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[Dennie]

Blue Light Til Dawn -- CD

Cassandra Wilson

1993 Blue Note Records

Amazon.com essential recording

Cassandra Wilson is a postmodern jazz singer, a conceptualist who sees no dividing lines between genres. If her career had commenced in the 1970s rather than the label-conscious 1990s she would have been marketed as a mainstream pop diva. Her magnificent voice and interpretive genius mark her as a jazz singer for the ages, however. She finds her material wherever her fancy takes her and remakes it in her own image, whether it be the country blues of Robert Johnson's "Come On in My Kitchen" and "Hellhound On My Trail," the soul of Ann Peebles's "I Can't Stand the Rain," the elegant R&B of Charles Brown's "Tell Me You'll Wait for Me," the melodic pop of Joni Mitchell's "Black Crow," and Van Morrison's "Tupelo Honey," or her own "Redbone"--and the title track, accompanied by steel guitarist Gib Wharton. --John Swenson

"You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene DePaul, Don Raye) — 6:05
"Come On In My Kitchen" (Robert Johnson) — 4:53
"Tell Me You'll Wait For Me" (Charles Brown, Oscar Moore) — 4:48
"Children Of The Night" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) — 5:19
"Hellhound on My Trail" (Johnson) — 4:34
"Black Crow" (Joni Mitchell) — 4:38
"Sankofa" (Cassandra Wilson) — 2:02
"Estrellas" (Cyro Baptista) — 1:59
"Redbone" (Wilson) — 5:35
"Tupelo Honey" (Van Morrison) — 5:36
"Blue Light 'til Dawn" (Wilson) — 5:09
"I Can't Stand the Rain" (Don Bryant, Bernard Miller, Ann Peebles) — 5:27

 

[Dennie]

WAR - LIVE -- 2 CD Box Set

War

1974/1992 Avenue Records

It Just Doesn't Get Much Better!, February 10, 2002
By Archie Mercer "Archie" (Yorba Linda, CA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)
This review is from: War Live (Audio CD)

This by far is one of the best live sets to listen to. Just hearing the band feed off the crowd is tremendous. Recorded when War was just beginning to achieve cross-over success this set combines Top-40 hits with a grittier, down and dirty sound. Each member gets a turn to shine in the soptlight. Although I originally bought this because I liked "Cisco Kid" I found out that Cisco was by far not the best song here. In my opinion "Slipping into Darkness" is one of the best live songs ever recorded. Broken into 2 parts it ends up being about 17 minutes of pure joy. Another great surprise is "Get Down" a funk-driven, semi-protest song about race relations and police brutality.

I would HIGHly recommend this to any War Fan (unless you think Low Rider was their best), any funk fan, or just about any live music fan.

Disc #1

1. Introduction :31
2. Sun Oh Son 10:39
3. The Cisco Kid 6:05
4. Slippin' Into Darkness 9:45
5. Slippin' Part 2 8:52

Disc #2

1. All Day Music 10:09
2. Ballero 8:29
3. Lonely Feelin' 3:00
4. Get Down 20:30

 

[Dennie]

Thanks for posting this one Botch...... :eusa-clap:

Traveler -- CD

Jerry Douglas (and friends)

