CVS - The
Wild Horse
No concepts, no
poems, no funky boogaloo, but 12 new pop recordings from CVS and crew
See Lyrics, Credits and Production notes for The
Wild Horse
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The
Wild Horse is the new release from Chris von
Sneidern, a full-length CD of his full-bodied productions. Not since 1998’s Wood
+ Wire has he released an album of original songs.
The
swan song for the Ordophon, The Wild Horse was completed before Chris
closed the San Francisco studio, and moved it to Seattle.
Somewhere
between the ensemble sound of Wood + Wire, and the one man musical army
of his earlier CDs, the songs here are sometimes serious and personal (“Glory
Days Are Gone,” “Identity”), but then whimsical and humble (“Ooh Mama Mama,”
“Downtown”). While based in the typical rock ensemble instrumentation, The
Wild Horse has a wide landscape of new sounds for CvS, including harmonica,
keyboards, and unique samples. Above all, as always, the voice is turned up
loud, and we hear Chris’ maturing vocal delivery while maintaining the
plaintive quality heard throughout his work, going back to Sight & Sound
in1993.
The
CD was released in February 2003 on Criminal Records of Valencia, Spain, and is
for sale through www.cvsmusic.com, Not
Lame, and JAM Records distributors in the US. It is set for release in Japan later this year, with extra
tracks. A nationally distributed domestic USA release is being planned as well.
Track
Listing for The Wild Horse
1. Remember
2. Glory
Days Are Gone
3. Take
Me Back (Sleepy Hollow cover)
4. Downtown
(the Pet Clark song)
5. Great
American Dream
6. Identity
7. Ooh
Mama Mama
8. A
Simple Tune (instrumental)
9. Neighbor's
Dog
10. The
Ballad Of Zoe Snow
11. Our
Last Waltz
12.
Watch
Them Ride Away