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America (The Way I See It) -- CD
Hank Williams Jr.
1990 Curb Records
Hank tells it like it is!, March 17, 2002
By Kristy (La Porte City, IA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: America (The Way I See It), Vol. 18 (Audio CD)
I am a lover of many types of music, but many people would be suprised to know this is one of my favorite albums. I like how genuine and charming Hank Williams Jr. can be. I think the media and entertainment business could take a lesson from him. Instead of trying to popularize his songs, he raises controversial subjects that might offend people, but he really does not care. I may not always agree with everything he says like on his song "I've Got Rights," because he talks about using murder to avenge his deceased wife and son. He really strikes a chord in "Mr. Lincoln" laying bare the corruptness of todays government and how he wishes we could go back to the good old days when America still beleived in its slogan "In God We Trust." The track that means most to me personally would have to be "Country Boy Can Survive." It has a bluegrass feel...it talks about how even if things get bleak and dangerous in todays world, the simple who live off the land will survive and I agree with this statement. He may be most popularly known for his football party song "All My Rowdy Friends Are Comin Over For Monday Night Football," but I like his geniune bluegrass/rock songs best. This album is a keeper. It may be a little dated (The song "Don't Give Us a Reason" was about Desert Storm") it still relates to things going on in America today. This is the way Hank sees America, check it out to see if you agree.
"Don't Give Us a Reason" (Jim Ed Norman, Hank Williams, Jr.) – 2:36
"Mr. Lincoln" (Jimmy Bowen, Johnny MacRae) – 4:14
"I've Got Rights" (Williams) – 3:35
"The Coalition to Ban Coalitions" (Williams) – 2:09
"All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" (Williams) – 2:18
"Give a ***" (Williams) – 2:35
"Practice What I Preach" (Norman, Williams) – 2:43
"The American Way" (Williams) – 3:06
"A Country Boy Can Survive" (Williams) – 4:16
"The U.S.A. Today" (Ron Hellard, Johnny MacRae) – 3:18
Dennie
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Greatest Hits -- CD
John Anderson
1996 BNA Records
Amazon.com
In the late 1980s, John Anderson found himself in the awkward position of seeing the country charts dominated by the new traditionalism, and yet he couldn't buy a hit. Anderson refused to give in, however, and he signed with the fifth company of his career, a brand new label called BNA, and threw the dice one more time. His gratifyingly successful years there have been summed up on Greatest Hits. As good as the songs are, what really makes these hits great is the combination of Anderson's rich, pure-country, baritone drawl, and the pumping swamp rhythms he adds to all his uptempo numbers. Only a handful of country stars could round 15 songs from 1992-96 as impressive as these. Unfortunately, BNA includes his remake of "Swingin'," which sounds busy and less focused than the Warner Bros. original. --Geoffrey Himes
"Money in the Bank" (Mark D. Sanders, Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard) – 2:58
"Seminole Wind" (John Anderson) – 3:58
"Straight Tequila Night" (Debbie Hupp, Kent Robbins) – 2:55
"I Wish I Could Have Been There" (J. Anderson, Robbins) – 3:32
"I Fell in the Water" (Jerry Salley, Jeff Stevens) - 2:40
"I've Got It Made" (Max D. Barnes) – 2:52
"Keep Your Hands to Yourself" (Daniel John Baird) - 3:44
"Mississippi Moon" (Tony Joe White, Carson Whitsett) - 4:15
"Swingin'" (J. Anderson, Lionel Delmore) - 2:59
"When It Comes to You" (Mark Knopfler) – 3:52
"Long Hard Lesson Learned" (J. Anderson, Donna Anderson, Michael A. Anderson, Knopfler) – 3:26
"Let Go of the Stone" (Barnes) – 3:20
"Country 'Til I Die" (J. Anderson, Troy Seals, Eddie Setzer) – 3:02
"Who Got Our Love" (J. Anderson, Delmore) – 3:18
"Bend It Until It Breaks" (J. Anderson, Delmore) – 4:05
Dennie
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40 Greatest Hits -- 2 CD Box Set
Hank Williams
1990 Polygram UK (Import)
Songs that live forever, September 23, 2003
By Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
(TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Hank Williams - 40 Greatest Hits (Audio CD)
Hank was a fine singer who ensured his place in popular music history by the exceptional quality of his songwriting. His songs were often recorded by pop singers of the time and this practice has continued ever since. He rarely recorded covers - so rarely that the ones he did record are often thought of as his own songs anyway.
This compilation was originally released on vinyl and later re-issued on CD. As far as song selection goes, this is the ultimate double CD of his music. The sound quality is plenty good enough for me, though it might be interesting to hear it digitally re-mastered with the latest technology.
