Track Listing

1. One Headlight
2. 6th Avenue Heartache
3. Bleeders
4. Three Marlenas
5. The Difference
6. Invisible City
7. Laughing Out Loud
8. Josephine
9. God Don't Make Lonely Girls
10. Angel On My Bike
11. I Wish I Felt Nothing

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8449 in Music
• Released on: 2001-03-19
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds
• Running time: 51 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
When you're the son of the most influential songwriter of the 20th century, deciding to go into the family business can be a quick blessing but a deadly curse. For Jakob Dylan, leader of the Wallflowers, being born with a high-powered surname surely made for an easier entrance into record company offices. But once through the door, the expectations to be a chip off the ol' block had to be nearly impossible to realise. Dylan fils didn't make it any easier by choosing the mythic folk rock Americana that his pops pretty much invented. Calling Bringing Down the Horse, the Wallflowers' long-delayed follow-up to their 1992 debut, Dylanesque may be ridiculous under the circumstances, but the description is more accurate than one might expect. From the heavy organ/guitar interplay to the throaty vocals, and the musical and lyrical cues borrowed from Springsteen, Petty, and even Elvis Costello, the Wallflowers amalgamate all the new Dylans and old Dylans into songs that--despite their general pleasantness and standouts like "6th Avenue Heartache" and "I Wish I Felt Nothing"--do not contain a single refreshing musical idea. Guest F.O.B.s (friends of Bob) like producer T-Bone Burnett and Heartbreakers' guitarist Mike Campbell--plus other roots guys like Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) and Gary Louris (Jayhawks)--only make the ancestor worship harder to shake. Remember the days when rockers defied parents instead of posing as pale imitations of them? --Roni Sarig

CD Description
On BRINGING DOWN THE HORSE, The Wallflowers refine their roots-rock and bring their considerable talents into focus. Now it's clear what distinguishes them from the rest of the roots-rock pack, and it's not just their convincing vintage musical chops. Singer/songwriter Jakob Dylan (son of Bob) has developed a knack for elliptical, imagistic lyrics that still convey urgent emotions. The intriguing collection of songsDylan wrote for BRINGING DOWN THE HORSE catalogues the disillusionment and frustration he sees in himself and around him.
Adam Duritz, Michael Penn and Sam Phillips are among astar-studded group of guests here, but their contributions are tastefully understated, never distracting the listener from the band's signature sound. One of the most distinctive pieces of that sound is the organ work of Rami Jaffee, whosestyle combines elements of Charles Hodges' playing for Al Green with Al Kooper's seminal work with Jakob Dylan's dad. T-Bone Burnett's sympathetic production makes the most out ofthe quiet, acoustic passages as well as the anthemic rockers.

Customer Reviews

This is an amazing album
To start...All I can say is like the amazing Flickerstick (the winners of VH1's "band on the run"), this band won't be as well heard of over in the UK as they should be. It's a shame, that's all I can say. A mate taped this album for me when we were in school, and as it was only a cassette, and because the opening track "One Headlight" was so amazing, that was all I heard of this album for a fortnight. My friend then suggested listening to the rest of the album, which I agreed may be a good idea, and, prying myself away from track 1, I heard the rest, and the rest as they say, is history. This is, put simply a beautiful album, Jakob Dylan (as much as I'm sure as he hates the comparisons) sounds like a much more perfected Bob Dylan vocally, and with such strong songs to back him up such as "6th avenue heartache", "invisible city" and my personal favourite "Josephine", it makes for very pleasurable listening.
My habit on amazon.com is to usually come across an album I own, which I cannot resist reviewing simply for the fact I think people MUST listen to it at some point. This is one of those albums. There simply isn't one song on here that I can really find fault with, and in a way that's a shame. People can be sceptical about buying an album simply for the lack of criticism. I think this album is great, not because I'm a die-hard Wallflowers fan, but because this is a fine piece of work. Listen to it and fall in love

Influences
Bringing Down The Horse is one of those albums which i bought completely by mistake and now find indispensible. And i have to say very quickly to all those who dont really like Counting Crows that much - this is far far superior and, i think, much nearer to the ryan adams rocky folky thing than silly Crow-man. Also, do not be put off by the Dylan connection, Wallflowers do not pretend to be anything other than what they are - a fun American rock band with a dark edge.

Great stuff
I first heard The Wallflowers on CSI while they were performing the song "Everybody Out Of The Water". I fell in love with the sounds and the vocals of Dylan. I previewed their album on-line then went a bought it a few days later. Song after song, I just couldn't get enough of them. My fav tracks are "One Headlight" "6th Avenue Heartbreak" and "Josephine". If you like some or all of their songs then get this album.