Further Adventures of Bruce Cockburn

Artist: Bruce Cockburn
Label: True North
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 620638003329
EAN: 0620638003329
ASIN: B000026I4T

Release Date: 1998-06-16

Further Adventures of Bruce Cockburn

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Tracks:

Rainfall
A Montreal Song
Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand
Prenons La Mer
Red Ship Take Off In The Distance
Laughter
Bright Sky
Feast Of Fools
Can I Go With You
Nanzen Ji

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Customer Reviews:

Bruce's Highest Adventure.......2006-08-30

In the late 1970s, Bruce Cockburn was undergoing his transition from introspective Canadian folkie to socially-conscious 80s rocker. "Further Adventures," along with "Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws," represent not only the progress of this transition, but also the artistic apex (thus far) of his long career. "Further Adventures" features upbeat melodies (Rainfall, Laughter, Prenons la Mer), contemplative acoustic wanderings (Red Ships Take Off in the Distance), jaw-dropping lyrical imagery and complexity (Outside a Broken Phone Booth, Feast of Fools), the loveliest post-apocalyptic ballad I've ever heard (Can I Go With You) and brilliant instrumentation throughout.
If I had to select any essential album from Bruce's extensive discography, "Further Adventures" would be the one. It never ceases to put me in a thoughtful and uplifted mood.

Vintage Cockburn. Buy it!.......2001-08-04

I had this as an album back when vinyl was readily available, and just assumed I could get it on CD. It took me quite some time, and I finally found it through a record store in Canada. This is vintage Bruce Cockburn and a must have for both devoted fans and novices to his music. It represents his tremendous versatility, the various moods of his music, and his highly literate and poetic lyrics. There are true gems: Bright Sky, Can I Go With You (one of my all-time Cockburn favorites), and Laughter. The apocalyptic imagery and other-wordliness of Can I Go with You is perfectly presented as a gentle folk ballad that suggests a yearning for heaven, and is worth the price of the CD alone. Moreover, the guitar work is just awesome. By all means, buy it!

A Great Adventure!.......2000-01-20

An album that links the aucustic, introspective, Christian side of Bruce's previous albums to the rock/folk, social justice side to be seen in future releases. Mix in Bruce's lyrical genius, love of nature, and stunning guitar picking and you simply have perhaps his most diverse and complete work. Especially refreshing is the addition of the gripping electric guitar riffs in "Outside a Broken Phone Booth..." and "Feast of Fools". A "must have" album for any Cockburn fan, but can also serve as a fabulous listen for those recently introduced to Bruce's music.

Like Adam Clayman says..........1999-12-18

a great album. It seems like this one has been passed over, but it's a shame; it's one of my favorite albums. It also looks as though it was never released in the States, at least not through Amazon.com. There's a lot of different sounds and moods; the slow, thoughtful "Nanzen Ji", the uplifting and beautifully inspirational "Laughter" and "Bright Sky", the positive energy of "A Montreal Song", with an excellent flute solo; and the bluesy fire of "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in my Hand" (long enough title! ) and "Feast of Fools".

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