Blues and Roots

Blues and Roots

ASIN: B00000348B

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Bassist Charles Mingus was always ready for a good fight. In the liner notes to this disc, Mingus says he wanted to respond to critics who said he didn't swing enough. And reply he did. Mingus gave whoever these absurd quibblers were some of the most ecstatic blues ("Moanin'" and "Cryin Blues"), gospel ("Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting"), and Dixieland ("My Jelly Roll Soul") the jazz world has ever heard. Along with his striking original compositions, the instrumental combination in Mingus's nonet remains unconventional: the frontline included four saxophonists and two trombonists without the counterweight of a trumpeter. The leader's sliding-octave bass lines and percussive slaps are totally rollicking, and the wild abandon in the group's playing is irrepressible. --Aaron Cohen

From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD
As bassist, pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and modern jazz mahatma, Charles Mingus had plenary control of all the expressive devices needed to manifest blues cries from the soul. The gospel blues 'Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" and five more numbers on this famous 1959 release have his ten musicians' spontaneous phrases in perfect balance with his ingenious compositional turns. -- © Frank John Hadley 1993

Tracks:

War
Circles
Country Ghetto
Tragic
By My Side
On Palestine
Footsteps
Turpentine
A Woman
Mississippi
The Sun Is Shining Down
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

Album Description

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:

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968

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Un fourre-tout de bon stock.
Song upon song of rock n roll glory!
First Psychedelic era 1965/68
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4 1/2 stars for a tremedous amount of fun.

Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968
Various Artists
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I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) - Electric Prunes
Dirty Water - The Standells
Night Time - Strangeloves
Lies - The Knickerbockers
Respect - Vagrants
A Public Execution - Mouse
No time like the right time - Blues Project
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An invitation to cry - The Magicians
Liar, Liar - Castaways
You're Gonna Miss Me - Thirteenth Floor Elevators
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Hey Joe - Leaves
Romeo & Juliet - Michael & The Messengers
Sugar And Spice - Cryan Shames
Baby Please Don't Go - Amboy Dukes
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Let's Talk About Girls - Chocolate Watch Band
Sit Down, I Think I Love You - Mojo Men
Run, Run, Run - Third Rail
My World Fell Down - Sagittarius
Open My Eyes - Nazz
Farmer John - Premiers
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Talk Talk - The Music Machine
Last Time Around - Del-Vetts
Nobody But Me - Human Beinz
Journey To Tyme - Kenny & The Kasuals
No Friend Of Mine - Sparkles
Outside Chance - Turtles
Action Woman - Litter
Spazz - Elastik Band
Sweet Young Thing - Chocolate Watchband
Incense And Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock
I Ain't No Miracle Worker - Brogues
7 And 7 Is - Love
Time won't let me - The Outsiders
Going All The Way - Squires
I'm Gonna Make You Mine - Shadows Of Knight
The Trip - Kim Fowley
Can't Seem To Make You Mine - Seeds
Why Do I Cry - Remains
Laugh, Laugh - Beau Brummels
The Little Black Egg - The Night Crawlers
I Wonder - Gants
I See The Light - Five Americans
Who Do You Love - Woolies
Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) - Swingin' Medallions
Live - Merry-Go-Round
Steppin' Out - Paul Revere & The Raiders
Diddy Wah Diddy - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Strychnine - Sonics
Little Girl - Syndicate Of Sound
(We ain't got) Nothing yet - Blues Magoos
Shape Of Things To Come - Max Frost & The Troopers

