Deceiver (album)

:"For the 1997 film starring Tim Roth, see:" Deceiver (film).Infobox Album |
Name = Deceiver
Type = Album
Artist = Chris Thile


Released = October 12, 2004
Recorded =
Genre = Bluegrass
Length =
Label =
Producer = Chris Thile, Gary Paczosa
Reviews =
*"Allmusic" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:omsyxdyb5ols link]
*"Harp" (positive) [http://harpmagazine.com/reviews/cd_reviews/detail.cfm?article_id=2612 link]
*"Houston Chronicle" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/music/cdreviews/2941204.html link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/6569980/review/6583064?utm_source=Rhapsody&utm_medium=CDreview link]
Last album = "Not All Who Wander Are Lost"
(2001)
This album = "Deceiver"
(2004)
Next album = "How to Grow a Woman from the Ground"
(2006)

"Deceiver" is the fourth solo album by American newgrass mandolinist Chris Thile, released in 2004. It features a total of 39 instruments, all played by Thile himself. The instruments played on the album include the mandolin, mandola, bass guitar, electric guitar, violin, and various percussion instruments. In 2005, the album was nominated the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical to the album's engineers, Thile and Gary Paczosa.

Musical style

In a 2007 interview, Chris Thile discussed what he musically envisioned for "Deceiver": cquote|"I had to get that record out of my system I think. I really love pop music. I really love well made pop music. I needed to try making a pop record before I could move on and do what I really think I actually should be doing. That [last record] was like exploring pop music, not as an influence of mine, but as the desired result. Sometimes it works, but that ultimately I’m just not a pop musician. I love [pop music] ; I think it’s a very noble calling. But it’s not my calling. And that’s kinda how I feel about that record. I feel like I hit the nail on the head about maybe two or three out of ten. Which is not a high enough percentage. That being said, I’m proud of that record because I think it helped me get that out of my system. I also like the control thing. I realized I don’t want that much control. That’s just too much control for any one musician to have. And it’s not necessarily conducive to the best music making." [ [http://cornellsun.com/node/21197 After Nickel Creek, Thile Continues to Grow] . "Cornell Daily Sun". Retrieved November 2, 2007]

Track listing

#"Wrong Idea" - 2:37
#"On Ice" - 3:52
#"Locking Doors" - 2:44
#"Waltz For Dewayne Pomeroy" - 3:03
#"Empire Falls" - 2:58
#"I'm Nowhere and You're Everything" - 5:54
#"Jessamyn's Reel" - 1:54
#"The Believer" - 2:35
#"This Is All Real" - 3:27
#"Ready For Anything" - 5:15

All songs by Chris Thile.

Personnel

*Chris Thile - Music, Arranger, Producer, Art Direction, Design
*Gary Paczosa - Producer, Engineer
*Wendy Stamberger - Art Direction

References