STEVE WEST: Songs Of Love And Other Natural Disasters

Steve West

Songs Of Love And Other Natural Disasters

© 2003 Steve West (789577147225)

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This ain't no "Wisconsin Death Trip" but with country/folk/ rock songs about love & hate, death & disaster and of course drinking and a dancing, it has all the usual fare from a Midwestern Singer/Songwriter.

tracks

1 Rivertown
2 Dancing Lady
3 Lonely Man
4 Do You Want to Dance?
5 You Better Run
6 Lostlove
7 You Don't Care
8 I'm Just Sitting
9 I'm on a Roll

notes

Steve West's first cd "Songs of Love and other Natural Disasters" was recorded at Pod Studios in Minneapolis with Leo Whitebird engineering, Steve had the talents of a number of local musicians and friends with him in the studio : Leo Whitebird on Lead Guitar and Bass, Matt Guidry on Harmonica, Roady Tate on Guitars & Mandolin, Sally Heinz on Flute, Andy Anda on Fiddle, Kraig Olmstead on Drums, Dan Beck on Bass, and special guest Annie Ragz with Vocals on "Do You Want to Dance?"

With over 30 years of playing music solo or with a number of bands in Minnesota, Wisconsin & Texas, Steve West has developed his own unique style of Folk/Pop/Rock. The 8 original songs on his CD, from the folksy "Rivertown" (a song about his farming relatives who live in the Red River Valley and the floods of a few years ago) to the mellow Pop of "Lonely Man" (a song about being on the road) to the Rock & Roll of "I'm on a Roll" (a song about just working and playing hard) reflect on his experience and versatility as a musician and artist.

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  • author: Michael L. Treat

    I picked this CD up at a Dunn. Bros. show in Nov. 2004 and at $5.00 it was a great deal! I was immediately hooked on the opening track RIVERTOWN with its haunting melody and backwater beat. DANCING LADY is just a tune that grows on you after a while and could be sub-popsy hit if you ask me. The storytelling of LOST LOVE makes this one a great folk epic and YOU BETTER RUN is a song so many can identify with! Do yourself a favor, pick this CD up, get some headphones and escape into the journey that is Steve West's Songs of Love and other Natural Disasters.

  • You will LOVE this CD!!!!
    author: Heather Corcoran

    Funny man Steve West brings a bit of comic relief to his debut release, “Songs of Love and Other Disasters”. Singing on personal experiences, this singer/songwriter does not pick a certain direction with his music. He’s covered the long, winding highway of jazz, soul, blues, folk and a curve of rock in the release. Each song has it’s own combination of instrumentation, making each song fun & lively. One song not to be missed is Steve’s cover of Bobby Freeman’s “Do you want to Dance”. Steve’s vocals on this track make it purely enjoyable! An excellent CD to relax with, its comfort food for the ears!

  • This is what Indie music is all about!!
    author: Doug Morris, Founder, Indie Music Appreciation Group

    In my opinion, Steve West represents what Indie music is really all about, because he doesn't have a major label contract, he doesn't have a big glitzy band, he goes out and sings his own songs in places like taverns and coffeehouses, and even puts on shows in his own backyard. He collects cans of food at his appearances to give to charity and donates his proceeds from cd sales and gigs to research to find a cure for breast cancer. He lets his family be a part of the show and lets his 11 year old daughter Emma (who does NOT go to the bars with dad) have her own spotlight songs to sing. Now,what about the album itself? Well, there are nine tracks on it and only one is a cover, of Bobby Freeman's oldies hit, "Do You Want To Dance?". The other 8 are self-penned originals. There are four I would call "really good" songs and another 2 I'd give an "okay" to. I think the best songs are "You Don't Care", "You Better Run", "I'm On A Roll", and "Lonely Man", in that order. The other two I also enjoyed were "Rivertown" and "Lost Love." Like I already mentioned, there isn't a lot of real fancy "glitz" about this album, but it does have a lot of plain good music being played by a bunch of folks who obviously know how to enjoy their work. I would recommend this album to folks who like going around the comfortable chair, laid back, troubadour lounges, those who remember the days of the coffeehouse folk song singers and those who, like me, actually remember the 60's.

  • Ecclectic, original arrangements can knock the frostbite off your toes
    author: Mike Purdy

    Nice toe tappin',finger snappin' music that left me hummin' throughout my days. Fits in nicely between my Jayhawks and John Prine binges.

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