2012 eOne Music

Best JD Solo Disk July 26, 2012
By OH Packerfan
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is, by far, the best & most thoroughly satisfying Jerry Douglas album out there. I have been a fan of Jerry for about 1/4 of a century. I truly believe The Telluride Sessions, by the once&done superband Strength in Numbers (Sam Bush, JD, Edgar Meyer, Bela Fleck & Mark O'Connor), is the best disk of the newgrass genre, and Hop Skip Wobble (w JD, Edgar & Russ Barenburg), is not far behind. Of course, his work with Allison Krauss is well known.
Unfortunately, his solo work hasn't always seemed to quite live up to his collaborations or even backing performances. I am not entirely sure why: song selection, perhaps.
Traveler, though, is a star studded tour de force. You want star power? How you likin' Eric Clapton, Mumford & Sons, Paul Simon, Allison Krauss, along w old buddies Sam & Bela, to name a few? The music has a tremendous amount of variety, with a heavy emphasis on the blues, from the slow blues of "on a Monday" (featuring a rare lead vocal by Jerry), the crunchy rock of So Here We Are, smooth slow blues w Marc Cohn, Delta blues of Keb Mo w High Blood Pressure, slow blues of Something You Got w Clapton. Duke & Cookie 1st appeared on the aforementioned Telluride Sessions, & reunites JD w co-writer Sam Bush, while fellow SiN member Bela Fleck shines on Gone to Fortingill. King Silkie is straight ahead bluegrass. Although nothing can outshine the original, The Boxer featuring Mumford & Sons almost equals it, which is saying quite a lot. Paul Simon is listed as being featured on this song, but I'll be damned if I can even pick him out in the mix, about my only quibble. American Tune & Spain are both favorites of mine in their original versions, & they sound wonderful put together with Jerry's plaintive dobro.
In short, there isn't a clinker in the bunch, and there is more than enough star power & variety to appeal to a wide range of tastes.

1. On A Monday
2. Something You Got (featurin Eric Clapton)
3. So Here We Are
4. The Boxer (featuring Mumford & Sons and Paul Simon)
5. Duke And Cookie
6. High Blood Pressure (featuring Keb´Mo´)
7. Gone To Fortingall
8. Right On Time (featuring Marc Cohn)
9. American Tune / Spain
10. Frozen Fields (featuring Alison Krauss & Union Station)
11. King Silkie

 

[Dennie]

Hot House -- CD

Bruce Hornsby

1995 RCA Records

This album is addicting and mesmerizing., October 26, 1999

This album is both addicting and mesmerizing. From the first strains of Spider fingers to the last notes of Cruise control, Bruce Hornsby proves that he is the consumate musician and story teller. He's racked up a bunch of superior musicians and vocalists to work with here. Incuded are Jazz guitarist Pat Metheney, country Banjoist Bela Fleck and the always funky and fabulous diva Chaka Khan. All of them give stellar performances, but none outweigh the arresting presence of Bruce himself. The cd just gets better and better with each track, my favorites are "White wheeled limosine" the story of a jilted bride and "Country doctor" the story of a doctor who's wife dies under mysterious circumstances. The music is jazzy and jammin not the pop piano songs that you might expect. It's hard to believe that this is the same guy who wrote "The way it is". Patty Hayes

All songs written by Bruce Hornsby.

1. "Spider Fingers"
2. "White Wheeled Limousine"
3. "Walk in the Sun"
4. "The Changes"
5. "The Tango King"
6. "Big Rumble"
7. "Country Doctor"
8. "The Longest Night"
9. "Hot House Ball"
10. "Swing Street"
11. "Cruise Control"

 

[Dennie]

Come On In This House -- SACD

Junior Wells

1996 Telarc Music

All tracks have been digitally remastered.


Junior Wells' penchant for clowning around sometimes conflicts with his craftsmanship, but he's all business on Come on in This House, his most unadulterated blues record since his highly acclaimed Hoodoo Man Blues of more than 30 years vintage. This is what has come to be known as an "unplugged" session -- that is, predominately, although not exclusively, acoustic instrumentation. Producer John Snyder's concept was threefold: to team Wells with some of the era's top younger traditional blues guitarists -- Corey Harris, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Sonny Landreth, Bob Margolin, and John Mooney; to have those musicians, in various combinations, accompany Wells on a variety of slide guitars; and to concentrate on vintage Chicago and Delta blues from the repertoires of Rice Miller, Little Walter, Tampa Red, Arthur Crudup, and Wells himself. The result is a virtual slide-guitar mini-fest and a demonstration of the timeless appeal of classic blues done well. Wells' vocals are deep and manly; his harp playing is high-pitched, like a child's pleading. A surprising highlight is the only contemporary tune on the disc, Tracy Chapman's "Give Me One Reason." New Orleans drummer Herman Ernest III, who appears on 11 of the 14 cuts, does a masterful job laying down understated rhythmic grooves. ~ Steve Hoffman