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Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) - Hombres
Fight Fire - Golliwogs
At The River's Edge - New Colony Six
Jack Of Diamonds - Daily Flash
Follow Me - Lyme & Cybelle
It's Cold Outside - Choir
Beg, Borrow And Steal - Rare Breed
She's About A Mover - Sir Douglas Quintet
Little Bit O'Soul - Music Explosion
Put The Clock Back On The Wall - 'E' Types
Falling Sugar - Palace Guard
Run, Run, Run - Gestures
I Need You - Rationals
Knock, Knock - Humane Society
Primitive - Groupies
Psycho - Sonics
So What!! - Lyrics
You Must Be A Witch - Lollipop Shoppe
A question of temperature - The Baloon Farm
Maid Of Sugar-Maid Of Spice - Mouse & The Traps
You Ain't Tuff - Uniques
Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White - Standells
She's My Baby - Mojo Men
Story Of My Life - Unrelated Segments
I'm Five Years Ahead Of My Time - Third Bardo
Mirror Of Your Mind - We The People
Bad Little Woman - Shadows Of Knight
Double Yellow Line - Music Machine
Optical Sound - Human Expression
Journey To The Center Of The Mind - Amboy Dukes

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Too Many People - Leaves
(Would I still be) Her big man - The Brigands
Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl - Barbarians
Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
I Wan't Candy - Strangeloves
Louie Louie - Kingsmen
One Track Mind - Knickerbockers
Out Of Our Tree - Wailers
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Codine - Charlatans
Johnny Was A Good Boy - Mystery Trend
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The Witch - Sonics
Get Me To The World On Time - Electric Prunes
Mr. Pharmacist - Other Half
Open Up Your Door - Richard & The Young Lions
Just Like Me - Paul Revere & The Raiders
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I Live In The Springtime - Lemon Drops
Mindrocker - Fenwyck
Hold Me Now - Rumors
Love's Gone Bad - Underdogs
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Blackout Of Gretely - Gonn
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That the most famous garage-rock record of all time, the Kingsmen's "Louie Louie," is buried on the last CD of this four-disc box is very much in keeping with the spirit of the (often) one-hit wonders that people Nuggets. Here, "Louie Louie" is just another great song. An elaboration on the 1972 double LP, which is included in its original sequence, this set piles on dozens more great moments of inspiration, guts, chutzpah, and sometimes sheer commercial calculation. How else to explain the advice "Look at yourself" from the likes of the Strawberry Alarm Clock, whose idea of mind expansion seems limited to putting together two very vaguely related nouns--"Incense and Peppermints"--so their swinging Farfisa-led track will have something, anything, for verbal content? There's loads of such wisdom on display here, prefab and otherwise, usually delivered as rabidly as possible. (Try the Remains' "Don't Look Back," Mouse and the Traps' "Maid of Sugar--Maid of Spice," or the Music Machine's "Talk Talk," which was actually a hit.) And remember: "The sky is falling / The ocean is calling / The world ... is spinning 'round ... and 'round." For sure. --Rickey Wright

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Un fourre-tout de bon stock........2007-05-30

Le titre peut être trompeur car ce coffret ne renferme pas uniquement du psychédélique, il est important de tenir compte du "era" dans le titre. En effet, ce coffret présente la musique d'une époque 1965-68 mais ne se limite pas qu'au psychédélique. On y puise dans le rock de garage, le frat-rock et le psychédélique confondus. C'est à la fois la force et la faiblesse de ce coffret qui devient par le fait même un excellent survol de bijoux issus de cette époque mais ce n'est pas le coffret à faire jouer pour un bon buzz lysergique ou psylocibien (d'où le 4 étoiles)... C'est plutôt un gros "teaser". J'ai de la difficulté aussi avec le "first" parce qu'il est clair que le psychédélisme existe depuis des milliers d'années bien que l'appellation n'existait pas encore... Bref, un peu prétentieux mais excellent, et un moyen d'obtenir des titres de vieux psychédélique autrement difficiles à dénicher... La présentation du coffret est aussi magnifique, avec des pochettes aux couleurs flamboyantes et un livret d'infos complet et bien fait. Pour du vrai psychédélique, se tourner vers le coffret Acid drops, Spacedust and Flying Saucers, les compilations Beyond the calico wall, Psychedelic Experience volume 1&2, Pebbles vol.3, Electric Sugarcube Flasbacks, Rubbles (toutes) et Chocolate soup for diabetics (toutes). Il y en a d'autres excellentes mais celles-ci sont relativement faciles à trouver et vous injecterons plein de couleurs (des plus obscures et indéfinissables aux plus fluorescentes) dans les oreilles!

