'King
Kong Serenade' - the cult CD free, MP3
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| — The Daily Freeman: |
| "Shadow is a true rock poet, in
the tradition of Nick Cave, Dylan and Tom Waits..." Read
Reviews |
| — The Berkshire Eagle: |
| "An original storyteller… not since Lou Reed…have
images of New York…been so aptly paired…Like Reed, Shadow
has the poet’s gift…" |
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| — splendidezine.com: |
| "Shadow fills his descriptions with
dark and dreamy, psychedelic-tinged images that recall songs like
Dylan's 'Mr. Tambourine Man,'
Eric Anderson's 'Violets of Dawn' and Donovan's 'Sunny
Goodge Street.' The quintessential example is 'Sugar
Street,' in which the listener finds himself swirling weightlessly
from great line to great line." |
| — Seth Rogovoy, WAMC: |
| "‘King Kong Serenade’ really reminds me of early
Lou Reed, Jim Carroll and Bruce Springsteen." |
| — chronogram: |
| "Shadow walks the same New York streets as Lou Reed before
him, another bard of the underbelly of Gotham, creating verbal
mosaics out of urban decay." |
| — Australian
Roots: |
| "Urban grunge that is a captivating
mix of Garland Jefferies, Lou Read, Patti Smith and Tom Verlaine
from his 70's Television days…the lyrics sound great and
conjure up rich mindscape images…This is the sort of energy
that Patti Smith generated on her classic 'Horses' album.
Love it!" |
| — emergentmusic.com: |
| "Powerful New York City rock poetry." |
| — Blah3.com: |
| "Here's a novel idea - music with an emphasis
on the lyrics. Allen Shadow is a poet that uses music to get the
point across, not a musician that fills the space with words. There's
a crucial difference." |
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| — all-reviews.com: |
| "Allen Shadow gives a classic performance
that will surely raise some eyebrows in the entertainment sector." Read
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| — NY rock: |
| "The disc smokes and burns like steam coming out of a manhole
cover, gritty and authentic, and fans of New York and artists like
Reed, Jim Carroll, etc. will find this a must-have addition to
their music collection." |
| — music-reviewer.com: |
| "Shadow is an extremely capable songwriter;
his words speak, and his music rocks with authority. Tracks like
'Downtown,' 'Crossroads
of America,' 'Hopper's Town,' and 'You, Coney
Island' are as authentic word pictures as many of Lou Reed's
best works." |
| — roots town magazine: |
| "‘King Kong Serenade’ is
a fascinating album on New York’s dark side…the title
song is just about perfect…Sugar Street is yet another
beautiful black song…Everyone who loves Lou Reed and Nick
Cave will definitely appreciate this album. |
| — Metroland: |
| "Enough gritty lyricism and clanging
guitar parts to make Lou Reed proud…there's no stopping Allen
Shadow." |
| — Billy Collins, U.S. Poet Laureate: |
| "Engaging!" |
| — YAHOO.COM: |
| "There are some amazing tunes...'Downtown'
seems like a rock epic; 'Crossroads of America' matches
the red, white, and blue poetry of Tom Petty with the heartland
feeling
of John Mellencamp; and 'Hopper's Town' is a tense, urban
history book. Allen Shadow has true talent when it comes to songwriting." |
| — digmansworld.com: |
| "Whatever your musical taste might be, Shadow
sings with a new dimension of coloratura vocal paint that forces
you the listener...to visually listen!" |
| — tradebit.com: |
| "Gamy and literate with herculean imagery in the rock-poet genre. |
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