Track listing

1. What My Momma Told Me / That's All Right
2. Why Are People Like That?
3. Trust My Baby
4. Million Years Blues
5. Give Me One Reason
6. Ships on the Ocean
7. She Wants to Sell My Monkey
8. So Glad You're Mine
9. Mystery Train
10. I'm Gonna Move to Kansas City
11. King Fish Blues
12. You Better Watch Yourself
13. Come on in This House
14. Goat, The

 

[Botch]

Come On In This House -- SACD

Junior Wells

I've purchased quite a few VHS "music lessons" on my various instruments, including one from Junior Wells on harmonica playing. He's a great blues musician, but the worst "instructor" I've ever experienced. I couldn't understand a word he said, although I did finally figure out "big box" and "small box" was a discussion on amplifiers. :doh:

I did get a great harp video from Howard Levy, the harp/keyboard wizard from the early Flecktones. It was discouraging though; his note-bending ability is so amazing and precise he played a 12-bar blues in all twelve keys... on a single, diatonic "C" harp, in one video take!!! :scared-yipes: :scared-yipes: :scared-yipes:

Amazing musician!

 

[Dennie]

Some Girls -- Mini LP - CD

The Rolling Stones

1978/1994 Virgin Benelux B.Y.

Amazon.com essential recording

A fresh, uncompromising attempt to incorporate 1978 pop techniques into the band's familiar sound, Some Girls opens with the disco sass of "Miss You" and closes with the self-destructive punk of "Shattered." (Both songs, especially "Miss You," with its distinctive Mel Collins sax solo, remain live showstoppers.) So the Stones declared credibility in the dance circuit without sacrificing their hard-rock reputation. Though the anti-love "Beast of Burden" and the stylishly slow "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" continue to rack up the most airplay, the obscurities stand up surprisingly well. Worth replaying: Keith Richards's rickety rocker "Before They Make Me Run." --Steve Knopper

1. "Miss You" 4:48
2. "When the Whip Comes Down" 4:20
3. "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong) 4:38
4. "Some Girls" 4:36
5. "Lies" 3:11
6. "Far Away Eyes" 4:24
7. "Respectable" 3:06
8. "Before They Make Me Run" 3:25
9. "Beast of Burden" 4:25
10. "Shattered" 3:48

 

[Dennie]

California -- CD

Wilson Philips

2004 Columbia Records

As the offspring of 1960s California pop royalty (Beach Boy Brian Wilson, Mamas & Papas' John and Michelle Phillips), female vocal trio Wilson Phillips seems uniquely qualified to turn out a comeback album (after 12 years of silence) featuring covers of L.A.-centric hits from the '60s and '70s. Linda Ronstadt's "You're No Good" is ripe for revival, and here it gets a bit of a pumped-up Britney Spears-style treatment. Neil Young's "Old Man" is also the recipient of techno-friendly modernization. The trio's take on the Eagles' "Already Gone" sounds like a natural fit for contemporary-country radio.Unsurprisingly, the most faithful renditions are the strongest--Joni Mitchell's title cut and the Youngbloods' pacific anthem "Get Together." The girls dig into the catalogs of their parents too, for a "Monday, Monday" that owes more to Sheryl Crow than to the Mamas & the Papas, and a zesty romp through the Beach Boys' "Dance, Dance, Dance." The most affecting moment on CALIFORNIA, though, is the closing track, where Brian Wilson joins his daughters and their pal for a piano-and-vocal version of his classic "In My Room."

1. You're No Good
2. Old Man
3. California
4. Already Gone
5. Go Your Own Way
6. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
7. Monday Monday
8. Get Together
9. Doctor My Eyes
10. Dance Dance Dance
11. In My Room

 

[Dennie]

Flaming Pie -- CD

Paul McCartney

1997 Capitol Records

Amazon.com essential recording

Just when everyone has given up on Sir Paul's ever releasing another decent pop song, he turns around and surprises us all with his best album since the mid-'70s. After working on the Beatles' Anthology series, he was reminded of the standards of music he'd long forgotten and was pressed to meet them. Even Jeff Lynne, who helped on much of it, kept himself very much in the background, and let Mac do the right thing, playing and singing most everything, with some help from Ringo and guitarist Steve Miller, whose presence was a mixed blessing. Even if the songs don't scale the heights of the Glory Years, they remind us of the true talent that was McCartney once again. A pleasure to the ears. --Chris Nickson

All songs written by Paul McCartney, except where noted.

