Frisco Mabel Joy Revisited for Mickey Newbury

Frisco Mabel Joy Revisited for Mickey Newbury Artist: Various Artists
Label: Appleseed Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 611587104823
EAN: 0611587104823
ASIN: B00004Y9Z4


Release Date: 2000-10-10

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Tracks:

  1. Prologue - Bill Frisell
  2. An American Trilogy - Midnight Choir
  3. How Many Times (Must the Piper Be Paid for His Song) - Walkabouts
  4. Interlude (Side A) - Bill Frisell
  5. The Future's Not What It Used To Be - Gary Heffern
  6. Mobile Blue - Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men
  7. Frisco Depot - Meredith Miller Band
  8. You're Not My Same Sweet Baby - Chuck Prophet
  9. Interlude [Side B] - Bill Frisell with Robin Holcomb
  10. Remember The Good - Michael Fracasso
  11. Swiss Cottage Place - David Halley
  12. How I Love Them Old Songs - The Hole Dozen
  13. San Francisco Mabel Joy - Kris Kristofferson

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Affectionate tribute with an original-sounding approach.......2005-01-04

An ambitious and effective, delightful if somewhat dour tribute to songwriter Mickey Newbury, whose original versions of these songs had an aridity of their own... For the most part, these covers -- from the likes of Dave Alvin, Gary Heffern, Meredith Miller and Chuck Prophet, with guitar interludes by Bill Frisell -- capture the whistfulness and whimsy, as well as the utter self-importance of Newbury's work, and add something new as well... Nice record!

1 out of 5 stars ONE STAR FOR THE EFFORT.......2001-10-04

I'm so sick of these tribute albums. Now that it's back in print, get the real thing. What's the point?

4 out of 5 stars A view from across the ocean.......2001-04-13

Interesting to see such a negative perspective of this record. I wonder if perhaps it is seen in a different light from the European audience, as a magazine over here recently named it one of the Top 100 albums released in 2000. It is certainly true that the album doesn't do justice to Newbury's original work; but for one thing, nothing ever really could (the original Frisco Mabel Joy is an unparalleled classic); and secondly, it seems clear that the intent was largely to interpret the work through the eyes of the artists who took part, rather than to simply rehash Newbury's version.

Whether or not it worked is, obviously, a matter of personal taste -- but I, for one, was pretty fascinated by Midnight Choir's dark reading of "An American Trilogy" (by a Norwegian band, no less); enjoyed Dave Alvin's roadhouse take on "Mobile Blue"; thought the hootenanny-style arrangement of "How I Love Them Old Songs" captured that song's spirit perfectly; and was amazed at the instrumental touches that Bill Frisell provided for the "interludes" and segues from the original album.

One other publication I recently ran across (this one from England) stated that this album "must now be considered the template for these enterprises." I haven't heard enough tribute albums to know whether I'd agree with that or not, but it's probably the most adventurous and rewarding one I've heard so far.

1 out of 5 stars Poor mick.......2001-02-10

I have been a fan of Mickey Newbury since 1960,this cd does no justice to Mickey newbury sad songs as willie nelson would say.I had purchased two of these cds and gave them out for christmas gifts to other newbury fans..they mailed them back to me and one advised to use it to scare the cats away the other one had no comment...again, a poor rendition of the Great Newbury Frisco Mabel Joy...

Music CD:

  1. Odyssey West
  2. Sad or High Kicking ~ Martin Simpson
  3. Where Old Friends Meet ~ Washington & Whiteley Scarlett
  4. The Bobs Cover the Songs of... ~ The Bobs
  5. Rhymes With Orange ~ Gordon Stone
  6. Barehanded ~ Hugh Blumenfeld
  7. Ideal Series ~ The Seekers
  8. Classic Interviews, Vol. 2: The Weberman Tapes ~ Bob Dylan
  9. Her Fabulous Debut ~ Carla Ulbrich
  10. Eastern Divide ~ Joel Underwood

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Love, Kristina ~ Kristina Olsen

Don't Be Fooled by the Name ~ Geordie

Hypercritep ~ Globalwavesystem

Sunday Matinee: Best of NY Hardcore ~ Various Artists

Dafos ~ Mickey Hart, Airto, Flora Purim

Mister Blues: Best of Bill Deraime ~ Bill Deraime

Nights of Algeria ~ Haroun Rachid

Oh How We Danced ~ Jim Capaldi

La fille de d'Artagnan ~ Philippe Sarde , and Bertrand Tavernier

Early in the Morning ~ Syndicate of Law