Three Sheets to the Wind (album)
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| Three Sheets to the Wind | ||||
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Studio | Piercing Sound | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | Caroline[1] | |||
| Producer | Martin Brumbach | |||
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Three Sheets to the Wind is an album by the American band Idaho, released in 1996.[2][3]
Idaho promoted the album by touring with Low and Trans Am.[4] It was a commercial disappointment, leading Caroline Records to drop the band.[5]
Production[edit]
The album was produced by Martin Brumbach.[6] Frontman Jeff Martin retained the same musicians who had recorded The Bayonet EP, allowing for more of a “band sound”.[7][8] Martin used a 4-string guitar on the album.[9][5] Three Sheets to the Wind was one of the first albums to employ High Definition Compatible Digital.[10]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [11] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [12] |
Trouser Press wrote that "Mark Lewis' brushed drumming gives 'If You Dare' a nearly jazzy feel, while 'Catapult' ventures onto classic rock-turf, with Martin’s baritone sacrificing some of its monochromatic intensity in favor of a gritty virility."[7] The Washington Post determined that the band "creates a potent tension within a narrow dynamic range, but Wind isn't trapped in the cocktail lounge... Melding tinkling piano with guitar feedback, the band rightfully serves its own elegant songs rather than mere genre revivalism."[13]
Guitar Player thought that "Martin's and Dan Seta's guitars envelop the mind like mist on a dark, foggy afternoon."[14] The Albuquerque Journal stated that Wind "handles the delicate Idaho sound Martin crafted on the first album and roughs it up a bit, slapping in an off-key vocal here and a screech of feedback there to give Martin's songs a bit of grit to take your ears away from the sad sounds."[15] The Baltimore Sun concluded that the album "dilutes the pop melancholy of Jeff Martin's melodies with artfully deployed bursts of guitar dissonance."[16]
The State listed Three Sheets to the Wind as the fifth best album of 1996.[17] Nashville Scene also considered the album to be one of the best of the year.[18]
AllMusic wrote: "The overall result is a bit less sleepy than previous efforts, though Martin's downtrodden vision, reminiscent of Mark Eitzel, is still firmly in place. His distinct guitar sound—emanating from a four-stringed instrument with odd tunings—is still here also, as are his great chordal instincts."[11]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If You Dare" | |
| 2. | "Catapult" | |
| 3. | "Pomegranate Bleeding" | |
| 4. | "Shame" | |
| 5. | "Stare at the Sky" | |
| 6. | "No Ones Watching" | |
| 7. | "Alive Again" | |
| 8. | "A Sound Awake" | |
| 9. | "Glass Bottom" | |
| 10. | "Get You Back" |
References[edit]
- ^ Jarman, David (Apr 1996). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 32. p. 36.
- ^ Brothers, Stud (Apr 27, 1996). "Albums — Three Sheets to the Wind by Idaho". Melody Maker. Vol. 73, no. 17. p. 73.
- ^ Diamond, Allison (Apr 1996). "Street cred — Three Sheets to the Wind by Idaho". Wired. Vol. 4, no. 4. p. 146.
- ^ Sherr, Sara (15 Mar 1996). "Low, Idaho, Trans Am". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 13.
- ^ a b Duff, S. L. "Private Idaho". Cleveland Scene.
- ^ Reighley, Kurt B. (Apr 1996). "Idaho". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 32. p. 14.
- ^ a b "Idaho". Trouser Press. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Idaho Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Marshall, Toni (May 4, 1996). "Idaho Launches Three Sheets to the Wind". The Washington Times. p. B1.
- ^ "Idaho Members Beat Up by Skinheads". MTV News.
- ^ a b "Three Sheets to the Wind". AllMusic.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 572.
- ^ "He Feels Your Pain". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Gill, Chris (Mar 1996). "Picks — Three Sheets to the Wind by Idaho". Guitar Player. Vol. 30, no. 3. p. 115.
- ^ Rodriguez, Kenn (19 July 1996). "Idaho, from Calif., Makes Stop in N.M.". Albuquerque Journal. p. E21.
- ^ Considine, J.D. (May 2, 1996). "Rock and roll has never made any pretense of being a meritocracy...". MD. Live. The Baltimore Sun. p. 10.
- ^ Lambert, Yon (December 20, 1996). "Maybe Not a Stellar Year in Music, but the Columbia Scene Was Hopping". Weekend. The State. p. 4.
- ^ Murray, Noel (December 19, 1996). "Schlock of the New – Don't Give Up Yet". Nashville Cream. Nashville Scene.
