Blue Grass Music

1. Cripple Creek

2. Pateroller Song

3. One Dime Blues

4. Sourwood Mountain

5. Goin Down Road Feelin Bad

6. Amazing Grace

7. Girl I Left Behind Me

8. Marching Jaybird

9. John Brown's Dream

10. Sally Goodin

11. Railroad Bill

12. Soldier's Joy

13. Molly Brooks

14. Pretty Polly

15. Johnson Boys

16. John Henry

17. Drunken Hiccups

18. Shady Grove

19. Bully Of The Town

20. Skip To My Lou

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Blue Grass Music,Various Artists,Laserlight,Folk,Folk Collections

Average customer rating: quality The modern dolly Dolly Gets Back to Her Bluegrass Roots And Finds Vocal Gold Fantasic A timeless masterpiece

The Grass Is Blue Dolly Parton Manufacturer: Sugarhill [Country] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Little Sparrow Halos & Horns The Essential Dolly Parton Those Were the Days Trio ASIN: B00002067T Release Date: 1999-10-26

Tracks:

1. Travelin' Prayer
2. Cash On The Barrelhead
3. A Few Old Memories
4. I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open
5. Steady As The Rain
6. I Still Miss Someone
7. Endless Stream Of Tears
8. Silver Dagger
9. Train, Train
10. I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
11. Will He Be Waiting For Me
12. The Grass Is Blue
13. I Am Ready

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Hungry Again, 1998's return to form, was the sound of a country legend with nothing to lose and playing for keeps. Still, that startling album barely presaged the seamless grace of Dolly Parton's subsequent celebration of her mountain roots. This may be a full-out bluegrass venture, but tradition only tells half the story. The daring set includes barnstorming remakes of songs by Billy Joel and Blackfoot, two new Parton originals, and the old-as-time folk narrative "Silver Dagger," transformed--via Sam Bush's vertiginous mandolin picking and Jerry Douglas's frenzied Dobro work--into a mysterious, ambient epic. It's a testament to the force of Parton's voice and personality that while surrounded by top-tier players like Stuart Duncan (fiddle) and Bryan Sutton (guitar) she's still the undeniable leader. Her singing is masterful, absolutely vibrating with energy and soulfulness. Along with Steve Earle's The Mountain, this is the finest bluegrass release of 1999, and one of the most fully realized albums of Dolly Parton's career. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

quality.......2007-06-12

this is an excellent album by an excellent artist singing songs from an excellent tradition; a must have in any collection;

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The modern dolly.......2007-05-15

Leave it to Parton to kick off a "true bluegrass" album with a Billy Joel tune (!) - and pull it off.

The crack session cats here are atomic cool and Dolly, digging that, turns in the most nuanced and meticulous vocal performance of her career.

Class from start to finish, definite highlights include the rollicking hokum of "Cash on the Barrelhead," howdown rippin' on "Train, Train" and, with its simple, exquisitely-realized metaphors, Parton's self-penned title track.

Super credible!

Dolly Gets Back to Her Bluegrass Roots And Finds Vocal Gold.......2006-03-11

When Dolly Parton took the stage at the Academy Awards this past week to sing her song from "Transamerica", "Travelin' Thru", her effervescent vocalizing and natural buoyancy (pardon the pun) reminded me of what a great performer she truly is. For someone who has not really embraced country music, I have come over the years to appreciate the honesty, giggly sense of humor and abundant singing talent behind the glamorous trappings of her outsized persona. With 1999's "The Grass Is Blue", I have come to respect her as a true artist who has found a musical genre perfectly suited to her bird-like voice.

Supported by a superb ensemble of bluegrass musicians, she takes on songs as diverse as Billy Joel's "Travelin' Prayer" and traditionals like "Silver Dagger", my personal favorite thanks to Sam Bush's amazing mandolin playing and Jerry Douglas's equally impressive performance on the Dobro. Other standout tracks include the Louvin Brothers' comically sly "Cash on the Barrelhead", Shorty Medlocke's driving "Train, Train"; and Johnny Cash's plaintive "I Still Miss Someone". The disc ends with the powerfully churchy "I Am Ready", an a capella hymn-like song written by her sister Rachel Dennison. Even if you are not a fan of this type of music, the recording is done with such professional precision and style that it's pretty hard to resist.

Fantasic.......2006-02-12

If you love country music or bluegrass music you with drool over this CD and constantly listen to pure bluegrass music and Dolly's amazingly strong voice over and Over and Over!

