This Side; Nickel CreekI have held off for as long as I can. I’m frankly surprised that I could last three hundred fifty-one days before blurting out this inborn, personal truth: I LOVE LOVE LOVE Nickel Creek!
From their CD’s – the only way that I have encountered this group, by the way – I perceive a spiritual, artistic and musically virtuosic deftness … a youthful effervescence, an almost athletic exuberance that draws ebullience from a charged and bottomless well of animation, verve, fire and dash. And all of that without the assistance of a drummer.
I purchased this CD in 2002 shortly before my trek home for Christmas. And, while I certainly enjoyed it on the way to South Dakota, it was while I cruised around Kansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico to get back to San Antonio, Texas, after my Christmas break, that the inspired music on this CD carved a niche in my soul. As with other CD’s when I traveled around in other places, “This Side” provided a travelogue soundtrack as I drank in the raw, open and wild Southwest.
Credits: To Nickel Creek. Wow! Wow! All I can say is Wow!
This is the thirty-second of my final forty-five CD’s.
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Wow is right!!!! I love love LOVE Nickel Creek, too!!! My son introduced me to their music, and the concert we attended on their farewell tour was one of the finest musical experiences I have ever had! Meeting Sarah, Sean & Chris after the concert was incredible! Thank you for including Nickel Creek in your final forty-five.
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