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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0600445036123
Label: Dreamworks
Manufacturer: Dreamworks
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Dreamworks
Release Date: February 12, 2002
Sales Rank: 181687
Studio: Dreamworks
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Though this album is joyous and brimming with fanciful, free-floating spirituality, it may be hard for fans of Josh Clayton-Felt to hear it without a bittersweet mix of emotions. Clayton-Felt passed away after a mercifully brief battle with cancer in January, 2000, and this album--long-plagued by record company travails even during his life--is the final, compelling musical testimony of the School of Fish mainstay who turned solo artist. Cynics might foolishly dismiss its rich musicality and adventurous melodic sense as old school, but Clayton-Felt seems less interested in convincing skeptics than he is in cutting through ephemeral fashion to follow his heart. It's an album whose classic-rock sensibility evokes everything from early-'70s Motown to Lennon-McCartney, Difford-Tilbrook, and Jeff Buckley, crucially without a whiff of cheap nostalgia. The confident shuffle "Building Atlantis" and the bluesy "Invisible Tree" prove Clayton-Felt still found plenty of life in the traditional rock combo. But it's the fatalistic introspection of liltingly beautiful songs like "Too Cool for This World," "Dragon Fly," "Deer in the Headlights," and "Half Life" that may haunt listeners the longest; rarely do artistic triumph and personal tragedy become so hopelessly entwined--or rewarding. --Jerry McCulley
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I bought Clayton-Felt's first CD and was not knocked over by it. A budget price induced me to give this set a spin. I was not aware that he had passed. After Inarticulate Nature Boy was released in 1996 as his first solo set after his work in School of Fish, the record label A&M dropped him before he could release a second set. He continued to record a bit and tour, but in December 1999 fell ill with testicular cancer and passed on January 19, 2000 at age 32. Dreamworks collected tracks he recorded ... Read More
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Great final CD from a great musician/writer. School of Fish rocked back in the day. I was surfing the web and came across his story and music. I am extremly impressed with this album. I would recommend to anyone who like rock music.
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WHAT A GREAT ALBUM. I FIRST LEARNED OF JOSH IN 2002 WHEN GOOD MORNING AMERICA DID A STORY ON HIM. I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT THE SPIRIT TOUCHES GROUND THAT DAY AND RECENTLY BOUGHT A SECOND COPY. THANKS FOR BEING THERE FOR US JOSH! YOU ROCK.
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One things stands out with all the enclosed reviews of Spirit Touches Ground, that Josh has this musical gift that displays passion, tenderness, and a true God given talent for songwriting. I remember seeing Spirit Touches Ground in a used CD store. I just saw his name and the title, and without knowing anything about him, placed the disk in the player, put the headphones on, and was hooked on the first 30 seconds of Building Atlantis....."while the rest of the world was drowning around us, we were building ... Read More
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From the opening drums to the closing crickets, this disc is simply a masterpiece and will touch you in your heart. Sadly, Josh is no longer with us, but he left this beautiful work of art behind for us to enjoy.
It is somewhat eerie how many references to his own passing are in here, both in lyric and title, such as: "Too Cool For This World", "Night comes creeping up, I'm not ready yet... I'm undone, long before I get a chance at it", "Spirit Touches Ground", "Already Gone", "If your road ... Read More
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