Virtually every famous song associated with Hank can be found here, including all his own hits on the American country and pop charts. You can also find all the songs that have become popular via cover versions, some of which were only B-sides for Hank. The most significant omission (and it took me a while to notice that it was missing) is Honky tonkin', a great song but not absolutely essential.
Tribute albums and other cover versions continue to be recorded, not just in country and pop music, but also Cajun, jazz, rock and other genres, so each new generation gets reminded of Hank's legacy.
There have been many compilations of Hank's music but this is the only one that contains all the essentials and no more. As such, it is the ideal compilation for most people. I thought that the more recent British 4 CD budget box (Hillbilly hero) might include all the songs from this set but it does not cover his whole career and therefore omits several obvious songs including Jambalaya, You win again, Kaw-liga, Your cheating heart and Take these chains from my heart although it does include Honky tonkin'.
So if you only want one collection of Hank's music, make it this one.
Disc one
"Move It on Over"
"A Mansion on the Hill" (Fred Rose/Hank Williams)
"Lovesick Blues" (Cliff Friend/Irving Mills) (*)
"Wedding Bells" (Claude Boone)
"Mind Your Own Business"
"You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) "
"Lost Highway" (Leon Payne)
"My Bucket's Got a Hole in It"
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
"I Just Don't Like This Kind of Living"
"Long Gone Lonesome Blues"
"My Son Calls Another Man Daddy" (Hank Williams/Jewell House)
"Why Don't You Love Me"
"Why Should We Try Anymore"
"They'll Never Take Her Love from Me" (Leon Payne)
"Moanin' the Blues"
"Nobody's Lonesome for Me"
"Cold, Cold Heart"
"Dear John" (Tex Ritter/Aubrie Gass)
"Howlin' at the Moon"
Disc two
"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)"
"Hey, Good Lookin'"
"Crazy Heart" (Maurice Murray/Fred Rose)
"(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle" (Jimmie Davis/Hank Williams)
"Baby, We're Really in Love"
"Ramblin' Man"
"Honky Tonk Blues"
"I'm Sorry for You My Friend"
"Half as Much" (Curley Williams)
"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
"Window Shopping" (Marcel Joseph)
"Settin' the Woods on Fire" (Ed G. Nelson/Fred Rose)
"You Win Again"
"I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" (Hank Williams/Fred Rose)
"Kaw-Liga" (*)
"Your Cheatin' Heart"
"Take These Chains from My Heart" (Fred Rose/Hy Heath)
"I Won't Be Home No More"
"Weary Blues from Waitin'"
"I Saw the Light" (*)
Bonus Picture.....
Dennie
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The Essential Johnny Cash -- 2 CD Set
Johnny Cash
2002 Columbia Legacy
Amazon.com
It's a great and perhaps impossible challenge to encapsulate the highlights of Johnny Cash's vast musical catalog in a two-CD, 36-song collection like this. Yet, though it barely scratches the surface, 2002's The Essential Johnny Cash--part of a series of compilations and reissues celebrating Cash's 70th birthday--does present three-dozen satisfying and balanced snapshots of some of the Man in Black's most memorable work for the Sun, Columbia, and Mercury labels. Above all else, these 36 selections are wonderful reminders of Cash's rustic eclecticism. Cuts range from '50s Sun rockabilly classics like "Hey Porter" and "I Walk the Line" to '60s country-folk gems like "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" and Cash's memorable duet with Bob Dylan on Dylan's "Girl from the North Country." Also included are more recent samplings of Cash's celebrated collaborations, including "Highwayman," which he recorded in 1984 with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson as part of the on-again, off-again supergroup the Highwaymen, and "The Wanderer," a fervent gospel collaboration with U2 that appeared on the band's 1993 album, Zooropa. --Bob Allen
Disc one
"Hey Porter" – 2:13
"Cry! Cry! Cry!" – 2:23
"I Walk the Line" – 2:43
"Get Rhythm" – 2:13
"There You Go" – 2:17
"Ballad of a Teenage Queen" (Jack Clement) – 2:11
"Big River" – 2:31
"Guess Things Happen That Way" (Jack Clement) – 1:49
"All Over Again" – 2:12
"Don't Take Your Guns to Town" – 3:02
