Long Walk Back

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On Long Walk Back, Junior Brown attempts to expand upon his signature sound: He leaps off into extended guitar jams; he accentuates the retro-novelty aspect of certain songs by adding anonymous background choruses; he even tries to croon a ballad. Unfortunately, the further he moves from concise honky-tonk shuffles and crisply written country tunes, the more he strays from what he does best. Long Walk Back works wonderfully when Brown keeps a tight grip on both his talented, one-of-a-kind guitar technique and on his colorful baritone voice. But when he indulges his guitar prowess, or when his voice challenges its limitations, he leaves behind what makes him special. --Michael McCall

Entertainment Weekly
Brown's fourth album marks the first time the radical-traditionalist Texan honky-tonker has made a record as out-there as his talents merit.

Long Walk Back

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Average customer rating: Long Walk, but not too far from great... Need a half star please... Eclectic Selections I don't care much for "new" country but this is different. Junior did a fine job!

Long Walk Back Junior Brown Manufacturer: Curb Special Markets ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Honky-Tonk | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Honky-Tonk | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: 12 Shades of Brown Mixed Bag Semi-Crazy Guit with It Junior High ASIN: B000009MVF Release Date: 1998-09-01

Tracks:

1. Long Walk Back To San Antone
2. The Better Half
3. Read 'Em And Weep
4. Rock-A-Hula Baby
5. Lookin' For Love
6. Peelin' Taters
7. Freedom Machine
8. Just A Little Love
9. Keepin' Up With You
10. I'm All Fired Up
11. Stupid Blues

Amazon.com

On Long Walk Back, Junior Brown attempts to expand upon his signature sound: He leaps off into extended guitar jams; he accentuates the retro-novelty aspect of certain songs by adding anonymous background choruses; he even tries to croon a ballad. Unfortunately, the further he moves from concise honky-tonk shuffles and crisply written country tunes, the more he strays from what he does best. Long Walk Back works wonderfully when Brown keeps a tight grip on both his talented, one-of-a-kind guitar technique and on his colorful baritone voice. But when he indulges his guitar prowess, or when his voice challenges its limitations, he leaves behind what makes him special. --Michael McCall

Customer Reviews:

Long Walk, but not too far from great..........2006-03-24

The title track, as the opening cut is superb
but there is not as much humour on this disk.
Which is fine. Borwn has pushed the envelope
so many times and has not struck out, or off
yet. Wat to go Junior. Son, after Semi-Crazy
I didn't really want necessarily the same,
and didn't get it. Thanks for another ****
disk. You are the (Country) Man!

Need a half star please..........2004-04-17

A good but very average release from Mr. Brown. Not great, but not bad either, and certainly not one of his best. Would have given this one an extra half star for "stupid blues" which almost manages to pick this CD up to above average material. Almost. I'm however not regretting buying this CD by no means.

Eclectic Selections.......2003-05-12

I bought this CD when it first came out following Brown's highly successful Semi-Crazy and was hoping for more of the same. Well, I didn't get it. It took me some time to get into the eclectic selections offered on Long Walk Back, but I am finally to the point of appreciating it for what it is rather than what I wanted it to be.
Junior's great voice is still here and his inimitable playing style is still here but he seems to stray further from his country roots with each successive album. That is not necessarily disastrous but on this CD there is precious little country at all except for the title cut and the buckle-polishing Just A Little Love. And hard country is still where Brown's greatest strength lies.
That's not to say some of the other songs aren't good. Brown's writing is sometimes clever, sometimes corny and his wordplay is often brilliant. The best Brown compositions in addition to the two already mentioned are The Better Half, Keepin' Up With You, I'm All Fired Up, and the extended blues workout Stupid Blues. His songs will have you smiling, laughing, and occasionally grimacing.
The worst songs are the maudlin Read 'Em and Weep and the cheesy novelty song Rock-A-Hula Baby. The presence of those two dogs and Brown's increasing tendency for playing ten notes where three or four will do shaves a star off of what is otherwise another strong effort by the master of the guit-steel.

