Saddle Songs

Disc: 1

1. Ballad Of Jack Thorp

2. Old Chisholm Trial

3. Whoopi Ti Yi Yo

4. Pecos River Queen

5. Cowboy Jack

6. Chopo

7. Zebra Dun

8. Patonio

9. Sam Bass

10. Streets of Laredo

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Disc: 2

1. Minstrel Of The Range

2. The Long Road West

3. Miss Aledo

4. Ridin’

5. 'Longside The Santa Fe Trail

6. Wanderin’ Cowboy

7. The Strawberry Roan

8. The Glory Trail

9. I’d Like To Be In Texas

10. Doney Gal

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Saddle Songs,Don Edwards,Dualtone Music Group,Country,Cowboy,Pop,Western

Average customer rating: Great compilation!

Saddle Songs Don Edwards Manufacturer: Dualtone Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Last of the Troubadours: Saddle Songs, Vol. 2 Songs of the Trail Goin' Back to Texas Best of Don Edwards West of Yesterday ASIN: B0002IQLL2 Release Date: 2004-07-27

Tracks:

1. Ballad Of Jack Thorp
2. Old Chisholm Trial
3. Whoopi Ti Yi Yo
4. Pecos River Queen
5. Cowboy Jack
6. Chopo
7. Zebra Dun
8. Patonio
9. Sam Bass
10. Streets of Laredo
11. Night Herding Song
12. Little Joe The Wrangler
13. Railroad Corral
14. The Pecos Stream
15. Whats Become Of The Punchers

Tracks:

1. Minstrel Of The Range
2. The Long Road West
3. Miss Aledo
4. Ridin
5. 'Longside The Santa Fe Trail
6. Wanderin Cowboy
7. The Strawberry Roan
8. The Glory Trail
9. Id Like To Be In Texas
10. Doney Gal
11. Stompede!/Masters Call
12. After The Roundup
13. Rounded Up In Glory
14. Philosophical Cowboy
15. The Old Cow Man

Product Description

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Great compilation!.......2005-02-09

This is a great compilation of cowboy-themed songs. You can imagine some old cowpoke sitting around the campfire singing these (although I'm sure more were sung _about_ cowboys than by them).

The only downfall to this album is that every song is just Don & his guitar--no bass, no harmonica, no accordion, etc. If you want a little more instrumental and/or harmony, opt for the Sons of the Pioneers or Riders in the Sky instead. If most of the songs being in the same style doesn't bore you (it doesn't me), then this is a great collection.

Average customer rating: What can you say about a classic? Where's the coyotes? Don Edwards/Last of the troubadours/saddle songs II Cowboy Basic

Last of the Troubadours: Saddle Songs, Vol. 2 Don Edwards Manufacturer: Dualtone Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Saddle Songs Songs of the Trail Best of Don Edwards Goin' Back to Texas Moonlight and Skies ASIN: B0002W4T58 Release Date: 2004-09-21

Tracks:

1. Gone to Texas
2. Habit
3. For Them That Lean to Lonesome
4. Colorado Trail
5. Night Rider's Lament
6. By the Silvery Rio Grande - Nancy Blake, Norman Blake, Don Edwards
7. Diamond Joe
8. Old Cowboy
9. Barbara Allen
10. Make Me a Cowboy Again
11. Sierry Petes
12. Mormon Cowboy
13. Fort Worth Jail - Nancy Blake, Norman Blake, Don Edwards
14. Red River Valley
15. Green Grow the Laurel
16. When the Works All Done This Fall

Tracks:

1. Saddle Tramp
2. Lonely Wanderer
3. Following the Cow Trail
4. Chant of the Night Songs
5. West of the Round Corral
6. Windy Bill
7. Cowhand's Last Ride - Nancy Blake, Norman Blake, Don Edwards
8. Cowboy's Home Sweet Home
9. Utah Carroll
10. Root Hog or Die
11. Rancher Feeds Us All
12. I Wanted to Die in the Desert - Nancy Blake, Norman Blake, Don Edwards
13. Dying Cowboy of Rimrock Ranch
14. Campfire Has Gone Out
15. Cowboy's Meditation
16. Here's Lookin' at You

Customer Reviews:

What can you say about a classic?.......2007-02-07

Don Edwards is by far the best cowboy singer in the business. His quiet and unassuming manner, his down home personality when talking with you are what he's about. And it comes through in his music. He's great!

