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Trout Fishing in America
Closer to the Truth
Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock, Children's Music

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Dreaming
2. Old Things
3. Closer to the Truth
4. Keep It on the Positive Side
5. Dangerous
6. Big Boys in Bad Shape
7. Alberta Postcard
8. But I Do
9. There You Go
10. After You've Gone
11. Almost September
12. Would It Be So Bad?
13. The Sun and Moon and Stars - Trout Fishing in America, Bell, Vince

CD Details

All Artists: Trout Fishing in America
Title: Closer to the Truth
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Trout Records
Original Release Date: 10/26/1999
Release Date: 10/26/1999
Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock, Children's Music
Styles: Contemporary Folk, Folk Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 027106991421

Synopsis

Album Description

Nine years after they begun their own label, TFIA recorded this CD in Nashville with guest artists Tim O'Brien, Vassar Clements, Jerry Douglas, and Anders Osbourne. The three-time Grammy Award nominees were recently chosen by Performing Songwriter magazine as one of the 100 most influential independent artists in the past fifteen years, sandwiched between Phish and Widespread Panic.

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CD Reviews

A return to early Trout

Paul Stroud | Houston, TX United States | 08/20/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Closer to the Truth is a cd that rekindles the emotional music of Trout Fishing in America that was prevelant in Truth is Stranger Than Fishing. Every song on Closer to the Truth is a powerful emotion. There is no bad song on this cd. The albulm starts off with Dreaming which sets the listener into a daydreaming mood and goes straight into a remeniscing melody (Old Things). A light-hearted skeptical shortly follows (Dangerous). You will be humming the chorus all day after that song. Alberta Postcard will paint you a picture and make you want to visit Canada while There You Go will bring you back to the mortality of life. The icing on the cake is the finale (The Sun the Moon and Stars). This is their best song on the CD and will bring you to tears. It took Trout 10 years to match the quality of Truth is Stranger Than Fishing, but Closer to the Truth matches it and then surpasses it in their best Adult albulm to date."

Great band at their essential best

redfox | Philadelphia, PA | 08/23/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I seem to be one of the few fans who first met this band in a live bar show, rather than catering to the kiddies, but their mix of humor with touching insight captured my love and has held it for almost 15 years. I don't know why I waited to buy this album, but one of the middle-year albums was over-produced and I got a bit fearful. However, this really captures their original sensibility, and any fan will recognize the voices and harmonies that have always characterized this duo (with a couple guest instruments thrown in along the way). Here there are no joke songs or kid stuff, but just an excellent mix of swinging toe-tappers with poignant thoughtfulness.

Those who are used to the gentle humor of the kid music will enjoy the way that Keith and Ezra bring their big hearts and sunny outlooks to the general themes of good (adult) rock -- dreams about the future, getting through the hard times, love and relationships, etc. I never get tired of an album like this; these guys are operating down where real life is lived. Every song is very strong and this CD keeps finding its way back into my player..."

All around talented team...

C. Gunthert | 06/27/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As I write this review, my husband and I just returned from seeing the notorious duet at a small venue in the country. It was a rather intimate showing for my first time to see Trout. I can only say wonderful things about these guys. They played for almost two hours straight, peppering the audience with songs from every genre. These guys know how to cover all the bases! They performed kids' songs, love songs, and even some rockin' good tunes.

I digress...

They played a good selection of the songs from Closer to the Truth during the show. I found the songs so entertaining and harmonious that I bought the cd directly after the show and listened the entire way back home. Now that I have witnessed them live, I cannot get enough Trout! This cd is an excellent example of the musical range this duo can cover. The tunes are all catchy and you will find yourself singing along.

These guys may win awards for their children's albums, but they can DEFINITELY win over adults as well."