The Drifter

Product Description:
11 Tracks

The Drifter,Waylon Payne,Republic,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: Love it! A young George Strait Dierk rules At last!!! A new singer added to my favorites list

Modern Day Drifter Dierks Bentley Manufacturer: Liberty ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dierks Bentley Long Trip Alone Doin' Somethin' Right Time Well Wasted The Road and the Radio ASIN: B00082ZRKI Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

1. Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do
2. Come A Little Closer
3. Cab Of My Truck
4. Settle For A Slowdown
5. Domestic, Light And Cold
6. Good Things Happen
7. Down On Easy Street
8. So So Long
9. Modern Day Drifter
10. Good Man Like Me (with the Del McCoury Band)
11. Gonna Get There Someday

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A decade ago, country acts who sounded more like arena rockers gained hegemony on a Music Row that scorned the success of the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack as a fluke. As in the past, many there couldn't see the forest for the trees. Both Bentley's own rootsy self-titled debut and Gretchen Wilson's Here for the Party prove quality modern traditionalism still sells. Bentley's sophomore album offers more straight-ahead amalgams of bluegrass, '60s Bakersfield, and raw barroom fare like the Waylonesque "Got a Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" and the beer-guzzling anthem "Domestic, Light, and Cold." He shows real depth on the sensual "Come a Little Closer." The moving, timeless "Gonna Get There Someday," a tale of a son at his mother's grave vowing to make something of himself, easily trumps the album's cliché-ridden title song, as does his fetching treatment of friend Del McCoury's "Good Man Like Me," recorded with McCoury's band. Bentley's lack of artifice proves his greatest strength. Again. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews:

Love it!.......2007-06-09

I did the oppsite of most people, I bought Long Trip Alone first. I had that cd for probably two weeks before I went out and bought this cd. I love it! All the songs are so good. Settle For A Slowdown (Track 4) is undoubtly my favorite. I also love So So Long and Gonna Get There Someday. And how can you forget the title track, Modern Day Drifter? I don't think there is a song that fits Dierks better. (And surprisely he didn't write it.) Dierks is great. And I defintely recommend this cd!

A young George Strait.......2007-05-28

Dierks has an amazing voice- something in his voice has the twinge of a young George Strait too. Dierks comes out strong with a strong 2nd CD.
Come a little closer is a great track, Modern day drifter, accompanied by other great tracks. The fiddle, guitar is electrifying in a lot of the tracks, as well as his deep mellow voice. Whether is'a more upbeat song or not- the infusion of George Strait, somber sexiness, and innocent self-confidence of his tunes makes them catching, and singable.
It's a CD I have had on heavy rotation.

Dierk rules.......2007-03-21

This is a great country album. It has everything,Classic country song sounds,todays sound,love songs.....it's got it all!

At last!!!.......2007-01-15

Country music is in a sad state. You either have to sing pop songs with a southern accent (Carrie Underwood, Rascall Flatts) or with southern instruments (Keith Urban) or have some sappy Hallmark ballad(everyone else). While all this is going on some of the best country music is being made without a splash on country radio or CMT (Hank III, Wayne The Train). But thankfully Dierks Bentley is getting played. Finally someone is making true country music about true country things. He's about the only person in the mainstream who don't make me dry heave. If you don't think this is as country as it gets, go listen to some Cowboy Troy and reevaluate your life.

A new singer added to my favorites list.......2006-07-06

I bought this album blindly. What I mean is I bought it because I'd heard one or two songs on the radio from it that I liked. I do that sometimes-if an artist has two or three songs I like, I usually buy that album because I know the rest of the songs will most likely be just as good. This album is the same. I'd heard "A Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do" and "Come A Little Closer" on the radio and liked them. Then came "Settle For A Slowdown," which became an instant hit for me. I had to try this album, and I'm glad I did. It's a very good album with an equal amount of upbeat songs to ballads. Not to mention the very funny monologues in a few of the songs. Also, another gem on the album that was not released as a single (yet) is the title track, "Modern Day Drifter." It could very possibly be the best song on the album. Buy it, you'll love it.