I don't care much for "new" country but this is different........2002-02-22

When it comes to "country" music I am far more likely to listen to Hank Williams Sr. or Patsy Cline than any of the current chart toppers whom I won't name here. I stumbled across Junior Brown by accident listening to an eclectic program on NPR, the song was "My Wife Think's You're Dead". I loved the song, and within a few days owned every Junior Brown album. It's hard to describe a country picker who shows more influence from Jimi Hendrix than Roy Clark. Long Walk Back is my favorite of his albums, although it's a tough choice. The title track is a traditional sounding number aided by Junior's clear booming baritone. A voice somewhere between Hoyt Axton and the Big Bopper, a refreshing change of pace from the strangling sound of false tenors. His voice works better on hot numbers than on ballads but he holds his own on the slow songs. "Rock-A-Hula Baby" is a fun rockabilly number, "Lookin' For Love" has a 50's rock & roll sound. "Freedom Machine" and "I'm All Fired Up" have that boogie-country sound similar to the classic "Highway Patrol". This album also features an instrumental, "Peelin' Taters" which the title says it all, I think. The album ends with "Stupid Blues", a nearly 9-minute run which is anything but stupid where Junior runs the whole cycle on the guit-steel and ends with a boogie flurry. I highly recommend this album or "Guit With It" as "Guit Aquanted" albums for Junior Brown.

Junior did a fine job!.......1999-12-09

I understand that this CD encompasses more musical styles than previous Junior Brown CDs, but that's the joy of listening to Junior. He is musically diverse, inventive, original, and hugely talented. Nobody does Texas honky-tonk music this well these days. And as for the rest of the songs, nobody even comes close. This is actually my favorite Junior Brown CD, and yes, I have seen him live as well. If you truly are a music lover and can appreciate innovation and different types and styles of music, then you shouldn't have any problem with this CD. Junior's love for the same is apparent.

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Hey Mr. Producer!: The Musical World of Cameron MacKintosh Martin Koch Manufacturer: Polygram ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Live Albums | R&B | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B000023ZUQ Release Date: 1998-08-25

Tracks:

1. We Said We Wouldn't Look Back [Salad Days] - Martin Koch
2. Cats Overture [From Cats] - Martin Koch
3. Food Glorious Food [From Oliver!] - Workhouse Children
4. Wouldn't It Be Loverly [From My Fair Lady] - Gillian Lynne, Liz Robertson, Company
5. Quit Professor Higgins [From My Fair Lady] - Company
6. Rain in Spain [From My Fair Lady] - Jonathan Pryce, Liz Robertson,
7. Get Me to the Church on Time [From My Fair Lady] - Peter Bayliss, , Company
8. I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face [From My Fair Lady] - Jonathan Pryce, Liz Robertson
9. Introduction (Show Medeley) - Julie Andrews
10. One Two Three [The Fix] - John Barrowman
11. Little Shop of Horrors - Wendy Mae Brown, Dawn Hope, Femi Taylor
12. Somewhere That's Green [Little Shop of Horrors] - Ellen Greene
13. Suddenly Seymour [Little Shop of Horrors] - Ellen Greene, Teddy Kempner
14. Day by Day [Godspell] - Company
15. I Get a Kick Out of You [From Anything Goes] - Laurie Holloway, Marian Montgomery,
16. Variations [Song and Dance] - Julian Lloyd Webber, , Company
17. Unexpected Song [Song and Dance] - Bernadette Peters
18. Nicer in Nice [The Boyfriend] - Jasna Ivir, Company
19. I Love a Lassie [Lauder] - Scottish Power Pipe Band
20. Five Guys Named Moe/Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? [Five Guys ...] - Trent Armand Kendall, , , ,
21. Pick a Pocket or Two - Russ Abbot, , ,
22. As Long as He Needs Me [From Oliver!] - Sonia Swaby
23. Introduction - Julie Andrews
24. I'm Martin Guerre - David Campbell
25. How Many Tears? [Martin Guerre] - Maria Friedman
26. Heat Is on in Saigon [From Miss Saigon] - David Campbell, , Lea Salonga, Company
27. Wedding [From Miss Saigon]
28. Last Night of the World [From Miss Saigon] - David Campbell, Lea Salonga
29. This Is the Hour [From Miss Saigon] - Company
30. American Dream [From Miss Saigon] - Jonathan Pryce, Company