"The Song We Were Singing" – 3:55
"The World Tonight" – 4:06
"If You Wanna" – 4:38
"Somedays" – 4:15
"Young Boy" – 3:54
"Calico Skies" – 2:32
"Flaming Pie" – 2:30
"Heaven on a Sunday" – 4:27
"Used to Be Bad" (Duet with Steve Miller) (McCartney, Steve Miller) – 4:12
"Souvenir" – 3:41
"Little Willow" – 2:58
"Really Love You" (McCartney, Richard Starkey) – 5:18
"Beautiful Night" – 5:09
"Great Day" – 2:09

 

[Rope]

I've purchased quite a few VHS "music lessons" on my various instruments, including one from Junior Wells on harmonica playing. He's a great blues musician, but the worst "instructor" I've ever experienced. I couldn't understand a word he said, although I did finally figure out "big box" and "small box" was a discussion on amplifiers. :doh:

I did get a great harp video from Howard Levy, the harp/keyboard wizard from the early Flecktones. It was discouraging though; his note-bending ability is so amazing and precise he played a 12-bar blues in all twelve keys... on a single, diatonic "C" harp, in one video take!!! :scared-yipes: :scared-yipes: :scared-yipes:

Amazing musician!

You're saying the instructional video dialog was a cross between Bob Dylan and James Brown? :mrgreen:

Rope

 

[Dennie]

My last one for the evening....

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

 

[Dennie]

Giving this one a second listen.... :handgestures-thumbup:

Traveler -- CD

Jerry Douglas (and friends)

2012 eOne Music

Editorial Reviews

The phrase living legend may be overused, but in the case of the master Dobro guitarist Jerry Douglas, it s also an understatement. In addition to his first-call status as a Nashville recording icon, hes adored by rock musicians like Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, James Taylor, and John Fogerty, all of whom have featured him on tours. Jerry is a 13-time Grammy© winner and the long-time featured soloist with the multi-platinum Alison Krauss and Union Station. And he was an NEA Heritage Foundation grant winner in 2004.

With Traveler, Jerry has finally recorded an album that will even further elevate his already impressive stature from super-sideman to a bona fide front-rank creator of musical Americana. Produced by Russ Titelman (Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Ry Cooder, Little Feat, etc.), and recorded in New Orleans, Nashville, and London, this ambitious collection of vocals and instrumentals enlists a truly awesome cast of characters in support of an epic vision that combines Country/Bluegrass, R&B, and even a ballad with roots in the British Isles (Paul Simons The Boxer performed with Mumford & Sons and the song s composer.) Other highlights include two New Orleans classics--- Something You Got, with vocals and guitar by Eric Clapton; and High Blood Pressure, with vocals by Keb Mo and a gang of the Crescent City s finest including Dr. John.

1. On A Monday
2. Something You Got (featuring Eric Clapton)
3. So Here We Are
4. The Boxer (featuring Mumford & Sons and Paul Simon)
5. Duke And Cookie
6. High Blood Pressure (featuring Keb´Mo´)
7. Gone To Fortingall
8. Right On Time (featuring Marc Cohn)
9. American Tune / Spain
10. Frozen Fields (featuring Alison Krauss & Union Station)
11. King Silkie

 

[Dennie]

She's So Unusual -- CD

Cindi Lauper

1983 Portrait Records (Import Japan)

Amazon.com

If Cyndi Lauper's She's So Unusual evokes memories dominated mostly by her cartoonish image, then try to get over it so you can pay attention to the music. Simply, Cyndi Lauper has a wonderful, emotive voice. Her vocals have an impish quality, but there's also tremendous strength, articulation, and nuance. Who would disagree that "Time After Time" (later covered by both Everything but the Girl and Miles Davis, if you need further proof of her credibility) is as heartstring-tugging as "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is frivolous, or that "All Through the Night" is as longing as "She-Bop" is intense? The instrumental arrangements are quite inventive and rich, and although the musicality is pointedly '80s, the album sounds more winsome than dated. The title of Lauper's debut isn't self-deprecating or even self-parodying; it's self-congratulatory. Listen to it again, and you'll find this pleasure to be far from guilty. --Beth Bessmer