Average customer rating: Luke The Drifter BEYOND THE SUNSET Hank - Luke the Drifter CD Luke the Drifter Sunday Morning Hank

Beyond the Sunset Hank Williams , and Luke the Drifter Manufacturer: Mercury Nashville ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Honky-Tonk | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Honky-Tonk | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | 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: I Saw the Light Alone with His Guitar Original Singles Collection...Plus Alone & Forsaken 20 of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits ASIN: B000059T1N Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

1. Pictures From Life's Other Side
2. Men With Broken Hearts
3. Help Me Understand
4. Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals
5. Please Make Up Your Mind
6. I've Been Down That Road Before
7. Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw
8. I Dreamed About Mama Last Night
9. The Funeral
10. Beyond The Sunset
11. Just Waitin'
12. Everything's Okay
13. No, No Joe
14. Ramblin' Man

Customer Reviews:

Luke The Drifter.......2007-06-18

This is not a very good display of excellent of a talent this man was. It is okay but there are better CD's out their of him.

BEYOND THE SUNSET.......2007-01-11

Hank Williams has always been my favorite singer/songwriter.It is said he will remain in the all time top ten for several more decades.I have chosen #10 of the above CD for my final fairwell party,narrated by Hank.

Bill
From Russell Ont.Cnd.

Hank - Luke the Drifter CD.......2007-01-10

This is a fantastic album that is a must for all Hank Williams fans.
You will hear songs here that are real, and touching. Who could perform these songs as Hank did? Nobody. Songs like Picture From Life's Other Side, Help Me Understand, Beyond The Sunset, are as relevant now as they were the day they were written. Sung by the Master. Don't deny yourself the opportunity of hearing these masterpieces. They are performances that, once you hear them, you will never forget.

Luke the Drifter.......2007-01-02

So many people don't know or have never heard Hank Williams Sr. do these songs. The upbeat, honky-tonk songs are still on the jukeboxes, but these resitations are deep in the heart of Hank. They offer, as Hank wrote, lifes other side. And that's just what you will get here.
A must for anyone who really wants to try and understand the man. Most of these songs were released under the name "Luke the Drifter" so that he could have an outlet to record these songs without interfering with his better known recording persona. But they are so hauntingly beautiful and gives us a look at the more private and personal side of the man.
Truly beautiful music...and on this, the 54th anniversary of his lonesome passing.

Sunday Morning Hank.......2006-07-29

As Colin Escott said, there were really two Hanks- the Saturday night Hank and the Sunday morning Hank. In the end, Saturday night won the day- acute alcoholism weakened him until his heart just gave out in the backseat of a car on New Year's Eve 1952.
This strange, haunting disc is the songs of a world without interstate highways, air conditionning, the polio vaccine, and civil rights. Yet songs like "Everything's Okay" echo the optimism that the common man had to embrace if he was to cope with life's troubles. "I Dreamed About Mama Last Night" is simply beautiful, and Ramblin' Man is positivly haunting.

Average customer rating: good addition to Christmas music Great CD! If you love Aimee Mann Mellow Christmas tunes One great song and . . .

One More Drifter in the Snow Aimee Mann Manufacturer: Superego Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Wintersong James Taylor at Christmas West Cool Yule These Four Walls ASIN: B000IMUYEC Release Date: 2006-10-24

Tracks:

1. Whatever Happened To Christmas
2. Christmas Song
3. Christmastime
4. I'll Be Home For Christmas
5. You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch
6. Winter Wonderland
7. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
8. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
9. White Christmas
10. Calling On Mary

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One More Drifter in the Snow offers a bittersweet--but not downbeat--look at a holiday that represents the height of happiness for some, the depths of sadness for others. Following in the classy footsteps of Miss Peggy Lee, Aimee Mann takes an intimate approach to an increasingly hectic time of year. In other words, the set is a throwback to a slower-paced era. (In cinematic terms, that means more Meet Me in St. Louis, less Jingle All the Way.) There are two fitting originals, "Calling on Mary" (Mann) and "Christmastime" (Jon Brion and Michael Penn). The rest are seasonal favorites, with the exception of Jimmy Webb's "Whatever Happened to Christmas," which may be new to some. On all tracks, the focus is on the tasteful strings--credit Patrick Warren for the chamberlin, celeste, and pump organ--and Mann's delicate delivery. Overall, the artist is more interested in providing comfort than radical reinvention, although a dreamier-than-usual "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" enjoys a slight edge over the other selections. Grant Lee Phillips, taking over from Boris Karloff, provides the theatrical narration on "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch." --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Album Description

Grammy winner and Oscar nominee Aimee's first Christmas album is a collection of holiday classics and two original, beautiful, and bittersweet songs written by Mann and Michael Penn. Reminiscent of classic albums of the 40's and 50's, but without any retro kitsch. Like Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, and Peggy Lee, Aimee Mann captures the emotional beauty of Christmas.

