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Barrage, Barrage
Audio CD
Disk ID: 156350
Disk length: 47m 49s (12 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 2000
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. Row | 3:31 |
| 2. Chopsticken | 4:04 |
| 3. Until We Meet Again | 3:47 |
| 4. Allen's Bar | 3:34 |
| 5. Mahatma | 6:17 |
| 6. Paralyzed | 3:22 |
| 7. Calypso Jam | 3:34 |
| 8. Copplestone's Circus | 4:07 |
| 9. What's Goin' On? | 3:50 |
| 10. Old Joe Clark | 3:07 |
| 11. Mountain Spring | 4:50 |
| 12. Joe's Favorite(live) | 3:41 |
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Review
The creators of Barrage (the ensemble and the touring show of the same name) have said that they "wanted to create a unique violin concept." And that they have accomplished: their slant is to play everything you can think of on violins, fiddles, or a combination thereof (spiced with a variety of percussion, electric guitar, and other instrumentation, along with occasional vocals). Formed in Calgary, Canada, in 1996, Barrage leaves no stone unturned. The first track, "Chopsticken," is total riff-o-rama--imagine Led Zeppelin played by a pack of out-for-blood violins. Louis Prima's "Sing, Sing, Sing" is surprising at first, but its echoes of Stephane Grappelli and '40s swing quickly seduce. "Mountain Spring" then slows things down to a quasi-New Age pace. Most of the album balances between these two poles--perky and excited or slow and (overly) mellow. This album might not cast a very wide net beyond those who really enjoyed the Barrage special on PBS, but the energy is pretty irresistible. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Other Versions
Albums are mined from the various public resources and can be actually the same but different in the tracks length only. We are keeping all versions now.
Tracks: 15 (+3 tracks), Disk length: 58m 26s (+10m 37s)
Tracks: 9 (-3 tracks), Disk length: 36m 37s (-12m 48s)
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