1. "Money Changes Everything" Tom Gray Gray Matter Music/ATV Music Corp. 5:06
2. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Robert Hazard Heroic Music 3:58
3. "When You Were Mine" Prince Ecnirp Music 5:06
4. "Time After Time" Rob Hyman, Cyndi Lauper Dub Notes, Rella Music 4:03
5. "She Bop" Rick Chertoff, Gary Corbett, Lauper, Stephen Broughton Lunt Rellla Music Co., Noyb Music Co., Wall to Wall Music Co. & Hobbler Music 3:51
6. "All Through the Night" Jules Shear Funzalo Music/Juters Music Co. 4:33
7. "Witness" Lauper, John Turi Turalaura Music and Turi Music 3:40
8. "I'll Kiss You" Lauper, Shear Rellla Music Co., Funzalo Music / Juters Music Co. 4:12
9. "He's So Unusual" Al Sherman, Al Lewis, Abner Silver Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Inc 0:45
10. "Yeah Yeah" Hasse Huss, Mikael Rickfors Stainless Music Corp. 3:18
Total length:
38:42

 

[Dennie]

This Side -- SACD

Nickel Creek

2002 Sugarhill Records

Simply awesome..., March 20, 2003
By The Lizard Queen (Topeka, KS United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: This Side (Audio CD)

To begin with, I'm not really a country or bluegrass devotee. I think Nickel Creek's debut album was the first bluegrass album I ever listened to, but I loved it, and I think the time that passed between NC's two albums only strengthened their skills, both individually and a group. I've read the more negative reviews of this album, and I seriously don't know what they're talking about. As an amateur musician and music lover, I think this is a fabulous album. It's all over the map, both stylistically and emotionally: "Smoothie Song" was nominated for the Best Country Instrumental Grammy (I believe), and fits the "newgrass" mold very well, while "Spit On a Stranger" is pretty much rock, and "Should Have Known Better" has the beat and bass licks of a coffeehouse jazz tune; the climax of "This Side" makes me want to jump for joy, while "The House Carpenter" makes me want to crawl under the covers and weep. The diversity of the album doesn't make it feel disjointed, though -- the vocals and instrumentation tie everything together quite nicely. I would recommend this to pretty much anyone -- bluegrass, rock, or Celtic music fans who are looking to expand their tastes; folk fans (it won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album); people who don't like having their music tastes boxed in... Simply put, I love this album, and you just might love it, too.

"Smoothie Song" (instrumental) (Chris Thile) – 3:20
"Spit on a Stranger" (Stephen Malkmus) – 2:34
"Speak" (Sean Watkins) – 4:01
"Hanging by a Thread" (Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick) – 4:06
"I Should've Known Better" (Carrie Newcomer) – 4:27
"This Side" (Watkins) – 3:33
"Green and Gray" (Thile) – 3:36
"Seven Wonders" (Watkins, David Puckett) – 4:10
"House Carpenter" (Traditional; version of "The Daemon Lover") – 5:30
"Beauty and the Mess" (Thile, Luke Bulla) – 2:52
"Sabra Girl" (Andy Irvine) – 4:04
"Young" (Thile) – 3:29
"Brand New Sidewalk" (Thile) – 4:16

 

[Dennie]

Drive -- SACD

Bela Fleck

2005 Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs

5.0 out of 5 stars Listen at Your Own Risk, February 14, 2005
By Wayfaring Stranger (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Drive (Audio CD)

My brother and I popped this CD into the deck of a rented truck as we headed from Jackson, WY, out toward the Wind River Range. About three tracks into it, we realized we were going nearly 90 miles an hour. Our recognition of this fact perfectly coincided with a state trooper's recognition of us. All we could tell the guy was that we were blasting some incredible bluegrass and that its hypnotic power sort of caught us off guard. Sorry, officer. The cop looked at us for a minute, smiled, and gave us a firm warning to slow it down, and strolled back to his cruiser. We exhaled in relief. Then, the cop spun around just as he was about to get into his car and yelled, "I suggest you boys try some Perry Como!"