Where's the coyotes?.......2006-09-10

This is a great album, but I'm not sure he shoulda added the "Saddle Songs, Vol. II" to the title, as this collection is much more subdued than his previous double cd "Saddle Songs". If you're expecting a repeat of that collection with different songs, you may be disappointed. Disc 2 gets a liilte more upbeat in spots, but is still quite a bit more mellow than Vol. 1. Having said that, this is well worth the purchase, whichever you like better. I don't know of any other artist who has compiled a collection of cowboy songs as great, and sang them as well, as Mr. Edwards. He has a great voice and is a great picker. Unlike the other reviewer, I would play this at a cookout, but I'd wait till everyone'd had a few and it was time to calm down... My only complaint is that neither this collection, nor the first one, contain the song "Coyotes", which is available on "The Best Of..." as well as "The Bard & The Balladeer" a live cd w/ Waddie Mitchell. It shoulda found a place on one of these...

Don Edwards/Last of the troubadours/saddle songs II.......2006-08-07

This is an ok set of discs. A little on the tame side which isn't neccesarily a bad thing. I grew up cattle ranching and at night alot we'd drag out the guitar or just a harmonica or just no instruments and everyone would sing along to quite a few of the songs you'll hear on these cd's.
Don is a strong singer and guitar picker, does a good job. I guess I could say this would be a good reference collection.
If you've had a long hard day and just want to relax on the porch with a cold one and mellow out, this would be good for that. I wouldn't probably play it at a barbeque or a party as it's not a "lets liven this group up" sort of thing. But still good if you just want some Saddle songs like the tittle says.

Cowboy Basic.......2005-09-14

Compendium of mostly old and not particularly well known western songs. Don Edwards has a very good voice which is the high point of these recordings; otherwise the CD does not reach out and grab you. For the western purist, the old cattle songs are reminiscent of a day gone by.

Average customer rating: Parece producido por Yoko Ono is he serious? amazing album guess that its typical to cling to memories you'll never get back again and to sort through old photographs of a summer under certain circumstances

A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997 Bright Eyes Manufacturer: Saddle Creek ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Indie & Lo Fi | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels Home, Vol. 4 Motion Sickness Spend an Evening With Saddle Creek, Bright Eyes, The Faint, Cursive et al Motion Sickness ASIN: B000008UO0 Release Date: 2000-06-01

Tracks:

1. Invisible Gardener
2. Patient Hope in New Snow
3. Saturday as Usual
4. Falling Out of Love at This Volume
5. Exaltation on a Cool, Kitchen Floor
6. The Awful Sweetness of Escaping Sweat
7. Puella Quam Amo Est Pulchra
8. Driving Fast Through a Big City at Night
9. How Many Lights Do You See?
10. I Watched You Taking Off
11. Celebration upon Completion
12. Emily, Sing Something Sweet
13. All of the Truth
14. One Straw (Please)
15. Lila
16. Few Minutes on Friday
17. Supriya
18. Solid Jackson
19. Feb. 15th
20. 'Feel Good' Revolution

Customer Reviews:

Parece producido por Yoko Ono.......2006-01-06

honestísimo conjunto de canciones de Oberst que probablemente sirvan para sus fans más incondicionales. La calidad de la grabación es ínfima, la voz de Oberst parece proceder de un estado clínico terminal y duele escucharle. Si Elliott Smith hubiera grabado estas mismas canciones tendríamos un cd impresionante, pero con la voz del pobre Connor se queda en una grabación colegial emocionante pero musicalmente pobrísima. Me havenido a la memoria la colección de acústicos de Lennon que salvando las siderales distancias tiene una producción musical igual de sofisticada. Se diría que la misma Yoko Ono está detrás de estA grabación ( de hecho hace voces de fondo en la pista 8 " Driving fast.....". Saludos

is he serious?.......2005-09-16

listen to saturday as usual by bright eyes and tell me he's being serious. he can't be. this isnt even funny. this is just sad. not in a cool emo way. people really enjoy listening to this guy's music?

amazing album.......2005-08-09

this is conor oberst at his roots i love this album it shows the real bright eyes not the highly publicised conor it is all about the music

guess that its typical to cling to memories you'll never get back again and to sort through old photographs of a summer .......2005-07-27

Wow. Amazing.

