RELEASED
2000
TYPE
studio album
STYLES
progressive rock
TRACKS
01, Texas Dust (5:16)
02, Poem #1 (1:33)
03, Human Lottery (5:32)
04, Gray Flannel Suits (4:47)
05, Poem #2 (0:59)
06, High As Pride (6:45)
07, American Vacation Tune (5:18)
08, Swingin' The Ax (3:15)
09, 1729 Broadway (6:01)
10, Poem #3 (1:50)
11, 67 Degrees (5:21)
12, Brittany (6:34)
13, Poem #4 (1:30)
14, Too Late For Everything (4:33)
DURATION
59:24
MUSICIANS
BRETT KULL -lead vocals (1,4,6,7,12÷14), guitars
(1÷4,6÷9,11,12,14), acoustic guitars (6,8,9,10), lap steel
guitars (2,3,6), 12 string acoustic guitars (11), e-bow (5),
feedback guitars (13), mandolin (10), banjo (12), toy piano
(10), backing vocals (1,3,4,6÷9,11,12)
RAY WESTON -lead vocals (3,8,9,11,12), bass, backing vocals
(1,3,4,6,7,9,12,14), narration (7)
CHRISTOPHER BUZBY -hammond (1,3÷12,14), Rhodes
(1,5,11,12), synthesizers (1÷3,6,9,11,12), Wurlitzer
(1,3,4,7÷9,12,14), piano (6), organ (1,2,6), clavinet (3,7),
saxophone (5,9,10), harmonica (10), melodeon (10),
talkbox (1,3), autoharp (12), accordion (13,14),
harpsichord (14), dulcimer (2,13), ocarina (10), bells (10),
cajon (12), handclaps (13), recorders (14), backing vocals
(1,3,4,6÷9,11,12,14), voice (7)
JORDAN PERLSON -drums (3,4,7), congas (1,3,8,12), cowbell
(1,4,12), rainstick (1), percussion (3,6,12), shaker (4,6,12),
tambourine (4), bells (5), bell tree (6÷8,10), tabla (8,12),
timbales (8,9), snare (9,10), ashiko (12), loops (13),
handclaps (13)
PAUL RAMSEY -drums (1,5,6,8÷12,14), percussion (3,14), bell
tree (1,6), claves (1), cymbal (2,3), floor tom (2), congas
(3), shaker (3,12,14), timbales (3), loops (6), vibraslap (6),
tambourine (7), wind chimes (7), guiro (12), tabla (12),
bells (12), handclaps (13), loops (13)
PRODUCED BY
WILLIAM BARNES
REVIEW
Na "Cowboy Poems Free" znějí Echolyn trochu jako jiná kapela, i když instrumentální výkony a osobitý skladatelský formát je jasně charakterizuje. Samotný sound a koncept skladeb stavějí do jiného světla. Album obsahuje mnoho motivů, melodií a melancholických ploch, které oproti předešlým výtvorům působí daleko pokojněji.