Song upon song of rock n roll glory!.......2007-05-22

Better than just about any album I can think of, Nuggets embodies the spirit of rock and roll, captures that elusive musical zeitgeist and pins it down for all to behold and admire. The songs found on these four discs are loud, fun, catchy, colorful, occasionally beautiful and often mind-altering. Bridging the gap between pop, r&b, psychedelia, proto-punk, folk-rock, surf, and dance-craze insanity, these songs exemplify the anarchic, bouncing off the walls, let's-bash-this-sucker-out-and-have-more-fun-than-anyone-has-ever-had-before philosophy of rock and roll, assaulting (and delighting) listeners with blasts of youthful agression, boundless energy, and unfettered enthusiasm. From start to finish, its an awesome experience, and one that every self-respecting rock fan should experience at least once in his or her life- preferably once a day.

The box set's first disc (which recreates, track for track, the original Nuggets album, as compiled in 1972 by Lenny Kaye and Jac Holzman) alone is one of the greatest rock albums ever. It features absolute classics such as the Electric Prunes' "I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)," a psych-pop call to arms whose reverbing guitars and aching vocals will resonate accross the ages, as well as the Standells' "Dirty Water," a slinking garage-rock foot stomper with a great sing-along vocal and a nasty guitar line. Orther garage-rockers include the Seeds' "Pushin' Too Hard," which boasts a wonderfully weird two-chord guitar riff and a snarling lead vocal, as well as the Count Five's ludicrously catchy Yardbirds ripoff "Psychotic Reaction" and the 13th Floor Elevators' certifiably insane "You're Gonna Miss Me." Which is to say nothing of The Chocolate Watchband's "Let's Talk About Girls," which manages to out-sneer the 'Stones, and the Amboy Dukes' cover of "Baby Please Don't Go," an absolutely hyperactive proto-metal jam-out/guitar assault. And then there are the pop classics: In "Sugar and Spice," the Cryan Shames create one of the most irrisistable love songs ever, outfitting a wonderfully dopey main melody with some playful guitars and a rhythm that will never leave your head. Ever. "Night Time" and "My World Fell Down" (by the Strangeloves and Sagittarius, respectively) make use of layer upon layer of instrumentation to create dizzying little constructions of pure radio gold, while the Castaways' "Liar Liar" does an excellent job of being as weird as it is catchy. Just listen to those vocals! Other excercizes in sheer awesomness include the Remains' "Don't Look Back," one of the many tracks on this set that can be described as "driving, emotional, and utterly cathartic." And then there are the Premiers, whose "Farmer John" matches its sheer sing-along-till-your-lungs-fall-out catchiness with wonderfully mind-numbing stupidity. The Magic Mushrooms' "It's-A-Happening" is pure googly-eyed psychedlia, and our lives are all the better for it.

