America's Music: The Roots of Country

America's Music: The Roots of Country

America's Music: The Roots of Country

ASIN: B000000DGV

Track Listings
 
1. Just Good Ol' Boys - John Anderson, Tracy Lawrence, Tim McGraw, Joe Stampley
2. Today I Started Loving You Again - Jeff Carson, Merle Haggard
3. Pressure Is On - Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, Jr.
4. Cattle Call - Eddy Arnold, LeAnn Rimes
5. Nothin' But Love - Patty Loveless
6. Roots of Country - Jeffrey Steele
7. Tennessee Waltz - Kathy Mattea
8. Mile Out of Memphis - Philip Claypool, Carl Perkins
9. Lovesick Blues - Patsy Cline
10. I Can Help - T.G. Sheppard
11. Some Things Are Just Too Good to Last - Emmylou Harris, Jim Lauderdale
12. Oklahoma Hills - Toby Keith

America's Music: The Roots of Country,Various Artists,Curb Records,40's,50's,60's,Alternative Country,Americana,Bakersfield Sound,Contemporary Country,Country,Country & Western,Country-Folk,Country-Pop,Country-Rock,Folk-Rock,Honky Tonk,Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan,Neo-Traditionalist Country,New Traditionalist,Outlaw Country,Pop,Progressive Country,Rock & Roll,Rockabilly,Singer/Songwriter,Traditional Country,Urban Cowboy
A Year in the Wilderness
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Just Fabulous
  • STOP, BUY THIS NOW!
  • Spend Some Time in the Wilderness
  • Brilliant...(don't tell anyone)
  • Meet John Again
 A Year in the Wilderness
John Doe
Manufacturer: Yep Roc Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000NJWSHQ
Release Date: 2007-06-12

Tracks:

  1. The Wilderness
  2. Hotel Ghost
  3. The Golden State
  4. Darling Underdog
  5. A Little More Time
  6. Unforgiven
  7. There's a Hole
  8. Lean Out Yr Window
  9. Big Moon
  10. The Bridge
  11. The Meanest Man In the World
  12. Grain Of Salt

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It comes as little surprise that John Doe employs three different female vocalists (Kathleen Edwards, Jill Sobule, and Aimee Mann) to assist on A Year in the Wilderness. After all, it was Exene Cervenka's restless harmonies that bolstered Doe's own dusky lead vocals, providing X with a distinctive sound that has seldom been imitated and never bested, even by the group's own alumni. Doe nonetheless continues to refine the formula, delivering sharp, literate lyrics to rugged, often pensive odes. He mines a kinder, gentler, but no less incisive territory of the somewhat precarious space between the sexes. Doe even strums an acoustic guitar in full folk-ballad mode on "A Little More Time," a somber reflection on love lost. Former X guitarist Dave Alvin provides rootsy firepower on the driving "Hotel Ghost," as close as this disc comes to the old L.A. punk days. But Doe's raw approach chafes at the introspective nature of these songs, adding somber, gritty gravity to the uncompromising lyrics of "Unforgiven," "you say I'm good for nothing, so nothing's good enough for me." While the set lacks the blazing nervousness of X's best material, the older/wiser Doe preserves an uneasy sense of youthful alienation that sports a musically grizzled, five-o'clock shadow. These songs resonate with a mature, biting broodiness that updates, but never dilutes, his legendary early work. --Hal Horowitz

Product Description

John Doe is back again. As a founding member of punk monoliths X, he seized his rightful place as one of the most influential musicians in American alternative music in the 1980 s, clearing a path for the revolution in that genre that would take place a decade later. Since launching his solo career in 1990 with the dusty road-poetry of Meet John Doe, John has produced six stunning roots rock albums of frightening honesty and vision. A Year in the Wilderness is no exception.

This time around John has invited his friends and frequent conspirators to help him interpret songs that came fast and hard. Doe dubs the Wilderness sessions, A scary and wondrous process where a blast of intuition and force that takes only moments to realize, but that can last forever and carry consequences you never imagined. Guest stars appearing on A Year in the Wilderness include Dave Alvin, Jill Sobule, Kathleen Edwards, Dan Auerbach (from The Black Keys), Greg Leisz and Aimee Mann.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Just Fabulous.......2007-07-07

Although a long-time fan of X, I'd never bought any of John Doe's solo work before. I read a good review of this album in the LA Times, and thought I'd take a shot.....

I love it. The most commercial cut is "The Golden State", a great tune. I think my favorite song is "Unforgiven", and "Big Moon" seems to haunt my head. The whole album has this vibe that I can't describe, other than to say I find myself wanting to play it almost every day. It has a "deep sound", both musically and lyrically. The songs flow so well that listening is effortless, and leaves you wanting more when the album is finished.

I believe than John Doe is a great creative talent who seems to get better with age. You won't regret buying this release; on the strength of this one, I'm going to buy some of his previous releases!

5 out of 5 stars STOP, BUY THIS NOW!.......2007-07-07

I don't usually write reviews, but I am making an exception for this fantastic album.

BUY IT NOW! YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT.

I've loved John Doe since way back in the X days. I've had the pleasure of enjoying his music for decades. This is by far his best work and collaboration.

A true gem.

5 out of 5 stars Spend Some Time in the Wilderness.......2007-06-28

From the rollicking rhythm of "There's a Hole" to the breathtakingly soft intensity of "Grain of Salt," from the seductive and bluesy "Big Moon" to the "hauntingly" punkish "Hotel Ghost, "A Year in the Wilderness" contains all of the elements that have made John Doe one of America's greatest (although often underappreciated) singer/songwriters: poetic lyrics, vocal intensity, and well-chosen guests.

