Raisins in the Sun

Raisins in the Sun Artist: Raisins in the Sun
Label: Rounder / Umgd
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 011661317727
EAN: 0011661317727
ASIN: B0000584XS


Release Date: 2001-02-06

Raisins in the Sun


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Tracks:

  1. All The Way
  2. Old Times Again
  3. Candy From A Stranger
  4. Post Apocalyptic Observations
  5. You Can Let Go Now
  6. Stringbean
  7. I Taught Her Everything
  8. Chicken Fried
  9. Nobody Loses
  10. Glenn And Stone

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For Raisins in the Sun to be called a supergroup would require chutzpah, since Chuck Prophet, Jules Shear, Jim Dickinson, and Harvey Brooks are hardly household names, though among them they have worked with superstars from Aretha Franklin to Bob Dylan. Rather, Raisins in the Sun's self-titled debut recalls the type of record that the Eagles, the Stones, and the Band used to make. Here the singers and songwriters create a varied program within a unified sound. Prophet's wry vocals on "Candy from a Stranger" contrast nicely with Shear's romantic reminiscences in "Old Times Again," much like Glen Frey's frat-boy enthusiasm used to temper Don Henley's dark visions. "Post Apocalyptic Visions" is a Keef-style raw rocker, but while the CD is off-the-cuff and unpolished, it's never slap-dash. <I>--Michael Ross</I>

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars this album is so easy to love.......2003-12-26

i picked up this album because I saw Chuck Prophet play and Jules Shear got up and sang "Chicken Fried" with him...it's got an infectious groove. The album is great start to finish. Great hip shaking on "Chicken Fried", great lyrics on "Let go now" and some great harmonies between Chuck And Jules. It seems like there's a song for every mood. Definitely a gem in the rough.

4 out of 5 stars this album is so easy to love.......2003-12-26

I picked up this album because when I saw Chuck Prophet play Jules Shear joined him to sing "Chicken Fried"...it's got an infectious groove. The album is great start to finish. Great hip shaking on "Chicken Fried", great lyrics on "Let go now" and some great harmonies between Chuck And Jules. It seems like there's a song for every mood. Definitely a gem in the rough.

4 out of 5 stars

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  2. Decade of Australian Hits: The 80's ~ Various Artists
  3. Euphoria ~ World Trade
  4. Eyes of a Woman ~ Agnetha Faltskog
  5. There's Nothing Soft About Hard Times ~ Jimmy Buffett
  6. Live ~ Sweet Smoke
  7. Count Bishops ~ The Count Bishops
  8. Berlin / Amsterdam ~ Soul Coughing
  9. Number Ones ~ The Bee Gees
  10. Short Stories ~ Jon and Vangelis

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Hot Latin Nights ~ Various Artists

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