The next three discs, graciously compiled by the good (very, very, good) folks over at Rhino Records, expand on Kaye and Holzman's compilation, serving up 91 more littel-known gems from the mid 60s. They, of course, rule, and it would be just about impossible to go through all the highlights here, but there are a few that just beg to be raved about: The Litter's "Action Woman" is a pounding, vicious, roaring fuzz rocker, and the Sparkles' "No Friend of Mine" is every bit as ticked off and maniacle. The Chocolate Watchband's "Are You Gonna Be There (At the Love In)" is a tough-as-nails blues pounder with a wonderfully sarcastic lead vocal and some mean guitar outbursts. The Brigands' "Would I Still Be Her Big Man" is a tense, moody stunner, with some fantastically emotional vocals. The Broques "I Ain't No Miracle Worker" is... remember how I said that a lot of the songs on this set can be described as "driving, emotional, and utterly cathartic?" Here's one of those songs. Needless to say, it's mind-bogglingly good. Ditto the Dovers' haunting, gorgeous "What Am I Gonna Do" and the Lemon Drops' dreamy "I Live in the Springtime." And if you liked "Farmer John," just wait until you hear "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)," one of the most heroically stupid frat-rock songs ever recorded. The Elastik Band's "Spazz," meanwhile, is utterly insane. By the way, I haven't even come close to summing up all the styles and sounds on this set. There are still all those great folk-rockers ("Little Black Egg," "Laugh Laugh"), psychedelic head-trips ("Last Time Around," "Voices Green and Purple"), earth-melting guitar storms ("Blackout of Gretely," "At the River's Edge"), and "Louie Louie," which really is its own genre.The point is, these songs are incredible. Incredible! Vital, even. Listen to 'em once, and they'll become a part of your life forever. And trust me, they make for great friends.

Plus, the set comes with an eye-wateringly good bocklet that features great essays, pictures, and band bios (including commentary on all 118 tracks!) Basically, this is a gift to any fan of rock and roll, an utterly listenable musical classic that belongs in every CD case and pair of ears on earth. Absolutely, positively, 100% essential. You need this more than oxygen.

First Psychedelic era 1965/68.......2007-05-07

This four cd set has a great deal of yesteryear music from 1965/68. As I was there at the time, to go back to this music that has value and meaning, understanding how this type of music developed. This is a "got to have" for your collection. Even this summer there is a Hippie Fest concert tour, helping bring back this era to a new generations. L$$

VOLVER A LA ADOLESCENCIA................2007-03-14

CAOTICO, EXHUBERANTE, ENCICLOPEDICO BOX QUE DESCUBRE UN CALEIDOSCOPIO INAGOTABLE DE SENSACIONES....ATRAPANTE DESDE LA PRIMER ESCUCHA, DOCUMENTO DE UNA EPOCA DE SENCILLEZ, DESPARPAJO, LIBERTAD E INMEDIATEZ..IDEAL PARA DESCUBRIR GRUPOS INJUSTAMENTE APLASTADOS POR EL TIEMPO..TE VA A SORPRENDER LO ACTUALES QUE SUENAN MUCHOS TEMAS...SUMERGITE EN LA BUSQUEDA QUE PROPONE ESTE CONFUSO MAPA DE LAS PRETENSIONES Y SUEÑOS DE UNA GENERACION QUE PERDIO LA INOCENCIA!!!

4 1/2 stars for a tremedous amount of fun........2007-03-06

the 2 album vinyl release back in the 70's was a perfect garage rock compilation. this 4 cd release is not quite perfect, their is definitely some filler here that could be dispensed with, but why quibble? i am still glad the original release was expanded. much of the added material is excellent, and all of it is fun stuff from a time when garage rock was new, fresh and exciting. this box set is absolutely a must for all rock and roll collections.

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Great disc
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One Of His Best

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Think of Ry Cooder as a musicologist who makes learning fun. A particularly nifty collection from 1974, Paradise & Lunch is solo Cooder at his best. The song selection is inspired and unpredictable: numbers by Burt Bacharach, Mississippi Fred McDowell, and Bobby Womack commingle with ease. "Tattler" is a rare Ry original that happens to be one of the collection's highlights. Jazz legend Earl Hines guests on the dapper "Ditty Wa Ditty." --Steven Stolder

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Great disc.......2007-05-25

I didnt think I was going to like this as much as I did, but whadayaknow, it didnt leave my CD player in my car for like 3 days. This dude can play geetar. At first I wasnt sure about his voice, but then I woke up and realized he's pretty good. And man, he gets down with the guitar on a few songs. Really cool, interesting music for people that like music, and not stuff like Tim McGraw.