No one expresses the possibility, the longing and the loss of the landscape of love better than Doe. Like the wilderness, Doe's landscape is striking-- awe-inspiringly beautiful and able to make us feel connected to each other and the world while it resonates with a sense of isolation. This album features some of Doe's best writing to date, yet even when he makes use of a familiar phrase his delivery is transformative. No where is this clearer than in "The Golden State" where Doe uses phrases so familiar they have become clichés and transforms them in to a unique and powerful revelation about the complex nature of relationships through the alchemy of his delivery.

This album is a must have for long time Doe fans and a wonderful introduction to his work for those discovering him for the first time.

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant...(don't tell anyone).......2007-06-17

I've loved having John's solo work all to myself...pop music's best kept secret...music to share with your most musically sophisticated friends...music for long road trips. I suppose that's all over now.

And it's about time.

Because this MF is too big, too smart, too rocking, too cutting, to be denied a wide audience. I would love to see this thing come out of left field and sell 6 million copies, and have John win 5 or 6 Grammy's next February. Not that awards mean anything, but every once in awhile it's nice to see an exceptional artist, at his best, get recognized.

Besides, John has the best hair in rock and roll. "John, see you in Denver (6/22). Yrs. George Tadich Jr."

5 out of 5 stars Meet John Again.......2007-06-12

I do get to meet John Doe almost everytime I go to see X , The Knitters or solo and when the night is over ,I think WoW I just shook hands with ,or got my picture with, or autographs of the greatest musician of my time, and after I heard "A Year in the Wilderness"Its really true.This project contains some of his finest. Rocking with Dave Alvin( the greatest Guitarist) on Hotel Ghost ,next with Kathleen Edwards Rocking with Golden State( You must get Return to Sin City, A Tribute to Gram Parsons They sing Hot Burrito No.2 & We'll Sweep out the Ashes in the Morning ,Its just Great)Next we slow it down with the next two trax both great but I just can't stop repeating "A little more Time " with you, with me( Takes you back ,your kids are born and how fast they grow, and you just wish some days could just last forever, like at birth. Unforgiven with Aimee Mann Has a Great Haunt about it.I would have bet that was Smokey Hormel,but I don't see him in the credits.The Bottom line is you have to have this album even if you never like X or anything to do with John Doe.If you don't know anything about him , Now its time to meet John Doe.One more thing, "The Meanest Man in the World" is probably the coolest Haunting balads to go in my ears.I hope you don't miss out on this treat. Andrew Wojcik, Hockessin Delaware andywo3@aol.com
Country Ghetto
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Cant go wrong with Country Ghetto
  • Anatomy: Grey
  • Another letter from home.
  • Less slick, more funk!
  • NOT BAD...BUT NOT GREAT, EITHER!
 Country Ghetto
JJ Grey & Mofro
Manufacturer: Alligator Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MGVBNW
Release Date: 2007-02-20

Tracks:

  1. War
  2. Circles
  3. Country Ghetto
  4. Tragic
  5. By My Side
  6. On Palestine
  7. Footsteps
  8. Turpentine
  9. A Woman
  10. Mississippi
  11. The Sun Is Shining Down
  12. Goodbye

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Within the soul-drenched music of northern Florida's JJ Grey and band, the roots run as deep as the influences are indelible. "War" and "By My Side" sound like Southern-fried Sly and the Family Stone. "Turpentine" recalls the swamp funk of Tony Joe White. Both "A Woman" and "The Sun Is Shining Down" suggest long-lost Otis Redding sessions in Muscle Shoals, while "Mississippi" takes Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" on a trip down to the delta. From the harmonica-laced country blues of the title track to the gospel piano and choir of "On Palestine," Grey's music compensates with conviction for what it lacks in originality. --Don McLeese

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JJ Grey & MOFRO's Alligator debut, Country Ghetto features 12 original JJ Grey compositions that come right out of the Southern musical and literary tradition. Grey's ear for detail inhabits his songs, whether it is a story passed down to him from his grandmother or the tribulations of a childhood friend. His voice delivers them with an unflinching strength that makes the personal universal and paints a vivid portrait of an exact time or place with words and music. Like his songs, his rich, soulful vocals are forceful and commanding, seemingly old beyond his years. And the music, from smoldering soul ballads to gospel-fried funk to straight ahead rock `n' roll, brings it all home with danceable grooves and a melodic freshness that will stay with you long after the album ends.

Grey's songwriting influences are widespread. "I listen to people who tell the story," he says, naming Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, R.L. Burnside, Tony Joe White, Jerry Reed, Otis Redding, Dr. John, Sly & The Family Stone, Van Morrison, Bill Withers and Dan Penn. What these writers and performers have in common is a love for simplicity, evoking complex emotions with a minimal number of words. As a performer, Grey is influenced by the sexually charged blues of Howlin' Wolf, the country soul of George Jones and the hard funk of James Brown, as well as local personalities like street preachers and old time radio DJs.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Cant go wrong with Country Ghetto.......2007-06-20

I could write something about how much I love every song on this album but all I need to say is INSTANT CLASSIC. If you love Southern Fried Soul Music these are your guys.

"The Sun Is Shining Down" and "Tragic" are especialy powerful songs.

Enjoy.

4 out of 5 stars Anatomy: Grey .......2007-06-04

Sounds exactly like Sly meets Holmes Brothers meets Edwin Starr meets Jonny Lang meets Sonia Dada meets Black Crowes mets Creedance meets Drive By Truckers meets the Beatles. Sort of.

