Bobby Bare

Bobby Bare

Bobby Bare

ASIN: B00005Y8B5

Track Listings
 
1. 500 Miles Away from Home
2. Detroit City
3. Ride Me Down Easy
4. Green, Green Grass of Home
5. Marie Laveau
6. Tequila Sheila
7. Four Strong Winds
8. Streets of Baltimore
9. Miller's Cave
10. Numbers
11. All American Boy
12. Shame on Me
13. Daddy What If
14. Jogger
15. Mermaid Song
16. Winner
17. Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends
18. Come Sundown (She'll Be Gone)

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Down & Dirty
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A country western classic
  • Classic! It was worth the wait.
  • FINALLY!
  • It's been a long time coming
  • The True Country Outlaw
 Down & Dirty
Bobby Bare
Manufacturer: Raven [Australia]
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000IFSFE0
Release Date: 2006-11-02

Tracks:

  1. Good for Nuthin' Blues
  2. Numbers
  3. Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)
  4. Tequila Sheila
  5. Rock Star's Lament
  6. Crazy Again
  7. Tecumseh Valley
  8. Blind Willie Harper
  9. Rough on the Living
  10. Down to My Last Come and Get Me
  11. Qualudes Again
  12. Goin' Back to Texas
  13. I Can't Watch the Movie Anymore
  14. Gambler [*]
  15. This Guitar Is for Sale [*]
  16. Goin' Up's Easy, Comin' Down's Hard [*]
  17. Sleep Tight, Good Night Man [*]
  18. Summer Wages [*]
  19. Take Me as I Am (Or Let Me Go) [*]
  20. Goodnight Irene [*]
  21. (I'm Not) A Candle in the Wind [*]
  22. Diet Song [*]

Album Description

Raven presents, for the first time on CD, one of the greatest live recordings ever! By 1979, BOBBY BARE had been recording for 25 years yet when he strapped on a Fender Telecaster and recorded live in the studio a rough and rowdy album with a bunch of Nashville's finest musicians, he was set to hit new highs in an illustrious career. Down & Dirty was both a glorious last hurrah for the `outlaw' movement and a touchstone for the `new country' of current darlings Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson etc. According to AMG's Thom Jurek it is, "Bare in his element: live, rowdy, and dangerous. This is good-time outlaw country. Bare's band rocks and rolls, swings and strolls through 13 tracks from a rejuvenated Bare. The humor is in large supply; the poignancy is everywhere. But it's the tune selection that makes this is such a killer record." For every outrageous Shel Silverstein song (Numbers, Qualudes Again) there is a tender, sensitive or just plain poetic masterpiece. In the words of Bill Graham, "Bobby Bare is the Bruce Springstein of country music". Embellished with eight stunning bonus tracks, circa 1978-1980, this is good time outlaw country at its finest. Comes with an 8-page booklet with detailed liner notes.

Album Details

Embellished with Nine Stunning Bonus Tracks, Circa 1978-1980, this is Good Time Outlaw Country at Its Finest.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A country western classic.......2007-03-26

What a pleasure to discover that one of the all-time great country-western albums was finally on a CD. Bobby Bare is a singer's singer, a favorite of better known performers like Willie Nelson and Kris Kristoffersen. When he teamed with songwriter Shel Silverstein on rollicking ballads like "Pour Me Another Tequilla, Sheila" and "Numbers," the result was ingenious, literate, up-tempo fun. From the sad tale of bluesman "Blind Willie Harper" to the lyrical truth that "Some Days are Diamonds," there isn't a wrong note in this album.

5 out of 5 stars Classic! It was worth the wait........2007-03-02

Of course this cd finally is released after I jumped through all the necessary hoops to convert my vinyl LP to CD! Even so, I'm thrilled to have the cd at last, not only for the improved sound quality over my converted format, but for the additional tunes. Bare was never better than on this album, and that's saying something. Pointed, poignant, facetious, playful, even angry and bitter -- he displays the full range of emotions here, and never, ever goes over the top. IMHO this is one of the top 10 country LPs of all time. When the Tim McGraws and the Kenny Chesneys of the entertainment world can display this kind of range and talent, I'll buy'em, but not until.

5 out of 5 stars FINALLY!.......2006-12-11

Finally on cd,some of the most fun music recorded ever.Urban Cowboy music at it's best.According to the liner notes "DRUNK AND CRAZY" to be released soon.Looking forward to that!

5 out of 5 stars It's been a long time coming.......2006-12-08

Thank heavens they finally released "Down & Dirty" on CD! My cassette of it gave way years ago and I have been searching for the CD since. This is truly one of the best recordings ever made.

5 out of 5 stars The True Country Outlaw.......2006-11-27

I can't add much more to the terrific and comprehensive album review that sums up in a nutshell what Bobby Bare has done for Country Music.
I have this album as well as the bonus tracks on vinyl and although the quality of the tracks are excellent and the fact that I have already converted them to a cd, this has not stopped me ordering this album.

There has never been an equal to Bobby Bare in song rendition. He interprets the songs with such meaning that you can actually live inside of them.

