Walkin' in the Shadow of Life

Walkin' in the Shadow of Life Artist: The Neville Brothers
Label: Chordant
Category: Music


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


UPC: 724357098922
EAN: 0724357098922
ASIN: B0002XL24I


Release Date: 2004-10-19

Walkin' in the Shadow of Life


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Tracks:

  1. Walkin' In The Shadow Of Life
  2. Poppa Funk
  3. Can't Stop The Funk
  4. Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)
  5. Kingdom Come
  6. Middle Passage
  7. Junkie Child
  8. Streets Are Callin'
  9. Your Life (Fallen Soldiers)
  10. Scrape Scat
  11. Carry The Torch
  12. Brothers
  13. Rivers Of Babylon

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  1. Fiyo on the Bayou
  2. Yellow Moon
  3. 20th Century Masters - Millennium Collection: The Best of the Neville Brothers
  4. Live on Planet Earth
  5. N'Awlinz: Dis Dat or d'Udda

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars The Nevilles, hijacked by a hip-hop producer.......2006-11-01

Bought this with no preview at all, I figured a newer Nevilles has to be fine, right? Wrong. I gave this two stars instead of one because I have loved the Nevilles for 30 years and danced to them at Tipitinas after the big parade at Mardi Gras in '78, so out of respect I have to give it a two. This album does not SOUND like the Nevilles, despite their signature Nawlins funk tunes and vocals. Their sound has beed hijacked by producer Milton Davis and replaced with extremely harsh and synthetic sounds that are impossibly grating to the ear. Even a nice organic pop of the snare drum is nowhere to be found, because the drums have been processed to sound like a tinny drum machine. Maybe I just don't get it and they wanted to be edgy on this album but - song after song - there's NOTHING that reminds me of the Nevilles I love, not until track 12 (Brothers). Harsh intruding synthesizers, trebly artificial percussion... no fun. I'm selling mine on eBay, not bothering to rip the tracks.

Get Valence Street if you want a fantastic recent Nevilles album (track 1 "Over Africa" is simply amazing), and you must own Brother's Keeper and my #1 favorite recording overall, Yellow Moon. Heck, I can't think of a single Nevilles album that I don't love - except this one. God bless the Nevilles....

5 out of 5 stars Incredible.......2005-02-08

I just heard the cut, "Junkie Child" on the radio station WWOZ. (For those out of town, you can listen to great New Orleans Jazz @ www.wwoz.org) This song has a very nice twist with a local rapper turned big, BG. Also features Trombone Shorty who is absolutely incredible in person. The Neville Brothers will be touring all over the world coming up very soon. New Orleans is an incredible place. If you like this band, try Rebirth Brass Band, or Kermit Ruffins.

5 out of 5 stars Don't pass up this record.......2004-12-10

The Neville brothers together and individually have been making music in New Orleans and around the world for nearly 50 years. Their better known incarnations include The Meters which had only two of the brothers, The Wild Tchoupitoulas which was a brief single LP with all four of them, and under their own name probably best known for the hit "Fiyo on the Bayou" or "Hey Pocky-a-Way".

This new record represents a true culmanation of the talent of the Nevilles - not just the four brothers but several offspring that join in to help imploy some modern recording techniques and greatly improve the end result. The songs are strong, personal and socially aware. They are varied yet very cohesive - pure New Orleans R&B / Funk.

I hope the Grammy people don't get too consumed with the current trend to synthetic grooves, and still have time to appreciate and honor some of the masters of the organic traditions.

5 out of 5 stars Live.......2004-12-01

I saw them a few weeks ago in Tahoe, I have to say, this album is hot, but hearing them perform live, unreal. To experience musicians now, who sound better in person than on the cd, are few and far between. Great cd, songs with heart and originality. Love it.

5 out of 5 stars Not the 'party' record I've come to expect...........2004-11-29

Seems like there's been a lot more socially conscious music out there lately. We're experiencing somewhat of a folk revival. It's no surprise the Neville's speak their mind. It's happened before.

"Ball of Confusion" is a great example of the 'Deja-vu-all-over-again.' Despite our advances, we're still caught in the same traps as we were before.

"Can't Stop the Funk" talks about the evolution of what some call R&B, others hip-hop. They're right--the funk's still going strong.

The great thing is all but one of these songs was written by the Neville family. This CD is truly a 'family affair' and expresses a lot of their values and feelings.

Give the album a listen---good solid musicianship with a good solid message.

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