Album Standouts: TRAVELIN' PRAYER, SILVER DAGGER, TRAIN TRAIN & THE GRASS IS BLUE

A timeless masterpiece.......2005-12-20

I bought "The Grass Is Blue" on the strength of the rave reviews which appear below. They didn't lie. This is one of the finest things I have ever heard, from ANY musical genre. I played it for my wife, who has zero bluegrass background, and she was just swept away by it. Every cut is strong, but the odd-numbered tracks appeal to me most, with "Steady As the Rain" being a particular highlight. Be warned, "The Grass Is Blue" may permanently hijack your musical tastes. Now when I listen to blues and rock standards that used to appeal, I just can't sustain interest for more than a few minutes. Nothing compares to the power, the purity, the soul that Dolly Parton delivers. I am compelled to go back to "The Grass Is Blue" for another deep drought of that cool living water. This is one album I never want to live without.

Average customer rating: 2 albums for the price of one Music from the sixties that is as fresh as today a groove! Very accessible

Grass Roots Andrew Hill Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop & Post-Bop | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Avant-Garde | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Modern Post Bop | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lift Every Voice Passing Ships Hommage Divine Revelation Nefertiti ASIN: B00004GJVQ Release Date: 2000-02-15

Tracks:

1. Grass Roots
2. Venture Inward
3. Mira
4. Soul Special
5. Bayou Red
6. MC
7. Venture Inward (First Version)
8. Soul Special (First Version)
9. Bayou Red (First Version)
10. Love Nocturne

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Blue Note founder Alfred Lion considered Andrew Hill to be his last great discovery, and the reasons are apparent from this fairly obscure 1968 effort. Hill composed demanding yet elastic structures that straddled hard bop and free jazz; as a pianist, his abstract comping challenged soloists with elaborate counterpoint and fresh, alternative directions. Hill is joined here by one of the more conservative groups that he recorded with, but there's a high level of interactivity. He enjoyed a close playing relationship with trumpeter Lee Morgan, and Mingus veteran Booker Ervin contributes his personal mix of kicking Texas tenor and harmonic exploration. A rhythm section of Ron Carter and Freddie Waits completes the band, and the result is thoughtful, complex music that still inhabits the edges of the postbop idiom. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

2 albums for the price of one.......2002-11-22

Let me start off by saying that this album is comprised of two sessions with completely different personnel with the first session being tracks 1-5 and the second 6-10. The first session which was the one that was released back in 1968 is an all-star line up with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Booker Ervin on tenor sax, Andrew Hill of course on piano and who wrote all of the compositions, Ron Carter on bass, and Freddie Waits on drums.
This of course is an album with Hill covering a bit different ground than usual as this album is a lot more appealing to mainstream audiences than some of his other masterpieces of the 60s. But, the album still has that unmistakable sound of Hill.
So the first five tracks, as you would expect from the lineup, is great. There is passionate soloing by Ervin and somewhat more restrained but equally powerful soloing by Morgan. Hill as always never disappoints and never sounds in the least bit cliched or generic. My favorite of the first five tracks happens to be the most accessible, "Mira", which has a great melody and solos. It will stay in your head for days.

The second five tracks feature three of the same compositions and two new ones by a different band featuring Woody Shaw on trumpet, Frank Mitchell on tenor saxophone, Jimmy Ponder on guitar, Reggie Workman on bass, and Idris Muhammad on drums. As you would expect, the drumming is propulsive and funky, and the bass lines are tasteful and technically advanced. This was my first exposure to Mitchell and i wasn't that impressed with his playing, although his solo on Bayou Red is quite good. Shaw brings his signature sound to the table which works well with Hill's. "MC" is a pretty uninspired reading and really drags on for nine minutes with not much going for it except Hill's solo. "Soul Special" sounds completely different from the other version and is different in a really pleasing way. The tempo is taken much slower and everyone gets into the groove. "Love Nocturne" is a nice tender piece which has an interesting melody and some good soloing by all.
So even though the second part isn't quite as good as the first, if you put it into the context of when it was released, all you got was the first five tracks anyways, so you can just think of the second five as a bonus. All in all, a great purchase and a great addition to any serious 60s jazz collection.