Because he was so many years ahead of the dreary country scene at the time, he never received the recognition that was due to him. Therefore, this album will be appreciated in this day and age much more than it did in its time.

I rate this as a true masterpiece from a man that should have been inducted to the Country Hall Of Fame a long time ago. If I as a South African can appreciate the "Bare" then all I can say is "Wake up American country fans and smell the roses". Do something about this injustice to Country Music

C. J. Lock
The Essential Bobby Bare
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The Essential Bobby Bare
  • Decent album
  • Bobby Bare as good as expected
  • SOME Essentials Here + Cowboys and Daddys (No)
  • A Minority Opinion! This One Grew Stale.
 The Essential Bobby Bare
Bobby Bare
Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000002X1E
Release Date: 1997-02-11

Tracks:

  1. All American Boy
  2. Shame On Me
  3. Detroit City
  4. 500 Miles Away From Home
  5. Miller's Cave
  6. Four Strong Winds
  7. A Dear John Letter
  8. It's Alright
  9. The Streets Of Baltimore
  10. The Game Of Triangles
  11. Charleston Railroad Tavern
  12. Margie's At The Lincoln Park Inn
  13. Bless America Again
  14. Your Husband, My Wife
  15. Ride Me Down Easy
  16. Daddy What If
  17. Marie Laveau
  18. The Winner
  19. Dropkick Me, Jesus
  20. Vegas

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Essential Bobby Bare.......2006-07-28

I was glad to find and purchase this CD. I have been looking for this CD for months and was able to give this CD as a gift to my family. The service(quick delivery time) was awesome and really love the music too.

4 out of 5 stars Decent album.......2005-09-01

One of the better "Best OF...." albums. To be honest, I care little for the sound of '70's country music, although there were a few notable exception. Bobby Bare, despite his early Rock-n-Roll venture, stayed true to form and put out a few memorable hits for a wasted decade. I could do without the obligatory "father to son" talking song so popular in this era (Thank you Red Sovine, Bill Anderson, etc....), but the good far outweighs the bad on this album. Not sure that Bobby was ever an "outlaw" (and after judging by today's definition of that crowd, he may not want to be associated with the term anyway!), but he did things his own way; which is why I think he flourished during the death of the Nashville Sound and the increasing Disco beats of Barbara Mandrell and Kenny & Dolly. The recordings on this albium are superb, and you can really appreciate Bobby's straight-forward, no-nonsense, approach to presenting a song. Overall, I give the album a grade of B.

4 out of 5 stars Bobby Bare as good as expected.......2005-08-21

I haven't heard a Bare song on the radio in quite a while and it is quite enjoyable to listen to his songs.The best being Detroit City followed closely by 500 miles from home and The All American Boy. The delivery service was better than expected and the cd as I stated is a good one.
I haven't had the oppertunity to watch Path to Power as of yet, so I can offer no review on this dvd, except to say the delivery service was better than expected.

4 out of 5 stars SOME Essentials Here + Cowboys and Daddys (No).......2005-01-12

Lackluser reviews, folks. You can do better. A fair number of "hits" but still ignoring "Shame on Me" and "Just to Satisfy You". Not all essentials have to be hick stuff (or on virtually every other Bare CD). And for those still looking for "Cowboys and Daddys", try MusicMatch.com and look for the "Masters" album.

3 out of 5 stars A Minority Opinion! This One Grew Stale........2002-05-14

I just completed a review of "The Essential Dotty West" in which I wrote that the CD grew on me the more I listen. This is the opposite. I grew tired of "The Essential Bobby Bare" very quickly. I believe this is due to the fact that Bobby sings mechanicallly, just like a performer in the studio grinding them out.Perhaps Bobby has made one bus tour too many. I may be prejudiced because I've read that Bobby was one of the early "OUTLAWS" who, it says here, tried to ruin country music for their own gain. On a positive note, these "Essential" group of albums seem to br very well produced. I would urge amazon listeners to acquaint themselves with this series of classic country.
Old Dogs
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Real Versatility, Great Fun With Words.
  • one of my favorite cds
  • The "old" joke gets old
  • Hilarious
  • A+++
 Old Dogs
The Old Dogs
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ASIN: B00000FYH0
Release Date: 1998-12-01

Tracks:

  1. Old Dogs
  2. I Don't Do It No More
  3. She'd Rather Be Homeless
  4. Cut The Mustard
  5. Young Man's Job
  6. Me And Jimmie Rodgers
  7. Elvis Has Left The Building
  8. Rough On The Livin'
  9. Still Gonna Die
  10. I Never Expected
  11. Time

Amazon.com

The Old Dogs are Bobby Bare, Waylon Jennings, Mel Tillis, and Jerry Reed, four old-school country & western legends now rejected by a youth-obsessed Nashville. Refusing a rocking chair, these good old boys have fought back and made music for the mature, twang-lovin' audience they know is still huge. To wit, the 11 steel-guitar-driven cuts here, all from wacky songwriting legend Shel Silverstein, are aimed at the senior set. The 10 punch-line novelties ("I ain't too old to cut the mustard, I'm just too tired to spread it around") are joined by the bittersweet, and even wise, closing ballad "Time." The overdubbed crowd noise grows more than annoying and there isn't a note here that suggests you can teach old dogs new tricks. But this disc argues loud and clear that, by God, the old tricks are still plenty good enough. --David Cantwell

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Real Versatility, Great Fun With Words........2007-05-09

While not quite The Highwaymen,these Old Dogs (all stars in their own right)do an outstanding job of the 11 gems by Shel Silverstein. Top arrangements, clever vocals, backing second to none. What more could you ask for?
I want to know why it has been hidden since 1998! All that enjoyment I've missed.