Best Tracks = "Exaltation on a cool kitchen floor" "The awful sweetness of excaping sweat" "A celebration among completion"

Buy it. Now.

under certain circumstances.......2005-03-11

Do not buy this album if:
-you cannot stand lo-fi music
-have never heard bright eyes before
-have heard Conor Oberst's other material and already decided that you cannot tolerate his voice (because his voice is worse in this album)

Buy this album if:
-you already know and love Conor Oberst
-are more of a "words person" than a "music person". I havent heard the two albums he just came out with, but excluding those since i cannot judge them, "Lifted" is his best musically. It is argueable if this is his best lyrically, but I think it is his most intimate.
-buy this album even if you have emo-allergies. I cannot stand 99% of anything that would remotely be classified under "emo" except for this, which most would agree could be call "emo-folk" with more emphasis on the "folk" than the "emo".
-you think that the idea of a guy recording on a four-track in his basement is cool.

I understand that many people will not like this album. And I understand why, but i personally love it, and many other people will too. If my opinion was the only one that mattered I would have given it a 5 star rating, rather than a 4 star.

Average customer rating: Not to be missed Excellent, fun music

Cowgirls (1996 Original Cast) Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Colette Collage (1994 Studio Cast) The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Original Broadway Cast) Grey Gardens - A New Musical (2006 Original Broadway Cast) Curtains (2007 Original Broadway Cast) Spring Awakening (2006 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B0000014ZE Release Date: 1996-07-16

Tracks:

1. Overture (Beethoven's Sonata Pathetique, Opus 13)
2. Three Little Maids (Gilbert And Sullivan)
3. Jesse's Lullaby (Music By j. Brahms)
4. Ode To Connie Carlson
5. Sigma, Alpha, Iota
6. Ode To Jo
7. From Chopin To Country (Music By Frederic Chopin)
8. Kingdom Of Country (Music By C. Converse/M. Murfitt)
9. Songs My Mama Sang (Traditional Hymn, Addidtional Music By M. Murfitt)
10. Heads Or Tails
11. Love's Sorrow
12. Don't Call Me Trailer Trash
13. Honky Tonky Girl
14. Every Saturday Night
15. Don't Look Down
16. They're All Cowgirls To Me
17. Saddle Tramp Blues
18. It's Time To Come Home
19. We're A Travelin' Trio
20. Sunflower
21. Concert Medley
22. House Rules
23. Cowgirls

Customer Reviews:

Not to be missed.......2007-06-24

I never tire of listening to this CD. I saw the show in Atlanta several years ago and then again in Nashville--featuring Mary Murfitt herself--and think it is wonderful. I'm always surprised at how such a hilarious/silly premise can set the stage for a moving exploration of friendship, relationships between parents and children, and the joy that comes in facing and conquering our fears. I remember sitting at the side of the theater in Nashville and watching the audience, which previously had been rolling with laughter, be spellbound when the cast began "Songs My Mama Sang" with that gentle mandolin strumming in the background. It was magic--and this "little" show with great writing and thoughtful performances made it happen. I only wish it were performed more often, but then it takes a really talented cast to make it work. There will always be the CD, though.

Excellent, fun music.......2000-05-03

This is a strong woman's musical with great music that doesn't get tiring to listen to. I'd recommend it for anyone wanting to perform a great musical for theatre.

