Three Rooms

Eddie from Ohio - Three Rooms

2003


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All Music Guide Review

Eddie from Ohio's first live album, Portable EFO Show, was recorded in 1998 at the Handle Bar in Greenville, NC, and the Barns of Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA. On Three Rooms, the rooms have gotten bigger. The two-disc set was recorded at Massachusetts' Somerville Theater, the Filene Center (Wolf Trap's main stage), and Alexandria, VA's legendary Birchmere. The music has gotten bigger, too. The band brought along guitarist John Jennings, keyboardist Jon Carroll, and even a three-piece horn section to vamp things up a bit. The extra help allows the band to finally marry the energy of its live show with the textured sound of its studio recordings. At the core, as always, is EFO's trademark brand of songwriting, breathtaking vocals, and a quartet greater than the sum of its part. Three Rooms includes songs from each of their six studio albums, pulling mainly from their most recent two, Quick and Looking Out the Fishbowl. Loyal Edheads will be glad to hear some old favorites like "Step into the Outside," "Fruited Plain," and "Fly South" dusted off and revived with the added instruments. Their resurrected version of William Spivery's "Operator" (the only repeat from Portable EFO Show), now complete with horns and organ, is enough to bring out the churchgoer in everyone. The disc's only other cover proves that Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" makes a beautiful duet. The album is a good representation of the range of their live shows, moving from touching to funny and venturing briefly into the ridiculous. As per usual, one-man rhythm section Eddie Hartness is given a few minutes of solo stage time to show off his chops, a treat live that loses some of its magic on the recording. The band's usual between-song banter is there, but it has all been moved to a hidden track at the end of the album. The result is a smoother although slightly more formal listen than Portable EFO Show. If the venues and music on Three Rooms aren't proof enough that Eddie from Ohio has come a long way, the audience ought to be. Their faithful followers (growing larger by the show) are present here en masse and with them for every note, laugh, and harmony-induced chill. ~ Brad Kohlenstein, Rovi

Three Rooms Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • 1
  • Woman of Faith
  • 7:05
  • Sound Clip for Woman of Faith from Three Rooms

  • 2
  • Loitering in the Lobby
  • 3:33
  • Sound Clip for Loitering in the Lobby from Three Rooms

  • 3
  • Step into the Outside
  • 3:56
  • Sound Clip for Step into the Outside from Three Rooms

  • 4
  • Minnesota 1945
  • 5:57
  • Sound Clip for Minnesota 1945 from Three Rooms

  • 5
  • Continents of Time
  • 5:52
  • Sound Clip for Continents of Time from Three Rooms

  • 6
  • Fruited Plain
  • 4:52
  • Sound Clip for Fruited Plain from Three Rooms

  • 7
  • Rolling Pin
  • 3:55
  • Sound Clip for Rolling Pin from Three Rooms

  • 8
  • Quick
  • 4:09
  • Sound Clip for Quick from Three Rooms

  • 9
  • Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
  • 4:22
  • Sound Clip for Don't Think Twice, It's All Right from Three Rooms

  • 10
  • Number Six Driver
  • 4:36
  • Sound Clip for Number Six Driver from Three Rooms

  • 11
  • Irish Dream
  • 3:18
  • Sound Clip for Irish Dream from Three Rooms

  • 12
  • One Thousand Sarahs
  • 5:51
  • Sound Clip for One Thousand Sarahs from Three Rooms

  • 13 (2)
  • Old Dominion
  • 4:43
  • Sound Clip for Old Dominion from Three Rooms

  • 14 (2)
  • Stupid American
  • 3:59
  • Sound Clip for Stupid American from Three Rooms

  • 15 (2)
  • Fly South
  • 4:12
  • Sound Clip for Fly South from Three Rooms

  • 16 (2)
  • Atlantic
  • 4:45
  • Sound Clip for Atlantic from Three Rooms

  • 17 (2)
  • Observation
  • 5:08
  • Sound Clip for Observation from Three Rooms

  • 18 (2)
  • Tommy the Canexican
  • 3:43
  • Sound Clip for Tommy the Canexican from Three Rooms

  • 19 (2)
  • Let's Get Mesolithic
  • 4:03
  • Sound Clip for Let's Get Mesolithic from Three Rooms

  • 20 (2)
  • Eddie's Drumpire
  • 7:03
  • Sound Clip for Eddie's Drumpire from Three Rooms

  • 21 (2)
  • Cándido & América
  • 5:36
  • Sound Clip for Cándido & América from Three Rooms

  • 22 (2)
  • Eddie's Concubine
  • 4:56
  • Sound Clip for Eddie's Concubine from Three Rooms

  • 23 (2)
  • Intros
  • 1:25
  • Sound Clip for Intros from Three Rooms

  • 24 (2)
  • Operator
  • 5:57
  • Sound Clip for Operator from Three Rooms

  • 25 (2)
  • [Untitled Track]
  • 7:34
  • Sound Clip for [Untitled Track] from Three Rooms

    • Credits of Three Rooms

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