| View Larger Image | Mosquitos III | Audio CDby The Mosquitos
| List Price: | $15.98 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Audio CD | | Studio: | Bar/None Records | | Release Date: | September 19, 2006 | | Sales Rank: | 201,772st |
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TRACK LISTING |
Disc: 1
- Track 1: Moonshine
- Track 2: UFO
- Track 3: Ele
- Track 4: One
- Track 5: Mama's Belly
- Track 6: Reason to Live
- Track 7: Nowhere Left to Go
- Track 8: Soap
- Track 9: Love Like You
- Track 10: Go Under
- Track 11: Texas Is Huge
- Track 12: Looked Away
- Track 13: Just a Touch
- Track 14: Um Homem Precusa de uma Empregada (A Man Needs a Maid)
- Track 15: Gaita
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Amazon.com
On their third album, this Brazilian-flavored, New York City-based trio make it clear that they're wielding a vivid palette, curious minds and active imaginations. The opening "Moonshine" finds a slide guitar being punctuated by exuberant drums, followed by a brief, airy vocal. It ends in less than a minute and a piano enters for the second number, with Chris Root's intimate singing sounding at once but like a sunny bossa nova chanteuse and a late night continental cabaret balladeer. In less than forty minutes Mosquito manage to offer up fifteen finely chiseled slices of refreshing songcraft. Anchored by guitar or keyboards, the melodies are hook-filled without being cloying. And all the while the percussion of JuJu Stulbach dances around and through the proceedings like a giddy bird. --David Greenberger |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 4 reviews)
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simply biting by johntaylor (lynn, ma. USA)  5 Stars
April 28, 2008
i got their first (i think) and pop it in often...then skipped to this....this is a great "mood" cd....excellent sound, performances, and bite!
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Different. Decent. Somewhat Depressing. Still Love The Mosquitos by M. Stewart  3 Stars
August 23, 2007
Almost everything I love about the Mosquitos first two records is missing in this latest effort.
The first time I heard Sunshine Barato was on college radio in Austin TX. I bought the album the same day and fell in love with that music, especially Juju's voice. Sunshine Barato bursts love & warm vibes. I can hear waves in that music, I can feel the sand between my toes, feel the warmth of the sun on my face, holding hands with my girlfriend, we're laying down on big soft towels being lazy smiling and very very much in love...
Mosquitos III isn't upbeat like that; it's somber compared to their first 2 records. The quality of the recording is a step down from Sunshine as well IMO - III doesn't pop like Sunshine.
They brought in a few more musicians for III and the result is a crowd, as opposed to good company. It sounds to me like they're not sure what to be or where they're going musically.
That said, III is still better than most pop music out there, it beats 90 percent of mainstream FM radio.
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I didn't think they could top Sunshine Barato. They did it! by Brian Shensky (Ann Arbor, MI USA) 5 Stars
October 26, 2006
Yup, they did it. They topped "Barato" big time, by creating something different from it. The sound is more mature and intimate, the instruments more varied and interesting. I'm so sorry I held off getting "III" under such false pretenses!
Note to the band's keyboardist: The Mellotron and acoustic piano flatter the band in a big big way!
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Their best sound to date. by NurseGirl (Marlton,NJ) 5 Stars
September 24, 2006
I have been listening to the mosquitos since their first album when I saw them open up for Air. I was charmed from the beginning. I have seen them live several times and I am always impressed. This album has a sound that has evolved into a mature relationship between these musicians. It has lot's of new surprises but maintains your favorite qualities. Each song is a pleasure to listen to.
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