| Around The Well |  | Artist: Iron & Wine
Label: Sub Pop Records
Category: Digital Music Album
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 1,009
Genre: alternative-music
Media: MP3 Download
Running Time: 5572 Minutes
Publication Date: May 18, 2009
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 Great for serious fans August 23, 2010
Pandi
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I accidentally ordered this cd instead of 'The Shepard's Dog', but I couldn't be happier. There are so many great songs on this cd that I've been missing out on. If you're a serious fan you will appreciate it.
 Good story telling through song August 28, 2009
Daniel K. Ross (Fairmont, WV)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is my first experience with the group, Iron and Wine. And I must say it has been a positive one. The blended vocals make for easy listening while most of the songs tell a real story. This group has quickly become one of my favorites among my collection of song writers/singers. The silky smooth and mellow voices are calming and reassuring. And this album is aimed to please most anyone who listens to it. I give it a two thumbs up for content, sound, vocals, and lyrics. Overall, I highly recommend this to folks that are looking for a laid-back collection of songs that are sung almost in Simon & Garfunkle style. The guitar picking is no exception either and the musical ability of this group excels in every way.
Around the well, Iron and Wine August 27, 2009
Heather J. Molinari (Las Vegas, NV.)
I can honestly say,this is love at first listen for me. There is one fantastic song after another.
Not just for fans, for fans of good music July 29, 2009
Adam A. Guerrero
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was really impressed w/ this cd, and, although I am a fan of iron and wine, I think that most people w/ an appreciation of creative music and thoughtful lyrics will enjoy this CD. An individual can enjoy this music by both devoting full attention to the music and its lyrics or simply having it on in the background while studying or hanging out with friends, and this goes for most of their work. A couple of other recommendations: m. ward, american analog set, and death cab for cutie.
Welcome addition, even if overly long July 19, 2009
Paul Allaer (Cincinnati)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The improbable and unexpected succuss of Iron and Wine's most recent album, 2007's "The Shepherd's Dog", is the culmination of a long steady road upwards. The once-one-man-band behind Sam Beam has achieved major recongition, and more, in the indie-music scene, which lead the band's record label to the vaults for more material to release while we await a proper follow-up to "The Shepherd's Dog".
"Around the Well (2 CDs; 23 tracks; 93 min.) is neatly divided up in two halves: CD 1 (11 tracks; 41 min.) brings tunes from the early days, meaning just Sam Beam and his acoutic guitar, generally songs so quiet you could hear a pin drop. The opener "Dearest Forsaken" is as representative as anyting from this collection. It's good background music when you're reading a book, but to me it doesn't warrant much repeated listening. CD 2 (12 tracks; 52 min.) is much more interesting as it brings latter-days Iron and Wine, meaning Sam with an actual backing band. By far the best tracks on here for me are "Carried Home", with beautiful harmonizing vocals (sort of reminding me of early CS&N), and the 9+ min. epic closer "The Trapeze Swinger".
In all, this is a welcome, if perhaps overlong, addition to the Iran and Wine catalog. I will generally stick to CD 2, but that's just my personal taste. Given the nature of the songs, it's paramount to have the lyrics to follow along, and the booklet indeed does include the lyrics to about 3/4 of the songs. No rhyme or reason why the other songs' lyrics are missing. I saw Iron and Wine in concert at last year's Bonnaroo Music Festival. The band put on a terrific set, focusing primarily on tracks from "The Shepherd's Dog". Seeing the massive attendance for their set just made me wonder how amazing it is that Iron and Wine has become so successful.
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