4 out of 5 stars Another letter from home........2007-05-29

If you've never heard MoFro, then you need to tune in to and find out about some "front porch soul". If you HAVE heard the first two albums, don't think Country Ghetto is some rehash of previous material to fulfill a label contract. It IS the same soulful instrumentation and vocals. But JJ has more stories to tell and they come across to me like a letter from home - full of honest emotion about things we share, the good and the bad. Country Ghetto has a more serious feel to it for me than MOFRO and LOCHLOOSA. Its not just the lyrics of a young inciteful poet, talking about life. Its the lyrics of a man, living life with the convictions, dignity and respect for life you learn when you grow up in a Country Ghetto.

4 out of 5 stars Less slick, more funk!.......2007-05-12

Sounds real old school, really brings me back to the sixties (I am old)

What it lacks in polish, it more than makes up for in pure funk.
The track, A Woman, brings a tear to my eye and goose bumps in conjuring up the spirt of Otis Redding

3 out of 5 stars NOT BAD...BUT NOT GREAT, EITHER!.......2007-05-08

This is a pretty good album...although there is nothing earth-shattering or innovative, here. Several of the tunes were obviously inspired by Otis Redding...although Mr. Grey's voice doesn't have the power that Mr. Redding's did. A few of the tunes had more of a Bill Withers sound. Over all, the musicianship was pretty good and the sound, generally, harkened back to a typical 'Stax-Volt' session from the '60s. The songwriting was fairly basic but serviceable within the context of the format.

All in all, though, this album was bit more derivative than I had hoped for and it sounds like Mr. Grey is still in the process of trying to find his own unique musical "voice". I suspect that if and when he does, he will be worth another listen.
Cost of Living
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Turn it UP!
  • His best album in years
  • cost of living
  • lone star star
  • What a shame...
 Cost of Living
Delbert McClinton
Manufacturer: New West Records
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0009XEA3G
Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

  1. One Of The Fortunate Few
  2. Right To Be Wrong
  3. The Part I Like Best
  4. I'll Change My Style
  5. Hammerhead Stew
  6. Your Memory, Me And The Blues
  7. Dead Wrong
  8. Down Into Mexico
  9. Kiss Her Once For Me
  10. I Had A Real Good Time
  11. Midnight Communion
  12. Two Step Too
  13. Alright By Me

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Like a rootsier Jimmy Buffett, Delbert McClinton is an established, hard-touring veteran whose audience doesn't expect from him too much out of the norm. Regardless, the Texan's quintessential mix of country, R&B, Tex-Mex, blues, honky-tonk, New Orleans bump, lounge jazz, and good-time rock and roll is durable enough to sustain a career, especially since nobody does it nearly as well as he does. In the spirit of "don't fix what isn't broken," this album of 13 McClinton originals preserves the established formula. But to his credit, the leathery-voiced singer, now in his mid-60s, never seems to be going through the motions. He delivers this good-natured Americana with gutsy enthusiasm and enough raw energy to power the ocean liner on one of his famous blues cruises. Just as comfortable tearing into the Stonesy rock of "Dead Wrong" as the soft, Spanish guitar-driven folk of "Down into Mexico"--a tale of a robbery/relationship gone bad that flawlessly mixes his tender and tough sides--McClinton revels in his element. Fiddles, sax, and pedal steel augment the arrangements, highlighting the country and blues at the heart of Cost of Living. All that's missing is the sweat, booze, and boisterous crowd that remain an integral aspect of McClinton's legendary shows. --Hal Horowitz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Turn it UP!.......2007-01-04

Especially for the first track, "One Of The Fortunate Few"! (Did you do like me and buy the CD "One Of The Fortunate Few", thinking the song of the same name would be on it???). I also like very much the track "Two Step Too", which purty much sums up my own taste in musica. "I like to listen to the rock 'n roll, but I like to two step too"!

5 out of 5 stars His best album in years.......2006-10-12

I've been a Delbert fan for more than 20 years, and this is his best release in a long time. There is no voice like Delbert's; man, can he sing. From the raucous "Hammerhead Stew" to some welcome country songs like "Midnight Communion" and "Two Step Too" this CD rocks. As for those reviewers who dislike the country element here, they aren't true Delbert fans, since real aficiandos know that some of Delbert's early works were
good ole country (listen to "Victim Of Life's Circumstances"). The two best cuts here are "Down Into Mexico" (what a story!) and about the saddest song I've ever heard, "Kiss Her Once For Me." When you first listen to the latter, it's easy to assume it's about a lost girlfriend. It's not--it's about a dad who's kind of lost his daughter to the girl's mother, and as a divorced dad, this song breaks my heart. Go, Delbert!

5 out of 5 stars cost of living.......2006-08-31

I can find nothing bad about this cd. It's like Springsteen lyrics, guitar strains of Marty Robbins and maybe a little touch of John Fogerty. I can recall sitting in a bar thirty years ago with some of my military buds and listening to this kind of music, wishing we were someplace else. What memories this cd evolked! All in all I can say that Delbert McClinton is becoming part of my blues collection and will continue to add more.

