Vermilion (Continental Drifters album)
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| Vermilion | ||||
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| Released | 1998, Germany 1999, United States | |||
| Studio | Dockside | |||
| Genre | Roots rock | |||
| Label | Blue Rose Razor & Tie[1] | |||
| Producer | Continental Drifters | |||
| Continental Drifters chronology | ||||
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Vermilion is an album by the American band the Continental Drifters, released in 1999.[2][3] It was first released in Germany, in 1998.[4]
The drummer Russ Broussard played on the album, replacing Carlo Nuccio.[5] Produced by the band, Vermilion was recorded over 17 days in Maurice, Louisiana, at Dockside Studio.[6][7]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[9] |
| Lincoln Journal Star | [1] |
| Orange County Register | A[10] |
| The Republican | [11] |
Robert Christgau thought that "the lyrics resolve on home truisms, earned and learned but predictable nonetheless, just like the alt-pop songforms and country-rock groove," and singled out Susan Cowsill for praise.[9] Trouser Press called the album "mature, artistic and affecting," writing that "the eight-minute 'Daddy Just Wants It to Rain' is a monumental and powerful piece of family autobiography."[5] No Depression considered it "graceful, poetic, intimate and deliciously harmonized, but still plenty rock-minded."[12]
CMJ New Music Report wrote that "touching country-gospel harmonies dominate this album, which taps deep into the soul of American roots music."[13] Sound & Vision opined that "guitarist Robert Mache is the unsung hero of the lot, putting a personal spin on the Neil Young/Robbie Robertson tradition of thrill-ride soloing."[14] The Chicago Tribune declared that the album "vibrates with life, serving up roots rock in all its flavors: tough, tender, twangy, toe-tapping but with more urgency than the genre frequently exhibits (and without the complacency)."[15]
AllMusic called the sound "downright messy at times, with acoustic and electric guitars splayed out around indistinct bass and clattering drums and the occasional mandolin and rubboard."[8]