"Five Feet High and Rising" – 1:46
"The Rebel - Johnny Yuma" (Richard Markowitz/Andrew Fenady) – 1:52
"Tennessee Flat Top Box" – 2:58
"I Still Miss Someone" (Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jr.) – 2:34
"Ring of Fire" (June Carter/Merle Kilgore) – 2:35
"The Ballad of Ira Hayes" (Peter LaFarge) – 4:07
"Orange Blossom Special" (E.T. Rouse) – 3:06
"Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)" (traditional, arranged by Johnny Cash) – 3:51
Disc two
"It Ain't Me, Babe" (Bob Dylan) – 3:03
Performed with June Carter Cash
"The One on the Right Is on the Left" (Jack Clement) – 2:47
"Jackson" (Gaby Rodgers/Billy Edd Wheeler) – 2:44
Performed with June Carter Cash
"Folsom Prison Blues" (live version) – 2:44
"Daddy Sang Bass" (Carl Perkins) – 2:20
"Girl from the North Country" (Bob Dylan) – 3:42
Performed by Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash; from Dylan's Nashville Skyline
"A Boy Named Sue" (Shel Silverstein) – 3:46
"If I Were a Carpenter" (Tim Hardin) – 2:59
Performed with June Carter Cash
"Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" (Kris Kristofferson) – 4:09
"Flesh and Blood" – 2:36
"Man in Black" – 2:52
"Ragged Old Flag" - 3:09
"One Piece at a Time" (Wayne Kemp) – 4:01
"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" (Stan Jones) – 3:44
"Song of the Patriot" (Marty Robbins/S. Milete) - 3:29
Performed with Marty Robbins
"Highwayman" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:03
Performed with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson as The Highwaymen
"The Night Hank Williams Came to Town" (B. Braddock/C. Williams) - 3:24
Performed with Waylon Jennings
"The Wanderer" (Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr., Adam Clayton) – 4:43
Performed by U2 featuring Johnny Cash; from U2's album Zooropa
All songs written by Johnny Cash except where noted.
Dennie
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Concert In The Park - August 15th, 1991 -- 2 CD Box Set
Paul Simon
1991 Warner Bros. Records
My Favorite Album, July 6, 1998
By A Customer
This review is from: Concert in the Park (Audio CD)
Where to begin! Let me first say that I am a huge fan of Paul Simon, so I'm probably not the most objective opinion... That said, Paul Simon's Concert In The Park is my favorite CD for a couple reasons: It is a great introduction to Simon for those two people on earth unfamiliar with his work, and, more important, it offers brilliant renditions of both Simon's greatest hits from the Garfunkel years as well as new takes of his lesser known songs. I love the African and South American sounds Simon explores, I love the band that's behind him, but most of all, I loooove the music! Buy this CD--I promise you won't be sorry.
Disc 1
"The Obvious Child"
"The Boy in the Bubble"
"She Moves On"
"Kodachrome"
"Born at the Right Time"
"Train in the Distance"
"Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard"
"I Know What I Know"
"The Cool, Cool River"
"Bridge over Troubled Water"
"Proof"
Disc 2
"The Coast"
"Graceland"
"You Can Call Me Al"
"Still Crazy After All These Years"
"Loves Me Like a Rock"
"Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes"
"Hearts and Bones"
"Late in the Evening"
"America"
"The Boxer"
"Cecilia"
"The Sound of Silence"
Dennie
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Chronicle - The 20 Greatest Hits -- CD
Creedence Clearwater Revival
1976/1990 Fantasy Records
Best American Band of the 1960's, July 3, 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: Chronicle, Vol. 1: The 20 Greatest Hits (Audio CD)
With all due respect, there were many great American bands from the 1960's. But none as successful as CCR (who deserved their success, I may add). This features all but one essential hit ("Born on the Bayou" can be found on Chronicle Volume 2). All of the songs are great, but some of the best songs include "Proud Mary", "Fortunate Son", "Green River", "Travelling Band", and the 11 minute "I Heard It Through The Grapevine". John Fogerty is very versatile in his talents, being able to play guitar and sing as well as he could/can and write clever and meaningful songs which are still fun to listen to. Listen to this one for yourself and hear why CCR was as successful as they were!!!
