Our Mother The Mountain [Import]

Our Mother The Mountain [Import]

Our Mother The Mountain [Import]

ASIN: B00000JHCH

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Amazon.com essential recording
After a wobbly debut, this indispensable Texas troubadour bounced back in 1969 with a sophomore disc that shows his songwriting style--audibly influenced by Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Hank Williams, and any number of Texas bluesmen--emerging via a batch of memorable originals. His straightforward hound-dog vocals were never more affecting than on the early discs. An overabundance of atmospheric flute accompaniment mars the orchestration, but this is one of the few violin-laden folk albums from the late '60s that still holds up, at times projecting a dusty, Western aura, at others a more formal, almost classical vibe. The parade of classic Van Zandt tunes continues here with a second, more fully realized try at "St. John the Gambler," "Tecumseh Valley," and one of his earliest original talking blues songs, "Snake Mountain Blues." Like that of all Van Zandt discs, the tone here is mournful from start to finish, but once you're hooked it becomes an essential part of the sweetness and greatness of this irreplaceable songwriter. --Robert Baird

Product Description
2002 digitally remastered reissue of 1969 album. 11 tracks including the classic 'Tecumseh'. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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Our Mother the Mountain
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    		Our Mother the Mountain
    Townes Van Zandt
    Manufacturer: Fat Possum [Old]
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000OZ2CZ2
    Release Date: 2007-05-15

    Tracks:

    1. Be Here to Love Me
    2. Kathleen
    3. She Came and She Touched Me
    4. Like a Summer Thursday
    5. Our Mother the Mountain
    6. Second Lover's Song
    7. St. John the Gambler
    8. Tecumseh Valley
    9. Snake Mountain Blues
    10. My Proud Mountains
    11. Why She's Acting This Way
    John Langstaff Sings Archival Folk Collection
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      		John Langstaff Sings Archival Folk Collection

      Manufacturer: Revels Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00068CUQS
      Release Date: 2004-11-02

      Tracks:

      1. O Waly, Waly/The Water Is Wide, I Cannot Get O'er
      2. Carrion Crow
      3. All 'Round My Had I Will Wear a Green Willow
      4. Cruel Mother
      5. Farmer's Curst Wife
      6. Riddle Song/I Will Give My Love an Apple
      7. Lord Rendal
      8. Billy Boy
      9. Croodin' Doo
      10. John Barleycorn
      11. Lover's Tasks
      12. Green Wedding
      13. She's Like the Swallow
      14. John Riley

      Tracks:

      1. Bonnie Wee Thing
      2. Pretty Sally
      3. Two Brothers
      4. Teh Deaf Woman's Courtship
      5. At the Foot of Yonders Mountain
      6. Rich Old Lady
      7. There Was a Man in Our Town
      8. Baby Bunting
      9. When I Was a Little Boy
      10. Rosey Boy, Posey Boy
      11. Frog Went Courtin'
      12. Dn Lover
      13. Jockie to the Fair
      14. Pretty Sally

      Tracks:

      1. False Knight Upon the Road
      2. Little Turtle Dove
      3. Seventeen Come Sunday
      4. Sir Patrick Spens
      5. Blow Away the Morning Dew
      6. Trees They Do Grow High
      7. Crawfish Man's Street City
      8. She Moved Through the Fair
      9. Golden Vanity
      10. Rich Old Lady
      11. Nottamun Town
      12. John Barleycorn
      13. Jolly Ploughboy
      14. St. James Hospital
      15. Brisk Young Widow
      16. Six Dukes Went A-Fishing

      Tracks:

