Train Leaves at Eight
by The Walkabouts
- Type: Album
- Released: 2000
- Label: Glitterhouse
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:06:43
- Community rating: 3.79/5 from 4 ratings
Artists on this release: translated by, Brian Young, Chris Eckman
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The veteran Seattle ensemble presents a meticulously curated collection consisting entirely of covers highlighting European songwriters. 'Train Leaves at Eight' interprets works by artists ranging from Mikis Theodorakis to Jacques Brel, filtering them through the band's signature moody, chamber-folk lens. The sophisticated string arrangements and atmospheric production reflect the group's enduring popularity across the European continent.
Genres
Descriptors: folk, covers, bilingual, acoustic, storytelling, male-vocals, guitars, atmospheric, cover, melodic
Tracklist
- The Train Leaves At Eight (To Treno Fevgui Stis Okto) (3:35)
- Man From Reno (5:09)
- That Black Guitar (Tista Crna Kitara) (4:44)
- Disamistade (6:05)
- Silenci (3:24)
- Hard Winds Blowin' (Sopram Ventos Adversos) (5:21)
- Everyone Kisses A Stranger (3:29)
- People Such As These (Ces Gens-La) (6:16)
- Wake Me Up Before I Sleep (6:32)
- Solex In A Slipshod Style (4:12)
- That's How I Live (So Lebe Ich) (4:01)
- And She Closed Her Eyes (3:04)
- Death's Threshold Step #2 (4:14)
- Leb' Wohl (6:37)
Credits
- Joe Bass - bass [found around 100 hz]
- Anne Marie Ruljancich - guest [with special guests], violin
- Christine Gunn - guest [with special guests], cello
- Dan Tyack - guest [with special guests], pedal steel guitar
- Danny Barnes - guest [with special guests], banjo
- Elaine di Falco - guest [with special guests], accordion
- Peter Buck - guest [with special guests], mandolin, bouzouki, nyckelharpa
- Robin Holcomb - guest [with special guests], vocals