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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 4 reviews)
Sales Rank: 57442
Category: Music
Artist: Port O'brien
Publisher: Port O'Brien
Studio: Port O'Brien
Manufacturer: Port O'Brien
Label: Port O'Brien
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 707541978422
EAN: 0707541978422
ASIN: B0019LTUHS
Release Date: November 25, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | I Woke Up Today | | • | Stuck on a Boat | | • | Fisherman's Son | | • | Don't Take My Advice | | • | Alive for Nothing | | • | Pigeonhold | | • | Will You Be There? | | • | Roof Top Song | | • | In Vino Veritas | | • | Close the Lid | | • | Valdez |
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Album Description
Hailing from the sea and the land, the duo that makes up the crux of Port O'Brien, Van Pierszalowski and Cambria Goodwin get their inspiration in the long grueling hours spent out to sea and baking bread. Literally. All We Could Do Was Sing is the first studio album for Port O'Brien, recorded in San Francisco, CA by two engineers, Aaron Prellwitz and Jason Quever. Aaron recorded the band at the legendary Tiny Telephone Recording Studios, where he has also recorded the Mountain Goats and Death Cab For Cutie. The other half of the songs were recorded by Jason from the Papercuts at PanAmerican Studios.
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| Customer Reviews:
 I love this... May 20, 2009
Another great album from Van and crew. These songs will make you happy, smile, and kiss random people.
Awesome! February 17, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I saw the video to Stuck on a Boat and instantly fell in love with the harmonies of that song. After hearing the rest of the album, the other tracks were just as lovable. I love the diversity you get on this album, from the personal stories like Fisherman's Son to the jamming The Rooftop Song. Only the last song in my opinion is weak but who's complaining when the other 10 songs are fantastic. BTW I woke up today has been used for a Dulux promo ad on Aussie TV. Hopefully this ad makes other Aussies love Port O'Brien as much as I do.
Loved It! December 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
All We Could Do Was Sing is a solid album and is fun to listen to. It has interesting, soulful vocals, beautiful string arrangements, and delightful variations in rhythms and hues. The song, I Woke Up Today, is pumped full of energy, whereas Stuck on a Boat is a mellow ode full of feeling. It's a good mix with alluring nautical tales and stories for everyone to relate to in a salty dog kind of way. The songs easily slips into your mind and you find yourself smiling.
 Port O'Brien - All We Could Do Was Sing September 5, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
All We Could Do Was Sing (2008) Port O'Brien's second studio album. ***
The California residents Port O'Brien have churned out an interesting sophomore effort. It's an indie-folk blast reminiscent of the Avett Brothers, Bon Iver, Broken Social Scene, and even Arcade Fire. And although it starts off with intensity and harsh focus, it slowly loses its way (intentionally or not) and crawls towards an end. The anthemic title track sets a great mood of freedom, and the following two cuts establish the album's theme of a yearning soul being trapped by illusionary obligations. But things slip up a bit starting with "Pigeonhold," which seemingly criticizes today's young quasi-hippie crowd, accusing them of stealing the past phenomenon of the 60's and not being as original and free-thinking as they claim to be. An interesting concept, but the band itself sounds like hippies, and thus lines up the hypocritical "I do that, but anyone else who does it is stupid." It may not be true, the members of Port O'Brien might be straight edge, but it's a message not suiting them. After that brief head-turner All We Could Do Was Sing quickly heads downhill into a cycle of pointless jams and boring guitar progressions, and scurries in the last two to three songs to re-vamp the album's themes. While it isn't close to being perfect, Port O'Brien are capable of expressing their ideas eloquently when they aren't thinking too hard.
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