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Joseph Arthur Music Collection : Nuclear Daydream

Nuclear Daydream


Price: $9.00

Artist: Joseph Arthur

  1. Too Much to Hide
  2. Black Lexus
  3. Enough to Get Away
  4. Slide Away
  5. Electrical Storm
  6. You Are Free
  7. Automatic Situation
  8. When I Was Running out of Time
  9. Don t Tell Your Eyes
  10. Don t Give Up on People
  11. Woman
  12. Nuclear Daydream

Joseph Arthur s fifth album, and the first for his own new label, is quite likely his best to date. Stripped-down throughout and achingly lovely, it shows that Arthur s far more than the smart folk s one-man jam band. He s a rad songwriter with more than one setting on his blender, an often-gorgeous singer who can go low and high with equal rewards. It s hard for some of Arthur s trustafarian trappings to not rankle, from the repeated chant of be here now at the close of the gorgeous, Eels-ish opener Too Much to Hide to the ridiculous Jerry-Garcia-underwater guitar playing on Slide Away. But those moments are few and far between. If you need one song to convince you that Arthur s a major talent, make it the Neil Young-y bad-dream song Black Lexus. It s hard to not see Nuclear Daydream as a blessed distillation of Arthur s talents. Huzzah. --Mike McGonigal

You Are Free - JA brings a dirty nonchalance to your ears, hinting at influences that have tripped him up and smacked him upside the head along the way. His performance drips with emotions genuine and true. This is not a studio hound, this is a guy who took up guitar because it was the only way he could find to say what had to be said. And he ll have you saying it, too. I defy you to listen to You Are Free and then carve it out of your psyche once you leave your car or drop your iPod on the night stand. Honest music is such a trite expression. Regardless, Arthur is there. Enjoy.

One of my favorite albums - holds up over many listens. - I happened across Joseph Arthur s music completely by accident on internet radio, and I cannot understand for the life of me why he is not famous - this album and Redemption s Son are two of my top ten favorite albums, and his other stuff is not far behind. He can actually carry a tune, and uses his vocal range extremely artistically and pleasantly to get the most out of every song, unlike a lot of male singers who are popular these days. I find his music very soothing and am currently listening to one of his albums to comfort myself after my ears were assaulted by a Wilco album.

one song - I bought this because there is one song on it that I heard on National Public Radio that haunted me and I keep playing over and over, Nuclear Daydream. It s beautiful and just speaks to me somehow, so when I stop looping that one over and over and get to the rest of them, then I ll know what else Joseph has to say...but for now, it s all about the title track which is just stunning, at least for me. Beautiful vocal and acoustic guitar, simple.

Excellent - Listened to this while driving to work through all kinds of times -- seems to fit in so many moods. Perfect, soothing and energizing. Excellent life sound track. Track 2 and 6 --- Stand outs.

Just a Pleasure - Saw Joseph Arthur on TV one night and decided to get the CD. WOW! It is absolutely a pleasure. Like to play it while I do paperwork or as background music when a few friends are over. I realize this is not a profound review, I just wanted to weigh in and say this is a melodic, soft, beautiful CD. Very, very enjoyable.



Nuclear Daydream