Sanctuary

Sanctuary Artist: Charlie Musselwhite
Label: Real World
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 724359737928
EAN: 0724359737928
ASIN: B0001HAI7M


Release Date: 2004-04-06

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  1. Essential Recordings
  2. Albums Nominated for the 2004 Grammys: Blues
  3. 2004: The Best So Far
  4. Damn white I got the blues

Tracks:

  1. Homeless Child
  2. My Road Lies In Darkness
  3. Burn Down The Cornfield
  4. Trains To Nowhere
  5. Shootin For The Moon
  6. Shadow Peopl
  7. Snake Song
  8. The Neighborhood
  9. Alicia
  10. Sanctuary
  11. I Had Trouble
  12. Route 19

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars >>>>> *** MINDBENDING BLUES POWER *** <<<<<.......2007-01-29

> It is almost impossible for any professional musician to put out a CD with 60% or more excellent songs >>> Charlie Musselwhite put this one out with what I would rate at 92% or 11 out of 12 >>> all were excellent but "1" did not fit...

> Charlie Musslewhite WROTE "3" Incredible Blues songs (#1: MY ROAD LIES IN DARKNESS - #2: SHADOW PEOPLE - #3: I HAD TROUBLE) on this album and they
can be Clearly Labeled as the: "CHARLIE MUSSLEWHITE BLUES BRAND" which will go down in Blue's History as "CLASSICS"...

> CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE has locked in his Very Clear and "UNIQUE BLUES
BRAND" and is same League as: Muddy Waters - John Lee Hooker - Stevie Ray Vaughn - Buddy Guy - Jr. Wells - BB King - Koko Taylor - Elvin Bishop >>>
and many more who Had That Key Ingredient to have THEIR UNIQUE SOUND which
is "THEIR UNIQUE BRAND" they were Born With...

> Every Blues Person has to have at Least "1" Charlie Musselwhite >>> Get This One >>> ***** SANCTUARY ***** ...

3 out of 5 stars review of Charlie's Sanctuary CD.......2005-09-21

Okay CD but not terrific. I recently saw Charlie Musselwhite live and thought he was great. The band was excellent, the music was tight, intense, and had a lot of punch. This CD did not have that punch. Much more laid back and some selections boring. The discrepancy betwen the live performance and the CD disappointed me.

4 out of 5 stars The Haunted Shadow People of the Blues!!.......2004-10-13

Listen to this album once. No, don't form any judgements yet, just listen. And then listen again. And again. See if this haunted, evocative world of midnight blues doesn't stick in your craw somewhere. That's the effect of veteran Chicago/Mississippi/Memphis harp player Charlie Musslewhite's latest effort, Sanctuary, will have on you. There are some first rate individual songs here, especially "Homeless Child," "My Road Lies in Darkness," and a fabulous cover of the Savoy Brown classic "Train to Nowhere," featuring the Blind Boys of Alabama, but mostly, the whole effort is greater than the sum of the parts. Musslewhite has the perfect voice for 3AM reflections with a glass of booze (or whatever), and Charlie Sexton's ringing guitar parts are first-class all the way. Great vocal tracks, but also incredible instrumentals, such as "Shadow People," "Alicia," and the harmonica-fest that is "Route 19". The album's total effect is at once troubling and eerily comforting, as Musslewhite clearly implies that the blues can be a sanctuary from problems, as well as a way to confront them. Purchase Sanctuary right away, and see if the shadow people don't pay you a visit some morning at 3AM.

4 out of 5 stars Plenty of Mussel.......2004-05-04

On the Internet you'll find Charlie Musselwhite's Alligator Records bio, his VH1 bio. And his Blind Pig Records bio and many others, so well-traveled is this blues icon

And it seems as if this master of the blues harp has been around as long as harmonicas. He adds to his legend with each album and guest appearance and here's his latest - Sanctuary (Real World)

I locked into it on the 2nd listen and it's a special recording. The songs are from great writers. Randy Newman's "Burn Down the Cornfield", Townes Van Zandt's "Snake Song" and Sonny Landreth's "Shootin' For the Moon are here. There are also songs written by Musselwhite, Ben Harper (the album's best cut, "Homeless Child"), a song by the album's guitarist Charlie Sexton and an interesting version of the old Savoy Brown song "Train to Nowhere" was what initially got my attention.

It's tempting to automatically accept any effort from Charlie Musselwhite as exceptional. But his Sanctuary is quite an album, and his vocals and harp playing are strong and clear.

5 out of 5 stars Wow! Amazing!.......2004-04-30

This is an amazing cd. I have been a Musselwhite fan for several years, but this one surpasses them all. I can't stop playing it! If you are a blues fan, get this one right now, you won't be sorry!

Music CD:

  1. Pas de Bras, Pas de Chocolat ~ Bertrand Betsch
  2. Alarifes Mudéjares ~ Eduardo Paniagua
  3. Way There Is a Star in the Sky ~ Toshiyuki Nishida
  4. Get Up Ep ~ Soulhead
  5. Dancehallic ~ Pushim
  6. New Life ~ Aiha Higurashi
  7. Ageha ~ Lyrico
  8. Proud of You ~ Hekiru Shiina
  9. Musica De Galicia ~ Xesus Pimentel
  10. Archivo de Flamenco ~ Pepe Pinto

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The Art of Rolling ~ The Blue Van

The First and the Last ~ New Race

Between Drinks ~ Honolulu Playboys

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Van Morrison ~ Van Morrison

Ghostyhead [IMPORT} ~ Rickie Lee Jones

Soundtrack to the Summer ~ Greyfield

Living Vicariously Through Burnt Bread ~ Twerk