More Negative Fruit: Songs of Worship & Inspiration (dämb it – part deux)

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More Negative Fruit: Songs of Worship & Inspiration, sub-titled dämb it – part deux, another tribute to daniel amos, is a multi-artist double disc compilation featuring 35 songs written by Terry Scott Taylor of Daniel Amos fame, independently released on BigDork Production in 2003. The tracks were recorded by members from the Daniel Amos Message Board (a.k.a. DAmbers) as A Tribute to Daniel Amos, Terry Taylor, Lost Dogs, and The Swirling Eddies.

See also the first tribute double disc dämb it: DAMB FAN ALBÜM, released the previous year.

Yet another fan tribute to Daniel Amos, subtitled Songs of Worship and Devotion. This collection was produced by the same team who brought about dämbit. As you would expect the album cover, notes and packaging are first rate. Was the world ready for another tribute so close on the heels of the last one? Maybe not, but here it is regardless.

Like its predecessor the submissions run the gambit from tasty to challenged, which is cool all by itself, since no submission was refused. However the number of stellar tracks here is disproportionate to the ones in need of a little sonic TLC. Which is no mean feat considering that this collection spans two discs cleverly titled Plumb and Lime, with songs pulled from all over the Terry Taylor universe. The majority of the interpretations are an angular take on the original, rather than a note for note regurgitation. If I wanted to listen to note for note covers I’d put on a Celine Dion album, or an American Idol cast soundtrack (not bloody likely).

I’m not going to pick out my favourites, but I will give an honourable mention to Melody Butler for her stunning version of «Be My Hiding Place». There really are a lot of really good songs here, and I was more impressed than I thought I would be by a tribute album put out by a bunch of amateurs.

If you got the first one, you should really belly up and get this one too. Not to take away from the first one, but this one is even better. Or should I say, even more of a good thing. So come on, it’s not too late to pick up a copy, the price is right and partial proceeds are given to Terry. Take a chance on something a little different. [Jevon, Banophernalia, March 2004]

2CD tracklist:

Disc One – Lime

1-01. Dennis Rich – Alarma
1-02. Glorious Dregs – The Twist
1-03. Dw. Dunphy – Everyone’s Fallen Down
1-04. Theo – Walls of Doubt
1-05. TM and Duane – Ghost Train To Nowhere
1-06. Shemp – Neverland Ballroom
1-07. Jiminy and Woggy – Guilty
1-08. CJW – Sanctuary
1-09. The Colossal Cowboy – Maybe All I Need
1-10. Takeout Conspiracy – I’ve Got an Idea
1-11. Schmiege – New Car! (Industrial Gameshow Mix)
1-12. The Radiant Dregs – Shotgun Angel
1-13. Buffalo – Every Tuesday Of The Week
1-14. Melody and Jim Butler – Be My Hiding Place
1-15. Jimsonweed – Rebecca Go Home
1-16. Three Nails – If You Want To
1-17. Wes Berlin – The Pool

Disc Two – Plumb

2-01. Sean Thomas Eugene with Dennis Rich – My Frontier
2-02. wes berlin – Tiny Town
2-03. Takeout Conspiracy – Twilight Love
2-04. Dorfsmith – Ten Gallon Hat
2-05. Dolphin & Buffalo – Built For Glory, Made To Last
2-06. The Colossal Cowboy – Catch That Angel
2-07. Jimsonweed – Sail Me Away
2-08. Jiminy and Woggy – Song of Innocence
2-09. Charlette and Jim Butler – You Lay Down
2-10. Shemp – Idiomites (Babble On 2)
2-11. Gloryhounds – Divine Instant (Live)
2-12. Ron E – Father Explains (Demo)
2-13. Scrimshaw Nick – Pretentious Poetry Reading
2-14. Three Nails – Your Long Year
2-15. Jiminy – Ribbons and Bows
2-16. David White – Changeless
2-17. Theo – Where Dreams Come True
2-18. The Banos – Joel

Note: Disc Two also features “Return of the Beat Menace” – A Window Media Video by Captain Pedantic, and “Blessing In Desguise” – A Flash Video by Shemp. Available at: http://bigdork.org/BDCDR/bdcdr004-morenegfruit/bdcdr004morenegfruit.htm

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