Dirty Three - She Has No Strings Apollo (2003)

The Dirty Three is an Australian instrumental trio, which includes Bad Seed Warren Ellis on violin and piano, hence my interest.

I've no idea when or where I bought this, nor of ever listening to it, so this might be a first.

Alice Wading opens - a listenable rock guitar and violin piece, then She Has No Strings, a slower and more rambling piece, a mood which continues across the next two tunes. Sister Let Them is a little more manic, while She Lifted The Net seems to shamble through a sorrowful tune. Finally Rude, which really wakes this listener up as a slow violin melody gives way to a full-on bluesy guitar riff.

It's an album which grew on me as it played and will probably reward further investigation.

UPDATE: I further investigated, and it wasn't rewarded. In fact, the more I heard of this album, the more rambling and pointless it became.

Link to album tracks

2* - Enough to maintain the interest, but probably needs a second listen.*

*After that second listen I reconsidered. It didn't maintain the interest, and VAR has downrated it.