4 out of 5 stars one of my favorite cds.......2006-10-24

Unfortunately you can only buy a single cd mix of the Old Dogs songs. The orginal TV offer had two cds which I have but is no longer available. This CD is a must have for all of those Bobby Bare, Jerry Reed, Waylon Jennings and Mel Tillis fans. The songs are very enjoyable and will make you laugh. You will want to share it with others.

2 out of 5 stars The "old" joke gets old.......2005-03-17

Why is it that when you combine great solo musicians into an all-star lineup the whole is usually less than the sum of its parts? I came to this CD with high hopes featuring as it does four veteran country singers with great reputations.

Despite not being an especially big Mel Tillis fan, I can honestly say that each of the other three have written at least one tune I consider among my favourite songs ever (not just favourite country songs, favourite overall: Waylon Jennings "Lukenbach, Texas". Jerry Reed's "When You're Hot, You're Hot", Bobby Bare's "Detroit City"). I also knew that Shel Silverstein was involved and thought that would be a good thing as he can be a clever writer.

Like one other reviewer here, I'm gonna lay blame at Silverstein's feet. The singers don't sound poor here, but they don't have much in the way of memorable lyrics to sing. The overdubbed phony crowd noise becomes annoying and the repetitive nature of the subject matter (it's hard to be old) works against desiring frequent listens. One or two novelty numbers like "Cut the Mustard" and "Young Man's Job" would be plenty.

Highlights:
"Rough on the Living" casts a jaundiced eye at the country music industry that talked up Johnny Cash after his death but couldn't find space on the airwaves for his new material when he was still with us (even though some of it stood alongside his finest work),"I Don't Do it No More" with Waylon on lead vocal is one of the better 'gettin' older' numbers here ("lovin' them ladies two at a time, I don't do it no more, I CAN'T do it no more..."),
"She'd Rather be Homeless" is a pretty witty take on one of country's "four D's" (divorce in this case...the woman chooses poverty over the yuppie life with Bobby Bare..), and "Time" is a wonderfully bittersweet look back at a life well-lived ('So it takes a bit longer to walk up a hill/What of it?/My life now is much more fulfilled/But they're tearin' down buildings that I watched them build')

Low points:
Why they chose to use a cliched double entendre like "Old Dogs" as the leadoff track is beyond me. ('Old dogs don't waste his licks but he can still bury a bone'). It's easily one of the worst songs here and made me not want to keep listening to the disc. "Still Gonna Die"'s joke on health nuts wears thin. "Me and Jimmie Rodgers" would be a great piece of Americana if it ever found a hook but it just feels unfinished.

Bottom Line: While I agree that too much of the country music coming out of Nashville these days is faceless and unremarkable, handing substandard material to great singers isn't a good way to make the case for putting the old-timers back on the air. A more convincing case could have been made. Let's hope the Dogs get another chance to leave the doghouse and they get more than table scraps to work with.

2 1/2 stars

5 out of 5 stars Hilarious.......2003-10-29

This is probably the funniest album ever made. Even if you're not normally a country fan, you may enjoy this. However, try to find the original, out-of-print double album (available initially through an 800 number) if you can. There are several even more hilarious songs on it.

5 out of 5 stars A+++.......2003-07-21

Best CD I have heard in a long time!
20 Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Bobby Bare 20 Greatest Hits
 20 Greatest Hits

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ASIN: B000ERU6WG
Release Date: 2006-01-31

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Bobby Bare 20 Greatest Hits.......2007-02-07

Track Listings:

1. Detroit City
2. Millers's Cave
3. (Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn
4. Come Sundown (She'll Be Gone)
5. Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends
6. Streets Of Baltimore
7. Numbers
8. Four Strong Winds
9. Daddy What If
10. All American Boy
11. Five Hundred Miles
12. Ride Me Down Easy
13. Tequila Sheila
14. Green Green Grass Of Home
15. The Jogger
16. Marie Laveau
17. The Winner
18. Drop Kick Me Jesus
19. The Mermaid Song
20. Tender Years
The Best of Bobby Bare
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B000002Z8D
Release Date: 1994-07-26

Tracks:

  1. The All-American Boy
  2. I'd Fight The World
  3. Detroit City
  4. 500 Miles Away From Home
  5. Miller's Cave
  6. Have I Stayed Away Too Long
  7. Long Black Limousine
  8. Four Strong Winds
  9. When The Wind Blows (In Chicago)
  10. Just To Satisfy You
  11. The Long Black Veil
  12. The Streets Of Baltimore
  13. Houston
  14. Green, Green Grass Of Home
  15. The Game Of Triangles
  16. Charleston Railroad Tavern
  17. Chicken Every Sunday
  18. (Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn
  19. God Bless America Again
  20. Your Husband, My Wife
  21. Come On Home And Sing The Blues To Daddy

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Bare revisited.......2007-05-14

Glad some cd companies are now putting out the songs of yesterday's stars. Bobby was one of them. Songs from this cd bring back a lot of good memories.