5 out of 5 stars lone star star.......2006-03-19

Texas music is more than music from Texas. It's an alchemy of apparently disparate essences - blues, soul, rock'n'roll - and Delbert McClinton is a master chemist. Like his fellow Lone Star Staters Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and Doug Sahm, McClinton's defiance of definition may have denied him a wider audience, but those who know him can consider themselves, to quote one of his songs, "one of the fortunate few". McClinton wrote most of the 13 songs here and anything he doesn't write he makes his own (I'll Change My Style, associated with Jimmy Reed, becomes wonderfully greasy swamp R&B). For tragic, noirish adventure with a femme fatale, try Down into Mexico ("Sherrie was a dancer / she was a schemer / we came up with a foolproof plan"). Those who have lost love will share the ache of Kiss Her Once For Me ("and there's a part of her life I won't be there to see / when you're holding her tonight, kiss her once for me"). McClinton just turned 65 and shows no sign of decline. Start here and work back to such gems as Genuine Cowhide (1976) and The Jealous Kind (1980). (This review appeared in The Age newspaper in Melbourne, Australia.)

1 out of 5 stars What a shame..........2006-03-14

This cannot be the real Delbert McClinton, all throw-away songs save one. When Delbert leaves. . .Delbert's gone.
Reconstruction
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A fun live performance
  • A Good Musician and the Secret Legacy of Male Depression
  • RECONSTRUCT THE MIX
  • No Asylum For Traitors Or Cowards
 Reconstruction
Scott Miller & the Commonwealth
Manufacturer: Sugarhill [Country]
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ASIN: B000NA2316
Release Date: 2007-04-10

Tracks:

  1. I Made A Mess Of This Town
  2. Amtrak Cresent
  3. Angels Dwell
  4. Jody
  5. Eight Miles Per Gallon
  6. Arianne
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  16. Drunk All Around This Town
  17. Spike
  18. Hawks And Doves
  19. Goddamn The Sun
  20. Is There Room On The Cross?

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Live albums don't get much livelier than this, as Scott Miller and the Commonwealth do what great bar bands have always done. They tear up the joint with propulsive interplay, powerhouse riffing, catchy chorus hooks that practically demand a singalong, and even the occasional heartfelt ballad. The former leader of Tennessee's V-Roys leads his quartet through road-warrior anthems ("Eight Miles per Gallon"), gambling songs ("On a Roll"), and drinking songs ("Drunk All Around This Town"). He channels the inspiration of Chuck Berry ("It Didn't Take Too Long") and Bruce Springsteen ("Freedom's a Stranger") and dips into the songbooks of Tom Petty ("Spike") and Neil Young ("Hawks and Doves"). The crowd never wants to let the band go. Miller may not be the equal of Springsteen, Petty, and Young, but you can no longer hear those guys play bars. The colder the beer and the freer it flows, the better this music sounds. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A fun live performance.......2007-04-30

Guess I'm partial since I was at one of the shows at the Down Home (and have heard Scott several other times), but this is a fun to listen to CD that captures the essence of Scott Miller and the Commonwealth's live music. Great selection and large number of tracks that hits all the varied styles of Scott's music. Fun to listen to the studio versions and live versions of his songs - for example, one of my favorites is "Amtrak Crescent" and I've got the studio version, an older acoustic version, and now this live one with the band. Put in this CD, turn it up loud, grab a cold beer and let it take you Down Home.

1 out of 5 stars A Good Musician and the Secret Legacy of Male Depression .......2007-04-24

A good musician which deceptively deludes the realities of an emotionally blocked writer in self-denial.
(references: 'I don't want to talk about it' Terrence Real and 'The Untouched Key' by world renouned psychologist--Alice Miller)

I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression
The Untouched Key: Tracing Childhood Trauma in Creativity and Destructiveness

This CD is NOT recommended.

4 out of 5 stars RECONSTRUCT THE MIX.......2007-04-17

You can't fault the band for a great perfomance, songs from all 3 of their cd's. It really could be a great cd too...the thing that wrecks this up is the audience singing along audibly on a few too many songs. Sure this may be great if you were at the show, but nobody else wants to hear it. WHIPPING POST !! ok... crowd karaoke , no thanks.

5 out of 5 stars No Asylum For Traitors Or Cowards.......2007-04-16

I was at the Down Home for all 3 nights of the recording of this album & could not be happier with the result. Producer R.S. Field did a wonderful job of cleaning up any rough spots but leaving it alone enough to where it still feels like a live album. It's a great mix of the Commonwealth in mid-season form plus an appreciative & responsive crowd of loyal fans. The album not only weaves through most of Scott's best loved songs but also features a couple of covers by two of his favorite artists (Tom Petty & Neil Young), plus two previously unreleased songs that you could only hear by seeing Scott live. While Reconstruction is no substitute for seeing the band in person, it'll definitely hold you over until they come back through your town. Buy two copies & then tell a friend!!
Americana Master Series: Best of the Sugar Hill Years
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Solid, lovely to listen to (yes, I said "lovely")
 Americana Master Series: Best of the Sugar Hill Years
James McMurtry
Manufacturer: Sugarhill [Country]
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ASIN: B000MGBS94
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

  1. Sixty Acres
  2. Every Little Bit Counts
  3. No More Buffalo
  4. Gulf Road
  5. Tired of Walking
  6. Lobo Town
  7. Broken Bed
  8. Paris
  9. Walk Between the Raindrops
  10. Fast as I Can
  11. Out Here in the Middle
  12. 12 O'Clock Whistle
  13. Choctaw Bingo

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4 out of 5 stars Solid, lovely to listen to (yes, I said "lovely").......2007-06-09

I can see planets moving in the cosmos when I listen to James McMurtry. This is an album full of great tracks. I've got other recordings of some of them, and I wouldn't prioritize any over others, because James McMurtry is so emotive that ...any particular day, even if you get a different sound, it's a good one. But for a good set of recordings on a single CD you can leave in the player or take on a trip, this is nice. I am enjoying it time and time again, and will most likely listen more to this album than my older ones, unless I'm on a huge James kick, and want to hear more of a range.
The Definitive Collection 1983-1997
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great CD
  • A Great Representation
 The Definitive Collection 1983-1997
Steve Earle
Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
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ASIN: B000FVBLAM
Release Date: 2006-08-29

Tracks:

  1. Nothin' But You
  2. Guitar Town
  3. Good Ol' Boy (Gettin' Tough)
  4. Fearless Heart
  5. Hillbilly Highway
  6. Goodbye's All We've Got Left
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  14. Goodbye
  15. Valentine's Day
  16. Ellis Unit One
  17. Feel Alright
  18. Christmas In Washington
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5 out of 5 stars Great CD.......2007-05-09

Love this CD by Steve Earle. His best songs were put on this CD.