1. "Susie Q" (Dale Hawkins, Stan Lewis, Eleanor Broadwater) Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) 4:36
2. "I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) 4:30
3. "Proud Mary" Bayou Country (1969) 3:07
4. "Bad Moon Rising" Green River (1969) 2:18
5. "Lodi" Green River (1969) 3:09
6. "Green River" Green River (1969) 2:32
7. "Commotion" Green River (1969) 2:41
8. "Down on the Corner" Willy and the Poor Boys (1969) 2:43
9. "Fortunate Son" Willy and the Poor Boys (1969) 2:18
10. "Travelin' Band" Cosmo's Factory (1970) 2:07
11. "Who'll Stop the Rain" Cosmo's Factory (1970) 2:27
12. "Up Around the Bend" Cosmo's Factory (1970) 2:41
13. "Run Through the Jungle" Cosmo's Factory (1970) 3:05
14. "Lookin' out My Back Door" Cosmo's Factory (1970) 2:31
15. "Long As I Can See the Light" Cosmo's Factory (1970) 3:32
16. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong (vinyl and cassette releases; CD version features the full 11:06 version)) Cosmo's Factory (1970) 3:52
17. "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" Pendulum (1970) 2:38
18. "Hey Tonight" Pendulum (1970) 2:41
19. "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" Mardi Gras (1972) 2:55
20. "Someday Never Comes" Mardi Gras (1972) 3:59
Total length:
67:33
Dennie
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Although it is only 64 degrees outside, I'm getting ready with......
Sounds of Summer - The Very Best of The Beach Boys -- CD
The Beach Boys
2003 Capitol Records
Amazon.com
The cynic may question just how many Beach Boys greatest hits albums are enough. Everyone else, however, will appreciate what makes Sounds of Summer unique. This is the first single-disc collection to feature such a large cross section of hits from the group's entire career, spanning 1962's "Surfin' Safari" through 1988's "Kokomo." All 30 tracks, spanning several label changes, were Billboard Top 40 hits and are probably now as identifiable as the national anthem to anyone with radio or TV access. The fact that the tracks aren't in chronological order helps make for a fresh listening experience, as does the crisp digital sound. And yet these songs--even those that are more than four decades old--always sound strangely fresh and will likely remain so as long as there are beaches, young people, and that symbolic season of freedom and dreams. Which is to say that the title here passes the "truth in advertising" test. Perfect for those casual fans not yet ready to spring for the individual albums, Sounds of Summer is in many ways a better representation of this legendary band's art than Elvis' 30 No. 1 Hits and The Beatles 1 were of the King and the Fab Four. --Bill Holdship
"California Girls" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1965]) – 2:44
Stereo remix from Endless Harmony Soundtrack
"I Get Around" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1964]) – 2:13
"Surfin' Safari" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1962]) – 2:05
"Surfin' USA" (Brian Wilson/Chuck Berry [1963]) – 2:27
"Fun, Fun, Fun" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1964]) – 2:18
"Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson [1963]) – 2:27
"Don't Worry Baby" (Brian Wilson/Roger Christian [1964]) – 2:47
"Little Deuce Coupe" (Brian Wilson/Roger Christian [1963]) – 1:38
"Shut Down" (Brian Wilson/Roger Christian [1963]) – 1:48
Exclusive new stereo remix
"Help Me, Rhonda" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1965]) – 2:46
"Be True to Your School" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1963]) – 2:08
"When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1964]) – 2:02
"In My Room" (Brian Wilson/Gary Usher [1963]) – 2:12
"God Only Knows" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher [1966]) – 2:51
"Sloop John B" (Trad. Arr. Brian Wilson [1966]) – 2:57
Above two: stereo remixes from The Pet Sounds Sessions box set
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher/Mike Love [1966]) – 2:31
Revised stereo remix from 2001 re-issue of Pet Sounds
"Getcha Back" (Mike Love/Terry Melcher [1985]) – 3:00
"Come Go with Me" (C.E. Quick [1978]) – 2:05
"Rock and Roll Music" (Chuck Berry [1976]) – 2:27
"Dance, Dance, Dance" (Brian Wilson/Carl Wilson/Mike Love [1964]) – 2:00
Exclusive new stereo remix
"Barbara Ann" (Fred Fassert [1965]) – 2:11
"Do You Wanna Dance?" (Bobby Freeman [1965]) – 2:18
"Heroes and Villains" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks [1967]) – 3:38
"Good Timin'" (Brian Wilson/Carl Wilson [1979]) – 2:12
"Kokomo" (John Phillips/Mike Love/Scott McKenzie/Terry Melcher [1988])3:35
"Do It Again" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1968]) – 2:18
Single version, without workshop effects coda
"Wild Honey" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1967]) – 2:37
"Darlin'" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1967]) – 2:12
"I Can Hear Music" (Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich/Phil Spector [1969]) – 2:36
"Good Vibrations" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1966]) – 3:36
Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys (Capitol 72435 82710 2) hit #16 in the US during a chart stay of 104 weeks.