5 out of 5 stars Classic.......2007-05-12

I enjoy this collection very much. I listen to it all the time while traveling.

5 out of 5 stars The Best of Bobby Bear.......2007-03-09

This has got to be the best CD that Bobby Bear has out there all the favorite songs and more . I was so please with this CD the price was great and this CD is very hard to find in stores a must for Bobby bare Fans.

4 out of 5 stars Not Bad; Could be Better.......2005-01-07

I think Bobby Bare clung to country music despite his early success (1962) with "Shame on Me", much beloved by a LOT of country music lovers I know but not a hardcore country song by any means. But this package has one of my very favorites, "Just to Satisfy You", later covered by Waylon Jennings, also not hardcore country. With "Detroit City", Bobby knew what his future would be; it was followed by "500 Miles From Home" (a variation on other renditions) and a lot of other listenable hits. I would like to have seen "That's How I Got to Memphis" written by Tom T. Hall in this compilation, but what IS here is good. Bobby had one of the great voices in modern country music. I recommend this one.

5 out of 5 stars Bareing Down.......2002-07-14

Politicians promise a chicken in every pot.
Bobby Bare's Detroit City CD should be in every home.

I don't usually listen to lyrics, but his lyrics on Detroit City
are humorous and logical. Tequila Sheila is a bombshell!
Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • I'm Home!!!
 Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies
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Manufacturer: Bear Family
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ASIN: B0000282UN
Release Date: 1992-11-16

Tracks:

  1. Lullabys, Legends And Lies
  2. Paul
  3. Marie Laveau
  4. Daddy What If
  5. The Wonderful Soup Stone
  6. The Winner
  7. In The Hills Of Shiloh
  8. She's My Ever Lovin' Machine
  9. The Mermaid
  10. Rest Awhile
  11. Bottomless Well
  12. True Story
  13. Sure Hit Songwriters Pen
  14. Rosalie's Good Eats Cafe

Album Description

Soon after Bobby returned to RCA in 1972, he recorded an entire LP of songs by the legendary songwriter, cartoonist and humorist Shel Silverstein. The album yielded three hits, Daddy What If, Marie Laveau (Bobby's first ever #1 hit) and The Winner. Ten other songs feature Silverstein's weird and often ironic twist on the country song. This is regarded by many as Bobby's best-ever album!

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Bobby Bare Sing Lullabys, Legends and Lies.......2007-03-09

I was very please to hear song that I've not hear in years. The price was great. If you are a Bobby Bare fan you can not go wrong with this CD.
New CD

5 out of 5 stars Bobby Bare hits a homer!.......2002-10-16

This was the first album I ever bought, at the age of 12, with some money I had saved by mowning lawns. I listened to it for years until I wore the vinyl record out. "The Winner" and "Marie Leveaux" could be heard on the radio at the time but the real beauty of the album, I think, is the seldom-heard "Roaslie's Good Eats Cafe" and "In the Hills of Shiloh." Today, my wife uses "Rosalie's" to teach her 12th grade English students about descriptive writing. My two boys and I giggle at the "Mermaid", "Paul", "Sure Hit Songwriters Pen", and all the other great ones. Thanks Bobby & Shel for this artistic collaboration -- and for thirty years (and counting) of enjoyment.

5 out of 5 stars An artists artist........2002-03-11

Many of these reviews are good but also erroneous.This is probably the best theme album of all time in any genre. But it was NOT the first theme album in country music. That distinction belongs to Johnny Cash in the early sixties.To appreciate ones music one does not have to denegrate someone elses music or contribution, or to have novice listeners make silly statements without them having the scope to be in the know. Johnny Cash says Bare is his favorite, he also was known as Jennings favorite.He also should be given more credit for the sweeping changes in the artist as being in control of their music.Far before Waylon and Willie , Bare learned from Cash how to rule his music from Nashville producers. Listen and enjoy . They are all favorites - but the last The Winner is a classic!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of any genre. Thanks Mr. Bare for your lifes music. Brad Stender.