Tracks:

1. Phantom of the Opera [From The Phantom of the Opera] - Lisa Vroman, Colm Wilkinson
2. Music of the Night [From Phantom of the Opera] - Colm Wilkinson
3. Broadway Baby [Follies] - Maria Friedman, Julia McKenzie
4. Oh, What a Beautiful Morning [From Oklahoma!] - Hugh Jackman
5. Carousel Waltz/Ballet [From Carousel] - Dana Stackpole, Company
6. Porch Scene [From Carousel] - Hal Fowler, Barbara King, Joanna Riding, Dana Stackpole
7. You'll Never Walk Alone [From Carousel] - Joanna Riding, Company
8. Introduction - Ned Sherrin
9. Side by Side [Company] - David Kernan, Millicent Martin, Julia McKenzie, Ned Sherrin, Stephen Sondheim
10. You Could Drive a Person Crazy [Company] - Maria Friedman, Ruthie Henshall, Millicent Martin, Lea Salonga
11. Send in the Clowns (A Little Night Music) - Judi Dench
12. Losing My Mind [Follies] - Michael Ball
13. Being Alive [Company] - Bernadette Peters
14. You've Gotta Have a Gimmick [From Gypsy] - Michael Ball, Judi Dench, Maria Friedman, Ruthie Henshall, David Kernan, , Dean Martin, Julia McKenzie, Bernadette Peters
15. Introduction - Stephen Sondheim
16. Duelling Pianos - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Sondheim,
17. Poisoning Pigeons in the Park [Tom Foolery] - Tom Lehrer
18. Jellicle Songs [From Cats] - Brian Blessed, , Paul Nicholas, Company
19. Memory [From Cats] - Elaine Paige
20. At the End of the Day [From Les Miserables] - Company
21. Stars [From Les Miserables] - Philip Quast
22. Do You Hear the People Sing? [From Les Miserables] - Hal Fowler, Company
23. On My Own [From Les Miserables] - Lea Salonga
24. Bring Him Home [From Les Miserables] - Colm Wilkinson
25. One Day More [From Les Miserables] - Michael Ball, Hal Fowler, Ruthie Henshall, Tammi Jacobs, Teddy Kempner, Philip Quast, Lea Salonga, Colm Wilkinson, Za
26. We Said We Wouldn't Look Back [From Les Miserables] - Cameron Mackintosh

Album Description

Subtitled the Musical Word of Cameron Mackintosh. Import only 56-track collection. A live recording at the Lyceum Theatre in London, in the presence of her majesty the Queen and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. In aid of the Royal National Institute for the Blind and the combined theatrical charities. Universal.

Average customer rating: Long Walk, but not too far from great... Need a half star please... Eclectic Selections I don't care much for "new" country but this is different. Junior did a fine job!