Customer Reviews:

good addition to Christmas music.......2007-01-16

This is an excellent, not so typical, Christmas CD that I think anyone can enjoy. I especially enjoyed the Mr. Grinch cover.

Great CD!.......2007-01-11

This is a must for your music collection. Aimee Mann never sounded better.

If you love Aimee Mann.......2007-01-09

This is a must for any Aimee Mann fan! It didn't blow my socks off as far as a Christmas cd goes, but Aimee's versions were nice. I especially liked her "You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch", and the original song "Calling on Mary". I just found out her producer and writing partner is her husband, and she is smiling in the pictures inside the cd, so maybe her melancholy is ebbing just a bit!

Mellow Christmas tunes.......2007-01-04

As a hugh fan of the soulful Aimee Mann I had to purchase this Christmas collection and the lady again delivers in spades. Smooth, mellow, and fresh (Calling on Mary), Aimee's CD is just the ticket for a relaxing evening around the glowing Christmas tree with a spiked egg nog in hand.

This is sure to become a classic Christmas must-have just as Vanessa Williams' Star Bright has. And check out the new Hall and Oates Home for Christmas CD as well. Together, these three CD's make for a great evening of Christmas song listening.

One great song and . . ........2006-12-22

Sorry to be negative, I really like Aimee Mann's music. "Calling on Mary" show's her creativity, talent, and brillance. Unfortunately, the other nine songs are safe interpretations of Christmas classics. I was hoping for something more daring and fresh.

Average customer rating: NOT One of rhe Best One of the best! This is one of the best western ballad albums ever made

The Drifter Marty Robbins Manufacturer: Koch Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Hawaii | Pacific Islands | International | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional Country | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs Musical Journey to the Caribbean & Mexico Marty Robbins - More Greatest Hits The Best of Marty Robbins ASIN: B000001SMM Release Date: 1997-03-18

Tracks:

1. Meet Me Tonight In Laredo
2. The Wind Goes
3. Cry Stampede
4. Feleena (From El Paso)
5. Fastest Gun Around
6. Saddle Tramp
7. Never Tie Me Down
8. Cottonwood Tree
9. Oh, Virginia
10. Mr Shorty
11. Take Me BackTto The Prairie
12. The Cowboy In The Continental Suit

Customer Reviews:

NOT One of rhe Best.......2004-11-30

Nobody liked Marty Robbins and his music more than I and while he was with Columbia Records(twice) his music generally excelled. While some of his standard goodies (like "Mr. Shorty") are here, the songs are not his best(although few would argue that he doesn't sing them well). Only the untraveled and unsophisticated who have never heard Marty's OTHER albums (just sticking to the Western ones if you like) would believe this is one of the best. The seldom-seen "Feleena" is included and gives us the middle part of the "El Paso" story but it is cumbersomely written and was not a big hit. Virtually anything by Marty Robbins is worth having but this is NOT his best.

One of the best!.......2000-11-24

I think I have owned almost every recording,Marty ever made. His stories are captivating, and his clear,mellow voice, allow you to hear, understand(and hang on to,) every word.A real pleasure!

This is one of the best western ballad albums ever made.......1998-06-20

If you love western ballads, this is one of the best albums you can find.......All of the songs were written between 1960 and 1966......If you liked "EL PASO"......you will love this album. The recording techniques and the recording itself seem to exceed any expectations you would have from a recording that was made so many years ago.......and I personally think that Marty Robbins was one of the most talented western balladeers there ever was. If you could wear a CD out, I would be worn out this one out by now......