      1. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair
      2. Bingo
      3. I Wish I Was a Child Again
      4. Hares on the Mountain
      5. Two Magicians
      6. Trees They Do Grow High
      7. Lady Maisry
      8. Edward
      9. As I Walked Through the Meadows
      10. Lark in the Morn
      11. Gypsy Laddie
      12. Go and Tell Aunt Nancy
      13. Soldier, Soldier, Won't You Marry Me?
      14. Cripple Creek Girls
      15. Tottenham Toad
      16. Frog in the Well
      17. Dance to Your Daddy
      18. As I Was Going to Banbury
      19. Swapping Song
      20. Dashing Away With the Smoothing Iron
      21. O My Love, Will You Wear Red?
      22. Frog and the Mouse
      23. Cocky Robin
      24. What'll We Do With the Baby?
      25. Mocking Bird (Hush Up, Baby)
      26. Bye, Bye Baby
      27. Tiny Man
      28. Weekdays and Sundays
      29. Oh Jacky, Stand Still
      30. Turn Round, Turn Round
      31. Basket Full of Nuts
      32. Our Baby Prince
      33. All the Ducks
      34. Polly Perkin
      35. Follow the Leader
      36. Poor Doggie
      37. Baby's Song

      Album Description

      John Langstaff, now 83 years of age, is the founder and director emeritus of Revels, the non-profit performing arts company that produces Revels Records as well as 'The Christmas Revels' annual winter solstice celebrations in 12 cities across the country. This is the complete collection of Langstaff's disc, featuring all four acclaimed previously re-released CDs originally recorded in England. The recordings have been digitally re-mastered at London's famed Abbey Road Studios. Included are many traditional British and American folk songs and ballads, most with simple, art song settings. Legendary pianists Sir Gerald Moore, Sam Mason and John Powell, as well as guitarist Martin Best, are featured.
      Emmanuel: Songs of Burgundy
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        		Emmanuel: Songs of Burgundy

        Manufacturer: Marco Polo
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00000465R
        Release Date: 1997-05-13

        Tracks:

        1. Chez Jean Nicot
        2. Le Veigneron
        3. Quand J'eto Chez Mon Peire
        4. Complainte De Notre-Dame
        5. Eine Mechante Aifare
        6. II Estait Une Fille
        7. C'ast Les Gens De Bouze
        8. J'ai Vu Le Loup
        9. Les Feill's De Claivoillon
        10. Noel
        11. Lorsque J'aivions Des Noisettes
        12. Le Pommier D'Aout
        13. Lai Maoh Mariee
        14. I T'airai, Mai Brunette
        15. Guillenle, Bia Guillenle
        16. Quand J'ai Soti De Mon Villaige
        17. Mai Grand Meire, Qui N'evot Qu' Eun' Dent
        18. Lai Treue Guereille
        19. L'etat Des Feilles
        20. Aidieu, Bargeire
        21. Guignolot D'Saint Lazot
        22. La Hiaut Sur Lai Montagne
        23. Meire, Botez Le Chien Queure
        24. V'la Que I'aloueutte Chante
        25. Le R'venant Vivant
        26. Belle, I M'en Vas En I'Aillemaigne
        27. M'y Allant Promener
        28. Les Mois De I'annee
        29. Ai Lai Feite D'Echairnant
        30. La Mer' Godichon
        Our Mother the Mountain
        Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
        • Our Mother the Mountain
        • A small thank-you to Norah Jones, and a huge one to Townes
        • Talkin' Misguided Taste Blues
        • Talkin' Misguided Taste Blues
        • Our Mother A Frozen Moment In American Music
        		 Our Mother the Mountain
        Townes Van Zandt
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        ASIN: B00000330K
        Release Date: 1994-04-12

        Tracks:

        1. Be Here To Love Me
        2. Kathleen
        3. She Came And She Touched Me
        4. Like A Summer Thurdsday
        5. Our Mother The Mountain
        6. Second Lovers Song
        7. St. John The Gambler
        8. Tecumseh Valley
        9. Snake Mountain Blues
        10. My Proud Mountains
        11. Why She's Acting This Way

        Amazon.com essential recording

        After a wobbly debut, this indispensable Texas troubadour bounced back in 1969 with a sophomore disc that shows his songwriting style--audibly influenced by Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Hank Williams, and any number of Texas bluesmen--emerging via a batch of memorable originals. His straightforward hound-dog vocals were never more affecting than on the early discs. An overabundance of atmospheric flute accompaniment mars the orchestration, but this is one of the few violin-laden folk albums from the late '60s that still holds up, at times projecting a dusty, Western aura, at others a more formal, almost classical vibe. The parade of classic Van Zandt tunes continues here with a second, more fully realized try at "St. John the Gambler," "Tecumseh Valley," and one of his earliest original talking blues songs, "Snake Mountain Blues." Like that of all Van Zandt discs, the tone here is mournful from start to finish, but once you're hooked it becomes an essential part of the sweetness and greatness of this irreplaceable songwriter. --Robert Baird

        Album Description

        2002 digitally remastered reissue of 1969 album. 11 tracks including the classic 'Tecumseh'.