Long Walk Back Junior Brown ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: 12 Shades of Brown Mixed Bag Semi-Crazy Guit with It Junior High ASIN: B0000273MU Release Date: 2007-04-24

Tracks:

1. Long Walk Back to San Antone
2. Better Half
3. Read 'Em and Weep
4. Rock-A-Hula Baby
5. Lookin' for Love
6. Peelin' Taters
7. Freedom Machine
8. Just a Little Love
9. Keepin' up With You
10. I'm All Fired Up
11. Stupid Blues

Amazon.com

On Long Walk Back, Junior Brown attempts to expand upon his signature sound: He leaps off into extended guitar jams; he accentuates the retro-novelty aspect of certain songs by adding anonymous background choruses; he even tries to croon a ballad. Unfortunately, the further he moves from concise honky-tonk shuffles and crisply written country tunes, the more he strays from what he does best. Long Walk Back works wonderfully when Brown keeps a tight grip on both his talented, one-of-a-kind guitar technique and on his colorful baritone voice. But when he indulges his guitar prowess, or when his voice challenges its limitations, he leaves behind what makes him special. --Michael McCall

Customer Reviews:

Long Walk, but not too far from great..........2006-03-24

The title track, as the opening cut is superb
but there is not as much humour on this disk.
Which is fine. Borwn has pushed the envelope
so many times and has not struck out, or off
yet. Wat to go Junior. Son, after Semi-Crazy
I didn't really want necessarily the same,
and didn't get it. Thanks for another ****
disk. You are the (Country) Man!

Need a half star please..........2004-04-17

A good but very average release from Mr. Brown. Not great, but not bad either, and certainly not one of his best. Would have given this one an extra half star for "stupid blues" which almost manages to pick this CD up to above average material. Almost. I'm however not regretting buying this CD by no means.

Eclectic Selections.......2003-05-12

I bought this CD when it first came out following Brown's highly successful Semi-Crazy and was hoping for more of the same. Well, I didn't get it. It took me some time to get into the eclectic selections offered on Long Walk Back, but I am finally to the point of appreciating it for what it is rather than what I wanted it to be.
Junior's great voice is still here and his inimitable playing style is still here but he seems to stray further from his country roots with each successive album. That is not necessarily disastrous but on this CD there is precious little country at all except for the title cut and the buckle-polishing Just A Little Love. And hard country is still where Brown's greatest strength lies.
That's not to say some of the other songs aren't good. Brown's writing is sometimes clever, sometimes corny and his wordplay is often brilliant. The best Brown compositions in addition to the two already mentioned are The Better Half, Keepin' Up With You, I'm All Fired Up, and the extended blues workout Stupid Blues. His songs will have you smiling, laughing, and occasionally grimacing.
The worst songs are the maudlin Read 'Em and Weep and the cheesy novelty song Rock-A-Hula Baby. The presence of those two dogs and Brown's increasing tendency for playing ten notes where three or four will do shaves a star off of what is otherwise another strong effort by the master of the guit-steel.

I don't care much for "new" country but this is different........2002-02-22

When it comes to "country" music I am far more likely to listen to Hank Williams Sr. or Patsy Cline than any of the current chart toppers whom I won't name here. I stumbled across Junior Brown by accident listening to an eclectic program on NPR, the song was "My Wife Think's You're Dead". I loved the song, and within a few days owned every Junior Brown album. It's hard to describe a country picker who shows more influence from Jimi Hendrix than Roy Clark. Long Walk Back is my favorite of his albums, although it's a tough choice. The title track is a traditional sounding number aided by Junior's clear booming baritone. A voice somewhere between Hoyt Axton and the Big Bopper, a refreshing change of pace from the strangling sound of false tenors. His voice works better on hot numbers than on ballads but he holds his own on the slow songs. "Rock-A-Hula Baby" is a fun rockabilly number, "Lookin' For Love" has a 50's rock & roll sound. "Freedom Machine" and "I'm All Fired Up" have that boogie-country sound similar to the classic "Highway Patrol". This album also features an instrumental, "Peelin' Taters" which the title says it all, I think. The album ends with "Stupid Blues", a nearly 9-minute run which is anything but stupid where Junior runs the whole cycle on the guit-steel and ends with a boogie flurry. I highly recommend this album or "Guit With It" as "Guit Aquanted" albums for Junior Brown.

