Track Listings (10) - Disc #1| All Artists: Eef Barzelay Title: Bitter Honey Members Wishing: 4 Total Copies: 0 Label: Spin Art Original Release Date: 1/1/2006 Re-Release Date: 2/21/2006 Genres: Country, Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Styles: Americana, Indie & Lo-Fi Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 750078016624, 3298490210833 |
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Bitter Honey by Eef Barzelay is a solo acoustic record by the singer/songwriter of Clem Snide. The record is made up of two chapters. Chapter One opens with "The Ballad of Bitter Honey", a song that initially sounds like a... more » |
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Album Description Bitter Honey by Eef Barzelay is a solo acoustic record by the singer/songwriter of Clem Snide. The record is made up of two chapters. Chapter One opens with "The Ballad of Bitter Honey", a song that initially sounds like an ironic take on the life of a hip-hop video vixen. But the only irony is that it?s bespectacled Barzelay singing it. As in many of Barzelay?s songs the sniggers are quickly undercut with tenderness and self examination. The next four songs lead us from cruelty to empathy and all the crippled places in-between. Chapter Two, called "Let Us Be Naked", mines similar emotional territory yet also abandons itself to a rousing not-drunken sing-along, a one minute and eight second valentine, and possibly the most heartbreaking version of "Joy to the World ever done. With just his voice, his words, and an acoustic guitar Barzelay further confirms the rumor that he is one of the most uniquely talented songwriters around. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsLacerating ballads of a subway troubador Joller | Johannesburg, South Africa | 03/17/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "Eef Barzelay, whoever he may be, sings raw, twisted, slyly witty songs of love and yearning. Just his lacerating voice and his acoustic guitar, strummed with such intensity that you can feel the callouses and blisters. The effect is like strolling past a busker in a subway, stopping in your tracks a few paces down, turning around, and just watching him, transfixed, because he sounds like no-one you've ever heard before, and yet he reminds you of all the hungry young troubadors who have ever dared to make themselves heard. I got this album through sheer curiosity, more on the strength of that bizarre name than anything else, and then the album got me and hasn't let go. Whether you love or hate this music will depend on your tolerance for music that doesn't care whether you love or hate it. It's that personal and uncompromising. Go on: if you're reading this, there's a pretty good chance that there's a space in your head that is waitng for the ballads of Barzelay." Genius J. Walker | Boston, MA | 02/22/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "Barzelay's band, Clem Snide, is by far the most under-rated bands out there today, and this album reveals their secret ingredient, brilliant songwriting. Part Bob Dylan, part Woody Guthrie, with a dash of David Byrne, Barzelay is a true talent that is sure to deliver for years to come." The Hear of Clem Snide Delivers C. Cooley | Maryland | 03/31/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "Eef Barzelay has set the bar for gut-wrenching eclectic rock, both plugged in and unplugged. This collection of acoustic songs delivers on every level...lyrically, musically and as a total package. Treat yourself and pick this up now."
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