Search - Martin Craft :: Silver & Fire

One of the best albums of 2006!

S. Novak | Los Angeles | 10/25/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"How "Silver and Fire" hasn't been released in the U.S. is beyond me! This is honestly a great album by a very talented, heartfelt songwriter. If this were released here believe me it would rank up there with one of the best folk/pop albums of the year. The music is diverse and each track contains its own nuances yet the whole album still feels connected and plays smoothly. "Silver and Fire" feels like a tour through americana and latin genres, pulling the best parts from each one and wrapping it up in an alt-folk song. There's not a bad track on the whole thing. What's cool about M. Craft is his ability to write whispery folk songs in the vein of Elliott Smith yet adorn them with instrumentation we haven't heard in this genre yet, for example some of the tracks use Bossa Nova arrangements. He uses Banjo, electric guitar, some groovy bass lines, etc. Very cool and sophisticated music for any serious folk fan. It's a sin M. Craft doesn't have mass distribution in the states, as this album beats many of our american folk artist's efforts this year. Think an australian Simon and Garfunkel meets Elliott Smith who listens to world music. Just very well done."

A review for the Acutal Import Australian/New Zealand Editio

C. Jenke | Illinois | 07/29/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I recently purchased the supposed "Import" version of this CD from an Amazon Marketplace dealer, ImportCDSpecialists. I only got the regular version of the CD minus the 8 bonus tracks. I spent $22 on the regular version and NEEDED to shell out another $43 for this ACTUAL IMPORT VERSION OF THIS CD WITH 8 BONUS TRACKS.



From the sticker on the CD the extra bonus tracks are due to this being the Australian/New Zealand Edition. WELL WORTH THE MONEY. It's an incredible soulful ride through light rock to folk to indie and beyond. Recommended to anyone who may remotely like this type of music, it is truely amazing. It's a very refreshing smooth flow that he has. This album has been produced Very Well.



If you've heard his other music and you really enjoy it then the bonus tracks are a must have. His first album "I Can See It All Tonight" has 6 tracks and all of them are on this deluxe edition with 4 extra songs. Track 19 "She Sells Sanctuary" is actually a cover of the The Cult song. It is great as a lighter version of the song.



Five Stars ++++++



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