Music from the sixties that is as fresh as today.......2000-06-20

"Lick" or "cliche" is not in Andrew Hill's musical vocabulary and this "new"release is no exception. I say "new" because four of the tracks have never before been released including the nine minute MC, and the seven minute Love Nocturne. When I think of the musical dross we were subjected to in the sixties when jazz players were scuffling to get a gig, washing dishes, or filled with despair when they saw their real talent count for little, like Woody Shaw, one can only thank heaven the likes of Michael Cuscuna are around to rescue their legacy. Examples of the quality and variety of this include the solo by Woody Shaw on Love Nocturne, the groove set up by Idris Muhammad, Reggie Workman, Jimmy Ponder and Reggie Workman on MC over which Frank Mitchell, Woody Shaw and then Ponder solo; Soul Special with its propelling groove and its typically fabulous piano solo by Mr Hill. But begin with the title song for a close listen: a majestic joyous solo by Booker Ervin and a conversational restrained masterful one by Lee Morgan, a typically sensitive and interesting solo by Mr Hill ending with the sole sound of the woody bass of Mr Carter. Apart from the exceptional players( I mean dig Lee Morgan's solo entrance on Bayou Red!) this CD has Mr Hill's writing to bring it to a level above just another gig. His guiding genius is all over this release and it's mainly for this reason that this reissue in the Blue Note connoisseur series is worth your attention. It is engineered by Mr Van Gelder with quite clear separation in the stereo which was the standard of the day. The programme of music has enough variety and intelligence to reward many, many listenings.

a groove!.......2000-05-06

This is nice finger-popping grooves by a composer who is often more abstract and avant garde.

The compositions are first rate and the rhythm sections grooves and there is fine solo work, especially from the trumpet players Lee Morgan or Woody Shaw.

Very accessible.......2000-02-25

Nice to see this finally released on CD. This was a mainstream effort for Hill, and if you want more challenging Blue Note releases, try, for example, "Point of Departure," "Judgment" or "Black Fire." (The latter two may be difficult to find. The best single source for his music is the seven-CD Mosaic boxed set. "Grassroots" is not included in that collection.)

Still, the change of pace makes this one appealing. Any band that includes Booker Ervin and Lee Morgan is going to swing, and the two manage to make Hill's playing less dark and introspective than usual. On the other hand, the compositions themselves, especially "Mira" and "Soul Special," are mostly bright and upbeat, so maybe the material helped to determine the players. Hill's comments on the original liner notes indicate that he was ready with this release to dip more than a toe into the mainstream.

In any event, Booker is particularly joyful on the title cut and propels the album along throughout with his powerful, bluesy tone. It's a mark of Hill's keen musicianship that he brought in this criminally underrated player for the session. Lee Morgan rarely missed a note throughout his career and this date was no exception. He delivers solidly throughout.

One is generally best rewarded by careful, repeated listening to Hill's music. "Grassroots" is unusual in that it grabs immediately. In my opinion, it isn't as deeply and consistently satsifying as the other releases I mentioned, but it's well worth having if you're a fan of his or if you simply want an easy introduction to his music.

Average customer rating: The Clumsy Lover's Rock at Turbo Speed!

Barnburner The Clumsy Lovers Manufacturer: Clumsy Lover Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Clumsy Lovers Live After the Flood Under the Covers Smart Kid Still Clumsy After All These Years ASIN: B00005RJBR Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

1. Good to Be Alone
2. Monumental Stupidity
3. California
4. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
5. London Bridge
6. Bay and Algoma
7. I'm on My Way
8. Hangover
9. On the Road
10. Long Time
11. Let the Sun Shine In

Product Description

1. Good To Be Alone
2. Monumental Stupidity
3. California
4. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
5. London Bridge
6. Bay & Algoma
7. I'm On My Way
8. Hangover
9. On The Road
10. Long Time
11. Let The Sun Shine In


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

The Clumsy Lover's Rock at Turbo Speed!.......2003-03-29

I became a fan of The Clumsy Lover's when I saw them live at a club in Salt Lake City a couple of years ago. Now everytime they come to town I see them play...which is quite often. They are incredible! They have a unique celtic/bluegrass thing going on. I have all of their CD's...but this one is still my favorite (LIVE is really good too). I especially like their cover of Bob Dylan's "Don't think twice, it's alright" and the tune "London Bridge". I highly recommend this CD to anyone who may like listening to something a little different and extremely upbeat. If I'm in a bad mood this music always picks me right up and makes me want to dance. Just a word of warning...if you listen to this CD while driving you may get speeding tickets!