Sounds of Summer - The Very Best of The Beach Boys -- CD
The Beach Boys
2003 Capitol Records
Amazon.com
The cynic may question just how many Beach Boys greatest hits albums are enough. Everyone else, however, will appreciate what makes Sounds of Summer unique. This is the first single-disc collection to feature such a large cross section of hits from the group's entire career, spanning 1962's "Surfin' Safari" through 1988's "Kokomo." All 30 tracks, spanning several label changes, were Billboard Top 40 hits and are probably now as identifiable as the national anthem to anyone with radio or TV access. The fact that the tracks aren't in chronological order helps make for a fresh listening experience, as does the crisp digital sound. And yet these songs--even those that are more than four decades old--always sound strangely fresh and will likely remain so as long as there are beaches, young people, and that symbolic season of freedom and dreams. Which is to say that the title here passes the "truth in advertising" test. Perfect for those casual fans not yet ready to spring for the individual albums, Sounds of Summer is in many ways a better representation of this legendary band's art than Elvis' 30 No. 1 Hits and The Beatles 1 were of the King and the Fab Four. --Bill Holdship
"California Girls" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1965]) – 2:44
Stereo remix from Endless Harmony Soundtrack
"I Get Around" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1964]) – 2:13
"Surfin' Safari" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1962]) – 2:05
"Surfin' USA" (Brian Wilson/Chuck Berry [1963]) – 2:27
"Fun, Fun, Fun" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1964]) – 2:18
"Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson [1963]) – 2:27
"Don't Worry Baby" (Brian Wilson/Roger Christian [1964]) – 2:47
"Little Deuce Coupe" (Brian Wilson/Roger Christian [1963]) – 1:38
"Shut Down" (Brian Wilson/Roger Christian [1963]) – 1:48
Exclusive new stereo remix
"Help Me, Rhonda" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1965]) – 2:46
"Be True to Your School" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1963]) – 2:08
"When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1964]) – 2:02
"In My Room" (Brian Wilson/Gary Usher [1963]) – 2:12
"God Only Knows" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher [1966]) – 2:51
"Sloop John B" (Trad. Arr. Brian Wilson [1966]) – 2:57
Above two: stereo remixes from The Pet Sounds Sessions box set
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Brian Wilson/Tony Asher/Mike Love [1966]) – 2:31
Revised stereo remix from 2001 re-issue of Pet Sounds
"Getcha Back" (Mike Love/Terry Melcher [1985]) – 3:00
"Come Go with Me" (C.E. Quick [1978]) – 2:05
"Rock and Roll Music" (Chuck Berry [1976]) – 2:27
"Dance, Dance, Dance" (Brian Wilson/Carl Wilson/Mike Love [1964]) – 2:00
Exclusive new stereo remix
"Barbara Ann" (Fred Fassert [1965]) – 2:11
"Do You Wanna Dance?" (Bobby Freeman [1965]) – 2:18
"Heroes and Villains" (Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks [1967]) – 3:38
"Good Timin'" (Brian Wilson/Carl Wilson [1979]) – 2:12
"Kokomo" (John Phillips/Mike Love/Scott McKenzie/Terry Melcher [1988])3:35
"Do It Again" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1968]) – 2:18
Single version, without workshop effects coda
"Wild Honey" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1967]) – 2:37
"Darlin'" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1967]) – 2:12
"I Can Hear Music" (Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich/Phil Spector [1969]) – 2:36
"Good Vibrations" (Brian Wilson/Mike Love [1966]) – 3:36
Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys (Capitol 72435 82710 2) hit #16 in the US during a chart stay of 104 weeks.