Bluesy Americana doesn't get any better than this.......2007-03-28

Back in my college days in the early 70's I remember this album being voted as Album of the Year by (it seems like) Rolling Stone or Stereophile Magazine - I can't quite remember which. And so I bought it not knowing anything at all about Ry Cooder.

I tend towards music where the rhythms are strong and catchy as they are in early Soul/R&B music. If it isn't a good song in the first place, I don't care how good the instrumentation or the singing are performed. It just won't stand up.

Well, I go back to this album often and I agree with one of the other reviewers in the observation that the songs chosen here are a little eclectic in mix, but they all have that certain flannel shirt and blue jeans Blues funk character to them. The tone on Cooder's bottleneck slide guitar fits them perfectly as does his voice. His playing is stunning on most of the cuts.

The other thing I seem to detect in the choice of songs is a sense of humor. I'm not a big lyrics guy but The Tattler and Married Man's A Fool put a smile on my face every time I hear 'em.

As with several of the other reviewers, this one's in my Top Ten All Time Albums easy...

Rich, Lyrical, Complex Blues.......2007-03-24

Ry Cooder is one of the most misunderstood recording artists of his generation. Too often critics treat him as some kind of rarified musical archivist or historian when he is really a very sophisticated arranger and an unparalled soloist. Simply put, "Paradise and Lunch" contains some of the richest and most lyrical guitar playing you'll find in any genre. By incorporating the instrument's complex blues legacy into his arrangements and playing, he creates an intimate and expressive album out of a very diverse set of songs. His "Mexican Divorce" may be the most subtle and emotionally charged version of a Bacharach/David song ever recorded. I've owned this album on vinyl for a quarter century and it sounds better each time I hear it.

Mixed Feelings.......2007-02-12

Saw Ry Cooder on the PBS station with Buena Vista Social Club, bought this album expecting something I didn't get. It's ok, I guess I just don't get Ry Cooder

One Of His Best.......2007-02-02

Another excellent Ry Cooder CD. Done in his unique country blues style. Right up there with Bop Till You Drop.

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ASIN: B00000839H
Release Date: 1999-07-27

Tracks:

White Mansions: Story To Tell (The Preface)
White Mansions: Dixie, Hold On
White Mansions: Join Around The Flag
White Mansions: White Trash
White Mansions: The Last Dance & The Kentucky Racehorse
White Mansions: Southern Boys
White Mansions: The Union Mare & Confederate Grey
White Mansions: No One Would Believe A Summer Could Be So Cold
White Mansions: The Southland's Bleeding
White Mansions: Bring Up The Twelve Pounders
White Mansions: They Laid Waste To Our Land
White Mansions: Praise The Lord
White Mansions: The King Has Called Me Home
White Mansions: Bad Man
White Mansions: Dixie, Now You're Done

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Legend Of Jesse James: Ride Of The Redlegs
Legend Of Jesse James: Quantrill's Guerillas
Legend Of Jesse James: Six Gun Shooting
Legend Of Jesse James: Have You Heard The News?
Legend Of Jesse James: Heaven Ain't Ready For You Yet
Legend Of Jesse James: Help Him, Jesus
Legend Of Jesse James: The Old Clay Country
Legend Of Jesse James: Riding With Jesse James
Legend Of Jesse James: Hunt Them Down
Legend Of Jesse James: Wish We Were Back In Missouri
Legend Of Jesse James: Northfield: The Plan
Legend Of Jesse James: Northfield: The Disaster
Legend Of Jesse James: High Walls
Legend Of Jesse James: The Death Of Me
Legend Of Jesse James: The Plot
Legend Of Jesse James: One More Shot
Bonus Track: A Train Robbery

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This double-disc reissue documents one of the more curious careers in country music. Both 1978's White Mansions and 1980's The Legend of Jesse James are Southern song cycles that were conceived by Britain's Paul Kennerley, then an unknown songwriter who somehow recruited a high-profile cast for each. A Civil War saga from the Southern perspective, White Mansions suffers from caricature and cliché but benefits from signature contributions by Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, and Eric Clapton. Jesse James has more focus and narrative momentum, with Levon Helm, Johnny Cash, and Emmylou Harris in lead roles. Though the albums are more noteworthy for artistic ambition than memorable material, Kennerley subsequently became a successful Nashville songwriter and Harris's husband from 1985 to 1993. --Don McLeese

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Dylan's 30th Anniversary Concert
Couldn't be better!
Dylan's 30th Anniversary concert CD
One of the great live recordings of all time!

