| All Artists: Raisins IN The Sun Title: Raisins in the Sun Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Evangeline Music Uk/Zoom Release Date: 4/8/2003 Album Type: Import Genres: Country, Pop, Rock Styles: Americana, Adult Alternative, Roots Rock Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 805772401822 |
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 | Raisins IN The Sun Raisins in the Sun Genres: Country, Pop, Rock For Raisins in the Sun to be called a supergroup would require chutzpah, since Chuck Prophet, Jules Shear, Jim Dickinson, and Harvey Brooks are hardly household names, though among them they have worked with superstars fro... more » |
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Amazon.com For Raisins in the Sun to be called a supergroup would require chutzpah, since Chuck Prophet, Jules Shear, Jim Dickinson, and Harvey Brooks are hardly household names, though among them they have worked with superstars from Aretha Franklin to Bob Dylan. Rather, Raisins in the Sun's self-titled debut recalls the type of record that the Eagles, the Stones, and the Band used to make. Here the singers and songwriters create a varied program within a unified sound. Prophet's wry vocals on "Candy from a Stranger" contrast nicely with Shear's romantic reminiscences in "Old Times Again," much like Glen Frey's frat-boy enthusiasm used to temper Don Henley's dark visions. "Post Apocalyptic Visions" is a Keef-style raw rocker, but while the CD is off-the-cuff and unpolished, it's never slap-dash. --Michael Ross Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsMonster merger of talent 11/06/2003 (4 out of 5 stars) "Slightly obscure merger of underground pop superstars like Jules Shear, Chuck Prophet, Jim Dickinson (all three bring a solid bag of influences to the table - from Elvis Costello, Big Star and The Cramps to Neil Young, Bob Dylan and The Replacements), this self-titled amalgamation is home to some of the most clever and joyous roots pop to hit the racks in ages. Prophet and Shear harmonize gracefully on the rootsy All the Way, late `60s Memphis meets `80s L.A. on the soulful pop charmer Candy From a Stranger, Postapocalyptic Observations is a solid country/blues roots rocker while the ballad Old Times Again buffs the edges off mid-career Costello. There's acouple of bogus soul ballads (Nobody Loses, I Taught Her Everything) that drag things down, though sandwiched as they are between the pleasing guitar-bounce of String Bean, Chicken Fried and Glenn and Stone, you won't care."
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