Average customer rating: Traditional Bluegrass at its Best

The Early Years Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Band Manufacturer: Vanguard Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Hand-Picked: 25 Years Of Bluegrass On Rounder Records Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass Classics Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza ASIN: B000007RYZ Release Date: 1998-07-14

Tracks:

1. Blue Moon Of Kentucky
2. Footprints In The Snow
3. Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong
4. Blue Grass Stomp (Instr.)
5. Toy Heart
6. Blue Grass Special (Instr.)
7. Kentucky Waltz
8. Rocky Road Blues
9. Travelin' This Lonesome Road
10. When You Are Lonely
11. Wicked Path Of Sin
12. Blue Grass Breakdown (Instr.)
13. Little Community Church
14. Blue Yodel #4

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These are the songs that introduced bluegrass music to the world. The 14-song collection spans the band's first three incarnations, and thus, is useful as a tool to measure Monroe's incredible progress between 1945 and 1949 (although the songs are not sequenced chronologically). Four cuts come from 1945, with Tex Willis (guitar), "Stringbean" Akeman (banjo), and Sally Ann Forrester (accordion!) joining Monroe's hot mandolin and Chubby Wise's lonesome fiddle. "Kentucky Waltz" stands out from this session. The eight recordings from 1946 and 1947 introduce Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs to the fray and find the Boys in peak form---for this band or any other band. "Blue Moon of Kentucky," "Toy Heart," the gospel "Wicked Path of Sin," Jimmie Rodgers's "Blue Yodel #4," and the instrumental "Blue Grass Breakdown" are definitive statements of the genre. The final two tracks feature Mac Wiseman on guitar and on one lead vocal. A worthy single-disc alternative to Columbia's concurrent two-CD package. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

Traditional Bluegrass at its Best.......2000-08-15

For the fans of good traditional bluegrass, this is a must. Mac Wiseman is featured on many cuts as well as "stringbean" and many others. The mid to late forties were a time of true development of Bill's style of playing, with bold solos and powerful fill-ins and chopping rhythms. This CD is like a "greatests hits" collection of the 2 CD set "The Essential Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys 1945-1949". A must have!!!

Average customer rating:

Green Day Blue Grass: Pickin' on Green Day a Bluegrass Tribute Various Artists Manufacturer: Cmh Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Tributes | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Nice Life: Bluegrass Tribute to Bon Jovi Strummin' With The Devil: Bluegrass Tribute to Van Halen ASIN: B000A2H9NE Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

1. American Idiot
2. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
3. Welcome To Paradise
4. Basket Case
5. Coming Clean
6. Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance)
7. Maria
8. Warning
9. When I Come Around
10. Nice Guys Finish Last
11. Extraordinary Girl
12. Wake Me Up When September Ends

Product Description

1. American Idiot
2. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
3. Welcome to Paradise
4. Basket Case
5. Coming Clean
6. Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance)
7. Maria
8. Nice Guys Finish Last
9. Warning
10. When I Come Around
11. Extraordinary Girl
12. Wake Me Up When September Ends

Format: CD

Average customer rating: Well-crafted original, compelling country and folk music Unique music from a sincere voice

Wellspring Caroline Herring Manufacturer: Blue Corn Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Twilight Plow to the End of the Row The Art of Virtue Paradise Hotel Adieu False Heart ASIN: B0000AUHPV Release Date: 2003-08-19

Tracks:

1. Trace
2. Mortified
3. Jewels
4. Magnolias
5. Colorado Woman
6. Mistress
7. Texas Two Step
8. MGM Grand
9. The Way That You Are
10. Heart And Soul
11. Tacoma Blues

Customer Reviews:

Well-crafted original, compelling country and folk music.......2004-01-21

Originally from Mississippi, with a Master's degree in Southern Studies under her belt, singer/songwriter Caroline Herring found herself in Austin, Texas in 1999 pursuing a Ph.D. in American Studies. It soon became apparent to Texans that she has a keen intellect, aptitude and talent for writing hard-hitting songs which have both a literary foundation and earthy sensibility. A paradox, perhaps? No, just soulful. With the support of the Blue Corn label, her rise in the Austin music scene has been fast. Her 2001 debut, "Twilight," was an immediate hit, and she was named Austin's Best New Artist in early 2002 by the local newspaper and Austin Music Awards. At that time, she worked for Texas Folklife, accompanying traditional Tejano musicians to performances and shows. Marriage took her away from Austin in 2002, following her new husband's academic pursuits to Washington D.C., and currently to Atlanta.