1 out of 5 stars not sure if it is the right song.......2002-03-01

I dont know about any review I want to be able to listen to the song befor I rate it Im not realy sure if that is the right song im thinking about if you or some one can tell me where i can listen to the song to see if it is realy the song that i am looking for

5 out of 5 stars I'm Home!!!.......2001-07-24

I think of home when I hear "Daddy what if?" Man, it realy brings me back to my childhood. My Dad and I used to sing this to each other. My Dad is a drunk now. He is a "True Alcoholic" But he and I used to sing this to each other when I was little. I am 29 now. I hope anyone who listens to this will think of us and your own babies, when you hear this song. It is realy wonderful and I am glad that I have finally found it on Amazon.com. Love always with my daddy,..... Tricia
All American Boy: 21 Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
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 All American Boy: 21 Greatest Hits
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ASIN: B00000G6QH
Release Date: 1998-09-01

Tracks:

  1. All American Boy
  2. Shame On Me
  3. Detroit City
  4. 500 Miles Away From Home
  5. Miller's Cave
  6. Four Strong Winds
  7. Streets Of Baltimore
  8. Game Of Triangles
  9. (Margie's At) The Lincoln
  10. Come Sundown
  11. Please Don't Tell Me How
  12. Ride Me Down Easy
  13. Marie Laveau
  14. Drop Kick Me, Jesus
  15. Numbers
  16. Tequila Sheila
  17. He Was A Friend Of Mine
  18. When I'm Gone
  19. To Whom It May Concern
  20. I Don't Believe I'll Fall
  21. Bye Bye Love

Album Details

Collection of the Greatest Hits from Another One of Country Music's Innovators. Includes "All American Boy", "Drop Kick Me, Jesus", "When I'm Gone" and Many More.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Absolutely Awful.......2007-02-04

Did not sound at all like the original, I have old 45rpms of these and believe me, do not waste your money if you know anything at all about Bobby Bare's singing. This CD sounded like it was recorded from some practice session of a Bobby Bare wantabe.

3 out of 5 stars It's Better Than No Bare at All, I Guess.......2004-10-23

I recall a pair of sisters, lovely girls without dates, playing "Shame on Me" over and over on the jukebox, but Mr. Bare has never emphasized his 1962 successes (including a much underrated "To Whom It May Concern"). He was playing a small country bar in Chicago just two years later when I saw him doing those songs, medley style, including "Dear Wastebasket" and "I Don't Believe I'll Fall in Love Today". Not long afterwards came "Detroit City" and he was in the big time. Pity that all of the songs here couldn't be the originals (like "To Whom it May Concern"). Go for the CD that has those originals if you want to be stirred by memories. This isn't it.

1 out of 5 stars Another Rerecording.......2003-02-20

Bobby's voice as with all others has lost the range he used to demonstrate. This is not the worst case of a "re-do" I have had the displeasure of hearing, but it still is far short of the original offerings of Bobby during the 60's. As a courtesy to all involved, Be aware these are not all of his original recordings. Buyer Beware!!

5 out of 5 stars Bare and Friends.......2000-04-08

Has anyone ever heard of this album? To my understanding, its available only on vinyl. The song in particular i'm looking for is "THE SINNER'S PRAYER". This was one of the best albums ever put out by this artist, and I can't find even the title anyplace. Its like it vanished from existence!
The Longest Meow
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great album!
  • One of the last true rock stars
 The Longest Meow
Bobby Bare Jr.'s Young Criminals Starvation League
Manufacturer: Bloodshot Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000GYI02K
Release Date: 2006-09-26

Tracks:

  1. Bionic Beginning
  2. The Heart Bionic
  3. Gun Show
  4. Back To Blue
  5. Sticky Chemical
  6. Uh Wuh Oh
  7. Demon Valley
  8. Mayonaise Brain
  9. Snuggling World Championships
  10. Borrow Your Cape
  11. Where Is My Mind
  12. Stop Crying

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With two albums behind them, Bobby Bare Jr.'s Young Criminals Starvation League have evolved from an eccentric backing band into a collective with a mind and sound of their own. Though he's rarely meticulous in the studio, Bare now pushes (or perhaps is pushed by) the rotating cast to the brink of chaos. 11 people playing 11 songs in 11 hours (not counting a few overdubs) should be a numerological train wreck. Surprisingly, The Longest Meow is the best sounding album Bare Jr. has ever made, with vibraphone, electric piano, harmonica, and hand percussion flashing around the dynamo of electric guitars, thrashing drums, and blasting horns. When the band kicks into "The Heart Bionic" they may echo the old Bare Jr. stoner metal--only now they have a seditious force worthy of the MC5 or the Replacements. Bare's compulsive loathing sometimes seems like a shtick even he doesn't believe, but the band--including members of Clem Snide, My Morning Jacket, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, and longtime East Nashville pal Michael "Grimey" Grimes--does. They ride the riffs, expanding them into rumba-like grooves on "Sticky Chemical" (which Deanna Varagona's baritone sax turns into a lost Los Lobos track), psychedelic jammage on "Snuggling World Championships" and "Borrow Your Cape," plush country waltzes and shuffles on "Mayonnaise Brain" and "Back to Blue," and primitive garage rock on "Uh Wuh Oh" (exactly the kind of stupid fun singalong implied by the title). Bare has written better collections of songs, but his pinched wail puts the bite to visions of damnation like "Demon Valley"--an absurd inferno in which Sonny sings to Cher and "the Pope is coming over" to hang--and "Stop Crying," in which the singer's own soul cooks to a cinder. For Bare, hell remains more fun than heaven and self-torture has never sounded like such a party. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great album!.......2007-01-09

I've been a fan of Bobby Bare Jr.'s dynamic sound and style, and this album is no exception.