Dennie
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This is a Great Album... :handgestures-thumbup: :handgestures-thumbup:
Love's Been Rough On Me -- CD
Etta James
1997 RCA Records
Love's Been Rough on Me is a terrific latter-day album from Etta James, capturing her at the peak of her powers. James' voice has diminished only slightly over the course of her career, and she knows how to make such warhorses as "I've Been Loving You Too Long" sound fresh. She also invests contemporary music, including John Berry's contemporary country hit "If I Had Any Pride Left at All," with real soul. The result is a record that delivers the real goods with grace and style. ~ Leo Stanley
Track listing
1. Rock, The
2. Cry Like a Rainy Day
3. Love's Been Rough on Me
4. Love It or Leave It Alone
5. Don't Touch Me
6. Hold Me (Just a Little Longer Tonight)
7. If I Had Any Pride Left at All
8. I Can Give You Everything
9. I've Been Loving You Too Long
10. Done in the Dark
Love's Been Rough On Me -- CD
Etta James
1997 RCA Records
Love's Been Rough on Me is a terrific latter-day album from Etta James, capturing her at the peak of her powers. James' voice has diminished only slightly over the course of her career, and she knows how to make such warhorses as "I've Been Loving You Too Long" sound fresh. She also invests contemporary music, including John Berry's contemporary country hit "If I Had Any Pride Left at All," with real soul. The result is a record that delivers the real goods with grace and style. ~ Leo Stanley
Track listing
1. Rock, The
2. Cry Like a Rainy Day
3. Love's Been Rough on Me
4. Love It or Leave It Alone
5. Don't Touch Me
6. Hold Me (Just a Little Longer Tonight)
7. If I Had Any Pride Left at All
8. I Can Give You Everything
9. I've Been Loving You Too Long
10. Done in the Dark
Dennie
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I've been inspired..... :handgestures-thumbup:
Greatest Hits -- CD
Eurythmics
1991 Arista Records
Amazon.com essential recording
One of the earliest things that we learned about Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart was that the duo had style. In their first few MTV videos, including "Sweet Dreams" and "Love Is a Stranger," they were just as notable for their androgynous suits and rubber utility coverall, as they were for their ice box synthetic dance beats. But as Eurythmics continued to churn out one hit after another, something else became refreshingly apparent: In the midst of all of the impersonal drum machines and frozen electronics, Lennox displayed both rhythm and soul. With a voice powerful enough to hold its own against genre queen Aretha Franklin ("Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves"), Lennox added another dimension to the haunting moodiness of "Who's That Girl" and "Here Comes the Rain Again." Changing personas and musical stylings with every release, Eurythmics blasted out horn-infused rockers ("Would I Lie to You"), country-fied twangers ("Thorn in My Side"), and melodic brilliance ("When Tomorrow Comes"). Greatest Hits captures the band's most inspired moments and justifies all of the original fuss. --Steve Gdula
1. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
2. When Tomorrow Comes
3. Here Comes the Rain Again
4. Who's That Girl?
5. Would I Lie to You?
6. Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
7. There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)
8. Missionary Man
9. Don't Ask Me Why
10. I Need a Man
11. Love Is a Stranger
12. Thorn in My Side
13. The King and Queen of America
14. Angel
Greatest Hits -- CD
Eurythmics
1991 Arista Records
Amazon.com essential recording
One of the earliest things that we learned about Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart was that the duo had style. In their first few MTV videos, including "Sweet Dreams" and "Love Is a Stranger," they were just as notable for their androgynous suits and rubber utility coverall, as they were for their ice box synthetic dance beats. But as Eurythmics continued to churn out one hit after another, something else became refreshingly apparent: In the midst of all of the impersonal drum machines and frozen electronics, Lennox displayed both rhythm and soul. With a voice powerful enough to hold its own against genre queen Aretha Franklin ("Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves"), Lennox added another dimension to the haunting moodiness of "Who's That Girl" and "Here Comes the Rain Again." Changing personas and musical stylings with every release, Eurythmics blasted out horn-infused rockers ("Would I Lie to You"), country-fied twangers ("Thorn in My Side"), and melodic brilliance ("When Tomorrow Comes"). Greatest Hits captures the band's most inspired moments and justifies all of the original fuss. --Steve Gdula
1. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
2. When Tomorrow Comes
3. Here Comes the Rain Again
4. Who's That Girl?
5. Would I Lie to You?
6. Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
7. There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)
8. Missionary Man
9. Don't Ask Me Why
10. I Need a Man
11. Love Is a Stranger
12. Thorn in My Side
13. The King and Queen of America
14. Angel
Dennie
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This seemed appropriate for Memorial Day.....
