Train Songs

On Train Songs, Two Dollar Guitar experimented with a series of instrumental, moody songs loosely tied around a train motif, celebrating the richness of American ingenuity and song. The spontaneous, stream-of-consciousness instrumentals are proof of the trio's tight musical connection. With Steve Shelley again on drums and David Motamed's bass adding to the rhythmic allure of the band, Tim Foliahn's guitar work again leads the way. The absence of Foliahn's deep, mysterious vocals certainly lets the music shine. On the 17-track effort, the trio laid down beats like railroad workers laid down track during the United States' Industrial Revolution. The dissonant sounds are often tense, sometimes soothing, and undeniably relaxed. The spacious sounds on the disc easily are easily comparable to a landscape of sound, chugging along at a steady, rigorous pace, much like a train across vast distances. ~ Stephen Cramer, All Music Guide