Average customer rating: fabulous Drifting into Stardom Waylon Payne DRIFTER

The Drifter Waylon Payne Manufacturer: Republic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Big City Blues Welcome to the Woods The Return of Wayne Douglas Love and Fear Jones Sings Haggard, Haggard Sings Jones: Kickin' Out the Footlights... Again ASIN: B00022LXHU Release Date: 2004-06-22

Tracks:

1. Her
2. Running from the Rain
3. On and On
4. Jesus on a Greyhound
5. Christian
6. I Love You
7. Momma Drive On
8. Bottom
9. Pretender
10. Ain't Got No Match
11. Drifter

Product Description

11 Tracks

Customer Reviews:

fabulous.......2006-08-03

Waylon's voice is like none other. This is one that you can listen to all day without changing. There's so much emotion and it definately reaches to a deeper soul.

Drifting into Stardom.......2006-01-29

I recently saw Waylon in the Walk the Line movie, he was excellent as Jerry Lee Lewis. I enjoyed his singing in the movie and on the CD...So decided to investigate if he had music of his own to buy...When I found The Drifter I was anxious to see if I would enjoy that as much as I did his singing in WTL...I am happy to say that I did, and also happy that the majority of the songs were indeed written by him. He is a very talented young man and I found his music to be original and clever, I also found it to be from the heart, without being corny.
I hope this young man touches other people in the same way he has touched me.
I look forward to seeing him in the movie "Crazy,"the story of guitarist Hank Garland.
I truly believe that he will have a great following before too long.
Do yourself a favor and buy this CD, you won't be sorry..
L. Hayes-Lies
San Diego, CA

Waylon Payne DRIFTER.......2004-10-24

I loved this cd. Each song is filled with such strong emotion and sincere expression. The words in each song capture a deep look into life. It is very powerful and moving. Waylon's voice is extremely unique and lends itself to stir up feelings you will not be expecting. The music and words are melodic and haunting at the same time. This is and excellent cd that leaves you wanting more.

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Mightyfine.Net ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: White Room ASIN: B00002DGT2 Release Date: 2006-03-07

Average customer rating: Surprising (and surprisingly obscure) Chicago street blues

The Singing Drifter Blind Arvella Gray Manufacturer: Conjuroo Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: I've Got My Own Hell to Raise All Your Love I Miss Loving: Live at The Wise Fools Pub Chicago [Live] Buried Alive in the Blues (+ Bonus DVD) Good For What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows 1926-1937 The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of ASIN: B0009ZE9V2 Release Date: 2005-08-02

Tracks:

1. Theres More Pretty Girls Than One
2. John Henry
3. Arvellas Work Song
4. Take Your Burden To The Lord
5. When The Saints Go Marching In
6. Standing By The Bedside of a Neighbor
7. Those Old Fashioned Alley Blues
8. Gander Dancing Song
9. Stand By Me
10. What Will Your Record Be
11. If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again
12. Motherless Children Have A Hard Time
13. Take My Hand Precious Lord
14. Cryin Holy Unto the Lord

Album Description

The only album by Blind Arvella Gray, a nearly forgotten street singer who spent the latter part of his life performing folk, blues and gospel music at Chicago's Maxwell Street flea market and at rapid-transit depots, is receiving a deluxe reissue. The album, The Singing Drifter, was originally released in 1972 on vinyl and fewer than 1,000 copies were sold. Unavailable for more than 30 years, the album is being released as a CD with full liner notes, extensive photography and three bonus tracks.

The reissue kicks off the new Conjuroo Recordings label, an indie record company headed by Cary Baker, president of the music publicity company called conqueroo based in Sherman Oaks, Calif. Conjuroo is marketed by Emergent Music Marketing and distributed through RED Distribution.

As a teenager in Chicago in the '70s, Baker made several forays to Maxwell Street to watch Gray, and was even responsible for connecting the artist with the label that released Drifter, the Wilmette, Ill.-based Birch Records. Until it recorded Gray, Birch had specialized in traditional country artists of the WLS Barndance lineage including Doc Hopkins and Patsy Montana.

Birch Records only released a handful of vinyl LPs, and had gone dormant by the inception of the CD. The Blind Arvella Gray album became a hot item, on collectors' want lists for years. Finally, in 2004, Baker developed a strong desire to reissue the recording. It was not easy to find Birch Records founder David Wylie, who maintained no web site, nor even an email address.

