Trouble Tree

Trouble Tree Artist: Freedy Johnston
Label: Bar/None Records
Category: Music


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


UPC: 032862001826
EAN: 0032862001826
ASIN: B0000048CV


Release Date: 1993-04-29

Trouble Tree


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Tracks:

  1. Innocent
  2. Down On The Moon #1
  3. No Violins
  4. That's What You Get
  5. Fun Ride
  6. Gina
  7. Nature Boy
  8. Bad Girl
  9. After My Shocks
  10. Tucumcari
  11. Down On The Moon #2
  12. Little Red Haired Girl
  13. Bonus Track 1

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Tunes.......2004-03-11

Sure the voice is raw and unrefined and the production is lacking--hell, you should have seen the first cover, it was a joke! But almost song for song this record contains material as good (Gina, Fun Ride, Nature Boy, Tucumcari, Trouble Tree...) as any of his other more mature and professionaly rendered albums.

Listen to 'Gina' and tell me you're not witnessing a lonely drunk at some seedy bar rambling on, almost inchoherently, about his lost love. Listen to 'Fun ride' or 'Tucumcari' and tell me you don't see a frustrated working class guy struggling to make it all work despite the odds--despite himself. Johnston's genius is not in just making great tunes but also his ability to bring to life flesh-and-blood characters-- all in a three minute pop song no less!

The truth is, if we continue on this 'American Idol' trend of only wanting to listen to voices trained for musical theatre, we are doomed to never hearing anyone as good as guys like Freedy (who, by the way, has been dumped by his label!). Remember all good voices ultimetly sound the same--it's the "bad" ones that are most capable of being unique. This album along with the rest of Freedy's oeuvre will live on long after all the 'American Idol' albums are relagated to the bargain bins of history.

Here's hoping Freedy finds a label with vision-- not just dollar signs--in their eyes!

4 out of 5 stars Raw but catchy early work from a great singer songwriter!.......1999-08-29

This CD is a lot different than Freedy's mellower, more introspective current work, but it's well worth a look. It's raw - his voice isn't as polished, and the feeling is generally more "rockin'" than anything other than a few tunes on "Can You Fly." But it gets under your skin - great songs like "Trouble Tree," "Nature Boy," "Gina," and "Fun Ride" are all great tunes by one of music's best songwriters. He sounds young and hungry and it's great to hear him "cut loose." If you've never checked out Freedy Johnston, "Can You Fly" or "This Perfect World" would be better introductions, but if you're already a fan you don't want to miss this formative early work!

5 out of 5 stars

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  2. Changes ~ Catapilla
  3. Spooky Sugar
  4. More Courage Than Most ~ Like Yesterday
  5. American Son ~ Tim Rose
  6. Black & White ~ The Samples
  7. Kung Pow ~ 6X
  8. Is It Rolling Bob? A Reggae Tribute to Bob Dylan ~ Various Artists
  9. Surf in Galaxy ~ The Ventures
  10. Introducing Steve Hillage ~ Steve Hillage

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Gradually Going Tornado ~ Bill Bruford

Stable Mable ~ Dexter Gordon

Now's the Time ~ Sonny Rollins

1st Bassman ~ Paul Chambers

Hot House ~ Reykjavik Jazz Quartet

Raga Malkauns/Raga Mishra Bhairavi ~ Ajoy Chakrabarty

Ngoma Kurira ~ Chinembiri Chidodo

Bolero Eterno ~ Ivor Lancellotti

Right on Time ~ The Brothers Johnson

Seisyun Trips ~ Kenzi & the Trips