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• Artist: Hugh Blumenfeld
• Flags: Lyrics are included with the album
• Rating:
• Styles: Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
• Track Picks: "I Only Sing About Love," "Mighty Quiet," "The Snail"

Review

Shuttling from the traditional to the somewhat sacrilegious, the earthly to the interstellar, and the minuscule to the infinite, Hugh Blumenfeld's Rocket Science contains an array of brave, bold, and beguiling musical offerings. Sharing simple stories of other people's hometowns and empathizing with the dreams of the everyman, Blumenfeld combines rich yet minimal instrumentation with deeply burred vocals yearning for attentive listeners. From the fulfilling instrumental duet "Mighty Quiet" to the calm yet boisterous cry of "Zhang Jingsheng" and the rocking chug of "I Only Sing About Love," Blumenfeld's breadth of form and content are vastly impressive. Though he alludes to a number of personal limitations through his endearingly honest songs, Blumenfeld determinedly works his way along, much like the hero of his perspective-altering ballad "The Snail" or the "Little Endymion" remembered by Blumenfeld in the fortifying march "Shoot the Moon." Ever the folkie, Blumenfeld takes a few lyrical left jabs at the right, pointing out the scorned political correctness of Jesus, decrying the treatment of other political prisoners throughout time and space, and, in the end, offering this Rocket as a musically multifaceted means of escape. ~ Matthew Robinson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
Shoot the Moon	...	Hugh Blumenfeld	Hugh Blumenfeld	(3:59)
The Snail	...	Hugh Blumenfeld	Hugh Blumenfeld	(2:43)
Saxton's River	...	Hugh Blumenfeld	Hugh Blumenfeld	(3:05)
Wormwood Hill	...	Hugh Blumenfeld	Hugh Blumenfeld	(3:36)
Hands and Feet	...	Hugh Blumenfeld	Hugh Blumenfeld	(3:30)
Is This Enough	...	Jim Mercik	Hugh Blumenfeld	(4:37)
Longhaired Radical Socialist Jew [The Gospel Song]	...	Hugh Blumenfeld	Hugh Blumenfeld	(3:32)
Zhang Jingsheng	...	Hugh Blumenfeld	Hugh Blumenfeld	(5:59)
Mighty Quiet [Instrumental]	...		Hugh Blumenfeld	(3:09)
Why Am I Awake	...	Hugh Blumenfeld	Hugh Blumenfeld	(3:35)
No Secret Castle	...	Andrew Calhoun	Hugh Blumenfeld	(3:03)
I Only Sing About Love	...	Hugh Blumenfeld	Hugh Blumenfeld	(2:53)

Credits

Hugh Blumenfeld (Guitar (Acoustic)), Hugh Blumenfeld (Guitar), Hugh Blumenfeld (Vocals), Hugh Blumenfeld (Multi Instruments), Hugh Blumenfeld (Producer), Hugh Blumenfeld (Main Performer), Hugh Blumenfeld (Art Direction), Hugh Blumenfeld (Design), Jack Bashkow (Sax (Alto)), Mark Dann (Guitar (Acoustic)), Mark Dann (Bass), Mark Dann (Bass (Electric)), Mark Dann (Drums), Mark Dann (Guitar (Electric)), Mark Dann (Vocals), Mark Dann (Multi Instruments), Mark Dann (Producer), Mark Dann (Engineer), Mark Dann (Shaker), Mark Dann (Mastering), Mark Dann (Mixing), Mark Dann (String Bass), Mark Dann (Hi Hat), Margo Hennebach, Paul Jacobs (Engineer), Carol Sharar (Violin), Ed Smith (Pre-Production), Andrea Gaines, Mark Saunders, Gideon Freudmann (Cello), Jim Chapdelaine (Engineer), Atticus Finch (Organ (Hammond)), Jim Mercik (Guitar), Jim Mercik (Slide Guitar), Steven Nystrup, Arthur Simoes (Photography), Donna Martin, Peter Crowley (Photography), Cynthia Fetty (Art Direction), Cynthia Fetty (Design), Jim Romanow (Pre-Production), Shane Shanahan (Percussion)

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Rocket Science 2002 Napa Valley Proprietary Red