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Our Mother the Mountain.......2007-03-02

        First, I would like to say that these accusations of overproduction concerning this album are absolutely preposterous. Our Mother the Mountain may be one of the most unique and tastefully arranged pieces of work that I've ever come across. Of course it's a tad bit different and somewhat quirky..meet Mr. Townes Van Zandt.

        I will be the first to admit that his first recording effort, "For the Sake of the Song," was far from his best. The treatments given to those beautiful songs by the studio producers responsible were terribly misguided. In this, his second effort, everything is as it should be.

        It's not every day that you stumble upon a work that immediately re-defines your sense of what music should sound like. The lush landscapes created here by Townes' captivatingly tasteful and skillful guitar playing combined with the accompanying string sections, flutes, harmonicas, and bass provide an ever-gentle foundation for some of the most geniuinely stark, poignant, and poetic lyrical passages about America ever laid to wax.

        By all means, get it.. if you can find it.








        4 out of 5 stars A small thank-you to Norah Jones, and a huge one to Townes.......2004-08-06

        I've got most of Townes' stuff, but had never heard 'Be Here to Love Me' until I heard it on the recent Norah Jones 'Feels Like Home' CD ... which is actually pretty damn good itself.
        Which has naturally made me track down Townes' original version.
        I was lucky enough to see Townes twice, a couple of years apart I think, at small concert venues all the way down here in New Zealand, and his effect on the audience in the quieter passages was such that you could have heard a pin drop. Funnily enough, I remember chatting to one of the concert promoters a while after the second show, and asking him if they had plans to get Townes back... he smiled, shook his head and said 'he was just too much hard work'.

        5 out of 5 stars Talkin' Misguided Taste Blues.......2002-05-10

        I've never written a review before, but after seeing some of the earlier ones, I decided that I just had to say something, and say it loudly. Here it goes: THIS IS THE TOWNES RECORD FOR NEWBIES TO PURCHASE. The arrangements are absolutely excellent. I cannot stress this point enough.

        I am absolutely mystified as to how anyone could criticize this record on the basis of its arrangements. It has much better strings going on than on the first record, and puts the arrangements on some of the later ones to shame. I love the majority of his records, but sometimes I would prefer to hear him solo than to hear the arrangements on say, Flyin' Shoes. Now THAT record is overproduced. Or, if you want to hear a record where his material is butchered beyond recognition, try the ambient textures of No Deeper Blue.

        The arrangements on our Mother The Mountain fit the progression and mood of the album perfectly. Whether it be the opening steel guitar riffs on Be Here To Love Me, or the thick ominous strings harmonizing with Townes's guitar part in the opening measures of Kathleen, and so on down the line, the arrangements fit the material perfectly.

        Along with this album, the other Townes studio record I absolutely adore as a beautiful, integrated, fully realized statement in terms of both songwriting and arrangement is High, Low And In Between. That record also has consistent arrangements throughout, with excellent drum and keyboard sounds. Buy this album and ignore the naysayers!

        5 out of 5 stars Talkin' Misguided Taste Blues.......2002-05-10

        I've never written a review before, but after seeing some of the earlier ones, I decided that I just had to say something, and say it loudly. Here it goes: THIS IS THE TOWNES RECORD FOR NEWBIES TO PURCHASE. The arrangements are absolutely excellent. I cannot stress this point enough.

        I am absolutely mystified as to how anyone could criticize this record on the basis of its arrangements. It has much better strings going on than on the first record, and puts the arrangements on some of the later ones to shame. I love the majority of his records, but sometimes I would prefer to hear him solo than to hear the arrangements on say, Flyin' Shoes. Now THAT record is overproduced. Or, if you want to hear a record where his material is butchered beyond recognition, try the ambient textures of No Deeper Blue.