Wish You Were Here -- CD
Pink Floyd
1975/1990 Columbia Records
Amazon.com Essential Recording
Wish You Were Here is a song cycle dedicated to Pink Floyd's original frontman, Syd Barrett, who'd flamed out years before: two grimly funny songs about the evils of the music business ("By the way, which one's Pink?"), and two long, touching ones about the band's vanished friend. The real star of the show, though, is the production: sparkling, convoluted, designed to sound deeply oh-wow under the influence--and pretty great sober too--with David Gilmour getting lots of space for his most lyrical guitar playing ever. And, though the album is big and ambitious, even bombastic, it somehow dodges being pretentious--the Barrett tributes are honest and heartfelt, beneath all the grand gestures and stereophonic trickery. --Douglas Wolk
Side one
No. Title Music Lead vocals Length
1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Parts I–V) Wright, Waters, Gilmour (Part I)
Gilmour, Waters, Wright (Part II)
Waters, Gilmour, Wright (Part III)
Gilmour, Wright, Waters (Part IV)
Waters, Gilmour, Wright (Part V) Waters 13:38
2. "Welcome to the Machine" Waters Gilmour 7:30
Side two
No. Title Music Lead vocals Length
1. "Have a Cigar" Waters Harper 5:24
2. "Wish You Were Here" Waters, Gilmour Gilmour 5:17
3. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Parts VI–IX) Wright, Waters, Gilmour (Part VI)
Waters, Gilmour, Wright (Part VII)
Gilmour, Wright, Waters (Part VIII)
Wright (Part IX) Waters
Wish You Were Here -- CD
Pink Floyd
1975/1990 Columbia Records
Amazon.com Essential Recording
Wish You Were Here is a song cycle dedicated to Pink Floyd's original frontman, Syd Barrett, who'd flamed out years before: two grimly funny songs about the evils of the music business ("By the way, which one's Pink?"), and two long, touching ones about the band's vanished friend. The real star of the show, though, is the production: sparkling, convoluted, designed to sound deeply oh-wow under the influence--and pretty great sober too--with David Gilmour getting lots of space for his most lyrical guitar playing ever. And, though the album is big and ambitious, even bombastic, it somehow dodges being pretentious--the Barrett tributes are honest and heartfelt, beneath all the grand gestures and stereophonic trickery. --Douglas Wolk
Side one
No. Title Music Lead vocals Length
1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Parts I–V) Wright, Waters, Gilmour (Part I)
Gilmour, Waters, Wright (Part II)
Waters, Gilmour, Wright (Part III)
Gilmour, Wright, Waters (Part IV)
Waters, Gilmour, Wright (Part V) Waters 13:38
2. "Welcome to the Machine" Waters Gilmour 7:30
Side two
No. Title Music Lead vocals Length
1. "Have a Cigar" Waters Harper 5:24
2. "Wish You Were Here" Waters, Gilmour Gilmour 5:17
3. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Parts VI–IX) Wright, Waters, Gilmour (Part VI)
Waters, Gilmour, Wright (Part VII)
Gilmour, Wright, Waters (Part VIII)
Wright (Part IX) Waters
Dennie
Well-Known Member
My last one for the evening...
New Moon Daughter -- CD
Cassandra Wilson
1996 Blue Note Records
Amazon.com essential recording
Her luscious alto has the depth and texture of a great tenor saxophonist, but Cassandra Wilson's defining asset is a postmodern song sense that enables her to surf through Son House, Neil Young, Johnny Mercer, Billie Holiday, and (gasp!) the Monkees in pursuit of strong songs that can provide that instrument with a canvas. Her second Blue Note album extends Wilson's seductive pilgrimage beyond the conventions of jazz repertoire and accompaniment, yet it's her instincts as a jazz singer that inform these brilliant readings. The settings again step away from traditional small group jazz (for starters, there's no piano) to evoke the emotional core of these songs. Anyone who can turn the Monkees' "Last Train to Clarksville" into a slow-burning erotic vignette deserves your attention. --Sam Sutherland
"Strange Fruit" (Lewis Allan) — 5:33
"Love Is Blindness" (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Jr.) — 4:53
"Solomon Sang" (Cassandra Wilson) — 5:56
"Death Letter" (Son House) — 4:12
"Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) — 4:08
"Find Him" (Wilson) — 4:37
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (Hank Williams) — 4:50
"Last Train to Clarksville" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) — 5:15
"Until" (Wilson) — 6:29
"A Little Warm Death" (Wilson) — 5:43
"Memphis" (Wilson) — 5:04
"Harvest Moon" (Neil Young) — 5:01
New Moon Daughter -- CD
Cassandra Wilson
1996 Blue Note Records
Amazon.com essential recording
Her luscious alto has the depth and texture of a great tenor saxophonist, but Cassandra Wilson's defining asset is a postmodern song sense that enables her to surf through Son House, Neil Young, Johnny Mercer, Billie Holiday, and (gasp!) the Monkees in pursuit of strong songs that can provide that instrument with a canvas. Her second Blue Note album extends Wilson's seductive pilgrimage beyond the conventions of jazz repertoire and accompaniment, yet it's her instincts as a jazz singer that inform these brilliant readings. The settings again step away from traditional small group jazz (for starters, there's no piano) to evoke the emotional core of these songs. Anyone who can turn the Monkees' "Last Train to Clarksville" into a slow-burning erotic vignette deserves your attention. --Sam Sutherland
"Strange Fruit" (Lewis Allan) — 5:33
"Love Is Blindness" (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Jr.) — 4:53
"Solomon Sang" (Cassandra Wilson) — 5:56
"Death Letter" (Son House) — 4:12
"Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) — 4:08
"Find Him" (Wilson) — 4:37
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (Hank Williams) — 4:50
"Last Train to Clarksville" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) — 5:15
"Until" (Wilson) — 6:29
"A Little Warm Death" (Wilson) — 5:43
"Memphis" (Wilson) — 5:04
"Harvest Moon" (Neil Young) — 5:01
Dennie
Well-Known Member
Today's work truck music....
