To Run More Smoothly

to run more smoothly

Editorial Reviews
No Depression
Striking a balance between Patti Smith and Gillian Welch, Sue Garner's solo debut is the sleeper of this early year. Its soothing strings and subtle craft will surprise those familiar with Garner's abrasively noisy band Run On, while the seductive intimacy with which she insinuates herself under the skin of a song transcends the generic clichés of both alternative rock and alternative country ... the album is a testament to the power of artistic understatement--music without guile or pretense, transparent in its emotional purity.... With one foot in Appalachia and the other in NYC, her artistry is sufficiently expansive to merit a category all its own.

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To Run More Smoothly
To Run More Smoothly
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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 To Run More Smoothly
Sue Garner
Manufacturer: Thrill Jockey
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
Indie RockIndie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
Experimental RockExperimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
Singer-SongwritersSinger-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music
Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000004B3K
Release Date: 1998-02-10

Tracks:

  1. Nightfall
  2. Dear Darling
  3. Rose Colored Glue
  4. Box And You
  5. Glazed
  6. Silver Wings
  7. Intuition
  8. A Life
  9. Sense Enough
  10. Item's Song
  11. Something Else
  12. Goodbye
  13. Continuous Play

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Purrrrrrrrrrr..........2007-02-09

I bought a used copy of To Run More Smoothly after hearing "Asphalt Road" on one of the compilation CDs from the UK music magazine Uncut. That track was taken from Sue Garner's 2000 release Still and sounded like a great lost Yo La Tengo classic. I was hoping for more songs along that line, but there's nothing on To Run More Smoothly that approaches the brilliance of that song. That's not to say, however, that To Run More Smoothly isn't worth listening to or owning. This is a fine CD in its own right and makes for enjoyable listening all the way through. Personal highlights include "Goodbye", and "Continuous Play", both of which sound a lot like the Cowboy Junkies. I also enjoyed "Box And You" and the robotic cat purring of "Item's Song".

5 out of 5 stars Careful.......2001-11-27

Wow, can't believe this rather eclectic record has yet to be reviewed. This selection is not for the faint of heart, music is backround type of listener. However, for the more astute and musically adventurous, this stream of consciousness is utter genius. Style ranges from alternative rock to country/folk to a song which pretty much sounds like a snoring frog. Some of the songs are hauntingly beautiful and the last song, Continuous Play, is a stunning ballad.

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