30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
Bob Dylan
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000028WD
Release Date: 1993-08-24

Tracks:

Like A Rollin' Stone - John Mellencamp
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat - John Mellencamp
Introduction by Kris Kristofferson - Kris Kristofferson
Blowin' In The Wind - Stevie Wonder
Foot Of Pride - Lou Reed
Masters Of War - Eddie Vedder
The Times They Are A-Changin' - Tracy Chapman
It Ain't Me, Babe - Johnny Cash
What Was It You Wanted - Willie Nelson
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Kris Kristofferson
Highway 61 Revisited - Johnny Winter
Seven Days - Ron Wood
Just Like A Woman - Ritchie Havens
When The Ship Comes In - The Clancy Brothers Robbie O'Connell
You Ain't Goin Nowhere - Shawn Colvin

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Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Neil Young
All Along The Watchtower - Neil Young
I Shall Be Released - Chrissie Hyde
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - Eric Clapton
Emotionally Yours - The O'Jays
When I Paint My Masterpiece - The Band
Absolutely Sweet Marie - George Harrison
License To Kill - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Rainy Day Woman #12 And 35 - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Mr. Tambourine Man - Roger McGuinn
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) - Bob Dylan
My Back Pages - Various Artists
Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Everyone
Girl Of The North Country - Bob Dylan

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Great yet disappointing.......2007-06-01

This album is really recommended for Dylan's fans, yet I have to say that some of the artists, including Dylan himself, didn't perform like I have expected.

Dylan's 30th Anniversary Concert.......2007-06-01

Any Dylan fan would appreciate the scope of his compositions, especially if done by such an array of artists. Even though this concert is from 1993, the music holds up. New approaches of Dylan songs by the artists just go to show how the songs are timeless. Johnny Winters take on Highway 61 smokes and My Back Pages is the cut that initially caught my interest. You cannot go wrong in purchasing this CD.

Couldn't be better!.......2007-05-15

Not much to say, besides the fact that it is what i was looking for: probably one of the best concerts in the last 20 years, some names that have unfortunately disappeared lately but have made the history of modern music. if anyone is interested in live performances and likes bob dylan and all of his friends who play with him here, well don't think twice (got the quotation?) and purchase it

Dylan's 30th Anniversary concert CD.......2007-05-13

Excelent Alblum, A chance to hear other well respected artists versions of some of Dylan's music. We all know Dylan's music, his own unique vocal and lyrical style which make his work, lyrics and music his own, Somewhat surprisingly to me, it confirms that good lyrics and music can be adapted to other artists styles and still remain good, if different in style and arrangements to the original versions. (Does Dylan every deliver any song in the same way twice ?.I think not)
The list of talent performering at this concert also shows the respect in which Dylan is held by his peers, world class talented artists queued for a chance to perform live Dylans material. Those who really know, It really works..

One of the great live recordings of all time!.......2007-03-31

This is the most consistently "borrowed" CD I own. In fact I just re-purchased it because my original copy from many years ago was "borrowed" and not returned. Even though I downloaded it to ITunes and listen to it mostly on my IPod, I enjoy it so much that I want the original CD in my collection...not just a copy. What's so great about this CD? Well,the talent roster reads like a Who's Who of rock and country legends...from 1992. Legends who were great then and are still great now. It's not just Dylan....its Dylan sung live by Neil Young, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Willie Nelson, Ron Wood, June Carter & Johnny Cash, John Mellencamp, Stevie Wonder, Lou Reed, Eddie Vedder, Tracy Chapman, Tom Petty, Johnny Winter, Richie Havens etc., etc. This recording is a classic, a virtual museum of music greats at the top of their form singing songs by one of the greatest song writers of our era. There is not a bad track on this 2 CD set. Buy this CD. You won't be sorry.

