A Love Surreal

a love surreal

Track Listings
1. Eilat
2. Warm Heart
3. Where You Want to Be
4. Who Are You
5. Goin' Down Slow
6. That's All
7. Down the Road
8. Calliope
9. Call of the Wild
10. Say That I Am

A Love Surreal,Zen Tricksters,The Zen Tricksters,Excellent songwriting coupled with impressive extended jams, when Phil Lesh heard A Love Surreal he was so impressed that he tapped Tricksters Jeff Mattson and Rob Barraco for three Phil & Friends shows.,Rock/Pop

A Love Surreal
A Love Surreal
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Band, Great Album, Great Shows
  • one of the best new CD's i have heard this year!
  • The Zen Tricksters: Way More Than Just a Dead Cover Band!
  • The Zen Tricksters come of age!
 A Love Surreal
Zen Tricksters
Manufacturer: The Zen Tricksters
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00001NTX0
Release Date: 1999-06-27

Tracks:

  1. Eilat
  2. Warm Heart
  3. Where You Want to Be
  4. Who Are You
  5. Goin' Down Slow
  6. That's All
  7. Down the Road
  8. Calliope
  9. Call of the Wild
  10. Say That I Am

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Band, Great Album, Great Shows.......2001-03-31

Being from Oregon I have seen this band quiet a few times live, and they are killer live band.This being their only major studio album that I know of is great from start to finish.Definetly pick this one up and help support a growing fanbase you will not be disappointed. After you listen a few times check them out live.

5 out of 5 stars one of the best new CD's i have heard this year!.......1999-09-02

its hard to improve on the country gravy review above. it is a superb album that establishes the tricksters as one of the most versatile and talented bands going today. it is hard to classify them as they blend core elements of rock, jazz, psychedelic jam, and country. and the blend is organic, seamless, and inspired. the musicianship -- guitar, piano, bass and drums -- is first-rate and highly individualized. fans of jerry garcia, david grisman and django reinhardt will instantly recognize a kindred soul and talent in jeff mattson. rob baracco's keyboards are powerful and inspired, as are his vocals -- i love the hornsbeyesque intro to call of the wild. and klyph black on bass and joe chirco on sticks nail the rhythm section in classic dead tradition. and barry sless just rocks on the pedal steel. a virtuoso performance all in all. plus the cover art is pretty cool. cheers & enjoy, jsg

5 out of 5 stars The Zen Tricksters: Way More Than Just a Dead Cover Band!.......1999-09-02

Being a Trickster fan for many years and having seen numerous shows in NYC and Long Island, I was really pleased to see this talented quartet shine with the release of their new CD, A Love Surreal. All original material, Love's 10 songs encompass many moods which range from the very mystical and beautiful strains of Going Down Slow, featuring a long, spacey jam in which guitarist Jeff Mattson shows his considerable stuff, to the sheer smoking rock of the jumping Eilat. Keyboardist/vocalist Rob Barraco is outstanding on several of the CD's numbers, including Who Are You?, the intense and weighty Say That I Am, powerful Call of the Wild and a very jazzy Where You Want To Be, while bluesman/bassist Klyph Black really belts out the rocker Down the Road which also features drummer Joe Chirco on "the cardboard box." Other incredible Mattson tunes include the lamenting That's All and another long and gorgeous guitar-jammin' Warm Heart. The CD is rounded out with the ethereal Calliope. The production on Love is outstanding and goes beyond the boundaries of normal CD standards by including several songs over 11 minutes in length which feature long jams. If you've seen the Tricksters, or if you simply appreciate music which is well conceived, well written and incredibly well performed, then A Love Surreal is a must for your collection! R. McNally

5 out of 5 stars The Zen Tricksters come of age!.......1999-08-27

With their second cd (A Love Surreal), The Zen Tricksters, an amazingly talented quartet from New York, has shown the music world that their own original material stands on its own eight feet! Known internationally for their improvisational interpretations of the music of the Grateful Dead, this all-original 10 song cd showcases their songwriting skills across a diverse musical spectrum. Eilat and Down the Road are all-out toe-tapping rockers; That's All could be a top ten country ballad; Warm Heart is a bittersweet ballad with an incredible jam; Who Are You? is keyboardist Rob Barraco's tribute to Michael Curtiz' movie Casablanca; Calliope is another catchy tune with massive psychedelic overtones; Goin' Down Slow is a hypnotic powerful effort with an egyptian jam that will enthrall; Say That I Am is powerful, with crescendoes galore; Call of the Wild is extremely pleasing to the ear with harmonies that set this band apart from most others; and Where You Want To Be can only be described as a heavily jazz-influenced New Yorker kind of laid-back tune comparable to Joel's New York State of Mind! The thought-provoking lyrics and incredible musicianship displayed on this effort should send this band of talented New Yorkers to the next level! This is a keeper, folks! peace thru music, country gravy
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    ProductGroup: Music
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    ASIN: B000009RDM
    Release Date: 1998-08-18

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      Manufacturer: The Orchard
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      6. That's All
      7. Down The Road
      8. Calliope
      9. Call of the Wild
      10. Say That I Am

      Album Description

      When Phil Lesh heard this 1999 second release from the Tricksters, he was so impressed with their ability to jam in the studio that he immediately flew guitarist Jeff Mattson and keyboardist Rob Barraco to San Francisco to be part of Phil & Friends. A Love Surreal contains favorites "Warm Heart", "Down The Road", "Say That I Am", and a very psychedelic "Goin' Down Slow" that features the pedal steel work of David Nelson Band's Barry Sless.
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