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[Dennie]

Today's work truck music......

Kamakiriad -- CD

Donald Fagen

1993 Reprise Records

Fagen's Cool Concept Album, July 24, 2002
By Alan Caylow (USA) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Kamakiriad (Audio CD)

Donald Fagen's 2nd solo album, 1993's "Kamakiriad," came darn close to being released as a Steely Dan album---Fagen's old Dan co-hort, Walter Becker, produced the album, plays guitar on it, and co-wrote the song "Snowbound," t'boot. But since Fagen practically wrote everything else for the album on his own, "Kamakiriad" was ultimately released as a Donald Fagen solo album (and the official return of Steely Dan would have to wait until 2000's "Two Against Nature"). But no matter---this "almost Steely Dan" album is simply terrific, filled with all of the high trademark qualities you'd expect in the music of a Dan man. It's a cool mixture of cocktail jazz/pop, featuring Fagen's hip vocals, cookin' guitars, fat drums, smooth keyboards, happenin' horns, and, for the cherry on top, great sound & production that's very crisp. Not only that, but "Kamakiriad" is a cool *concept* album, telling the story of an Everyman living sometime in the future, who takes off for a spin in his technological wonder car of the 21st century, the Kamakiri, and has several adventures along the way. Being a single album rather than a double, the storyline for "Kamakiriad" may be a lot thinner than, say, The Who's "Tommy" or Pink Floyd's "The Wall," but I don't think Fagen was trying to compete with these double-album rock epics, and the story he tells here is nice & simple, to the point, and a lot of fun, just like the songs themselves.So, hop in the car, hit the "Trans-Island Skyway," admire the "Countermoon," take your pick of "Tomorrow's Girls," chill out "On The Dunes," and head out to that "Teahouse On The Tracks." Donald Fagen's "Kamakiriad" is a wonderful ride.

"Trans-Island Skyway" (Fagen) – 6:30
"Countermoon" (Fagen) – 5:05
"Springtime" (Fagen) – 5:06
"Snowbound" (Walter Becker, Fagen) – 7:08
"Tomorrow's Girls" (Fagen) – 6:17
"Florida Room" (Fagen, Libby Titus) – 6:02
"On the Dunes" (Fagen) – 8:07
"Teahouse on the Tracks" (Fagen) – 6:09

 

[topper]

- some old Dr. John . . . released in 1972 on Atlantic records

1. Iko Iko
2. Blow Wind Blow
3. Big Chief
4. Somebody Changed The Lock
5. Mess Around
6. Let The Good Times Roll
7. Junko Partner
8. Stack-A-Lee
9. Tipitina
10. Those Lonely Lonely Nights
11. Huey Smith Medley: High Blood Pressure/Don't You Just Know It/Well I'll Be John Brown
12. Little Liza Jane


Amazon.com ~ essential recording ~
After the studio bloat of 1971's The Sun, Moon & Herbs, Gumbo is a tightly focused return to Rebennack's musical roots. His band is full of Louisiana legends (Harold Battiste, Lee Allen) plus lesser known but equally important 'Nawlins heroes: Ronnie Barron, Alvin Robinson, and a wonderful trombonist known simply as Streamline. Together, they rage through a dozen New Orleans classics, not only the work of Professor Longhair and Huey Smith, but also Earl King and Ray Charles, who lived in the Crescent City while leading the house band at the Dew Drop Inn. Many of these songs are closely associated with the '50s, but Gumbo never sounds forced or nostalgic; it's great work from start to finish. ~ Keith Moerer

His 1972 triumph, including the classics Tipitina and Junko Partner,
This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

 

[PaulyT]

Really enjoying this one, great vocal harmonies and acoustic guitar work. Good toe-tapping music!

 

[Dennie]

The Blues And The Abstract Truth -- 20 Bit CD

Oliver Nelson

1961/1995 MCA/Impulse! Records

Tremendous album, September 5, 2005
By Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Blues and the Abstract Truth (Audio CD)

One of those albums that over time has entered the legendary category - very much a landmark recording. STOLEN MOMENTS has not only become a jazz standard, but this initial recording of the tune is a masterpiece. Everything and everyone on it just clicks perfectly: Dolphy's solo on flute absolutely demands the listener's attention. And the other tunes are almost just as good, especially HOE-DOWN and CASCADES, both taken up tempo. The album was like a gust of fresh air when it first came out on LP in 1961, and it still sounds fresh today. One of those must-have CDs.