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Live From Austin TX
Susan Tedeschi
Manufacturer: New West Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00064VKYK
Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

You Can Make It If You Try
The Feeling Music Brings
Alone
Wait For Me
Hampmotized
Love's In Need Of Love Today
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
Voodoo Woman
In The Garden
Gonna Move
Wrapped In The Arms Of Another
It Hurts So Bad
Lost Lover Blues
I Feel In Love
Angel From Montgomery

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In this 2003 performance from the Austin City Limits series (also available on DVD), New England's Susan Tedeschi demonstrates a range that extends well beyond her blues base. Following the blueprint employed by Bonnie Raitt a few decades earlier, she covers John Prine's "Angel from Montgomery" (a signature tune for Raitt), inserting a snippet from the Grateful Dead's "Sugaree." The piano balladry of her "Wrapped in the Arms of Another" could fit just fine on a Raitt album. The set also finds her sampling from the songbooks of Sly Stone ("You Can Make It If You Try"), Bob Dylan ("Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"), and Stevie Wonder ("Love's in Need of Love Today"), in addition to the more straightforward blues of Koko Taylor ("Voodoo Woman"). Though Tedeschi's stinging lead guitar provides the focus, she receives strong support from a band featuring the interplay of electric pianist Jason Crosby (who doubles on violin) and William Green on Hammond B-3 organ. Highlights include a tribute to jam-band inspiration Col. Bruce Hampton on "Hampmotized" and the simmering "Wait for Me," with its echoes of Aretha Franklin. Tedeschi has yet to show the suppleness as a vocalist to complement her guitar chops, but the musical range she displays here bodes well for her artistic development. --Don McLeese

Crossroads: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Crossroads: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Ry Cooder
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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ASIN: B000002L9D
Release Date: 1992-11-23

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Crossroads
Down In Mississippi
Cotton Needs Pickin'
Viola Lee Blues
See You In Hell, Blind Boy
Nitty Gritty Mississippi
He Made A Woman Out Of Me
Feelin' Bad Blues
Somebody's Callin' My Name
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Electric Blue Watermelon
North Mississippi Allstars
Manufacturer: Ato Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009Y26PE
Release Date: 2005-09-06

Tracks:

Mississippi Bollweevil
No Mo
Teasin' Brown
Moonshine
Hurry Up Sunrise
Stompin' My Foot
Bang Bang Lulu
Deep Blue Sea
Mean Ol' Wind Died Down
Horseshoe
Bounce Ball

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Blues revivalists? Jam band? Power trio? Psychedelic tripsters? Southern rockers? While previous releases have found the pride of North Mississippi exploring various manifestations of their musical identity, on Electric Blue Watermelon they pull everything together and bring their artistic progression full circle. While acknowledging the seminal influence of Delta bluesman Charley Patton ("Mississippi Bollweevil") and fife master Otha Turner ("Teasin' Brown," "Bounce Ball"), the album finds common spirit in contemporary hip-hop on "No Mo" and "Stompin' My Foot," with guest rapper Al Kapone helping the band bridge past and future. Lucinda Williams teams with guitarist Luther Dickinson for a playful duet on "Hurry Up Sunrise," while steel guitarist Robert Randolph and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band extend the album's aural palette. Over the course of almost seven and a half minutes, "Mean Ol' World Wind Down" takes the listener on a musical journey from fife-and-drum roots through Bo Diddley insistence to Allman Brothers expansiveness. No matter how far they extend their musical vistas, the Allstars are always bringing it all back home. --Don McLeese

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