To reissue the album, Baker set upon launching Conjuroo Records and enlisted the services of Grammy Award-winning art director Susan Archie of w0rld of aNarchie, who oversaw innovative packages for Revenant reissues by Charley Patton and Albert Ayler. Additionally, Wylie found three unreleased tracks, which have been added to the release.

Arvella Gray (real name James Dixon) was born in Texas in 1906 and was blinded in the `30s, possibly while holding up a bank, possibly in Peoria (he never told the story the same way twice). Arriving in Chicago in the `40s, he brought the music of the cotton fields and chain gangs to the industrial North, proving an unheralded missing link to the origins of American folk music, blues and gospel. His repertoire included many standards, such as the chain gang standard "John Henry" and the traditional country song "More Pretty Girls Than One," while touching on the gospel tradition with songs like "Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave it There." He accompanied himself on slide National Dobro--an instrument that was later sold on eBay. His fans included Bob Dylan, whose 1961 song "He Was a Friend of Mine" was said to have been borrowed from Gray.

Arvella Gray died in Chicago in 1981. "My father took me to the Maxwell Street flea market to show me where his Eastern European immigrant parents had shopped in the `30s and `40s," says Baker. "In the ensuing years, it had become a hotbed for blues artists including Muddy Waters and Big Walter Horton, whose music was heard under the din of CTA buses and flea market hawkers on bullhorns augmented by the aroma of Polish sausages and onions grilling nearby. By the time I visited, Gray was among a handful of surviving buskers who continued to hold forth on Sunday mornings. I was taken by the unique sound and authenticity of his music. In historical perspective, Gray's wailing slide Dobro stands in a category with Hound Dog Taylor, R.L. Burnside or Junior Kimborough -- wild, unruly and imperfect. This album quietly slipped between the cracks and it is my privilege and honor to turn a new generation on to this unforgettable street singer."

Customer Reviews:

Surprising (and surprisingly obscure) Chicago street blues.......2005-10-23

Given the rabid nature with which blues fanatics scour archives for rare material, it's surprising that this album has remained unreissued since its 1973 release. Gray's busking on the streets of Chicago, and his appearance at the first University of Chicago folk festival certainly made him known to roots scholars, but the limited pressing and distribution (a scant 1000 copies!) of his sole LP, and the limited range in which he toured relegated Gray and his superb recording to be known only by the most ardent blues hounds. Luckily, one of the album's original instigators woke up one morning with the notion to reissue it on CD, and together with the session's original producer they've returned this vital work to print.

Gray was among the many who migrated to Chicago in the early part of the 20th century, bringing along the blues, gospel, field hollers, and work songs of their native South - Texas, in this case. He learned to play National Steel guitar, employing a slide to make up for two missing fingers on his left hand. In both his playing and singing one can hear the craft of a street musician, performing with the sort of joyful abandon and resonant voice that ropes passersby into an impromptu listening circle. He wields his steel bodied guitar like a ten pound hammer for an epic 7-minute version of "John Henry," singing rarely heard verses augmented with an original about Gray's own Maxwell Street neighborhood.

A part of Gray's artistry was undoubtedly his physical presence on the street corners of Chicago, amid the urban buzz of the surrounding streets. But his guitar and voice convey the mesmerizing core of that experience - one that's still alive at street fairs and on subway platforms (albeit without Gray's firsthand migratory link to Southern origins). This CD reissue was remastered from vinyl, with a few minor pops and clicks that create the warmth of a transcription. Four listed bonus tracks (remastered from tape) are augmented by an untitled fifth selection. [©2005 redtunictroll at hotmail dot com]

Average customer rating: Non-Standard Enhanced CD Doesn't Work in My CD Player A Young George Strait (with questionable hair fashion)!

Modern Day Drifter Dierks Bentley Manufacturer: Liberty ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dierks Bentley Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill Be Here Real Fine Place Doin' Somethin' Right ASIN: B00082ZRLC Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

1. Lot Of Leavin' Left To Do
2. Come A Little Closer
3. Cab Of My Truck
4. Settle For A Slowdown
5. Domestic, Light And Cold
6. Good Things Happen
7. Down On Easy Street
8. So So Long
9. Modern Day Drifter
10. Good Man Like Me (with the Del McCoury Band)
11. Gonna Get There Someday
12. Domestic, Light And Cole (duet with Cody Canada-Bonus Track)
13. She Won't Choose Me (acoustic-Bonus Track)

