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jigsawman1000
This album is a true raw masterpiece.Got lost in thought and felt all warm inside
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bazinko
This was the first Iron & Wine album I ever heard and got immersed in... and I truly love it. But I don't quite understand why so many people only love this album. I know it has that fantastically raw, 4-track quality to it... but Our Endless Numbered Days is still a little raw and the songwriting is on par, if not better. (And I think the same can be said for the EPs The Sea & The Rhythm and Woman King). I guess I can see why The Shepherd's Dog may have turned a lot of fans off... since it is much more of a radical progression from the previous albums, but it is still quite splendid (as is Kiss Each Other Clean).
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Papasmurf1118
The change may be too much. If this album is the standard you have set in your mind, The Shepherds Dog will not likely suffice.
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liamkelly84
Interesting point, and I think you're absolutely right that Our Endless Numbered Days is at least on a par for songwriting. The reason I go back to this album more often is probably the subconscious expectation of a very specific and consistent sound throughout, with no songs that appear to try too hard to grab your attention. It relaxes me more than his other albums. I think this is the same reason that I go back to Dylan's John Wesley Harding or Springsteen's Ghost of Tom Joad, despite neither of those being their best example of songwriting.
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windowview
This is the only record of his that I own, and it's one of my favourite albums. Now I'm more curious to check out his later works, see how they measure up...
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jordanklein
mundane?! are you kidding me? every song on this album has a beautiful, majestic melody. the lyrics are direct and powerful, and the sound is incredibly organic. one of my favorite albums.
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oki_lodin
i personally think that this album couldn't have sounded better. i would hate ány difference. i'm so attached to it.. the whispery thought of him recording these songs on his 8-track, in the attic, while his children are sleeping.. it's one of the most magical albums in the world.
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