5 out of 5 stars A Great Representation.......2007-02-17

This collection is a great representation of Steve Earl's music up until 1997. The CD is at a great price and should be had by all fans and those interested in the music of Steve Earle. Be it roots music or country, the music of Steve Earle is great.
The Definitive Collection
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • As Good As Delbert Gets-With An( *)
  • The Definitive Collection: Delbert McClinton
 The Definitive Collection
Delbert McClinton
Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
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ASIN: B000FVBLAW
Release Date: 2006-07-04

Tracks:

  1. Hey Baby
  2. I Received A Letter
  3. Honky Tonkin' (I Guess I Done Me Some)
  4. Victim Of Life's Circumstances
  5. Two More Bottles Of Wine
  6. Special Love Song
  7. Lipstick, Powder And Paint
  8. Pledging My Love
  9. I'm Dying As Fast AS I Can
  10. Love Rustler
  11. Under Suspicion
  12. Ain't What You Eat But How You Chew It
  13. Take It Easy
  14. 'B' Movie Boxcar Blues
  15. A Mess Of Blues
  16. Plain Old Makin' Love
  17. The Jealous Kind
  18. Giving It Up For Your Love
  19. Sandy Beaches
  20. Heartbreak Radio
  21. Maybe Someday Baby
  22. You Were Never Mine

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars As Good As Delbert Gets-With An( *).......2006-12-02

This is an excellent career overview of an artist who dances to his own drummer. If you like something different from what you hear most of the time from artists that have a loose association with Nashville, this is music you will enjoy for a lifetime. The (*) is for the fact that Delbert released a couple of albums to attempt to reach a wider audience and if you are so inclined you should also purchase "Never Been Rocked Enough" to fully appreciate both sides of Delbert with no overlap. Very enjoyable listening all around.

5 out of 5 stars The Definitive Collection: Delbert McClinton.......2006-08-07

This CD is a good historical account of my favorite singer's career. The liner notes tell the story of this musical genius whose style has changed with the times - and whose personality and versatility are amazing. He gets better every year.
The Very Best of Jerry Garcia
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • schmokin'
  • Greatest Hits? Like Trying to Hit a Moving Target
  • Almost Perfect
The Very Best of Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B000ECXC3Q
Release Date: 2006-09-26

Tracks:

  1. Deal [Disc 1]
  2. Bird Song [Disc 1]
  3. Sugaree [Disc 1]
  4. Loser [Disc 1]
  5. The Wheel [Disc 1]
  6. Let It Rock [Disc 1]
  7. Russian Lullaby [Disc 1]
  8. Might As Well [Disc 1]
  9. Mission In The Rain [Disc 1]
  10. I'll Take A Melody [Disc 1]
  11. Rubin And Cherise [Disc 1] -- Jerry Garcia Band
  12. Cats Under The Stars [Disc 1] -- Jerry Garcia Band
  13. Rhapsody In Red [Disc 1] -- Jerry Garcia Band
  14. Run For The Roses [Disc 1]
  15. Knockin' On Heaven's Door [Disc 1]
  16. Without Love [Disc 1]

Tracks:

  1. Catfish John (1973) [Disc 2]
  2. Deep Elem Blues (1987) [Disc 2]
  3. Ripple (1987) [Disc 2]
  4. Positively 4th Street (1975) [Disc 2]
  5. The Harder They Come (1977) [Disc 2]
  6. Gamorrah (1990) [Disc 2]
  7. Dear Prudence (1979) [Disc 2]
  8. Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power) (1990) [Disc 2]
  9. Evangeline (1990) [Disc 2]
  10. Deal (1980) [Disc 2]

Album Description

This special 2-CD collection salutes one of the most legendary figures in all of rock n' roll, beloved Grateful Dead lead guitarist, vocalist and eternal good will ambassador Jerry Garcia. Outsie the realm of the Grateful Dead, Jerry pursued a broad array of folk, bluegrass, blues, and roots rock side projects throughout his storied career. His solo albums capture the heart & soul as well as the rich talents of this incomparable music icon. Disc 1 - studio tracks, Disc 2 - live tracks.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars schmokin'.......2007-01-12

Here's the scoop. There's something mighty suspicious about all of these post-mortem, post legal disputes, J Garcia estate releases -- the estate has its own agenda and lost time to make up -- but at least Rhino's participation in this release establishes a level of creditability. Anyway, Disc one starts off well enough as the first Garcia solo cd is remastered and all of the "songs" therefrom are included. They sound great and this reviewer thinks that they all sound better without the trippy interludes that used to scare the dickens outta' me.