"Drive" is the tightest, most frenetic, river-water-rolling, sleekest, greatest frikkin' 'grass disc out there. Please listen responsibly.

All tracks written by Béla Fleck

"Whitewater"
"Slipstream"
"Up and Around the Bend"
"Natchez Trace"
"See Rock City"
"The Legend"
"The Lights of Home"
"Down in the Swamp"
"Sanctuary"
"The Open Road"
"Crucial Country Breakdown"

Personnel

Béla Fleck - banjo
Tony Rice - guitar
Sam Bush - mandolin
Stuart Duncan - fiddle
Mark O'Connor - fiddle
Jerry Douglas - Dobro
Pete Rowan - vocals

 

[Dennie]

Rare Bird Alert -- Deluxe Edition CD

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers

2011 Rounder Records

Product Description

Renaissance man Steve Martin returns to his musical passion - bluegrass - with a new album of all original songs, backed by the Steep Canyon Rangers. Rare Bird Alert is the follow up to 2009's GRAMMY® Award-winning The Crow and features precise picking, delightful melodies, and well constructed lyrics , the hallmarks of Martin's musical pursuits. Special guests, Paul McCartney and the Dixie Chicks lend their vocal talents, respectively, to "Best Love" and "You". This deluxe version comes with collectible Rare Bird Trading Cards.

1. Rare Bird Alert
2. Yellow-Backed Fly
3. Best Love
4. Northern Island
5. Go Away, Stop, Turn Around, Come Back
6. Jubilation Day
7. More Bad Weather On The Way
8. You
9. The Great Remember (for Nancy)
10. Women Like To Slow Dance
11. Hide Behind A Rock
12. Atheists Don't Have No Songs
13. King Tut

 

[Dennie]

This Time -- CD

Dwight Yoakam

1993 Reprise Records

Amazon.com

Cover art, front: a behatted (of course) Dwight, face completely hidden. Back: a shapely, half-nude model sporting a Persistence of Memory-style clock eyeing a sink overflowing with water and calendar pages. Title tune: one of Yoakam's most hardcore Bakersfield 'tonkers. It sits alongside a couple of rockers, a handful of inspired weepers, and two inexorably flowing country-pop numbers ("A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" and "Ain't That Lonely Yet") that deserved every second of airplay they got. He'd be even better when he entered the studio again (for Gone), but the only slouching he does here is in the photographs. --Rickey Wright

"Pocket of a Clown" (Dwight Yoakam) – 2:55
"A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" (Yoakam) – 4:27
"Home for Sale" (Yoakam) – 3:35
"This Time" (Yoakam, Kostas) – 3:58
"Two Doors Down" (Yoakam, Kostas) – 3:52
"Ain't That Lonely Yet" (Kostas, James House) – 3:17
"King of Fools" (Yoakam, Kostas) – 4:05
"Fast as You" (Yoakam) – 4:45
"Try Not to Look So Pretty" (Yoakam, Kostas) – 2:52
"Wild Ride" (Yoakam) – 4:42
"Lonesome Roads" (Yoakam) – 3:05

 

[Dennie]

Healing Hands of Time -- CD

Willie Nelson

2005 Liberty Records

There is life after a broken heart..., July 16, 2004
By "glogie" - See all my reviews
This review is from: Healing Hands of Time (Audio CD)

and Willie's lyrical ride through his "Healing Hands of Time" CD will help to inspire you to get there. The arrangement of this music is what makes this CD special. Willie takes 6 of his own previously released songs, and 4 other very familiar tunes, and records them with an orchestra, torch song style. Willie's unique vocal style sets the tone for this CD, and the orchestra provides the mood. The combination of the two makes for a sound that is richer and more profound than his original recordings. Listening to this CD will at times make you want to draw a shot of bourbon, or a cold one, listen to the lyrics, and reflect on loves lost. At other times you may want to grab your sweetheart around the waist for a slow dance, celebrating your togetherness!