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A decade ago, country acts who sounded more like arena rockers gained hegemony on a Music Row that scorned the success of the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack as a fluke. As in the past, many there couldn't see the forest for the trees. Both Bentley's own rootsy self-titled debut and Gretchen Wilson's Here for the Party prove quality modern traditionalism still sells. Bentley's sophomore album offers more straight-ahead amalgams of bluegrass, '60s Bakersfield, and raw barroom fare like the Waylonesque "Got a Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" and the beer-guzzling anthem "Domestic, Light, and Cold." He shows real depth on the sensual "Come a Little Closer." The moving, timeless "Gonna Get There Someday," a tale of a son at his mother's grave vowing to make something of himself, easily trumps the album's cliché-ridden title song, as does his fetching treatment of friend Del McCoury's "Good Man Like Me," recorded with McCoury's band. Bentley's lack of artifice proves his greatest strength. Again. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews:

Non-Standard Enhanced CD Doesn't Work in My CD Player.......2006-07-15

This non-standard enhanced cd won't load up on our family cd player in the den.

Great artist. Stupid record company.

A Young George Strait (with questionable hair fashion)!.......2005-05-11

DB is a young George Strait with a rich voice and a bonus ability in song writing. DB has reverence for old timers like David Allan Coe and Del Mccoury band (yet another compilation is on this album) and the whiskey and beer they drank too. DB's sophomore effort is a nice follow-up to his freshman hit CD. Everything from the mainstream radio hit 'Lotta Leaving Left' to 'Come a little Closer'. I look forward to DB's next 10 albums as he attempts to out do his first couple of CD's. Nice job Dierks. Again.

Average customer rating: Audio Masterpiece from "Memphis" Charlie and Cuarteto Patria Just listen to Cuban Recordings ! Traditional Blues Meet The Buena Vista Social Club A definite must have! beauty, soul and rhythm

Continental Drifter Charlie Musselwhite Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Harmonica Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rough News Sanctuary Harmonica According to Charlie Delta Hardware Tennessee Woman ASIN: B00000IL1U Release Date: 1999-04-20

Tracks:

1. No
2. Can't Stay Away From You
3. Voodoo Garden
4. Little Star
5. What Do You Think, Cholita?
6. Chan Chan (Charlie's Blues)
7. Sabroso (Delicious)
8. Siboney
9. My Time Someday
10. Blues Up The River
11. Please Remember Me

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Charlie Musselwhite's is the voice of experience. One can hear it on every note of Continental Drifter, where the relaxed feel of the experienced bluesman is evident in the main harmonica riff of "Little Star" and the smooth, Delta-style guitar of "Blues Up the River." Several of the songs have a strong Cuban-Brazilian feel, and Musselwhite is joined on several of these by friend Eliades Ochoa and his band, Cuarteto Patria. Musselwhite's primarily known as a harmonica player, and it's easy to hear why on this album; whether he's spicing up the Cuban-blues mix of "Sabroso" or soloing over the jumpy rhythm of "Can't Stay Away from You," he's always bang on the note. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

Audio Masterpiece from "Memphis" Charlie and Cuarteto Patria.......2004-12-13

Blues-harpist "Memphis" Charlie Musselwhite has consistently incorporated different styles into his already generous repertoire. Continental Drifter is a split session; consisting of "The Band Session" with his touring group, and "The Cuban Session" with internationally renowned musicians Eliades Ochoa and Cuarteto Patria. Recorded between Norway's Grieghallen Studios and Fantasy Studios in San Francisco, CA, the record was released on April 20, (Earth Day) in 1999. On the cuts with his touring group, he explores a few mellow shuffles that remind one of his Chicago days with Barry Goldberg and Harvey Mandel. Musselwhite's mellow tenor vocals have found solid comfort on wax in recent years, and his harp control has matured to unspeakable heights. "The Cuban Session" transports the listener back to a club in old Havana; Cuarteto Patria laying the groundwork for "Que Te Palece, Cholita", and radio hit "Chan Chan (Charlie's Blues)". As a special treat at the end of the album, Musselwhite gives a strikingly proficient Delta interpretation on the guitar. Continental Drifter's amalgamation of musical cultures is an important contribution to the Blues that will be felt for decades to come. All content copyright www.maximumink.com

Just listen to Cuban Recordings !.......2002-04-09

They sound so natural.Thanks,Charlie,for a beautyful peace of (he)art.