BUT-- cd one changes musically thereafter. Hence the four star rating. Sure, Chuck Berry's "Let It Rock" smokes and every version of "Russian Lullaby" by Jerry has always sounded good, but "Might As Well," "Mission in the Rain" and "I'll take a Melody," (each from the mid 70s "Reflections" cd) depict Jerry striving for a hit single -- something that evaded him in the G/D format throughout the 70s and 80s. Of the last 6 songs on cd one, only one or two are clearly not attempted hit singles ("Knockin' on Heaven's Door" at 7+ minutes with its reggae beat is a highlight and not a potential "hit"). Garcia's third through fifth solo cds were after a hit single, something that he did not appear to be pursuing prior. Thus, here the "studio" cd changes direction mid stream and may not satisfy that "urge to jam out" itch.

CD # 2, the Live cd, is much more consistent and probably the better of the two. The first three songs (one from from Old & In the Way in '73) are very bluegrass; The Beatles' Dear Prudence, at 11+ minutes is a huge highlight with its ska-like beat punctuated by trombone and sax; and Jimmy Cliff's "The Harder they Come" and Dylan's "Senor" are both great.

My copy came with two bonus cds. One is an interview disc with snippets from the first Garcia album and as is the case with every interview cd I've heard before, completely useless. The second bonus cd contains three live tracks and is sub-titled "The tunes that wouldn't fit on the other cds." Of these three live tracks, "That's What Love Will Make You Do" (from 1975) at 11+ minutes is great. This should have appeared on the first cd over some of the less fulfilling studio material, even at the cost of ruining the "Studio/Live" separation of the two basic cds. Robbie Robertson's "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" from 1977 is slow, competent, and very, very uninspired (oh look, Jerry's playing with Keith and Donna on this one - say no more!). An acoustic version of Dire Wolf from '84 depicts Jerry's voice in poor shape indeed and at 3+ minutes is uninteresting.

All in all the bonus discs aren't too important if your copy comes sans them. It's cool how this two disc set begins with the studio version of "Deal" and ends on disc 2 with a live "Deal" from 1980 at 9+ minutes. A good purchase, but not great.

4 out of 5 stars Greatest Hits? Like Trying to Hit a Moving Target.......2006-11-29

Compiling something called "The Very Best of Jerry Garcia" must have been a Herculean task, if not a Sisyphean one; how can you possibly cull thousands of hours of recordings down to 140 minutes? It's either heroic, or it's impossible. The answer lies squarely in the middle. This is a nice collection, and very representative of Garcia's solo career, but any true fan would recognize anything called "The Very Best of Jerry Garcia" to be an oxymoron. His solo work was incredibly erratic and uneven, soaring from the unequivocal genius of his first album, "Garcia," but sinking to the confusing morass entitled "Run for the Roses." Strictly speaking, a greatest hits collection would encompass all of the former while (more or less) ignoring the latter, but that is not what a career retrospective disk ought to do, and that is what this really is. To be truly representative, it must gloss over highlights while lingering a bit too long on weaker efforts.
The layout itself is quite intelligent, dedicating one disk to the studio recordings, while dedicating the second to live highlights. The "Garcia" album does have five representative tracks, including the magnificent "Deal," "Bird Song," and "Sugaree," but overlooks "To Lay Me Down" and the totally weird spacey psychedelia of "Late for Supper/Spidergawd/Eep Hour." Meanwhile the thoroughly unremarkable "...Roses" album is represented three times. Garcia's take on "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" is an aural sedative, and "Without Love" is a decidedly non-climactic ending to an otherwise satisfying disk.
Fortunately, the live disk compensates nicely. Here, the combination of cover songs and originals compliments Garcia's abilities, and the track selections are more...umm, selective. "Dear Prudence" totally reinvents the Beatles song, and while it may not be an improvement, it at least shows Garcia's penchant for inhabiting his material. "Senor" is a much more inspired song selection than "...Heaven's Door" (as is "Positively 4th Street," marking three Dylan tunes on Garcia's compilation), while "The Harder They Come" is a tried and true take on the reggae classic. Plus, it's always great to hear something from Garcia's traditional folk outfit, Old and In the Way. A better, or more honest, album title for this collection would be "A Brief Synopsis of Garcia's Solo Work." It is a great place to start if you are wondering which part of his career to investigate; either that, or you could pick up his first solo album and take it from there. B+ Tom Ryan

5 out of 5 stars Almost Perfect .......2006-09-27

I'm one of those folks who bought this strictly for CD 2, because I already have everything that's on CD 1. Regarding CD 1, all in all, I have to say they did an "almost perfect" job in the song selection. The "Garcia" album is well represented in that you get the good songs without those scary instrumentals. From "Compliments," I agree with selecting Let It Rock, but I would not have selected Russian Lullaby. I would have selected that mysterious and wonderful song Mississippi Moon or that fantastic song, Turn on the Bright Lights. I think that "Reflections" is well represented. From "Cats Under the Stars," I love the title track of course, but I would not have selected Rubin and Cherise or Rhapsody in Red. The selections from "Run for the Roses" are good selections. All in all, CD 1 is very very good, even with my minor quibbles.
CD 2, the live material, is "better than good." Of the three acoustic tracks that begin CD 2, I like the first track, Catfish John, because it really does capture that "high lonesome sound" a-la Bill Monroe. The Positively 4th Street is very good. The reggae tune The Harder They Come is excellent, mostly because of the bass, they really thump that bass like a fine dub tune. Gamorrah is a very good live version, though I think I prefer the studio version on Cats Under the Stars. Dear Prudence is EXCELLENT. Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) is fantastic, although you probably already have that track on those "Jerry Garcia Band" CDs. The inclusion of Evengeline is unfortunate, in my opinion. So many better tracks than that could have been chosen. The final track, Deal, is very good...it has a sort of mellowness to it that is nice, rather than the harder, rock-out Deals we're used to.
So I would give the whole package 5 stars. Try using CD 1 in your car, it seems to work well that way for me.
The Revolution Starts...Now
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • The Revolution stalls out
  • 3 stars for about 4 good songs..
  • He Ain't No Emmas Revolution
  • Raw, powerful
  • So What's New...?
 The Revolution Starts...Now
Steve Earle
Manufacturer: Artemis Records
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ASIN: B0002IQHV6
Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