"Stolen Moments"
"Hoe-Down"
"Cascades"
"Yearnin'"
"Butch and Butch"
"Teenie's Blues"

(All tracks composed by Nelson.)

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Oliver Nelson — alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Eric Dolphy — flute, alto saxophone
George Barrow — baritone saxophone
Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
Bill Evans — piano
Paul Chambers — bass
Roy Haynes — drums

 

[Dennie]

New Orleans All Stars -- Remastered CD

Pete Fountain

1957/1997 Tradition Records

Great Music from a Great Group of Musicians!!, March 9, 2009
By M. Snook "Belching Basset" (USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: New Orleans All Stars (Audio CD)

While the audio quality could be better...it could be a lot worse by the new fad of over-editing old recordings to make them sound "pleasing" to our "modern" ears. It is refreshing to have yet another album bucking this trend and allowing us to hear it as it was heard all over the nation on turn tables.

So - that leaves us only the music to talk about - and WOW - what great music! Sheer genius on display and fluidity that has very few rivals.

May you live another 80+ years, Mr. Fountain - what a gift you have given us!!

Track Listing
1. South Rampart Street Parade
2. Sensation Rag
3. Sunset in Paradise
4. In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
5. Bayou Blues
6. Jazz Me Blues
7. Bugle Call Rag
8. St. James Infirmary
9. When the Saints Go Marching In

 

[Dennie]

Bing, Bing, Bing! -- CD

Charlie Hunter Trio

1995 Blue Note Records

Charlie Hunter's 1995 Blue Note debut landed the guitar virtuoso square on the music map as one of the most exciting new voices in jazz. His custom-built eight-string guitar (allowing him to play bass and guitar simultaneously) and taste for the funk was a revelation to younger listeners hungry for music rooted in jazz tradition but also encompassing more recent groove-driven movements such as hip-hop. When scribes tried to pigeonhole Hunter as a leader of San Francisco's acid jazz movement, the Bay Area native quickly dismissed the tag, referring to his music as "antacid jazz."The trio (with tenor saxophonist Dave Ellis and drummer Jay Lane) cuts deep, organic grooves through tunes such as "Greasy Granny" and "Fistful of Haggis," while the blue jazz ballad "Bing, Bing, Bing, Bing" plays like a meditative summer stroll along a North California beach. Elsewhere the trio brilliantly reshapes Nirvana's "Come as You Are" into a soulful samba. It's both a fitting tribute to Kurt Cobain, and a testament to Charlie Hunter's ability to drop-kick jazz into the 21st Century.

Track Listing
1. Greasy Granny
2. Wornell's Yorkies
3. Fistful of Haggis
4. Come as You Are
5. Scrabbling For Purchase
6. Bullethead
7. Bing, Bing, Bing, Bing
8. Squiddlesticks
9. Lazy Susan (With

 

[Dennie]

Rare Genius - The Undiscovered Masters -- CD

Ray Charles

2010 Concord Records

Unparalleled Genius, November 14, 2010
By Damian P. Gadal (Santa Barbara, CA USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
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This review is from: Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters (MP3 Download)

You never know what you're going to get with these posthumous music releases. Often times, it's something the artist would never have approved of, and a case of the record company trying cash in on their death. Not the case here, and I'm glad I took a chance and bought this.

This release holds up well with Ray Charles' other work, and shows that he was an unparalleled genius.

Refreshing Ray Charles that's now in the top of my current music rotation.

"Love's Gonna Bite You Back" – 3:54
"It Hurts To Be In Love" (Dixson, Toombs) – 4:53
"Wheel Of Fortune" (Benjamin, Weiss) – 4:00
"I'm Gonna Keep On Singin'" – 5:30
"There'll Be Some Changes Made" (Blackstone, Overstreet) – 4:04
"Isn't It Wonderful" (Taylor, Webster) – 4:13
"I Don't Want No One But You" – 4:20
"A Little Bitty Tear" (Cochran) – 3:35
"She's Gone" – 3:10
"Why Me Lord?" (Kristofferson) – 3:57

 

[Dennie]

Today's work truck music.......