A Hundred Miles or More - A Collection -- CD
Alison Krauss
2007 Rounder Records
Amazon.com
A Hundred Miles or More carries the subtitle A Collection, and what a curious collection it is--cuts from soundtracks, side projects, and tribute albums, plus guest duets on other artists' albums and five previously unreleased tracks. In other words, this is a collection of Alison Krauss performances that have never appeared on an Alison Krauss album, though it holds together better than such a grab-bag approach might suggest. Highlights such as her duet with Brad Paisley on "Whiskey Lullaby" and her a cappella rendition of "Down to the River to Pray" from O Brother, Where Art Thou? will be familiar to most Krauss fans, though it's doubtful that many share her infatuation with retro rocker John Waite (with whom she revives his "Missing You" and duets on a cover of Don Williams's "Lay Down Beside Me."). Other projects represented range from Disney to the Chieftains to the Louvin Brothers (she duets with James Taylor on their "How's the World Treating You." There's minimal contribution from her Union Station band--making this a solo release by default--and little information to indicate whether the previously unreleased tracks were outtakes from earlier releases or recently recorded for this one. --Don McLeese
"You're Just a Country Boy" (Fred Hellerman, Marshall Barer)
"Simple Love" (Sarah Siskind)
"Jacob's Dream" (Julie Lee, John Pennell)
the story of the Lost Children of the Alleghenies
"Away Down the River" (Lee)
"Sawing on the Strings" (Lewis Compton)
"Down to the River to Pray" (Traditional)
"Baby Mine" (Ned Washington, Frank Churchill)
"Molly Bán (Bawn)" (Paddy Moloney)
"How's the World Treating You" (Chet Atkins, Boudleaux Bryant)
featuring James Taylor
"The Scarlet Tide" (Elvis Costello, Henry Burnett)
"Whiskey Lullaby" (Bill Anderson, Jon Randall)
featuring Brad Paisley
"You Will Be My Ain True Love" (Sting)
featuring Sting
"I Give You to His Heart" (Ron Block)
"Get Me Through December" (Gordie Sampson, Fred Lavery)
"Missing You" (John Waite, Mark Leonard, Charles Sanford)
featuring John Waite
"Lay Down Beside Me" (Don Williams)
featuring John Waite
A Hundred Miles or More - A Collection -- CD
Alison Krauss
2007 Rounder Records
Amazon.com
A Hundred Miles or More carries the subtitle A Collection, and what a curious collection it is--cuts from soundtracks, side projects, and tribute albums, plus guest duets on other artists' albums and five previously unreleased tracks. In other words, this is a collection of Alison Krauss performances that have never appeared on an Alison Krauss album, though it holds together better than such a grab-bag approach might suggest. Highlights such as her duet with Brad Paisley on "Whiskey Lullaby" and her a cappella rendition of "Down to the River to Pray" from O Brother, Where Art Thou? will be familiar to most Krauss fans, though it's doubtful that many share her infatuation with retro rocker John Waite (with whom she revives his "Missing You" and duets on a cover of Don Williams's "Lay Down Beside Me."). Other projects represented range from Disney to the Chieftains to the Louvin Brothers (she duets with James Taylor on their "How's the World Treating You." There's minimal contribution from her Union Station band--making this a solo release by default--and little information to indicate whether the previously unreleased tracks were outtakes from earlier releases or recently recorded for this one. --Don McLeese
"You're Just a Country Boy" (Fred Hellerman, Marshall Barer)
"Simple Love" (Sarah Siskind)
"Jacob's Dream" (Julie Lee, John Pennell)
the story of the Lost Children of the Alleghenies
"Away Down the River" (Lee)
"Sawing on the Strings" (Lewis Compton)
"Down to the River to Pray" (Traditional)
"Baby Mine" (Ned Washington, Frank Churchill)
"Molly Bán (Bawn)" (Paddy Moloney)
"How's the World Treating You" (Chet Atkins, Boudleaux Bryant)
featuring James Taylor
"The Scarlet Tide" (Elvis Costello, Henry Burnett)
"Whiskey Lullaby" (Bill Anderson, Jon Randall)
featuring Brad Paisley
"You Will Be My Ain True Love" (Sting)
featuring Sting
"I Give You to His Heart" (Ron Block)
"Get Me Through December" (Gordie Sampson, Fred Lavery)
"Missing You" (John Waite, Mark Leonard, Charles Sanford)
featuring John Waite
"Lay Down Beside Me" (Don Williams)
featuring John Waite