  1. The Revolution Starts
  2. Home To Houston
  3. Rich Man's War
  4. Warrior
  5. The Gringo's Tale
  6. Condi, Condi
  7. F The CC
  8. Comin' Around
  9. I Thought You Should Know
  10. The Seeker
  11. The Revolution Starts Now

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Earle rushed The Revolution Starts ... Now to stores ahead of the 2004 presidential election, and given that timing and the songwriter's righteous lefty stance, the disc's topical content should surprise exactly no one. Even still, it's light on invective, allowing Earle's deftly drawn characters to make his points for him. Plainspoken people swept up by larger events, they include the truck-driving protagonist of rig-rocker "Home to Houston," who dodges rockets while running supplies in Iraq, the disaffected vet in "The Gringo's Tale," and the American soldiers and Palestinian boys whose lives run parallel in "Rich Man's War." At times, Earle is less artful, and the going gets patchy: the title cut is a guitars-blazing call to arms, but "Warrior" (a ponderous spoken-word piece that apes Shakespeare), "F the CC" (a ragged denunciation of culture cops), and "Condi, Condi" (a faux-reggae mash note to Condoleezza Rice) don't hold up as well. Interestingly, the less-pointed material finds the cantankerous crusader at his best, as on the aching Emmylou Harris duet "Comin' Around," a late-night barroom blues called "I Thought You Should Know," and the hopeful closer "The Seeker." There, Earle slips in one last, subtle message: "There's a new day tomorrow and maybe I'll hold, something brighter than gold to a seeker." --Anders Smith Lindall

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars The Revolution stalls out.......2007-03-21

Before the no votes start piling up, let me put this upfront. I really dig Steve Earle. To my tastes, both "Copperhead Road" and "El Corazon" are five star records. But "The Revolution Starts Now" was a rush job and sounds it. I even saw Earle on tour for this CD and he was a big a firebrand as ever. I also worked in Nashville when he was trolling the gutters, begging for change and trying to kick. Steve Earle is an artist I have long believed worth hearing through thick and thin.

"The Revolution Starts Now" is part of the thin. Recorded in a hurry to beat the 2002 elections (a lot of good that did...sigh), it also meant that songs that may have been left off with a little more time stayed on the CD to beef the running time. The pseudo-Shakespeare of "Warrior" wears out after a couple of listens, and "Condi Condi" is pointless. Add the reprise of the title track and you have a pretty good EP with a load of filler.

But Earle on an off day beats 90% of artists at their peak performance. "The Revolution Starts..." kicks the CD off with a glorious racket worthy of any good protest-rally song. Even the obscenities gleefully barked out during "F the CC" are as big a slap at radio as you've ever heard. Not like Earle gets play these days...rightwing Clear Channel wouldn't even touch the non-threatening Dixie Chicks music. I would find it hard to imagine a genuinely inciting country-folk diatribe like "Rich Man's War" getting airtime next to Carrie Underwood. Or Toby Keith, for that matter. Trying to wrap the parallel paths of expendable boy soldiers like Jimmy or Ali from either side of the line would probably be too much to ask from a crowd that craves "We will stick a red white and blue boot up your a**," would it not?

Same for the mercenary on the run in "The Gringo's Tale" or the hapless Haliburton employee stuck driving truckloads of gas in "Home To Houston." The message is blunt, but the songs aren't. That is what makes Earle a master craftsman. When he puts away the politics for "Coming Around" and the splendid "I Thought You Should Know," you get the reminders of what made Earle a genius to watch back in the days of "Guitar Town" and "Exit Zero."

If this was a seven song EP, I probably would have given it four stars. Sadly, this is less an album-as-a-piece and more like a batch of songs jerked together. The lame tracks hold the affair down to three and 1/2. I am even willing to goose it just to counter the looney rightwingers that post a one star review without having as much as listened to the CD. But if you want to hear a rabble-rouser at full throttle, the best songs on "The Revolution Starts Now" will stir your pot.

3 out of 5 stars 3 stars for about 4 good songs.........2007-02-28

This is an overall forgettable album when you compare it to any of Steve's other work. "Rich Man's war" "Home to Houston" and the title track are up to standard, the others are b-side fillers, and they sound like it. Earle did this entire albumn in a short span and quite hurridly, so it does make sense. The fact that he wrote a great anthem "F the CC" and a excellent anti-war song "Rich Man's War" is a true testiment that this guy can write good songs even in a hurry.

2 out of 5 stars He Ain't No Emmas Revolution.......2007-02-02

Good songs, good songwriter but if you want to hear REAL Revolution Rauk you need to hear Emmas Revolution. They didn't just jump on the revolution/hate Bush bandwagon because it was suddenly cool - they've hated Bush for a long time. I will say that this album is extremely intelligent for a man with only an 8th grade education and for those who criticize his "Condi Condi" song - maybe he's being sincere? You don't know. He has been married about 20 times... maybe he thinks it's about time for another "switch up"? And lets face it: Condi is hot. A little out of his league, but you can't blame a guy for tryin, can you?