Gold -- CD

Steely Dan

1991 MCA Records

Amazon.com

Not exactly a greatest-hits package (A Decade of Steely Dan gathers, and more prudently chooses, more), not quite a sampler (it includes Donald Fagen solo tracks), but Gold is nonetheless a useful thing for those unwilling to spring for the sweeping Citizen Steely Dan 4 CD set. For one thing, it has low overlap with Decade: The two share only "Deacon Blues," "Babylon Sisters," "Hey Nineteen," and "Bodhisattva"--the last in different versions. The two compilations together do a good job of summarizing the band's high points, and in the absence of a more comprehensive domestic sampler, that'd be about the best way to go. For "Josie," however, you'll have to go back to Aja. --Gavin McNett


"Hey Nineteen" – 5:05
"Green Earrings" – 4:07
"Deacon Blues" – 7:32
"Chain Lightning" – 3:00
"FM" – 5:06
"Black Cow" – 5:08
"King of the World" – 5:03
"Babylon Sisters" – 5:51
"Here at the Western World" – 4:02
"Century's End" (Fagen, Meher) – 5:31
"True Companion" (Fagen) – 5:10
"Bodhisattva" (Live) – 7:42

 

[topper]

Slow Down by Keb Mo

1. Muddy Water
2. I Was Wrong
3. Everything I Need
4. Henry
5. Soon As I Get Paid
6. A Better Man
7. I Don't Know
8. A Letter To Tracy
9. Slow Down
10. Rainmaker
11. Love In Vain
12. God Trying To Get Your Attention
13. I'm Telling You Now

, . . , :handgestures-thumbup:

 

[goaliechris]

 

[Dennie]

The Best of 1968 - 1973 -- CD

Steve Miller Band

1990 Capitol Records

Good stuff, no jokin', June 13, 2002
By Jinkyu - See all my reviews
This review is from: Steve Miller Band: The Best of 1968 - 1973 (Audio CD)

Steve Miller's work is generally noted for its listenability, but the distinction between this set and his later work is that the material here has more substance. This collection contains great rockers and pop songs, infused with some blues, but also showcases some of the psychedelia that was a prominent part of his pre-mid-'70s work. Leading the way are the hard-driving (literally) Americana classic "Living in the U.S.A.," the gorgeous rocker "Sugar Babe," and "The Joker," the cool, catchy staple of AM and FM radio. Also necessary inclusions for this multi-sobriqueted icon are the Western fantasies "Gangster of Love" and "Space Cowboy." Some songs mix in psychedelia, but the pretty entries from Sailor, "Quicksilver Girl" and the atmospheric "Song for Our Ancestors," are pure-breds. Stevie "Guitar" Miller also does the country sound well, as demonstrated in some of the studio tracks and a couple of live ones. This package represents a solid legacy from the fluid-sounding West Coast guitar hero and falls short of five stars just barely.

1

The Joker



4:25
2

Living in the U.S.A.



4:04
3

My Dark Hour



3:09
4

Going to the Country



3:13
5

Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma



5:40
6

Going to Mexico



2:28
7

Come on in My Kitchen



4:05
8

Evil



4:36
9

Song for Our Ancestors



6:00
10

Your Saving Grace



4:50
11

Quicksilver Girl



2:43
12

Seasons



3:51
13

Space Cowboy



4:57
14

Gangster of Love



1:15
15

Kow Kow Calqulator



4:27
16

Little Girl



3:23
17

Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around



2:30
18

Jackson-Kent Blues



7:18
19

Sugar Babe



4:33

 

[Dennie]

Bringing It All Back Home -- Remastered CD

Bob Dylan

1965/2004 Columbia Records

Amazon.com

"You sound like you're having a good old time," a purist Dylan fan is spotted telling the artist in the documentary Don't Look Back just after the release of this, his first (half-)electric album. He certainly does. Updating Chicago blues forms with hilarious, tough lyrics--in fact, all but stealing the meter of Chuck Berry's "Too Much Monkey Business" for "Subterranean Homesick Blues"--on one side, dropping some of his most devastating solo acoustic science ("It's All Over Now, Baby Blue," "Mr. Tambourine Man") on the other, the first of Dylan's two 1965 long-players broke it right down with style, substance, and elegance. --Rickey Wright

