The Wild Hunt
by The Tallest Man On Earth

Interesting that this guy sounds obviously very influenced by Dylan and yr a big Dylan fan.... The title track reminds of something on Blood on the Tracks... "Buckets of Rain" a bit, maybe... The picking, some phrasing, and overall vibe on third track "Troubles..." is total Dylan... reminds of "Boots of Spanish Leather" among many others... I'm a new comer to this guy... Obviously very talented but not really overly impressed...especially vocals seem too forced with contrived emotion and constant clever little entertaining flourishes I find distracting and tedious... comes across as sounding a little too desperate to be hip and it clashes with attempt to sound oh so laid back and relaxed, Dylanesque... Obviously he's young and a bit green... Might learn to chill out and just play and let it flow as he gets older and develops his chops... Anyway, sometimes it takes a few listens to hook me... I'll give it more time...

From Mercury TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/28/2013 20:51 | #87114 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

No record ever seriously challenged London Calling for my ALL TIME GREATEST ALBUM crown until about 10 years after discovering that record I heard this one. The songs and playing here are all very natural. The rough, impassioned vocals are at all times so perfectly paired with the subtle complexities and richness of the guitar tones. The record sounds roughly recorded, but to no detriment to the presentation. On the contrary the production enhances the sound and overriding concept of the album. And finally the songwriting though quite abstract is superb. The depth of the metaphors and the beauty of the imagery are fantastic.

From SuedeSwede TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/03/2014 14:59 | #99650 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

I want to like it but it's a bit one-dimensional. It's like I've heard every song on the album after 'The Wild Hunt'. I love his voice though, and each song brings something to the album, I just believe that they all sound too similar.

From Mercury TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/27/2012 17:37 | #59087 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

The greatest album if the decade in my opinion (based off only what I have heard which isn't such a ridiculously huge amount). One of the greatest albums I've ever listened to. I have been obsessing over this record for 2 years and have listened to it probably well over 100 times. I can't get over how natural everything is on this record! The guitar is unbelievable. The vocals are passionate and emotional and the lyrics are so abstract but at the same time communicate very very deep ideas to me! I must admit I feel like this is basically a tie for the greatest album I've ever heard with "London Calling". It's just a record that connects with me to a degree I can't even begin to describe. Obviously very highly recommended for people who like passionate music, folk music, great songwriting, great acoustic guitar and finger picking, etc.

From drakonium 12/05/2012 19:07 | #56851 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Really really good. This album easily beats everything Fleet Foxes ever did.