Zoysia | 
| Artist: The Bottle Rockets
Label: Bloodshot Records
Category: Music
Buy New: $14.98
Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 82478
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 127
UPC: 744302012728
EAN: 0744302012728
ASIN: B000FG5OLO
Release Date: June 6, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | Better Than Broken - The Bottle Rockets, Ortmann, Mark | | • | Middle Man - The Bottle Rockets, Henneman, Brian | | • | I Quit - The Bottle Rockets, Taylor, S. | | • | Happy Anniversary - The Bottle Rockets, Henneman, Brian | | • | Blind - The Bottle Rockets, Henneman, Brian | | • | Mountain to Climb - The Bottle Rockets, Taylor, S. | | • | Align Yourself - The Bottle Rockets, Taylor, S. | | • | Suffering Servant - The Bottle Rockets, Ortmann, Mark | | • | Feeling Down - The Bottle Rockets, Voegele, Keith | | • | Where I'm From - The Bottle Rockets, Henneman, Brian | | • | Zoysia - The Bottle Rockets, Taylor, S. |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
It would be a mistake to claim that Missouri's answer to Neil Young's Crazy Horse has gone soft, but their first release in more than three years shows greater range and reflection than is typical for the rock-solid quartet. The opening "Better than Broken," the brooding "Happy Anniversary," and the acoustic, wistful "Where I Come From" all evoke the aftermath of romantic upheaval (or, in "Suffering Servant," its uncertainty). "Middle Man" could be the band's signature tune, defining a sensibility that is Middle American in more than geography. The sage wisdom of frontman Brian Henneman's "Blind" and the twang of "Feeling Down" show the band's countrier side, while "I Quit" has the groove of retro soul. Yet the guitar finale of the seven-minute, album-closing title song finds the Bottle Rockets as explosive as ever. --Don McLeese
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 Zoysia August 18, 2006
Rollie (Kansas City)
The Bottlerockets continue their tradition of solid musicianship combined with lyrics that express a thoughtful, sometimes angry, working class sensibility.
Bottle Rockets Return To Form August 16, 2006
JEFFREY IHDE (Milwaukee, WI USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
For starters, this is a much better effort than anything I've heard from the BR since 24 Hours A Day. Recent efforts have had their moments, but Zoysia is a much more consistent and enjoyable effort. Things get off to a great start with Better Than Broken. A somewhat typical BR uptempo rocker executed to perfection. Makes for a great "pick me up" song.
The next song Middle Man is outstanding and is a nice observation from Brian Henneman on where he sees himself in the increasingly polarized world we live in. Happy Anniversary, Blind and Suffering Servant are also excellent songs. There are no bad songs though a couple tend to drag on a bit.
The culmination is the final song, Zoysia which might be the best BR song ever. It's 7 minutes of tortured perfection. It reminds me somewhat of the quality songs Neil Young used to do with Crazy Horse many years ago. Not sure Mr. Young could write something quite this good and subtle anymore.
In summary, this isn't a masterpiece though I can't think of anything in recent years that would qualify. It is a highly enjoyable, intelligently written slice of Americana rock and roll from one of the few artists that still knows how to do it. Highly recommended for lovers of quality music in the roots rock, country-rock, alt-rock and classic rock genres.
 Very good CD ! July 23, 2006
J. G. C. Kiebert (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the latest CD I have bought, so I am complete again regarding my Bottle Rockets collection. This is a very good CD, really in line with the best CD`s made by this band (24 hours a day, Brooklyn Side, Brand New Year) My favourite songs are "Middle Man" and "Mountain to Climb". Also a good variation regarding, rock, and some more slower pop songs. I really can recommend this CD to everybody who likes traditional American country/rock-music !
 Just Another average band July 14, 2006
Onsalecd (Washington, DC USA)
2 out of 42 found this review helpful
with drums, electric guitars, and other loud instruments to drown out the poor lyrics and average band noise pollution.
That's my take, and I'm sticking to it.
If you want real talent for words, lyrics and story telling....
listen to the masters. Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Lucinda Williams, John Prine, Gillian Welch, Mary Gauthier.
Best Bottle Rockets album yet June 14, 2006
Undertow Music Collective (Champaign, IL United States)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
You can't go wrong with smart rock songs wrapped in a Crazy Horse delivery. See this band live if you can. bottlerocketsmusic.com
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