Traditional Blues Meet The Buena Vista Social Club.......2001-12-20

Continental Drifter is an interesting album because it presents three discrete blues styles in sequence for the listener to consider and enjoy. Musselwhite has a long history with Chicago blues and with Delta blues, both of which are sampled here, but what makes the CD compelling is the marriage of the blues to traditional Cuban musical forms. Chan Chan sounds fresh from the Buena Vista Social Club.
I knew the Cuban songs already and really enjoyed Musselwhite singing English lyrics he wrote for them as the Cubans sang their lyrics in Spanish in response. The amusing part is that although Musselwhite's lyrics bear little relation to the original Spanish ones, it still works out very well.
The band's wailing rendition of No sets the album's tone, but the three Cuban songs along with the classic Lecuona instrumental composition Siboney are the highlights.
I give the CD only four stars because I find the last acoustical cuts to be dull after listening to the musically more robust songs that precede them. Despite that, I highly recommend Continental Drifter as a worthy addition to any blues collection.

A definite must have!.......2000-07-31

An eclectic blend of music consisting of Delta blues with a distinct Brazillian flavor. The few tunes that I heard on WBFO (Buffalo, NY) were simply hors d'oeuvres for the feast that would inevitably follow upon purchase of the CD. I'm listening to it right now and find it hard to keep from dancing around like the blues lovin' fool that I am. This CD is absolutely stunning and truly deserves a rating of 6 STARS or more!

beauty, soul and rhythm.......2000-03-16

I wish you could listen to the other songs on this album, they are my favorites. This is truly beautiful music, gets me dancing, too. I heard one song in the car, pulled into the nearest record store and have enjoyed it many times.

Average customer rating: Speak No Evil Blue-Grass, Roots Music, Alt Country? best new artist in a long time A Great CD From Nashville's Best New Band

Speak No Evil Pinmonkey Manufacturer: Drifter's Church ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Big Shiny Cars Pinmonkey This World We Live In Are You Ready for the Big Show? Another Way to Go ASIN: B000063119 Release Date: 2002-02-26

Tracks:

1. Lonesome Pine Special
2. Black Train
3. Augusta
4. The Devil's Front Door
5. Love Sometimes
6. Two Days From Knowing
7. Cheap Motel
8. Sweet Blossom
9. Keep This Love
10. Noting But Livin'

Customer Reviews:

Speak No Evil.......2004-09-06

The absolute best album they have recorded. I can't wait for there third cd! You won't be disappointed in this cd! You will love every single song on the cd! You'll find yourself playing this cd the most of all your cd collection. They are even better live!

Blue-Grass, Roots Music, Alt Country?.......2002-08-28

Whatever you call this music, Pinmonkey has a great sound. I'm not much of a fan of modern country, but this CD and this band are great! The many original songs, such as "Black Train," have an old-time country sound and thoughful lyrics. Their covers are also very fresh, especially "Augusta."

I saw the band in Iowa in July 2002 and they sound great live. Their new stuff (catch "Barbed Wire and Roses" on CMT or the better country radio stations) promises that their next CD, due in October, will build their reputation.

best new artist in a long time.......2002-08-19

These guys are great! They have a very unique sound, but are still country. I recommend this cd to everyone.

A Great CD From Nashville's Best New Band.......2002-04-06

You may not have heard of Pinmonkey yet. Don't let that stop you from buying this CD. It will take less than an hour to both listen to the CD for the first time and to become a Pinmonkey Junkie. Ten solid songs of both original material and covers with a sound unique to anything coming out of Nashville. Pick up "Speak No Evil" today and catch them on the road this spring and summer.

Music Album:

1. The Early Rebel Recordings: 1962-1971 [Box set]
2. The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982 [Box set]
3. The Fabulous Johnny Cash [Original recording remastered]
4. The Gilded Palace of Sin [Import]
5. The Instrumental Hits of Buck Owens & His Buckaroos
6. The Mavericks [Live]
7. The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001
8. These Boots Are Made for Walkin': The Complete MGM Recordings
9. Trio Live [Import]
10. Twilight

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