Junior did a fine job!.......1999-12-09

I understand that this CD encompasses more musical styles than previous Junior Brown CDs, but that's the joy of listening to Junior. He is musically diverse, inventive, original, and hugely talented. Nobody does Texas honky-tonk music this well these days. And as for the rest of the songs, nobody even comes close. This is actually my favorite Junior Brown CD, and yes, I have seen him live as well. If you truly are a music lover and can appreciate innovation and different types and styles of music, then you shouldn't have any problem with this CD. Junior's love for the same is apparent.

Average customer rating:

Grooves "Vol. 10 & 11" {2 CDs, 35 Songs} THE BOGMEN / JOE ELY / SPEED THE PLOUGH / SPEARHEAD / JANE SIBERRY / THE BIG GERANIUMS / ANI DIFRANCO / BOBBY MCFERRIN / THE DELEVANTES / FREDDY JONES BAND / AIMEE MANN / SWALES / HEATHER NOVA / THE BOTTLE ROCKETS / EMMYLOU HARRIS / SON VOLT / THE DELEVANTES / THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS / DRIVIN' N' CRYIN' / HEALTH AND HAPINESS / BOY GEORGE / TRACY CHAPMAN / TEENAGE FANCLUB / JERRY LEE LEWIS / PRETTY & TWISTED / KRIS KRISTOFFERSON / ALLSTARS / SUSAN WERNER / BUTCH HANCOCK / LISA LOEB / BEN FOLDS FIVE / JOHN HIATT & VIN SCELSA all just to get to you, said & done, of course you can, light a candle for me , evolution, cradle and all, vivaldi's concerto in G minor: allegro, long about that time, see the child , ray, without her around, maybe an angel, gravity fails, hold on to midnight , windfall, on the way home, here comes the night, light, where will i be , same thing in reverse, the promise, tossed like a stone , crown victoria custom '51, ride, worth fighting for, age of reason, shredding the document, rock with me, don't look back , and eileen, snow day, philosophy, spoken into, walk on last of the good straight girls ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000OWFGEO

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Grooves Vol. 10 & 11 "35 songs" FEATURING the bogman, joe ely, speed the plough, spearhead, jane siberry, the big geraniums, ani difranco, bobby mcferrin, the delevantes, freddy jones band, aimee mann, swales, heather nova, bottle rockets, emmylou harris, son volt, fabulous thunderbirds, drivin' n' cryin', health and hapiness show, boy george, tracy chapman, teenage fanclub, jerry lee lewis, pretty & twisted, kris kristofferson, wake ooloo, john hiatt, cyril neville/uptown allstars, susan werner, butch hancock, lisa loeb, ben folds five, vin scelsa ********TRACK LISTINGS******** , bogman - light a candle for me / joe ely - all just to get to you / speed the plough - said & done / spearhead - of course you can / jane siberry - see the child / big geraniums - evolution , ani difranco - cradle and all / bobby mcferrin - vivaldi's concerto in G minor: allegro / delevantes - long about that time / freddy jones band - hold on to midnight / aimee mann - ray , swales - without her around / heather nova - maybe an angel / bottle rockets - gravity fails / emmylou harris - where will I be / son volt - windfall / "acoustic"- delevantes - on my way home , fabulous thunderbirds - here comes the night / drivin' n' cryin' - light / health and hapiness show - tossed like a stone / boy george - same thing in reverse / tracy chapman - the promise , teenage fanclub - don't look back / jerry lee lewis - crown victoria custom '51 / pretty &twisted - ride / kris kristofferson - worth fighting for / wake ooloo - age of reason / john hiatt - shredding the document , cyril neville & the uptown allstars - rock with me / susan werner - last of the good straight girls / butch hancock - eileen / lisa loeb & nine stories - snow day / ben folds five - philosophy , and john hiatt & vin scelsa - spoken intro / john hiatt - walk on (acoustic) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000RDG9DM

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