All songs written by Bob Dylan.
Side one

"Subterranean Homesick Blues" – 2:21
"She Belongs to Me" – 2:47
"Maggie's Farm" – 3:54
"Love Minus Zero/No Limit" – 2:51
"Outlaw Blues" – 3:05
"On the Road Again"– 2:35
"Bob Dylan's 115th Dream"– 6:30

Side two

"Mr. Tambourine Man" – 5:30
"Gates of Eden" – 5:40
"It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" – 7:29
"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" – 4:12

 

[Dennie]

6 and 12 String Guitar -- SACD

Leo Kottke

1971/2004 Takoma Records

With the 1969 release of 6-AND 12 STRING GUITAR, Leo Kottke established his pre-eminence as a guitar virtuoso and composer of quirky, pop-inflected pieces. Harmonically adventurous and technically dazzling, this album showcases Kottke's penchant for infusing traditional elements of folk guitar with more modern, even impressionistic harmony and tonality. Kottke inspired a revolution in acoustic guitar playing, and this record provided the opening volley.

"The Driving of the Year Nail" starts things off with a relentless fingerpicked chug, featuring splashes of open harmonics executed with the delicacy of a ballerina. Kottke proceeds to combine the familiar with the strange--each of these brief pieces (around three minutes and under) has the effect of being simultaneously charming, and a little twisted. For example, "Vaseline Machine Gun" starts with "Taps" played with a bottleneck slide, then morphs into a thumb-and-slide frenzy. Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" is the exception, given a straight and loving reading on six-string guitar. This is pure steel-string joy, with liberal doses of irony and ecstasy.

Track Listing with Notes From Leo.....

Side One

All songs written and composed by Leo Kottke, except where noted.
No. Title Length
1. "The Driving of the Year Nail" (From an old Etruscan drawing of a sperm cell) 1:54
2. "The Last of the Arkansas Greyhounds" (A terror-filled escape on a bus from a man fired from Beaumont ranch) 3:18
3. "Ojo" (Ojo Caliente where Zuni hid from Esteban, the Moor, and the Spaniards) 2:14
4. "Crow River Waltz" (A prayer for the demise of the canoe and the radar trap without which Federal prisons will have to be rebuilt to accommodate prepubescence) 3:20
5. "The Sailor's Grave on the Prairie" (Originally written to commemorate Nedicks and a Minneapolis musician's contempt for the three a.m. cheeseburger with a nickel slice of raw) 2:34
6. "Vaseline Machine Gun" (1) for waking up nude in a sleeping bag on the shore of the Atlantic surrounded by a volleyball game at high noon, and 2) for the end of the volleyball game) 3:11
7. "Jack Fig" (A reluctant lament) 2:14

Side Two

No. Title Length
1. "Watermelon" (While at Watermelon Park Music Festival I had the opportunity to play banjo in the middle of the night for a wandering drunk. When I finished he vomited — an astute comment on my playing. Made me feel very distinguished) 3:12
2. "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (J.S. Bach The engineer called this the ancient joy of man's desire. (Bach had twenty children because his organ didn't have any stops)) 2:24
3. "The Fisherman" (This is about the mad fishermen of the North whose ice fishing spots resemble national shrines) 2:32
4. "The Tennessee Toad" (Who made an epic journey from Ohio to Tennessee) 2:40
5. "Busted Bicycle" (Reluctance) 2:48
6. "The Brain of the Purple Mountain" (From A.L. Tennyson) 2:11
7. "Coolidge Rising" (While rising from the sink, cupboard doors opened and engulfed his head; while turning to the right to avoid the whole incident he walked into a refrigerator — which afforded a good chin rest for staring at some bananas in a basket)

 

[Dennie]

Old Ways -- 24k Gold CD

Neil Young

1996 MFSL Ultradisc II

"Young is countrified & having a ball", August 8, 2000
By J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
(TOP 50 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Old Ways (Audio CD)

A straight ahead country album from Neil Young featuring Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings - "OLD WAYS", originally released in 1985- is traveling down the road again with a country band International Harvesters.