        The arrangements on our Mother The Mountain fit the progression and mood of the album perfectly. Whether it be the opening steel guitar riffs on Be Here To Love Me, or the thick ominous strings harmonizing with Townes's guitar part in the opening measures of Kathleen, and so on down the line, the arrangements fit the material perfectly.

        Along with this album, the other Townes studio record I absolutely adore as a beautiful, integrated, fully realized statement in terms of both songwriting and arrangement is High, Low And In Between. That record also has consistent arrangements throughout, with excellent drum and keyboard sounds. Buy this album and ignore the naysayers!

        5 out of 5 stars Our Mother A Frozen Moment In American Music.......2001-10-01

        Yea it's true, most people would say that the instrumentation on OUR MOTHER THE MOUNTAIN is intrusive, but after a few listens, it becomes subtle and even complimentary. The songs deal with themes of a dying way of life in the West. Corrupted innocence and destroyed beauty in a cold and getting colder world. As a whole, the album stands still like a painting or as in cinema. You walk in and cannot exit without riding all the rides. It is somber, honest and quite intimate. Definitely one of my favorites of all time. Gothic country folk. It'll change yr life.
        Music In Our House
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          		Music In Our House

          Manufacturer: Women's Chorus Dalla
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B00005YODI
          Release Date: 1997-11-04
          Our Mother The Mountain
          Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
          • Our Mother the Mountain
          • A small thank-you to Norah Jones, and a huge one to Townes
          • Talkin' Misguided Taste Blues
          • Talkin' Misguided Taste Blues
          • Our Mother A Frozen Moment In American Music
          		 Our Mother The Mountain
          Townes Van Zandt
          Manufacturer: Charly UK
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B00000JHCH
          Release Date: 1999-07-01

          Tracks:

          1. Be Here to Love Me
          2. Kathleen
          3. She Came and She Touched Me
          4. Like a Summer Thursday
          5. Our Mother the Mountain
          6. Second Lover's Song
          7. St. John the Gambler
          8. Tecumseh Valley
          9. Snake Mountain Blues
          10. My Proud Mountains
          11. Why She's Acting This Way

          Amazon.com essential recording

          After a wobbly debut, this indispensable Texas troubadour bounced back in 1969 with a sophomore disc that shows his songwriting style--audibly influenced by Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Hank Williams, and any number of Texas bluesmen--emerging via a batch of memorable originals. His straightforward hound-dog vocals were never more affecting than on the early discs. An overabundance of atmospheric flute accompaniment mars the orchestration, but this is one of the few violin-laden folk albums from the late '60s that still holds up, at times projecting a dusty, Western aura, at others a more formal, almost classical vibe. The parade of classic Van Zandt tunes continues here with a second, more fully realized try at "St. John the Gambler," "Tecumseh Valley," and one of his earliest original talking blues songs, "Snake Mountain Blues." Like that of all Van Zandt discs, the tone here is mournful from start to finish, but once you're hooked it becomes an essential part of the sweetness and greatness of this irreplaceable songwriter. --Robert Baird

          Album Description

          2002 digitally remastered reissue of 1969 album. 11 tracks including the classic 'Tecumseh'.

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Our Mother the Mountain.......2007-03-02

          First, I would like to say that these accusations of overproduction concerning this album are absolutely preposterous. Our Mother the Mountain may be one of the most unique and tastefully arranged pieces of work that I've ever come across. Of course it's a tad bit different and somewhat quirky..meet Mr. Townes Van Zandt.

          I will be the first to admit that his first recording effort, "For the Sake of the Song," was far from his best. The treatments given to those beautiful songs by the studio producers responsible were terribly misguided. In this, his second effort, everything is as it should be.

          It's not every day that you stumble upon a work that immediately re-defines your sense of what music should sound like. The lush landscapes created here by Townes' captivatingly tasteful and skillful guitar playing combined with the accompanying string sections, flutes, harmonicas, and bass provide an ever-gentle foundation for some of the most geniuinely stark, poignant, and poetic lyrical passages about America ever laid to wax.

          By all means, get it.. if you can find it.