5 out of 5 stars Raw, powerful.......2007-01-26

The appeal of this album is its raw approach to social awareness. Earle doesn't hold back. The CD was out early in the Iraq war -- unlike other singers and groups, Earle didn't wait to see if the war would be popular or not. Criminee, it took Neil Young a years to get his anti-war CD to market.

And that get-it-out-now approach of Revolution Starts Now is what makes the music dangerous. And fun. This is a significant contribution to the anti-war movement.

Personally, I'm not offended by "F the CC". However, you might be. If so, just don't copy it over to your iPod. "Condi, Condi" is one of the freshest and funniest political slams I've ever heard. "Warrior" is incredible.

My favorite song on the CD is "Rich Man's War". Some folks think Earle is comparing American soldiers to suicide bombers. He's not. Instead, he's suggesting that those who control the violence have much in common with each other.

Earle alternates from angry to wistful to proud to angry, again. It all works. I have a 6-CD changer in my truck. The Revolution Starts...Now is nearly always in it.

1 out of 5 stars So What's New...?.......2006-11-02

Same old liberal garbage...no doubt popular in his circle...'birds of a feather'. Nevetheless, the Republic suvives in spite of the S.E.'s of the world.
Still Feel Gone
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • What about the extra tracks?
  • Complete Album
  • still feel gone, indeed...
  • Uncle Tupelo's best work - Still Feel Gone
  • Oh my, now THIS works for me!
 Still Feel Gone
Uncle Tupelo
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00008J2RC
Release Date: 2003-04-15

Tracks:

  1. Gun
  2. Looking For A Way Out
  3. Fall Down Easy
  4. Nothing
  5. Still Be Around
  6. Watch Me Fall
  7. Punch Drunk
  8. Postcard
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  10. True To Life
  11. Cold Shoulder
  12. Discarded
  13. If That's Alright
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  15. I Wanna Destroy You (Bonus Track)
  16. Watch Me Fall (Demo) (Bonus Track)
  17. Looking For A Way Out (Demo) (Bonus Track)
  18. If That's Alright (Demo) (Bonus Track)

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Before March 16-20, 1992 secured Uncle Tupelo's place as Commanders in Chief of the alt-country assault during the early '90s, Still Feel Gone stated emphatically that they were no musical tumbleweeds. Though twangy, lap-steel-heavy ditties like "Watch Me Fall" and "Still Be Around" cradle a country heart, the bulk of this disc is a nod to Uncle Tupelo's garage- and punk-rock heritage. The songs find their hooks in the twittery vocals of Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy, but beware the rapid-fire drumming of Mike Heidorn. When Uncle Tupelo fires up its tribute to late Minuteman D. Boon, you'll realize there's more to these country boys than meets the ear. This 2003 expanded and remastered version includes three unreleased demos, the "Sauget Wind" single, and their rare cover of the Soft Boys' "I Wanna Destoy You." --Nick Heil

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars What about the extra tracks?.......2006-10-20

Often it seems like the first cd you ever get by a band, the one that makes you a fan, that'll often be your favorite, for nostalgic reasons if nothing else. That's the case with STILL FEEL GONE for me. Even though ANODYNE is more mature and impressive, and NO DEPRESSION is more intense, somehow this is still my favorite.

It's a bit of a sluggish mess, though, sonically! I wonder if anyone who has this remastered version can talk about a) any changes in the sound and b) the quality of the bonus tracks.

[If you're curious about Uncle Tupelo and don't have any of their albums, get their "greatest hits" collection for starters. They only have 4 real albums, though. Note that "March 16-20" is a VERY acoustic album, the others all mix acoustic and electric instruments.]

5 out of 5 stars Complete Album.......2006-06-30

There are only a couple songs on this album that verge on ordinary; the rest come together into a complete, albeit short, listening experience.

It's a little less from the gut than 'No Depression' but not yet overly cerebral. It rocks at times and is moody at others and evokes a sense of desperation and defiance. For some reason, while very different, it reminds me of the Stone's Sticky Fingers (but this may be a stretch)

5 out of 5 stars still feel gone, indeed..........2004-12-10

a month or so ago, a buddy burned me a copy of some UT bootleg from the mid 90s (it's unofficially called 'Last Call') and though i had most of the songs, it came across as a revelation. the only missing cd i had was 'still feel gone' (i got into the band just as they were breaking up), and now i have it. the buddy who burned me the live cd said 'y'know, that band never should have broken up. those two guys brought out the best in each other, and while there are some good wilco and son volt songs, those first three albums were the high water mark.' alas, after listening to this, and going into the back catalogue to hear anodyne and march 17-21, 1992, i sadly must agree. these guys were BEYOND great; the best thing that american music produced since Gram's Flying Burrito Brothers... what fine, fine music...

5 out of 5 stars Uncle Tupelo's best work - Still Feel Gone.......2004-08-22


at first listen to this remastered disc I was amazed.
thrown back at how well the songs work and feel.
this is by far the most consistent album of all the UT releases.
I highly recommend this one!

A period of transition, as one reviewer says, Not quite!
These boys wanted it and they got it. The musicianship is all there. You can't miss it!
It really shows just how well practiced these songs were and they come across that way.

I've heard these tracks in different ways and they all work just the way great songs should.

A universal arsenal of classic alt-country with a touch of sin.........

5 out of 5 stars Oh my, now THIS works for me!.......2004-07-22

Having only heard a few Uncle Tupelo/Son Volt tunes, I bought this one on a hunch. Glad I did, because this one kicks A*S!

I had a hard time getting past the first 7 songs, though. I kept playing each one 3-5X in a row, because each song is a gem in it's own right. It took me hours just to get through the full CD, lol...

Buy it and enjoy it - this one is a classic for sure.

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