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$1.99 Romances
''$1.99 Romances'' is an album by God Street Wine. It was their first release on a major record label and their only release with Geffen. Disappointed about the promotion of this record, GSW negotiated to be dropped from the label after the album came out. They then recorded their next album, ''Red'', on their own, before being signed to Mercury Records. Critical reception UPI called the album "strong", writing that producer Jim Dickinson "worked his magic". '' The Washington Post'' wrote that ''$1.99 Romances'' "separates the group from the jam-band pack by using Steely Dan as its main model rather than the usual choices of the Grateful Dead or the Allman Brothers." '' Trouser Press'' wrote that the band "is like a top-drawer wedding band taking the liberty of showcasing some songs of its own devising while the chopped liver is being served". ''Billboard'' praised Dickson's production work, writing that the album "captures the group's Steely Dan-like musical cool and sophi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Street Wine
God Street Wine (also known as GSW) is a jam band from New York City. Their music is an amalgam of rock, jazz, bluegrass, funk, psychedelia, pop, Americana, reggae, progressive, and more. The band broke up in 1999 and reunited in 2009. GSW played a significant role in the development of the improvisational jam band scene of the early 1990s. Their earliest days include playing Nightingale's and The Wetlands Preserve in New York City where their contemporaries were The Spin Doctors, Blues Traveler, Jono Manson and the Dreyer Brothers. From their earliest days, fans of the band were known as Winos. This group of dedicated fans would follow them from gig to gig. When their touring base expanded Winos would sometimes drive hours to see the band. GSW was an early adapter of internet marketing, acquiring a domain name and electronic mailing list ahead of many others in the scene. They also maintained a snail mail list and telephone hotline fans could call to get tour dates from a record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |