Coast Is Clear

1. Better Man, Better Off

2. Coast Is Clear

3. Any Minute Now

4. While You Sleep

5. How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye

6. One Step Ahead of the Storm

7. In a Moment of Weakness

8. Livin' in Black and White

9. I Hit the Ground Crawlin'

10. As Lonesome as It Gets

Coast Is Clear,Tracy Lawrence,Atlantic / Wea,Contemporary Country,Country,Country & Western,Pop

Average customer rating: Barely a classic indie pop album - except for 2 songs, though, it's pretty much just for fans of the genre excellent recording A second album of pop masterpieces from a late great band Good but not world shaking Perfect pop!

The Coast Is Never Clear Beulah Manufacturer: Velocette ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Yoko When Your Heartstrings Break New Magnetic Wonder Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs The Crane Wife ASIN: B00005O6D4 Release Date: 2001-09-11

Tracks:

1. Hello Resolven
2. A Good Man Is Easy To Kill
3. What Will You Do When Your Suntan Fades?
4. Gene Autry
5. Silver Lining
6. Popular Mechanics For Lovers
7. Gravity's Bringing Us Down
8. Hey Brother
9. I'll Be Your Lampshade
10. Cruel Minor Change
11. Burned By The Sun
12. Night Is The Day Turned Inside Out

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On The Coast Is Never Clear, the difficult third-album syndrome only affected San Franciscan pop dreamers Beulah in the studio, where the band came to blows over, say, the importance of a diminished seventh on a trumpet solo. From such a roughneck recording environment, however, comes perfection on their third album, where expansive, multi-instrumental, orchestral pop is underpinned by the sweetest tunes. This album could be precious--and in lesser hands it surely would be--but at the core of Beulah's ambitious vision a pure pop heart beats. Special mention must be made of "Silver Lining," a paean to songwriter Miles Kurosky's first love, punk rock. Introduced by a fanfare of horns, the track races along propelled by a fiery guitar riff and the beaten-up joy of being scarred by punk. A bittersweet, sumptuous, and utterly compulsive collection, all told. --Ben Clancy

Customer Reviews:

Barely a classic indie pop album - except for 2 songs, though, it's pretty much just for fans of the genre.......2006-01-05

Beulah's "The Coast Is Never Clear" has two notable genre classics, but the rest of the album can't compete with them (they are "A Good Man Is Easy To Kill" and "Gene Autry" (though "What Will You Do When Your Suntan Fades" is pretty good too) - the rest are good, just not *as* good). What sets this group apart from, say, Belle & Sebastian is that Miles Kurosky's voice is much more accessible and easier to like. He definitely fits the band's style. Except for these 2 classics, though, I don't think most people would like this album. It's definitely all good and I would argue better than Belle & Sebastian's "Dear Catastrophe Waitress", but it's still not as widely accessible as, say, The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" is (I realize that's not indie but it's still relatively the same style). The songs are all cheerful and so are the lyrics (which are pretty interesting and quotable - "don't know about God but I believe in you" and "a good man is easy to kill" are good examples); the musicianship is pretty good though nothing here is really notable. If it weren't for "A Good Man Is Easy To Kill" and "Gene Autry" I think I would've given this "4.5" stars, but those 2 songs bump it up to a "5" (not to mention that the cover art is really cool!). Indie pop fans should LOVE this album! Highly recommended!

Highlights include:
the entire album!

excellent recording.......2005-12-30

I've only recently gotten into this group, starting with this recording. Stated plainly, it's great! It conveys and evokes a wide variety of moods, from quirky to bittersweet to joyous. It does this through a series of well crafted, multilayered arrangements, all to the benefit of the songs of one Miles Korosky. The songs stay in your head for hours/days afterward. And on top of everything, it rocks.

I'd compare this band to other such producers of sublime rock as: The Beach Boys (circa 1964-67), The Beatles, The Turtles, Big Star, The Go Betweens, American Music Club, The Scud Mountain Boys, and The Magnetic Fields, with perhaps a bit of sprinkling of some classic late 60s bubblegum and some mid 70s power pop.

Sadly, this band no longer exists. Fortunately, we at least have recordings such as this with which to remember them.

A second album of pop masterpieces from a late great band.......2005-06-29

Of Beulah's four albums, three of them are flat out great. THE COAST IS NEVER CLEAR is the second of the three, not departing too far from the excellence of their previous gem WHEN YOUR HEARTSTRINGS BREAK. Both albums are full of luscious pop songs, driven by great hooks and frequently astonishing arrangements. Some of the sounds they employ in their songs are stunning and completely unexpected, but almost always delightful and gorgeous. For instance, in "Gene Autry," when bells are used in the bridge to the chorus and in the chorus itself. Bells? Beulah on both COAST and HEARTSTRINGS reminds me of the Beatles or perhaps Sam Phillips on her MARTINIS AND BIKINIS (produced by her husband T-Bone Burnett) in the way they manage to use a host of unexpected sounds and musical instruments to take the music to the next level. The result is a persistently surprising musical texture.

And the horns! On YOKO they would jettison the horns (though the music would be no less delightful despite that), but on this one Beulah continued to be one of the few great rock bands to successfully integrate horns into a band. A Chicago band (albeit via Austin, Texas), Poi Dog Pondering, somewhat resembled Beulah in having a very large and fluid membership (both bands at time could boast nearly twenty members) as well as a crack brass ensemble, but for my taste Poi Dog never quite matched Beulah in the quality of their songs.

The one dissonant note on the album is that the weakest number of the disc, the perplexing "Hello Resolven," starts things off. But once past that weak cut, it is one superb pop tune after another. Highlights include the stellar "A Good Man is Easy to Kill," which later inspired the title of the film made of their farewell tour, A GOOD BAND IS EASY TO KILL. Many of the reviews here cite "Gene Autry" as a highpoint, and I won't quibble with that, though I like the horns-driven "Silver Lining" even more. And "I'll Be Your Lampshade" has a nice country tilt. But really, except for the initial weak cut, I don't dislike a single song on the entire disc.

Anyone who loves power pop or alternative music should get this disc. Just because the band is gone doesn't mean their music can't live on.

Good but not world shaking .......2005-05-26

After all the hype about this being shimmering pop with shades of the Beach Boys, Beatles, Bacharach, and Herb Alpert I came into this with pretty big expectations. I'm not sure that they were met...the band definitely tries to clone the sound but the bottom line expectation for good pop is that fabulous unforgettable singalong hook...and I didn't hear a whole lot of those on this CD despite it being musically "pretty". I couldn't recall the hook after the song ended most times...and I didn't find myself mentally "singing" it later in the day.

HIGHLIGHTS:
"Gene Autry" is the first song to really come up with a great hook. The mariachi trumpet break is especially nice as is the ringing church bell riff. If they were all this good, I'd be shouting this disc's praises. Lyricist Miles Kurosky's love letter to punk in "Silver Lining" is also one of the better tunes here, mixing a fuzzed out guitar with pop "la las". "Popular Mechanics for Lovers" finds Kurosky trying to woo back an ex-lover ("I heard he wrote you a song/But so what?/Some guy wrote 69/And one just ain't enough..") "I'll Be Your Lampshade" subtly incorporates a Western feel with its singing saw, twangy guitar part and harmonica in an ode to a departing friend with a bitter twist at the end. "Burned by the Sun" is nicely understated, easily the least "produced" track here.

LOWS:
"Hello Resolven" doesn't really MEAN anything that I can decipher other than to be placed there so the artist can insist that we the listeners aren't TRYING hard enough. It's a classic case of overthink.

BOTTOM LINE:
Musically and production wise, it SOUNDS great. But I didn't see the hooks sticking as solidly as the classic bands they ape. (Someone mentioned Belle and Sebastian and I think there may be some truth to that...they have that same "artsy" detachment that keeps me from getting really involved in their songs.) Listen to the samples first and if at all possible borrow it and give it a couple plays before you decide to buy.

3 1/2 stars

Perfect pop!.......2005-04-09

At first spin, Beulah's Coast is Never Clear is off putting for a few reasons. If you've found Beulah, you are likely a punk/alt fan of some stripe and have come to expect great modern psychedelia from the Elephant 6 label. So when it plays, you might think at first that this is too pop, that it could sit unnoticed on a 70s radio playlist and there is nothing more to say about it. And are those Latin and country tones I hear? Do I like either of them? Should I, just because it's a "cool" band playing them? What's all this weirdo lyricism amongst all this pillow soft pop, talking about drilling holes in people's heads over strings and trumpets?

Turn it up a little, and play it again. The thing that jumps out is the pristine production and mixing, seamlessly meshing instruments and voice together, reaching crescendos with irresistible melodic hooks that will stick in your head with no trouble at all. If you are a musician(which I am not), I have no doubt you will be in awe of their technical abilities. For me, this was an uncomfortable album, because of the country and Latin flavors stitched into the pop. I had to admit, Beulah made them palatable. Last time I really had to confront a sound that didn't "rock" was when I realized that I liked tiki bar and lounge lizard music after hearing Donald Fagen's brilliant solo albums.

Anyway, too bad they broke up, but this is a very, very relaxing, professional, very thoughtful little record that you can put on any old time and feel good. I'm probably too much of a simp to put my finger on what makes this so good, but I like it and I'm pretty sure anyone who has found Beulah like I did will too. It's off kilter pop, with lots of warmth and energy.

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When the Coast is Clear Paul Cotton Manufacturer: Seahorse Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: A Good Feelin' to Know Firebird ASIN: B000OXEP2M Release Date: 2004-12-04

Product Description

Legendary singer/songwriter and Poco lead guitarist latest solo CD. "I absolutely dare you to listen to this CD without a lump in your throat or longing for the beach, high tide, and your sails in the air..." -Mark T. Gould / Soundwaves Magazine

Average customer rating: a great country cd This CD is a must have Buy this CD AN OUTSTANDING ALBUM GREAT ALBUM...EVERY SONG IS GOOD!!

The Coast Is Clear Tracy Lawrence Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Contemporary Country | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Contemporary Country | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Time Marches On I See It Now Sticks and Stones Alibis Lessons Learned ASIN: B000002JCD Release Date: 1997-03-18

Tracks:

1. Better Man, Better Off
2. The Coast Is Clear
3. Any Minute Now
4. While You Sleep
5. How A Cowgirl Says Goodbye
6. One Step Ahead Of The Storm
7. In A Moment Of Weakness
8. Livin' In Black And White
9. I Hit The Ground Crawlin'
10. As Lonesome As It Gets

Customer Reviews:

a great country cd.......2007-01-31

tracy lawrence sings some great songs in this one. he is truly the best traditionalist country music has to offer.

This CD is a must have.......2004-02-28

If you are any kind of country fan, get this CD, from the title track "The Coast is Clear" which is one of my favorite songs by Tracy, to "Any Minute Now" along with other hits, this is a must have.

Buy this CD.......2001-11-16

This is a must have CD for any fan of country music. Every song on this CD is fantastic, one better then the next. My two favorites are Livin' in Black and White, and the title track. Buy this CD, you will be glad you did.

AN OUTSTANDING ALBUM.......2000-04-16

I'M A HUGE COUNTRY FAN, AND TRACY LAWRENCE FAN. THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING CD. TRACY UNLIKE OTHER ARTISTS WHO HAVE GONE POP, KEEPS THAT COUNTRY SOUND TO HIS MUSIC. HE HAS AN OUTSTANDING VOICE. PERSONALLY I LIKE HIS OLDER CDS BUT THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING CD... A MUST BUY.

GREAT ALBUM...EVERY SONG IS GOOD!!.......1999-11-02

This is one of my favorite albums by Tracy and one of my favorite of all my favorites. Tracy is the best singer there is in my opinion. This album has GREAT songs from the first to the very last one. Usually there is one or two songs that I like less than the others. But on this Tracy CD I love them all and could not pick a favorite one.

Average customer rating: Coast is Clear for a New Burgeoning Artist I love Scotty! He's a country cutie!! 'bout time! At last!!!!!!!

The Coast Is Clear/I Can't Take You Anywhere Scotty Emerick Manufacturer: Dreamworks ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Letters from Home Danielle Peck Doin' Somethin' Right If You're Going Through Hell White Trash with Money ASIN: B0000DIJRG Release Date: 2003-10-21

Customer Reviews:

Coast is Clear for a New Burgeoning Artist.......2004-11-21

Toby Keith's guitarist Scotty Emerick does not have the gruff and the grit in his vocal delivery as his buddy and co-producer. Instead, this songwriter turned singer (his writing credit include cuts by Keith, Sawyer Brown, Rodney Atkins amongst others) has a smooth tenor with traces of Mark Chesnutt without the nasal twang. First cut by Toby Keith on his "Pull My Chain" CD is the melodious midtempo "I Can't Take You Anywhere." Emerick's clever use of word play on this tune of heartbreak is the spotlight. While "The Coast Is Clear," a languorous island-infused number, sings home the homily of not taking life too seriously. Both singles here are catchy and they showcase Emerick's mettle as a lyricist. Unfortunately radio's lukewarm response has stifled the release of the Emerick's upcoming album where these two tracks have been culled. This has been a crime in itself. Nevertheless, these two songs really showcase Emerick as more than Keith's guitarist. Rather, he's a burgeoning artist in his own right.

I love Scotty!.......2004-03-17

I'm from Scotty's hometown, Vero Beach, FL, and he performed a little personal concert for our high school today. It was in the gym during lunch and only about 40 people were there. He played all his hits, "Beer for My Horses" & "Coast is Clear" & "I Love This Bar". It was INCREDIBLE! He also played a new song from his album (to be released in fall 2004) that no one else has ever heard before. This CD is a must-have, even though it's only 2 songs. He is so talented & definitely going places.

He's a country cutie!!.......2003-12-17

What got my attention about this song was the video, it is so fun and friendly. The song rocks and he has a cute name.

'bout time!.......2003-12-15

I have enjoyed Emerick's songwriting skills for a couple of years now and it is so wonderful that he finally has a cd of his own! I've heard him sing with Toby and I think he has a wonderful voice! "I can't take you anywhere" is one of my favorite songs!

At last!!!!!!!.......2003-10-22

I have been enjoying "I Can't Take You Anywhere" on the radio for months, and it is so great to be able to have my own copy of it at last! Scotty Emerick has co-written some of my favorite Toby Keith songs, and now he is singing one of my favorite songs! He is a very talented songwriter and singer. I expect we will be seeing great things from him for years to come.

Average customer rating: lordy, lordy, when's the next CD coming out?

Coast Is Clear In Flight Safety Manufacturer: Dead Daisy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000DZJHQ0 Release Date: 2007-01-08

Tracks:

1. Coast Is Clear
2. Time & Place
3. Surround
4. Lot to Learn
5. Letting Go
6. Turn Me Around
7. Fear
8. World Won't
9. Silent Treatment
10. Lost (The March Song)

Customer Reviews:

lordy, lordy, when's the next CD coming out?.......2006-12-21

This band has completely won me over. Remember Toad the Wet Sprocket? There's a similar quality to the sensitivity in the lyrics that recalls Toad. But In Flight Safety is their own band, and so have their own strengths and weaknesses. The lead vocalist has a quality to his voice that really grabs you, and the music does, too. I heard these guys on Indie Feed (thanks for playing them- what a find!) and immediately bought the CD. The only thing left to say is "Put out another CD, guys, will ya?! I'm ready for another one now that I've played the hell out of the first one!!"

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Coast Is Clear Marjie Orton Manufacturer: Marjie Orton ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAERWU Release Date: 2005-07-19

Tracks:

1. Zipolite'
2. Reaching Out
3. All That Jazz
4. Can't Give Up
5. Coral Reefs
6. Here Today
7. Down by the Sea
8. Island Breezes
9. They Say
10. It's Your Turn
11. Serenity

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COAST IS CLEAR TIM MALCHAK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000Q1WNC6

Product Description

AUDIO CD

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The Coast Is Clear Manufacturer: Posivibe Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0009T6CZY

Average customer rating: And a really nice guy.... Unbelievably fabulous CD Talent and Style Malchak a Star! Excellent folk-rock in the Dan Foglberg-James Taylor Style

The Coast is Clear Tim Malchak Manufacturer: River Road/Lakefront/Ka ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001HT2 Release Date: 1996-01-09

Tracks:

1. Coast Is Clear
2. Harbour Town
3. Morgan
4. Starting Over
5. One That Got Away
6. Forever
7. Dancing With You and the Moon
8. Lesson of Love
9. Prisoners of Time
10. Dreamin' Again
11. It's Just the Night
12. Some Bridges Just Won't Burn

Customer Reviews:

And a really nice guy...........2006-02-03

Well, just like everyone else who's reviewed this album, I first heard Tim on Hilton Head in 1997 or so and immediately loved his sound. I also got introduced to him and spent some time talking with him then and on several other occasions when I was on the island. Not only is he an excellent singer and songwriter, he's a really nice guy, too! I think I surprised him pretty well when I showed up for my second visit to Hilton Head and sang along with all of the songs he played. I wish he'd put out another album.....

Unbelievably fabulous CD.......2003-05-04

My wife and I saw Tim (in Hilton Head) doing primarily cover material of CSNY,Dan Fogelberg etc,and thought he was fabulous! We bought this CD and were surprised that it was all original. I own over 1000 CD's-this is definitely in the top ten.We LOVE it. His songs vary in style(country-rock,blues,ballads)-all are executed perfectly.There is not a bad tune in the bunch.His voice is full and pleasing,his writing(alot about hometown etc) is poignant-I could go on and on. I wish he would produce more.With his talent,I don't understand why he is not incredibly well known!!

Talent and Style.......2003-02-11

Gosh what can I say? I attended a live performance for Tim on Hilton Head Island back in 1998 and I was blown by his voice and music. Not only did I fall in love with his music, but his style. I bought his CD on the spot and I've listened to this Album time after time again. Words cannot describe how beautiful his lyrics are, but his music certainly does them justice.

Malchak a Star!.......2001-12-28

We saw him live in Hilton Head a few years back and bought 1 CD. In retrospect, we should have bought them all. In a style of Peter Cetera, this guy is awesome. The Coast is Clear is one of my favorites. A++++++++

Excellent folk-rock in the Dan Foglberg-James Taylor Style.......1998-08-24

Tim Malchak is both a talented vocalist and a fine guitarist. I stumbled upon him by accident in Hilton Head, SC about 3 years ago, and wound up buying this CD. I can't stop listening to it. "Dancing With You And The Moon" is a beautiful ballad, and the title track is also memorable. If you're a fan of James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg or David Wilcox, you'll love Tim Malchak.

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The Coast Is Clear Gary Henson ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000FTB16I Release Date: 2006-01-03

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