          4 out of 5 stars A small thank-you to Norah Jones, and a huge one to Townes.......2004-08-06

          I've got most of Townes' stuff, but had never heard 'Be Here to Love Me' until I heard it on the recent Norah Jones 'Feels Like Home' CD ... which is actually pretty damn good itself.
          Which has naturally made me track down Townes' original version.
          I was lucky enough to see Townes twice, a couple of years apart I think, at small concert venues all the way down here in New Zealand, and his effect on the audience in the quieter passages was such that you could have heard a pin drop. Funnily enough, I remember chatting to one of the concert promoters a while after the second show, and asking him if they had plans to get Townes back... he smiled, shook his head and said 'he was just too much hard work'.

          5 out of 5 stars Talkin' Misguided Taste Blues.......2002-05-10

          I've never written a review before, but after seeing some of the earlier ones, I decided that I just had to say something, and say it loudly. Here it goes: THIS IS THE TOWNES RECORD FOR NEWBIES TO PURCHASE. The arrangements are absolutely excellent. I cannot stress this point enough.

          I am absolutely mystified as to how anyone could criticize this record on the basis of its arrangements. It has much better strings going on than on the first record, and puts the arrangements on some of the later ones to shame. I love the majority of his records, but sometimes I would prefer to hear him solo than to hear the arrangements on say, Flyin' Shoes. Now THAT record is overproduced. Or, if you want to hear a record where his material is butchered beyond recognition, try the ambient textures of No Deeper Blue.

          The arrangements on our Mother The Mountain fit the progression and mood of the album perfectly. Whether it be the opening steel guitar riffs on Be Here To Love Me, or the thick ominous strings harmonizing with Townes's guitar part in the opening measures of Kathleen, and so on down the line, the arrangements fit the material perfectly.

          Along with this album, the other Townes studio record I absolutely adore as a beautiful, integrated, fully realized statement in terms of both songwriting and arrangement is High, Low And In Between. That record also has consistent arrangements throughout, with excellent drum and keyboard sounds. Buy this album and ignore the naysayers!

          5 out of 5 stars Talkin' Misguided Taste Blues.......2002-05-10

          I've never written a review before, but after seeing some of the earlier ones, I decided that I just had to say something, and say it loudly. Here it goes: THIS IS THE TOWNES RECORD FOR NEWBIES TO PURCHASE. The arrangements are absolutely excellent. I cannot stress this point enough.

          I am absolutely mystified as to how anyone could criticize this record on the basis of its arrangements. It has much better strings going on than on the first record, and puts the arrangements on some of the later ones to shame. I love the majority of his records, but sometimes I would prefer to hear him solo than to hear the arrangements on say, Flyin' Shoes. Now THAT record is overproduced. Or, if you want to hear a record where his material is butchered beyond recognition, try the ambient textures of No Deeper Blue.

          The arrangements on our Mother The Mountain fit the progression and mood of the album perfectly. Whether it be the opening steel guitar riffs on Be Here To Love Me, or the thick ominous strings harmonizing with Townes's guitar part in the opening measures of Kathleen, and so on down the line, the arrangements fit the material perfectly.

          Along with this album, the other Townes studio record I absolutely adore as a beautiful, integrated, fully realized statement in terms of both songwriting and arrangement is High, Low And In Between. That record also has consistent arrangements throughout, with excellent drum and keyboard sounds. Buy this album and ignore the naysayers!

          5 out of 5 stars Our Mother A Frozen Moment In American Music.......2001-10-01

          Yea it's true, most people would say that the instrumentation on OUR MOTHER THE MOUNTAIN is intrusive, but after a few listens, it becomes subtle and even complimentary. The songs deal with themes of a dying way of life in the West. Corrupted innocence and destroyed beauty in a cold and getting colder world. As a whole, the album stands still like a painting or as in cinema. You walk in and cannot exit without riding all the rides. It is somber, honest and quite intimate. Definitely one of my favorites of all time. Gothic country folk. It'll change yr life.
          Our Mother the Mountain
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            		Our Mother the Mountain
            Townes Van Zandt
            Manufacturer: Charly Records
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD
            ASIN: B0002B69B6
            Release Date: 1999-07-13

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