Too Many Mornings

10. Between the Bars

Spoon and Rafter,Mojave 3,4ad / Ada,Dream Pop,Indie Pop,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

Spoon and Rafter

Average customer rating:

not as good as the other albums
another mediocre solo album by Neil
a solid mojave 3 album
Love it !
Nothing special

Spoon and Rafter
Mojave 3
Manufacturer: 4ad / Ada
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000ALSPP
Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

Bluebird of Happiness
Starlite, No. 1
Bill Oddity
Writing to St. Peter
Battle of the Broken Hearts
Hard to Miss You
Tinker's Blues
She's All Up House
Too Many Mornings
Between the Bars

Customer Reviews:

not as good as the other albums.......2005-10-25

This to me is the weakest album this band I like a lot has done so far. BUT it is still a good one. I just don't care at all for the middle (4/5/6),but like or love the other songs,I mean, this is Mojave 3! So if you like that band, by any means get this album.

another mediocre solo album by Neil.......2005-10-17

I loved Ask Me Tomorrow, the first LP by Mojave 3, but everything that came after sounded more like solo Neil Halstead albums rather than group efforts, which for me was bad news because I was a fan of the alternating vocals between him and Rachel Goswell. Still, I enjoyed their second and third albums for what they were but Spoon & Rafter is my least favorite one so far. The songs sound like uninspired, forgettable pop.

a solid mojave 3 album.......2005-07-29

neal halstead is quickly becoming one of our great songwriters. he's quietly and uassumingly gone about penning some of the most beautiful, eloquent songs of the last decade. fortunately, 'spoon and rafter' continues to showcase his skills.

'spoon and rafter' halstead and co. venturing into new areas, without losing their familiar sound. i was pleasantly surprised by 'bluebird of happiness.' coming in at nine minutes, it's a stellar opening track challenging the listener to hang in there for the duration. patient listeners won't be disappointed. it's three minute intro and three minute coda bookend a gorgeous melody and vocal.

all the traditional mojave sounds are here also: the plucky guitars, the single xyophone notes, the airy vocals (unfairly maligned by many). mojave 3's vocal arrangements have always been one of the groups more dynamic aspects. sadly, dare i say tragically, rachel's vocals seems to be little more than set dressing. with each successive mojave album her vocals become less and less apparent. this proves troubling and rachel goswell possesses one of the finest set of pipes you'll ever hear. whether mojave 3 is turning into the the 'neal halstead show' or rachel saved her vocals for her own album, i don't know. but i hope future mojave releases sees rachel singing along to neal's songs.

having said that, however, the majority of the album's songs shimmer. a few misses, but entirely forgiveable when you've got songs this lovely. i'm particularly fond of 'hard to miss you' (neal writes a love song better than anyone -- listen to 'high hopes' off his solo album) and 'she's all up above.'

just as with their other three albums (and the three slowdive albums), you just really can't go wrong. get them all.

i saw mojave 3 along with lush and sheer back in 1996 in salt lake city. here's hoping they come again. please, neal, come back. please. please. please. salt lake city loves you.

Love it !.......2005-01-16

My personal favorite from Mojave 3.Tracks 2,3,and 4 are by far my favorite songs on the album.I was hoping the rest of the cd was more in line with that style of music.Although in my opinion, a cd that has three or four songs that you really love deserves four stars. Also, i would like to hear more of Rachel's voice,a bit under used i think.

Nothing special.......2004-10-09

I liked the first song and a couple others, but it wasn't folk enough to catch my ears and his voice was'nt that unique either.

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