Guest appearances by some notables as - Bela Fleck on banjo, Hargus "Pig" Robbins on piano, Rufus Thibodeaux on fiddle, Ralph Mooney on steel guitar, Marty Stuart on mandolin and Terry McMillan on harmonica, plus his usual sidemen Ben Keith, Spooner Oldham, Tim Drummond and Karl Himmel.

This re-mastered album is pure fun, sounds better than ever. Give a listen and see if you don't agree - "OLD WAYS" is a real down-home barn-raisin' time!

Side one

"The Wayward Wind" – (Herb Newman, Stanley Lebowsky) 3:12
"Get Back to the Country" – 2:50
"Are There Any More Real Cowboys?" – 3:03
"Once an Angel" – 3:55
"Misfits" – 5:07

Side two

"California Sunset" – 2:56
"Old Ways" – 3:08
"My Boy" – 3:37
"Bound for Glory" – 5:48
"Where Is the Highway Tonight?" – 3:02

 

[Dennie]

Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake -- CD

Small Faces

1968/1991 Sony Special Products

A peak experience, January 2, 2008
By BLS "captqrunch" (Hill Country, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ogden's Nut Gone Flake [Vinyl] (Vinyl)

It is among rock's greater tragedies that Ogden's Nut Gone Flake sounds like it was mixed by drunken elves .... because the "pop" band Small Faces was truly making world-class rock n roll in 1968 --- big, exuberant, and driving. The B-side story of "Happiness Stan," told in blathering Cockney-esqe double-speak by British comedian Stanley Unwin, is a cautionary tale, full of psychedelia and suspense, of a stoner's quest ("absolutely s'mashed and flak-ed he was") in a world of small minds and timid hearts. Crashing great music carries the little story along to its joyous climax. The original Immediate LP put Ron Lane's soaring bass lines, which had only recently become reproducible ("in stereophonic sound!") at home or on the car's 8-track, front and center. It was a deficient mix, uneven and brittle sounding with a huge bass boost. But still preferable to the notchy, compressed, aural miasma of the remix issued in the '90s. Perhaps someone someday will get this right. And what a pity it all was. In the right hands, Ogden's Nut Gone Flake could have been among the 10 greatest rock albums "of all time," and maybe it is anyhow. Although the album went to #1 in the UK, the band's inability to perform Ogden on stage was ultimately a contributing factor to its breakup.

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake" Marriott, Lane, McLagan, Jones 2:26
2. "Afterglow (Of Your Love)" Marriott, Lane 3:31
3. "Long Agos and Worlds Apart" McLagan 2:35
4. "Rene" Marriott, Lane 4:29
5. "Song of a Baker" Marriott, Lane 3:15
6. "Lazy Sunday" Marriott, Lane 3:05
Side two (titled "Happiness Stan")
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Happiness Stan" Marriott, Lane 2:35
2. "Rollin' Over" Marriott, Lane 2:50
3. "The Hungry Intruder" Marriott, Lane, McLagan 2:15
4. "The Journey" Marriott, Lane, McLagan, Jones 4:12
5. "Mad John" Marriott, Lane 2:48
6. "Happy Days Toy Town" Marriott, Lane, McLagan 4:17

 

[Dennie]

Surrealistic Pillow -- CD

Jefferson Airplane

1967/1990 RCA Records
Amazon.com

When she joined the Jefferson Airplane in 1966 as replacement for original vocalist Signe Anderson, Grace Slick brought with her two songs she'd performed in her previous band, the Great Society: "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit." Featured on this classic 1967 album, they became Top 10 hits, and helped establish both the San Francisco and the emerging counterculture they celebrated. With Jorma Kaukonen's sinewy guitar, Jack Casady's probing bass, and Spencer Dryden's inventive drumming swirling around Slick and co-vocalists Marty Balin and Paul Kantner on songs like "She Has Funny Cars" and "3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds," Surrealistic Pillow virtually defined the communal spirit of Summer of Love hippiedom. --Billy Altman

