Giant Sand - Long Stem Rant (25th Anniversary Edition)

Long Stem Rant was originally released in 1989 and is the fifth reissue from Fire Records. This album, marked a turning point for the band, more improvisational and less structured than previous efforts, it features some of Howe’s best songs. For the past 25 years the Tucson-based Giant Sand (originally Giant Sandworms as a nod to the “Dune” books) has been one of the most consistently innovative in the American music scene. A recipe that could perhaps be best described as 1 cup well-executed grunge aesthetic, 1 cup downtown NY, 1 cup troubadour, and a dash of country outlaw. Although its membership has shifted greatly over the years, singer / songwriter (as well as guitarist and pianist) Howe Gelb has remained at the helm to help fill the coffers of what could be called the new American folk song.

Tracklisting:

1. "Unfinished Love"
2. "Sandman"
3. "Bloodstone"
4. "Searchlight"
5. "Smash Jazz"
6. "Sucker In A Cage"
7. "Patsy Does Dylan"
8. "Its Long 'Bout Now"
9. "Lag Craw"
10. "Loving Cup"
11. "Paved Road To Berlin"
12. "Anthem"  
13. "Picture Shows"
14. "Drum & Guitar"  
15. "Get to Leave"
16. "Searchlight Cha Cha"
17. "Return Of The Big Red Guitar"
18. "Stuck Dog"
19. "Real Gone Blue Guitar"
20. "The Jig "Zup"
21. "Hardly A Day (Bonus)"
22. "It's Longer Now (Bonus)"

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