5 out of 5 stars One of the last true rock stars.......2006-11-17

Originality, talent, and rock. Bobby Bare Jr. is one great rock star. The Longest Meow embodies Nashville's country-inspired edge. Recorded in one day, The Longest Meow has limited "produced" sound to give the listener a unique experience without a lack in quality. To the contrary it is doubtful many artists would be able to create such a diverse and powerful album in so little time. Talent is evident in every player on the record. Try something different that you will be really proud to tell your friends you discovered.
A Bird Named Yesterday/Talk Me Some Sense
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Real value for money
 A Bird Named Yesterday/Talk Me Some Sense
Bobby Bare
Manufacturer: Omni
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000HOMTE4
Release Date: 2006-10-31

Tracks:

  1. A Bird Named Yesterday
  2. Recitation
  3. Somebody Bought My Old Home Town
  4. Recitation
  5. Ode To The Little Brown Shack Out Back
  6. Recitation
  7. The Day The Saw Mill Closed Down
  8. Recitation
  9. The Air Conditioner Song
  10. Recitation
  11. I've Got A Thing About Trains
  12. Recitation
  13. The Old Gang's Gone
  14. Recitation
  15. They Covered Up The Old Swimming Hole
  16. The Church In The Wildwood
  17. A Bird Named Yesterday (Chorus Only)
  18. Passin' Through
  19. You Can't Stop The Wild Wind From Blowing
  20. Got Leavin' On Her Mind
  21. The Long Black Veil
  22. Heaven Help My Soul
  23. Talk Me Some Sense
  24. It Ain't Me Babe
  25. All The Good Times Are Past And Gone
  26. What Color (Is A Man)
  27. A Little Bit Later On Down The Line
  28. Salt Lake City
  29. (For A While) We Helped Each Other Out
  30. When I've Learned
  31. Sandy's Crying Again
  32. When Am I Ever Gonna Settle Down
  33. Don't Do Like I Done Son
  34. The Law Is For The Protection Of The People
  35. If There's Not A Hell (There Ought To Be)
  36. The Town That Broke My Heart

Album Description

Bobby Bare is, in some ways, a deceptive artist. His smooth, beguiling baritone and accomplished Countrypolitan productions sometimes tend to overshadow the fact that he is an artist of immense substance. Two of his most impressive country-concept albums are presented here, lovingly restored and remastered from the original RCA Victor master tapes, with a number of rare and poignant extra tracks. "A Bird Named Yesterday" was originally issued in 1967 and is, quite simply, stunning. Through humour, stark portraiture and heartfelt ballads Bobby Bare places himself in direct opposition to the ill winds of the modern world. "Somebody Bought My Old Hometown" is probably the closest Nashville has ever come to an anti-corporate diatribe and "They Covered Up the Old Swimming Hole" is a rant against the urban sprawl disguised as charming hick nostalgia. Smooth as silk, wise and warm, but with the dark heart of a Hillbilly Anarchist Provocateur, "A Bird Named Yesterday" is a revelation! "Talk Me Some Sense" is a brooding, nihilistic work, announced by a lonesome harmonica wail and over-brimming with lost souls and desperation. Recorded in 1965 (and released in 1966), it is as troubled (and confused) as the times it was borne from. "Passin' Through", "You Can't Stop the Wild Wind from Blowing" and "Heaven Help my Soul" all cast Bare as a loner, buffeted from town to town, in search of the things he can never find. Most tracks make their first appearance on CD including a number of very rare "45" only cuts! A mighty and compelling collection. First time on CD! Deluxe collectors 16 page full colour package featuring original LP artwork and exclusive liner notes. All tracks are remastered 2006 from the original master tapes! Compiled and curated by noted musician (Snog, Soma, Black Lung) and film composer David Thrussell.

Album Details

Deluxe Collectors 16 Page Package featuring Original LP Artwork and Exclusive Liner Notes. All Tracks Are Remastered 2006 from the Original Master Tapes! Compiled and Curated by Noted Musician (Snog, Soma, Black Lung) and Film Composer (The Hard Word Etc.) David Thrussell. Most Tracks Make their First Appearance on CD Including a Number of Very Rare "45" Only Cuts!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Real value for money.......2007-01-11

