A great album - I notice that a lot of Ida s fans are really into folk in general. That said, I come from a different standpoint. I like rock. My favorite bands are the Smashing Pumpkins, Stereolab, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Radiohead, etc.So with that out of the way, Ida is up there in my top five bands as the lone folk group I listen to at all. And this album is...well, it s a great album, but it s probably their worst. It follows Will You Find Me, which is a really tough act to follow, and it s just kind of nudged in between that and Heart Like a River, which I found to be a giant step up from The Braille Night. But it is not a bad album at all, certain songs on it are among Ida s best, like Arrowheads and Moves Through the Air. Blizzard of 78 is the album s hardest track, and it s a good track, but it s nowhere even close to Turn Me On, which was Will You Find Me s hardest track.Aside from comparisons, if you like Ida, and this is the only CD on the shelf, it s a great buy. If any other Ida albums are present, go with whatever else there is (you d be lucky to find any single Ida on a shelf).
Pretty Good, but not Ida at its best - The Braille Night is the fourth of Ida s albums i ve bought, so i m comparing it to Will You Find Me, Ten Small Paces, and Tales of Brave Ida. I would rank Braille Night a little bellow these other three (Will You Find Me is my favorite). I find that after listening to the Braille Night for a week it lacks the depth and different textures of their other albums, though it does have a certain echoy and spacious quality to it. Though the album is a little bit of a bore compared to other Ida albums there are some top notch Ida tunes here, including Lets Go Walking and So Long. Overall this is a good album and if you re an Ida definately buy it because this is truly an Ida album as only they could create.
so smooth and warm - Ida is something of a surprise for me. I bought this album knowing Dan Littleton from his work with Tara Jane O Neil, and couldn t really guess that Ida delivers pure brilliance. Ida combine omnipresent pop-music idioms with folk-music approach and wrap all of that into post-rock atmosphere. I love the way the songs slide from one to another, love Ida s singing and love that melancholy they breathe. Can hardly wait to hear more of their music.
i love ida - i had to have this cd.i borrowed it from a friend, who was reluctant to lend it since she had only recently purchased it, and i didn t want to give it back to her. eventually i had to. and i soon found myself running out and buying it.ida snuck up on me. but i love them.i first heard ida in 1997. little things was on a mix tape i had received, and i loved that song so much i quickly checked out the rest of their repertoire. it was good, but i wasn t compelled to love them or anything. then i listened to it again, and i realized that it was great stuff. and the braille night is no exception. so long blizzard of 78 and so worn out are the best songs on the braille night. don t miss them.a friend described ida to me as sit back and contemplate your life music and i believe that is a wonderful description. listen to ida. love them. i, for one, have never loved so much as i do right now, listening to the braille night.
Expect nothing less than perfection... - For close to 10 years Ida have steadily put out record after record of unbelievable material. Braille Night is no exception. This album showcases some of the finest songwriting the band has ever seen, and in my opinion the songs flow more smoothly than Will You Find Me. All these songs hold something incredible to them. Go out and buy it now.