1. She Has Funny Cars - Jefferson Airplane, Balin, Marty
2. Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane, Slick, Darby
3. My Best Friend - Jefferson Airplane, Spence, Skip
4. Today - Jefferson Airplane, Balin, Marty
5. Comin' Back to Me - Jefferson Airplane, Balin, Marty
6. 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds - Jefferson Airplane, Balin, Marty
7. D.C.B.A. -25 - Jefferson Airplane, Kantner, Paul
8. How Do You Feel - Jefferson Airplane, Kantner, Paul
9. Embryonic Journey - Jefferson Airplane, Kaukonen, Jorma
10. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane, Slick, Grace
11. Plastic Fantastic Lover - Jefferson Airplane, Balin, Marty

 

[Botch]

Lee Ritenour/Friendship, on direct-to-disk vinyl. This was one of my favorite albums during the '80's... :music-listening:

 

[Dennie]

The Chicago Transit Authority -- CD

The Chicago Transit Authority

1969 Columbia Records

Amazon.com

Having morphed--some would argue devolved--into a predictable ballad machine by the '80s, it's good to be reminded of Chicago's original artistic ethos and vibrant promise. And what better place to start than their spectacular 1969 debut? This digitally remastered edition compiles the double album on a single disc that retains the original LP artwork and features a 16-page booklet with a retrospective essay (based on new band member interviews) by David Wild. Chicago weren't yet the '70s hit-singles factory they would shortly become, and CTA showcases a band whose muscular musicianship and creative restlessness fostered two LPs worth of music that was as aggressive and far-ranging as its singles were friendly and inviting. Tellingly, the hits showcased here--"Does Anybody Know What Time It Is?" "Beginnings," "Questions 67 and 68," and their rhythmically pumped cover of the Spencer Davis Group's "I'm a Man"--were often edited down from the original collection's suite-heavy structure. But those familiar cuts belie the downright progressive and angular nature of much of the rest, which fuses Terry Kath's neo-psychedelic guitar (which careens to noisy, feedback-laden Hendrixesque extremes on "Free Form Guitar") to one of rock's pioneering horn sections with enough experimentalism ("Poem 58") that it frequently overwhelms their undeniable genius with a pop song. Chicago would seldom sound so adventurous after this, one of rock's greatest debut albums. --Jerry McCulley

1. "Introduction" Kath Kath 6:35
2. "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" Lamm Lamm 4:35
3. "Beginnings" Lamm Lamm 7:54
4. "Questions 67 and 68" Lamm Cetera/Lamm 5:03
5. "Listen" Lamm Lamm 3:22
6. "Poem 58" Lamm Lamm 8:35
7. "Free Form Guitar" Kath 6:47
8. "South California Purples" Lamm Lamm 6:11
9. "I'm a Man" Winwood/Miller Kath/Cetera/Lamm 7:43
10. "Prologue (August 29, 1968)" Guercio 0:58
11. "Someday (August 29, 1968)" Pankow/Lamm Lamm/Cetera 4:11
12. "Liberation" Pankow Kath 14:38

 

[Dennie]

Chicken Skin Music -- LP

Ry Cooder

1976 Reprise Records

Before Buena Vista, there was Chicken Skin, November 12, 2001
By J. Book "music's biggest fan" (Pasco, WA United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Chicken Skin Music (Audio CD)

For the uninformed, "chicken skin" is the Hawaiian equivalent of "goose bumps". In other words, this is the kind of music that is meant to send chills down your spine, whether it's the blues, folk, tejano, or Hawaiian music. This album, for me, is highlighted by Gabby Pahinui. Cooder played on a number of Pahinui's albums, and Pops felt it was important to return the favor. Anyone who enjoys the guitar, especially ki ho'alu (slack key) will enjoy hearing Gabby play along with Ry Cooder. But despite the title, it's not an all-Hawaiian album. Celebrate it for its diversity, and come out of it with chicken skin. Auwe!

"The Bourgeois Blues" (Leadbelly) – 3:22
"I Got Mine" (Traditional) – 4:28
"Always Lift Him Up/Kanaka Wai Wai" (Traditional) – 6:01
"He'll Have to Go" (Joe Allison, Audrey Allison) – 5:07
"Smack Dab in the Middle" (Chuck Calhoun) – 3:18
"Stand by Me" (Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:38
"Yellow Roses" (Ken Devine, Sam Nichols) – 6:11
"Chloe" (Gus Kahn, Neil Moret) – 3:00
"Goodnight Irene" (Leadbelly, John Lomax) – 4:32

 

[Botch]

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