Description:
Since forming 20 years ago, Marley`s Ghost has built a singular reputation among discerning roots-music lovers for its ultra-tight four-part harmonies, instrumental virtuosity and animated live performances. On Spooked, the band`s eighth album, yet its first to receive a full-fledged national release, Marley`s Ghost creates a musically sophisticated, thematically rich piece of work that serves as a belated coming-out party for a band that deserves to be more widely heard. The album bears the stamp of two legendary figures whose idiosyncratic skills match up beautifully with the band`s own - composer/arranger/player Van Dyke Parks, who jumped at the chance to produce, and cartoonist R. Crumb, who illustrated the package. (Sage Arts)