This a real value for money CD comprises two of Bobby Bare's earlier albums "Bird Named Yesterday" and "Talk Me Some sense" plus 7 extra bonus tracks.
"Bird Named Yesterday" undoubtedly is the very first concept album. It is also my favourite Bobby Bare album. The very nostalgic story songs suit Bobby Bare laid back voice and style 100%. Makes you want to hear the songs over and over again. The tunes are all very easy to like and sing-along to.
The chorus by veteran chorus group Anita Singers really add quality to the songs.
The songs from "Bird Named Yesterday" are excellent and each telling a different favourite past such as the "Old Swimming Hole", "The Old Home Town", and "I've Got a Thing about Train". "The Old Gang's Gone" and "Air Conditional Song" are my two favourites in this CD full of memories. The more you listen to it, the more you will want to hear it over and over again. It will just grow on you. That I can guarantee you!
Songs from the album "Talk Me Some Sense" are mainly Folk-Country songs which Bobby Bare was a pioneer after his hit "500 Miles Away From Home". Bobby Bare did excellent version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" and also Johnny Cash's hit "The Long Black Veil". "Little Bit Later On Down the Line" and "Heaven Help My Soul" are two songs worth mentioning.
This CD also includes 7 extra bonus tracks which are not usually available on compilation CD of Bobby Bare such as the two nice hit singles, "Town That Broke My Heart" and "Sandy Crying Again". Buy it and you shall not be disappointed.
Tanglewood Numbers
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Love it to the Max!
  • very good very quickly
  • I Saw God's Shadow on this World
  • It won't get more profound
  • Welcome back, old friend.
 Tanglewood Numbers
Silver Jews
Manufacturer: Drag City
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000AGL1G6
Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

  1. Punks In the Beerlight
  2. Sometimes a Pony Gets Depressed
  3. K-Hole
  4. Animal Shapes
  5. I'm Getting Back Into Getting Back Into You
  6. How Can I Love You If You Won't Lie Down
  7. The Poor The Fair and the Good
  8. Sleeping is the Only Love
  9. The Farmer's Hotel
  10. There Is a Place

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The first Silver Jews album in four years is a triumph with its throwback '80s-synth ear-candy keyboards, slack guitars, and a sublime hi-fi sound that only a former lo-fi band can get. Breaking the silence, the indie-rock star-studded band (Malkmus and Nastanovich rejoin, the 'Bonnie' Prince, as well as refugees from the Jesus Lizard and Papa M ) play fearless off-center rock rooted in Nashville, reminiscent of both Vic Chestnut's realism and Giant Sand's recent innovations. Not to mention that David Berman is a poet, so each song is dense with imagery, the whole record effectively telling a ten-part, 40-minute story that is partly funny, always honest, and often dark. Witness Berman exploring overcoming addiction, ("closed sign swinging in the liquor store" "later I come to find/life is sweeter than Jewish wine") the complete despair that lead to his suicide attempt, "There is a place past the blues I never want to see again" on "There Is a Place," and a uniquely American desolation, "I've been working at the airport bar/it's like Christmas in a submarine" on "Getting Back into Getting Back into You." Fortunately, the Jews sound is big enough to contain Berman's lyrical shadows, and this juxtaposition of opposite elements (happy-sounding rock and introspective lyrics) results in a record that is wholly satisfying: not too overwrought and never self-assuredly slick. --Gabi Knight

There's Plenty More Silver Jews Where This Came From

Actual Air by David Berman
The Natural Bridge
Starlite Walker

Bright Flight a>
American Water
Tennesee (EP)

Album Description

After a 4 year silence, David Berman returns under his Silver Jews guise with a new long playing album. And the songs are some of his best ever. How is it that one of Drag City's most popular artists has never toured? He is, and will remain, an enigma though his songs will live forever in your mind.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Love it to the Max!.......2006-05-17

If any of my frivolous nuisance lawsuits against Fortune 500 companies ever bear financial fruit, I would take some of my proceeds and hire David Berman to be "artist-in-residence" at my garlic farm / spiritual retreat. This is a tremendous record, noisy and accessible, with poetic lyrics and crisp production. The Eggleston photo of Martin, Bobby, and John on the front cover does an excellent job of getting this record started. Highly recommended and the perfect length for a recording - in and out in 35 minutes!

5 out of 5 stars very good very quickly.......2006-04-05

i found this album by way of cdnow.com's similar artists links and the people that bought this also bought that section. usually they send me some random works but this time they sent a diamond. i never heard of the silver jews until about a week ago (so i missed their rather large catalog thus far) but this album alone made me a fan for life. the bassy lead vocals and the occasional female voice makes this countrified rock opus sound like the new pornographers jamming quick 3 minute songs with my morning jacket. this album is 35 mins long and every second is great. start at track 1 and after track 10 repeat repeat repeat!

5 out of 5 stars I Saw God's Shadow on this World.......2006-01-19

We all experience this. You find the perfect bar, you frequent it every chance you get, start to soak in its character, invite friends to experience it with you and question the strength of your friendship when they don't react the same, then as soon you're worried it'll lose its charm, you find another perfect bar. The Silver Jews are like that. Dave Berman doesn't release records on a regular basis, which works to his advantage, as it allows listeners to live in the worlds of the songs, decompose the lyrics for hidden meanings and memorize each chord progression. Then, just in time, a new one is presented to the world, and a new obsession is begun. The bar comparison is a tad inappropriate this time out, Tanglewood Numbers is an attempt by Berman to document the last years of drug and alcohol addiction, and subsequent rehabilitation. What's fascinating about it is how different it sounds from the last Jews album, and how rocking it is. This is due in no small part to the aforementioned Malkmus on guitar and his Pavement bandmate Bob Nastanovich on drums (both were members of the original SJ incarnation and record off and on with Berman.) Still intact are the lyrics that are the real draw to any Jews album. Sadly, I don't have the liner notes in front of me to quote, but suffice it to say that song titles include Sometimes a Pony Gets Depressed and How Can I Love You if You Won't Lie Down?