"Funny How Time Slips Away" - 5:30
"Crazy" - 3:30
"Night Life" (Paul Buskirk, Walter Breeland, Willie Nelson) - 3:56
"Healing Hands of Time" - 3:45
"(How Will I Know) I'm Falling in Love Again" - 4:14
"All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:51
"Oh, What I Seemed to Be" (Bennie Benjamin, Frankie Carle, George David Weiss) - 3:21
"If I Had My Way" (James Kendis, Lou Klein) - 3:23
"I'll Be Seeing You" (Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain) - 3:02
"There Are Worse Things Than Being Alone" - 4:08

 

[Dennie]

I'll be "listening" to this for the rest of the evening...

God Bless America and Go Team USA!!! :eusa-clap:




Dennie ...... :flags-usa:

 

[Dennie]

The Best Of Chicago - 40th Anniversary Edition -- 2 CD Set

Chicago

2007 Rhino Records

Product Description

Formed in its namesake city in 1967, Chicago is the first American band ever to chart albums in Billboard®’s Pop Top 40 in five consecutive decades. In 2002, Rhino entered into a long-term partnership with this extraordinary group to restore their extensive, genre-defying catalogue as well as develop new projects (such as 2006’s XXX, their first new studio album in a decade). Now Rhino adds to Chicago’s legacy and salutes their 40th anniversary with a newly compiled 2-CD collection that spans their entire recording history, from the stellar 1969 debut LP Chicago Transit Authority to Chicago XXX. With a career encompassing five consecutive #1 albums, 13 platinum albums, 21 Top 10 singles, and many other laurels, Chicago is among the most successfully charting American groups of all time.

Track listing

Disc One

1. "Questions 67 & 68" (Robert Lamm) - 3:26
2. "25 or 6 to 4" (Robert Lamm) - 2:53
3. "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" (Robert Lamm) - 2:46
4. "Make Me Smile" (James Pankow) - 3:00
5. "Beginnings" (Robert Lamm) - 2:49
6. "Colour My World" (James Pankow) - 3:03
7. "Saturday in the Park" (Robert Lamm) - 3:56
8. "Feelin' Stronger Every Day" (James Pankow/Peter Cetera) - 4:15
9. "Just You 'n' Me" (James Pankow) - 3:43
10. "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" (James Pankow) - 4:18
11. "Call on Me" (Lee Loughnane) - 4:02
12. "Wishing You Were Here" (Peter Cetera) - 3:01
13. "Old Days" (James Pankow) - 3:31
14. "Another Rainy Day in New York City" (Robert Lamm) - 3:01
15. "If You Leave Me Now" (Peter Cetera) - 3:56

Disc Two

1. "Baby, What a Big Surprise" (Peter Cetera) - 3:07
2. "No Tell Lover" (Lee Loughnane/Danny Seraphine/Peter Cetera) - 3:51
3. "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (Peter Cetera/David Foster) - 3:41
4. "Love Me Tomorrow" (Peter Cetera/David Foster) - 3:58
5. "Hard Habit to Break" (Peter Cetera/David Foster) - 4:46
6. "You're the Inspiration" (Peter Cetera/David Foster) - 3:49
7. "Will You Still Love Me?" (David Foster/Tom Keane/Richard Baskin) - 4:13
8. "If She Would Have Been Faithful..." (Steve Kipner/Randy Goodrum) - 3:51
9. "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love" (Albert Hammond/Diane Warren) - 3:55
10. "Look Away" (Diane Warren) - 4:00
11. "What Kind of Man Would I Be?" (Jason Scheff, Chas Sandford, Bobby Caldwell) - 4:20
12. "You're Not Alone" (Jim Scott) - 4:00
13. "Here in My Heart" (Glen Ballard/James Newton Howard) - 4:20
14. "Feel (W/Horns)" (Danny Orton/Blair Daly) - 4:31
15. "Love Will Come Back" (Jason Scheff/Jay DeMarcus/Chas Sandford) - 3:43