Thursday, December 12, 2002
40. "this side," nickel creek
nickel creek are kids (they're all younger than 25), and kids at their best are ambitious - which means that sometimes they try to reach a little further than they're able. but it also means they take glorious risks, such as covering pavement songs on their sophomore albums ("spit on a stranger," which came close to this list). but these kids are also smart, which means they know what their strengths are. those include really pretty - that's the only word for it - interplay between their dobro, guitar, and fiddle, and soaring vocal harmonies amongst all three of 'em. those also include the songs which all three of 'em write, such as sean watkins' "this side," a very primo sunny-day sway-along with a fiddle solo in its bridge. modern/contemporary bluegrass is not a contradiction in terms.
nickel creek are kids (they're all younger than 25), and kids at their best are ambitious - which means that sometimes they try to reach a little further than they're able. but it also means they take glorious risks, such as covering pavement songs on their sophomore albums ("spit on a stranger," which came close to this list). but these kids are also smart, which means they know what their strengths are. those include really pretty - that's the only word for it - interplay between their dobro, guitar, and fiddle, and soaring vocal harmonies amongst all three of 'em. those also include the songs which all three of 'em write, such as sean watkins' "this side," a very primo sunny-day sway-along with a fiddle solo in its bridge. modern/contemporary bluegrass is not a contradiction in terms.
# posted by Thomas : 8:05 PM