Caroline Herring's southern music flows with influences of country, folk, blues, gospel and bluegrass. Caroline's sophomore release, "Wellspring," recognizes the significance of two key sources of strength in her life - Austin and her husband. Concerning the former, she says, "Texas, Austin specifically, was the source from which so much good came for me." Like the springs of central Texas, her music bubbles clean, pure and coolly refreshing. Concerning her husband, in her self-penned "Magnolias," she sings "we roughed through the wellsprings of our early days..."

The changes in Herring's life may explain why there are more relationship themed songs on "Wellspring." Being deceived and "strung along," is the tale in "The Way That You Are." Caroline's gift for poetic balladry is best illustrated in "Mistress," the story of an East Texas slave and her relationship with a plantation owner. "Mortified" is about "figuring out why we fail and fall in ways we never wanted to, but knew we would have to." Searching for the explanation may be elusive, especially as long as "the crumbs from the table kept me satisfied."

She's also adept at incorporating geographical and historical references and imagery to reinforce her messages. "Trace" makes reference to the Natchez Trace, a trading route in Mississippi, while "Magnolias" mentions her love of Austin and the Frio. In "Colorado Woman," she sings of tumbling with the dustbowls across the Oklahoma plain, but "tonight I want to be a strong Colorado woman, I don't want to be your Mississippi girl. There are times I need you to hold onto, and there are times I got to hold on by myself."

Besides Herring on vocals and acoustic guitar, "Wellspring" includes Rich Brotherton (guitars, mandola, glass harmonica, dulcimer and vocals), Bryn Bright (bass, cello, vocals), Billy Bright (mandolin, mandola), Eamon McLoughlin (fiddle, viola), and Jeff Plankenhorn (dobro). Other accompanists put percussion, accordion, pedal steel and organ into the mix.

Produced by Rich Brotherton (Robert Earl Keen), this album balances catchy arrangements with the need to keep Herring's gutsy alto in the forefront. From the album's first vocal strains to its last, one never loses interest in her appealing vocals. The impressionistic songs offer a fair amount of quick, memorable lines. The instrumental accompaniment is first-rate without going overboard in any attempt to steal the show. Herring has now fully developed a personalized signature sound that revolves around well-crafted original country and folk music, with stories and messages that are very compelling. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)

Unique music from a sincere voice.......2003-10-08

Caroline's first solo CD, "Twilight", helped me overcome fifteen years of musical burnout on country/folk/bluegrass from the 80s. "Wellspring" showcases Caroline's growth and maturity, with finely crafted tunes, delicious lyrics, and insight into the core of of something that used to be - that half-mythical source of Southern music, the artesian font that country, bluegrass, and the blues all draw from.

She leads off with a winner - "Trace" actually had me singing along, much to the disbelief of my spouse. Listen to her lyrics - "You're what I call reasonably attractive / with an ego that's hyperactive" on the honky-tonk ballad "Texas Two-Step" had me replaying the track, just to make sure what I'd heard, then laughing - we've all known those guys. I like "Mortified" very much - I just don't know how to describe it.

"Magnolias" is a love song, pure and sweet and sincere, a story I can picture in my mind; "Colorado Woman" is an arguement between independence and need, co-written with her husband. "The Way That You Are" is a nice, Patsy Cline-ish number, a lament on men and the things they do wrong.

Caroline is so deeply rooted in the South that her ventures outside just make the hold stronger. The mountains of Colorado, the rain forests of Washington, just make the smell of magnolias sweeter when we return home. With "Wellspring", I can get a whiff of what I've lost by leaving. Listen and maybe you'll feel some of what you're missing, too.

