For the Sake of the Song: First Album [Original recording remastered]

Product Description:
Debut album originally released as the flagship album on Poppy Records in 1967. It set the stage for Van Zandt's historic career that continues to flourish five years after his passing. Remastered. Tomato Records. 2003.

For the Sake of the Song: First Album,Townes Van Zandt,Tomato Music,Americana,Contemporary Folk,Country-Rock,Folk,Folk & Traditional,Pop,Progressive Country,Singer/Songwriter

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For the Sake of the Song: First Album Townes Van Zandt Manufacturer: Poppy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music Folk | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas Flyin' Shoes Our Mother the Mountain High, Low And In Between/Late Great Delta Momma Blues ASIN: B00009W18L Release Date: 2007-03-27

Tracks:

1. For the Sake of the Song
2. Tecumseh Valley
3. Many a Fine Lady
4. (Quicksilver Daydreams of) Maria
5. Waiting Around to Die
6. I'll Be There in the Morning
7. Sad Cinderella
8. Velvet Voices
9. Talkin' Karate Blues
10. All Your Young Servants
11. Sixteen Summers, Fifteen Falls

Average customer rating: Amen, Lee!! First Buds of Townes van Greatness First Buds of Townes van Greatness The Start of Greatness Very good Townes...

For the Sake of the Song: First Album Townes Van Zandt Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: High, Low And In Between/Late Great Our Mother the Mountain Delta Momma Blues Townes Van Zandt The Nashville Sessions ASIN: B00000335Q Release Date: 1994-02-08

Tracks:

1. For The Sake Of The Song
2. Tecumseh Valley
3. Many A Fine Lady
4. Quick Silver Daydreams Of Maria
5. Waitin' Around To Die
6. I'll Be There In The Mornin'
7. Sad Cinderella
8. The Velvet Voices
9. Talkin' Karate Blues
10. All Your Young Servants
11. Sixteen Summers, Fifteen Falls

Amazon.com

Van Zandt spent his career from Day One authoring his impending death, and this 1970 album, produced by Jack Clement of Sun Records fame, is as fatalistic and off-handedly portentous as Leonard Cohen's finest, and considerably less affected (Robert Altman could have easily substituted Van Zandt for Cohen on the soundtrack of McCabe and Mrs. Miller). Not many songwriters familiar with electricity could pull off a song entitled "Waitin' Around to Die." Clement's production is topnotch country doomuzak, although the poorly mastered CD doesn't really reflect this. Put this on before you rent The Wild Bunch. --D. Strauss

Customer Reviews:

Amen, Lee!!.......2002-12-20

Amen to (almost) every word of Lee Charles Kelley's review (I'd take Joni Mitchell's Blue in place of the classical stuff). I knew Mr. Kelley during his disc-jockey period, and can vouch for his impeccable taste and talent. He's not very good, though, at staying in touch with old, fat friends .

First Buds of Townes van Greatness.......2002-07-19

The first thing that strikes you about this album is the cover art by the great Milton Glaser. Beyond that, hey, the album has good songs, but they're produced with an ear to the marketplace, and that's just wrong. Luckily, Townes re-recorded some of these songs without the orchestra, etc. Still, the simple fact is, if I were stranded on a desert island and could only have ten records to take along, eight of them would be Townes van Zandt records. (The last two would be Beethoven's Seventh and Stan Getz with Antonio Carlos Jobim.) Yeah, I would miss Pet Sounds, Revolver, and Miss You by the Rolling Stones. But not when the record player was playing HIGH LOW AND IN BETWEEN < OUR MOTHER THE MOUNTAIN < FOR THE SAKE OF THE SONG < DELTA MOMMA BLUES < and the rest of the sadly cut-short catalogue of this incredible writer. Oh yeah, and I'd miss Dylan's BLOOD ON THE TRACKS and a few other trinkets, but not much. Not when I had Mr. van Zandt's music playing in my ears.

First Buds of Townes van Greatness.......2002-07-19

The first thing that strikes you about this album is the cover art by the great Milton Glaser. Beyond that, hey, the album has good songs, but they're produced with an ear to the marketplace, and that's just wrong. Luckily, Townes re-recorded some of these songs without the orchestra, etc. Still, the simple fact is, if I were stranded on a desert island and could only have ten records to take along, eight of them would be Townes van Zandt records. (The last two would be Beethoven's Seventh and Stan Getz with Antonio Carlos Jobim.) Yeah, I would miss Pet Sounds, Revolver, and Miss You by the Rolling Stones. But not when the record player was playing HIGH LOW AND IN BETWEEN < OUR MOTHER THE MOUNTAIN < FOR THE SAKE OF THE SONG < DELTA MOMMA BLUES < and the rest of the sadly cut-short catalogue of this incredible writer. Oh yeah, and I'd miss Dylan's BLOOD ON THE TRACKS and a few other trinkets, but not much. Not when I had Mr. van Zandt's music playing in my ears.

The Start of Greatness.......2001-11-15

TVZ was expected to be the next Bob Dylan and listening to this album will make you wonder why he never became a superstar. The song writing is fantastic, the delivery precise, the emotion high. I first fell in love with the album shortly after it came out on LP (remember LPs?) and have enjoyed it to this day (2 LPs, cassette, and now a CD.)

The lovely and sad "Waiting Around to Die" and "Tecumseh Valley" are the stars of the album. "Talkin' Karate Blues" (although not politically correct) is a standout comedy piece on how to keep a bully from picking on you.

There is not a bad track on the album. The songs are his, the experiences are shared.

Very good Townes..........1999-04-11

This album has two of TVZ's greatest, and also saddest, songs -- 'Tecumseh Valley' and 'Waiting Around to Die.' 'Tecumseh Valley' has been covered by both Nanci Griffith (in her album 'Other Voices, Other Rooms') and Steve Earle (in his album 'Train A'Comin'), but as with all TVZ songs, Townes breathes life in this song like no one else can.

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For the Sake of the Song: First Album Townes Van Zandt Manufacturer: Charly UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000249HJ Release Date: 1999-07-01

Tracks:

1. For the Sake of the Song
2. Tecumseh Valley
3. Many a Fine Lady
4. (Quicksilver Daydreams of) Maria
5. Waiting Around to Die
6. I'll Be There in the Morning
7. Sad Cinderella
8. Velvet Voices
9. Talkin' Karate Blues
10. All Your Young Servants
11. Sixteen Summers, Fifteen Falls

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