Trampoline [Europe]

Rating

Album: Trampoline [Europe]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Dance The Night Away	More Info...	4:23
2)	Tell Me Why	More Info...	3:46
3)	I Should Know	More Info...	3:07
4)	Someone Should Tell Her	More Info...	3:05
5)	To Be With You	More Info...	3:50
6)	I've Got This Feeling	More Info...	3:45
7)	Fool #1	More Info...	5:44
8)	I Don't Even Know Your Name	More Info...	3:08
9)	I Hope You Want Me Too	More Info...	4:54
10)	Melbourne Mambo Instrumental	More Info...	4:13
11)	Dolores	More Info...	3:48
12)	Save A Prayer	More Info...	5:06
13)	Dream River	More Info...	3:47
14)	All I Get	More Info...	4:10
15)	La Mucara	More Info...	6:03

Album: Trampoline [Europe]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Dance The Night Away	More Info...	4:23
2)	Tell Me Why	More Info...	3:46
3)	I Should Know	More Info...	3:07
4)	Someone Should Tell Her	More Info...	3:05
5)	To Be With You	More Info...	3:50
6)	I've Got This Feeling	More Info...	3:45
7)	Fool #1	More Info...	5:44
8)	I Don't Even Know Your Name	More Info...	3:08
9)	I Hope You Want Me Too	More Info...	4:54
10)	Melbourne Mambo Instrumental	More Info...	4:13
11)	Dolores	More Info...	3:48
12)	Save A Prayer	More Info...	5:06
13)	Dream River	More Info...	3:47
14)	All I Get	More Info...	4:10
15)	La Mucara	More Info...	6:03

Performer Notes

Personnel: Raul Malo (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Nick Kane (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, baritone guitar); Mark Casstevens (acoustic guitar, banjo); James House (acoustic guitar); Paul Deakin (electric guitar, drums); Denis Solee (flute, clarinet, saxophone); Sam Levine (flute, saxophone); Jeff Coffin, Don Jackson (saxophone); Jim Williamson, George Tidwell (trumpet); Chris Dunn, Dennis Good (trombone); Jerry Dale McFadden (piano, organ, Wurlitzer organ, background vocals); David Hungate, Dennis Burnside (piano); Farrell Morris (vibraphone, percussion); Robert Reynolds (acoustic bass, electric bass, background vocals); John Bailey, Vicki Hampton, Kim Fleming (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Mark Capps; Mike Bradley.
Recording information: Ocean Way Recording Studio, Nashville, TN.
Arranger: Dennis Burnside.
As their career progresses, the Mavericks are becoming more of a showcase for vocalist/frontman Raul Malo, both for better and for worse. They may be losing their band identity, but that may have been inevitable, considering that Malo is such a gifted, powerful musician. He is the driving force behind all of the group's stylistic fusions, their blend of honky tonk with country-rock, classic rock & roll, pop, and Latin. On Music for All Occasions, the stylistic blends sounded a little gimmicky, but the band sounds revitalized on Trampoline -- even the vaudevillian "Dolores" rings as true as the shuffling, cha-cha "I Should Know." If anything, the album is the least "country" album the Mavericks have ever done, but that's primarily because all of their influences have blended seamlessly together, creating an original, altogether intoxicating sound. Furthermore, they're not simply surface -- Malo's songs are clever constructions, ranking among the most imaginative roots songwriting of the '90s. His writing, combined with his band's musical panache, makes Trampoline a ride worth taking. ~ Thom Owens

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (4/2/98, p.73) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...while TRAMPOLINE finds the Mavericks dishing out breezy, lovelorn melodies, they're also sneaking a lot of genuinely eclectic weirdness past....a pop-orchestral blowout the likes of which hasn't been heard since Orbison's days on the Monument label..."

Entertainment Weekly (5/8/98, p.77) - "On their expansive fifth album, these Nashville iconoclasts fuse a myriad of unlikely stylistic elements into a satisfying whole....frontman Raul Malo['s]...majestic tenor...[and] emotional depth matches his band's skillful eclecticism." - Rating: A-