Average customer rating: Years later, still dancing Toe Tapping, Foot Stomping, Jolly Good Time Absolutely amazing! Raging Celtic bluegrass rock! Clumsy Lovers are my new best favorites

Under the Covers The Clumsy Lovers Manufacturer: Clumsy Lover Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Smart Kid Barnburner After the Flood Clumsy Lovers Live Still Clumsy After All These Years ASIN: B000060MM7 Release Date: 2002-01-23

Tracks:

1. That Was Your Mother
2. Streams of Whiskey
3. Rosalie McFall
4. Single Girl
5. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
6. I'm on Fire
7. If I Should Fall from Grace With God
8. Hot Dog
9. Where the Streets Have No Name
10. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
11. Sweet Home Alabama
12. Centerfold

Product Description

1. That Was Your Mother
2. Streams Of Whiskey
3. Rosalie McFall
4. Single Girl
5. Norweigian Wood
6. I'm on Fire
7. If I Should Fall From Grace With God
8. Hot Dog
9. Where The Streets Have No Name
10. Ob-la-di Ob-la-da
11. Sweet Home Alabama
12. Centerfold
13. Maggie


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Years later, still dancing.......2004-05-24

I heard them first in Northern California a couple of years ago. The music is electrifying. Trevor is beautiful and it makes you want to dance dance dance.
A must have CD.

Toe Tapping, Foot Stomping, Jolly Good Time.......2003-06-13

I can not say enough about this band. I first saw them at Bumbershoot in Seattle, just walking by the stage and had to stop and since then I've been on a mission to convert everyone I know to fans. They play all over the country but do a lot of shows out west. if you can see them live, DO - they ROCK. Under the Covers is a great cover album. I think my favorite song is "I'm on Fire".

Absolutely amazing!.......2003-01-11

I've seen Clumsy Lovers live, and have recommended them to friends who have also loved their music. They really are "Raging Celtic Bluegrass Rock" ... :) Incredible musicians who really love what they're doing.

Under the Covers is a great CD, all 'covers' of songs previously recorded by other artists. You'll be halfway through some of the songs before you realize why they sound familiar -- the Clumsy Lovers' interpretations are refreshing - breathing new life into songs, some of which are real 'standards' for their original artists (this CD features covers of a Bruce Springsteen song and a U2 song, among others) -- all of them unmistakeably reinterpreted with Clumsy Lovers' own brand of musical magic. And their version of "Single Girl" makes me want to get up and dance!

Regardless of the genre of music to which you normally listen, whether it's country, rock, Celtic/new age .... I've yet to find someone who didn't love this music and CD.

Raging Celtic bluegrass rock!.......2002-08-06

This disc is the latest effort from the Clumsy Lovers, and I would have to say that it is every bit as polished and refined and well-played as any of their other CDs. The whole disc contains a "different" approach to songs that you probably already know. I have seen the band live a time or two, so I must include some of the other artists that they cover regularly. It is an eclectic mix ranging from Bob Marley to the Violent Femmes to Kenny Rogers to AC/DC to Bob Dylan.
This disc makes wonderful driving music because it is so full of energy, and if you wanna sing along, you probably know the words.

Clumsy Lovers are my new best favorites.......2002-05-14

This is a really fun album; great interpretations of cover songs that range from traditional folk-type stuff to Beatles to Skynyrd. High-energy, lots of banjo/violin. If you ever get to see these guys live, go. Just watching Andrea Lewis play the fiddle is worth the ticket price. She's like a cricket on speed!

Average customer rating: Really cool versions of BLS Music

The Bluegrass Tribute to Black Label Society: Life, Birth, Blue, Grass Various Artists Manufacturer: Cmh Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Tributes | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Black Label Society: The European Invasion - Doom Troopin' Live Shot to Hell Rebel Meets Rebel Book of Shadows Alcohol Fueled Brewtality Live ASIN: B000FUF8OS Release Date: 2006-09-19

Tracks:

1. In This River
2. Dirt on the Grave
3. Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
4. Lost Heaven
5. Love Reign Down
6. Beneath the Tree
7. Bleed for Me
8. Between Heaven and Hell
9. Losin Your Mind
10. Blackened Waters

Product Description

1. Losin’Your Mind
2. Dirt on the Grave
3. Between Heaven and Hell
4. Love Reign Down
5. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
6. In This River
7. Bleed for Me
8. Beneath The Tree
9. Lost Heaven
10. Blackened Waters

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Really cool versions of BLS Music.......2007-01-13

Excellent bluegrass take on the ultimate Heavy Metal bands music. Proves that good music can be played in any genre and still be good music. Sounds like Zakk unplugged in bluegrass mode (similar to Pride and Glory). A must for any true fan of great music.

