Merrimack County/Ladies Love Outlaws

Merrimack County/Ladies Love Outlaws Artist: Tom Rush
Label: Bgo - Beat Goes on
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


EAN: 5017261205148
ASIN: B000056H48


Release Date: 2002-02-15

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Tracks:

  1. Kids These Days
  2. Mink Julip
  3. Mother Earth
  4. Jamaica, Say You Will
  5. Merrimack County II
  6. Gypsy Boy
  7. Wind on the Water
  8. Roll Away the Grey
  9. Seems the Songs
  10. Gone Down River
  11. Ladies Love Outlaws
  12. Hobo's Mandolin
  13. Indian Woman from Witchita
  14. Maggie
  15. Desperados Waiting for a Train
  16. Claim on Me
  17. Jenny Lynn
  18. Black Magic Gun
  19. No Regrets
  20. One Day I Walk

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Classic Tom Rush Previously Unavailable!.......2002-09-24

It is an indication both of Tom Rush's enduring appeal as well as of the dearth of comparable contemporary artists that explains the resurgence of these two albums. Some of my favorite Rush classics which were otherwise not available on the CD format are included here, including "Seems The Songs", "Mother Earth", and of course, "Wind On The Water". Given the fact that Rush has never been a terribly prolific songwriter, the fact that these three efforts are now available is something to get excited about.

Most of the songs included here are quite good, and most of the cuts from the "Merrimack County" album are exceptionally good to listen to again. It evokes a sense of the times in which it was recorded, a time when the counterculture was in full bloom, and the typical album addressed itself to a variety of poignant and relevant themes. This is among Tom's most earthy and straightforward efforts.

The "Ladies Love Outlaws" album, on the other hand, plays more deliberately into the quest the Columbia record label was making to make him their next big star, a la james Taylor. They consciously tried to use Rush's "bad boy" image in playing up songs like the title cut, "Maggie", and "Claim On Me" to try to cast Rush as a kind of high-powered folkie heart-throb. It didn't work. Rush was not a hit-machine like James Taylor, and couldn't keep up with the twists and turns the studio types tried to impose to make him a more bankable recording artist. Yet the songs remain for us to enjoy, especially efforts like "Hobo's mandolin", "Desperadoes Waiting For A train", and "Black Magic Gun".

All in all, this is a neat collection that makes some of Tom Rush's otherwise unavailable material accessible again, and I am excited to now have all of these songs at my CD fingertips. Enjoy!

4 out of 5 stars Lovely Re-release of Two Of Tom's Finest '70s Albums!.......2002-09-20

Silly me! Months ago I happened to mention my own frustration concerning the lack of availability of a couple of Tom Rush's early albums on the Columbia label, namely, his "Merrimack County" and "Ladies Love Outlaws' albums, both of which were recorded in the early 1970s. Recently I discovered while surfing on the Tom Rush web site that the two albums in question have now been reissued in a British release covering both efforts in one CD. I am about to order it, but couldn't resist letting you know about it as well.

Some of my favorite Tom Rush recording are here, with "Ladies Love Outlaws", Hobo's mandolin", and "Claim On Me" being among the best on the original "ladies Love Outlaws release. The version of his famous "No Regrets" is not the same as the more famous version which he had a big hit with, and more up-tempo and rock elements than in the original presentation. I also like "Desperadoes Waiting For A Train", "Maggie", and "Black Magic Gun".

Also included from the Merrimack County album is "Kids These Days", Mother Earth", Merrimack County II , and "Jamaica Say You Will", but my favorites here are both "Wind On The Water" and "Seems The Songs. Rush was in terrific form at this point, and his singing and acoustic guitar work on this album was the among the best he ever did, at least in my opinion. Tom's recording career was about to go downhill from this point on, at least for a decade or so, but the songs on these two albums were an indication that his lack of sales was not due to either lack of good material or terrific performances of the material, all of which are very well arranged and orchestrated. This is a lovely re-release and one I am sure you will come to appreciate as much as I do. Enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars ITS GREAT TO HAVE VINTAGE TR ON CD.......2001-05-26

THIS IS THE CD I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. TO ALL NEW LISTENERS OF TOM RUSH, THIS IS SOME OF HIS BEST STUFF. TOM IS A GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC TREASURE.

5 out of 5 stars IT'S GREAT TO HAVE SOME VINTAGE TR ON CD.......2001-05-26

I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED TOM'S MUSIC AND THESE TWO RECORDS ARE SOME OF HIS BEST. ANY NEW LISTENERS OUT THERE MUST HEAR THIS ONE. HE IS A GREAT AMERICAN TREASURE AND HIS MUSIC SHOULD LIVE FOREVER!!

5 out of 5 stars You're not going to do any better than this guy!.......2001-05-15

These two records were the last of the four albums Tom Rush made for Columbia (the first two being "Tom Rush" & "Wrong End Of The Rainbow", also available as a two-fer from BGO) in the 70's after a multi-album deal with Elektra during the mid to late 60's. As with his earlier work, Rush primarily interprets in his unique style the songs of up and coming songwriters of the day. "Jamaica, Say You Will" (Jackson Browne), "Hobo's Mandolin" (Michael "The Dutchman" Smith), and "Desperados Waiting For The Train" (Guy Clark) get unique Rush treatments, that for a number of us, was the first exposure to these tunes. Having kept up with Tom over the years, he still draws from these albums when he performs, and with good reason. None of these songs have suffered over the years from the "dated" syndrome. Anyone could go into the studio and cut these songs today and they would sound as fresh as if they were brand new songs...but only Tom Rush could do them justice. Happily, at 60, Tom Rush is still out there, doing justice to his songs ("Merrimac County II" and "No Regrets", the latter a re-interpretation of an older version) as well as the work of others. Tom Rush performed many times at the now-defunct Cellar Door in Washington, DC, and I was there almost every time he came to town. I want to be in the audience for as long as he wants to come and play. Don't just buy this release...get 'em all! The man has never made a bad album!

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