4 out of 5 stars It won't get more profound.......2006-01-16

One thing the following reviews make clear: Jews' fans are weird, man. Look at some of the reviews below. What are these people thinking and/ or talking about?
I will give you the skinny: this album is a little more rocking than the other releases (i said, a little, meaning there are some nicely sprawling guitar parts--thank you Malkamus), it's pretty fun, and it's equally genius as some other Jews' albums. Even the depressing songs are funny: "I've been living in a k-hole/ ever since you went away" and "woncha take this magnet and put my picture back on your fridge". Those are just classy lyrics, I think. You probably already own this album, if you're reading this. But if not you should probably check this out. And buy this album, too, for the cover art, because it's really nice.

4 out of 5 stars Welcome back, old friend........2005-12-22

It's difficult to believe that at one time, David Berman was known as little more than Stephen Malkmus' fluky college roommate. Now an accomplished writer with a collection of poetry (Actual Air) headed quickly towards cult status, and five acclaimed albums on the highly credible Drag City imprint, Berman seems to finally be getting his dues as an artist. In the time since his career-best album, Bright Flight, Berman settled down into life in Nashville, domesticated himself alongside his new wife Cassie, presumably drank 20,000 (more) beers, became addicted to some hardcore substances, and alas, attempted to take his life. A true poet indeed. Luckily, Berman lived to write another album, the results being the recently released Tanglewood Numbers.
Once recovered, Berman began spending his days at home, collecting modest royalty checks-living off of less than $25,000 per year, a ridiculously low amount, considering his 1998 album, American Water, was regarded by many critics to be the year's best release. In time, Berman got the writing bug like he never had before, eventually calling on his all-star cast of friends and past band members to help him record what was to become his fifth full-length album in the spring of 2005. Along for the ride on one of the years most anticipated indie releases was Bob Nastanovich (Pavement), Will Oldham (Bonnie `Prince' Billy/Palace), his wife Cassie (Linda to his Richard Thompson), Steve West (Pavement), Bobby Bare, Jr., Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle), Mike Fellows, and on again-off again Joo, Stephen Malkmus.
As far as album formats go, aside from the absence of his customary instrumental composition, Berman's auteuristic habits continue to be a key element on Tanglewood. Yes, as has been the case with each of his works to date, Berman's vocal quality has once again changed. Album one saw a new artist that really wanted to sing showing youthful conviction, then there was the clever whip of a bearded Berman who seemed to secretly love country music on album number two. Album three saw Berman and Malkmus often sharing vocal duties to indie-friendly results while 2001's Bright Flight saw D.C. transformed into a raspy country singer with all the answers. Truth be told, if you were to listen to TN alongside any other Jews album, you might forget it's the same band. Sounding old and beaten, campy and funny, Berman finally seems to be just singing; not over-thinking or calculating, Tanglewood might be the first true account of what David Berman really sounds like.
Musically, TN takes a slight step away from the Americana sound of recent releases with oftentimes poppy art-rock compositions. The songs are strange yet immediate as Berman takes the role of a modern day Shel Silverstein. Some songs, such as "Sometimes a Pony Gets Depressed" and "Animal Shapes" seem to be borderline kids songs in the vein of the Silverstein-penned "A Boy Named Sue." A good portion of the remaining tracks are, more or less, children's songs for adults; check the titles alone, "How Can I Love You if You Wont Lie Down," "I'm Getting Back Into Getting Back Into You," and "Sleeping is the Only Love." Berman's lyrical quality, while clearly strange, is still very multifaceted and rewarding, most significantly the open account of his suicide attempt on "There is a Place." Also of note is the return of Berman's great storytelling ability on the seven minute, word heavy-epic, "The Farmer's Motel," which is co-written by Stephen Malkmus.
Since the release of his second album, The Natural Bridge in 1996, Berman has been the songwriter to watch, delivering the indie classic American Water, as well as the Americana gem, Bright Flight. While the writing on TN can't stand up to such past masterworks as "I Remember" and "Random Rules," Berman has no doubt released another poignant collection that's sure to keep all his songwriter chums in check.
Everyone has a different Jews album of choice, and while Tanglewood Numbers might be his first release not to outdo it's predecessor, it still stands as a reflective, solid piece of work for Berman; and given the circumstances surrounding it, maybe the most important of his career. If you "get it," TN will leave you laughing, crying, and searching for the "repeat all" function. How many people really "saw God's shadow on this world?" Berman has, and as he sings "there was a place past the blues I never want to see again," on the closing track-you know he'll be back soon with more stories, jokes and coy insight.

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