Average customer rating: Some peoples kids Holy Cow, This is Good What an awful CD darn tootin' A Different Cover Album

Green Day Blue Grass: Pickin' On Green Day: A Tribute Various Artists Manufacturer: Cmh Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Tributes | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Grass Stains: A Bluegrass Tribute to Blink 182 Pickin' on U2: A Bluegrass Tribute Pickin' on R.E.M.: The Bluegrass Tribute Pickin' on Hendrix Pickin' on the Beatles ASIN: B0002MPQBE Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

1. Welcome to Paradise
2. Basket Case
3. Coming Clean
4. Time of Your Life
5. Longview
6. Maria
7. FOD
8. Nice Guys Finish Last
9. Warning
10. When I Come Around

Product Description

1. Coming Clean
2. F.O.D.
3. Welcome To Paradise
4. When I Come Around
5. Basket Case
6. Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance)
7. Maria
8. Warning
9. Nice Guys Finish Last
10. Longview

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Some peoples kids.......2006-08-20

First and foremost like everyone has stated, this is not punk, its bluegrass. If you dont like bluegrass the chances of you liking this are slim to none. For the guy in Co. get hooked on phonics. that way the next time your at your local record store, you will be able to read the label that the record companies put those things. maybe next time you wont be "stuck" with anything as you put it.

Holy Cow, This is Good .......2006-04-09

Good songs, well played, spirited and a delightful surprise that made me want to buy more pickin' on music. Highly recommended for bluegrass fans and music fans alike. I like it a lot!

What an awful CD.......2006-01-04

I'm not a big cover fan, and perticularly hate it when stores store this stuff under the name of the band they're covering. I bought this CD for my wife on accident, and now I'm stuck with it because it's been opened. If this band had any talent at all they could write their own songs and not copy other bands that know what they're doing. The sole purpose of these types of CDs (the String Quartet tribute to... is another one) is to trick you into buying them. Beware!

darn tootin'.......2005-07-21

this is one of the best "Pickin' On" CDs. if you are a green day fan, this is a must. my only complaint is that they didn't cover any songs from Insomniac.

A Different Cover Album.......2005-01-11

It seems as though 2004 was the year of the Green Day cover album. Different Shade of Green, Tribute to Green Day, Punk Tribute to Green Day, and now this. However, this album stands out by accomplishing what the others didn't by putting a different spin on the Green Day we all know and love. Now be forwarned, this is not your typical Green Day album. I am one of those crossbreeds who is into both punk and jamband type music. If you like Phish & Green Day then this is definitely for you. If not, you may just want to pick up some Green Day singles with their excellent bonus tracks or a Pinhead Gunpowder CD to get your Green Day fix. I've said before that no one can do Green Day quite like Green Day and this CD doesn't even attempt it. Honeywagon takes Green Day a makes it their own.

Average customer rating:

Pickin' on Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Deja Blue Grass Various Artists Manufacturer: Cmh Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Folk | Styles | Music Tributes | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Pickin' on Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Pickin' on Creedence Clearwater Revival Pickin' on the Rolling Stones Pickin' on Hendrix Pickin' on Clapton ASIN: B0006BGXOA Release Date: 2004-11-16

Tracks:

1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
2. Marrakesh Express
3. Southern Man
4. Wooden Ships
5. Ohio
6. Just A Song Before I Go
7. Teach Your Children
8. Wasted On The Way
9. 'Till It Shines
10. Cowgirl In The Sand
11. Woodstock
12. Pre-Road Downs

Tracks:

1. Love The One You're With
2. Our House
3. Deja Vu
4. Almost Cut My Hair
5. Long Time Gone
6. Guinnevere
7. Southbound Train
8. Wind On The Water
9. Helplessly Hoping
10. Maya

Product Description

CD 1:
1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
2. Marrakesh Express
3. Southern Man
4. Wooden Ships
5. Ohio
6. Just A Song Before I Go
7. Teach Your Children
8. Wasted On The Way
9. 'Till It Shines
10. Cowgirl In The Sand
11. Woodstock
12. Pre-road Downs

CD 2:
1. Love The One You're With
2. Our House
3. Déjà Vu
4. Almost Cut My Hair
5. Long Time Gone
6. Guinnevere
7. Southbound Train
8. Wind On The Water
9. Helplessly Hoping
10. Maya

Format: CD

Music Album:

1. Blue Ridge Mountain Music, Volume 1
2. Book Me Back in Your Dreams
3. Boy That Just Went Wrong [Import]
4. Bulldozers & Bugs
5. Children of Lir [Import]
6. Christmas Song
7. Collection of American Folk Music [Import]
8. David Wiffen
9. English Meadow [Import]
10. Essential Judy Collins [Import]

Music Album