Average customer rating: With Norman and Nancy Blake the real Western sound A great Western Troubadour...Don Edwards

Last of the Troubadours: Saddle Songs, Vol. 2 Don Edwards Manufacturer: Shanachie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: West of Yesterday Saddle Songs Moonlight and Skies ASIN: B00011V7Z0 Release Date: 2004-01-20

Tracks:

1. Gone to Texas
2. The Habit
3. For Them That Lean to Lonesome
4. The Colorado Trail
5. Night Rider's Lament
6. By The Silvery Rio Grande
7. Diamond Joe
8. The Old Cowboy
9. Barbara Allen
10. Make Me A Cowboy Again For A Day
11. the Sierry Petes
12. The Mormon Cowboy
13. Fort Worth Jail
14. Red River Valley
15. Green Grow The laurel
16. When The Work's All Done This Fall

Tracks:

1. Saddle Tramp
2. Lonely Wanderer
3. Following The Cow Trail
4. Chant of the Night Songs
5. West of the Round Corral
6. Windy bill
7. Cowhand's Last Ride
8. The Cowboy's Home Sweet Home
9. Utah Carroll
10. Root Hog Or Die
11. The Rancher Feeds Us All
12. I Wanted to Die In The Desert
13. The Dying Cowboy of Rimrock Ranch
14. The Campfire Has gone Out
15. Cowboy's Meditation
16. Here's Lookin' At You

Customer Reviews:

With Norman and Nancy Blake.......2004-08-18

Disc 1 tracks 6 and 13 - Disc 2 tracks 7 and 12 Feature Norman and Nancy Blake. Don has created a book encompassing the songs from both of his "Saddle Songs" releases. Includes History, lyrics, tablature and photos - a must have companion to the discs.

the real Western sound.......2004-03-17

Don Edwards has carved out a niche for himself as a folk singer in the old-fashioned sense: he actually sings actual folk songs, in this case ones either sung or composed, recently or long ago, by Westerners, known or anonymous. His recordings are done well but sparely, typically with just one instrument (guitar or banjo) carrying the vocals. His pleasantly unadorned singing is sometimes reminiscent of Marty Robbins's.

Last of the Troubadours, a two-CD sequel to the earlier two-CD Saddle Songs, will engage any sympathetic listener from beginning to end. Edwards knows a good song, and there are no clunkers here. "Cowboy" in these songs is a literal, unironic job description, not a hip slang phrase for hard-partying Nashville star as in those irritatingly self-congratulatory songs Waylon and Willie cranked out in their heyday.

The point of view is both romantic and autumnal, no more so than in the moving traditional lament "The Campfire Has Gone Out." There are familiar titles -- "The Colorado Trail," "Night Rider's Lament" (the yodeling at the end is a lovely touch), "Barbara Allen," "Utah Carroll" -- along with striking variants of "Diamond Joe" and "The Rancher Feeds Us All" (otherwise "The Farmer Feeds Us All"). He also revives worthy obscurities such as "The Mormon Cowboy" (long a favorite of mine in the classic 1920s recording by Carl Sprague), "Root Hog or Die," "I Wanted to Die in the Desert," and other sturdy frontier ballads.

I guess I would have liked a fuller string-band sound on a few of the selections if only for the sake of variety, though Norman and Nancy Blake make a welcome appearance on a couple of cuts. Still, that's not a critical issue, not when there is so much to like in Edwards's quiet, intimate campfire approach. If you like authentic cowboy tunes performed authentically by a living master, saddle up.

A great Western Troubadour...Don Edwards.......2004-01-28

Don Edwards has spent the past 40 years collecting and recording the music of the Cowboys and of the American West....this cd features 32 of the very best ones..Simply produced and beautifully sung by Edwards...accompanied only by
his guitar or his banjo....It is a classic collection...worthy of repeated listening sessions...ALSO a great listen for the car cd....great road music......

Average customer rating:

Back In The Saddle Again: 22 Country Songs Gene Autry Manufacturer: Country Stars ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000G6QN Release Date: 1998-09-01

Tracks:

1. Back In The Saddle Again
2. I Hang My Head And Cry
3. Tweedle-O-Twill
4. Tears On My Pillow
5. Be Honest With Me
6. Goodbye Little Darlin'
7. Lonely River
8. Under Fiesta Stars
9. Let Me Cry On Your Should
10. Blue Canadian Rockies
11. (I Was) Just Walking Out
12. Cowboy's Trademark
13. Can't Shake The Sands Of
14. Last Mile Home
15. Dixie Cannonball
16. Cowboy Blues
17. You're The Only Good Thin
18. A Voice In The Choir
19. Angel Song
20. New Star Is Shining In He
21. Silver Spurs
22. Keep Rollin'lazy Longhorn

Average customer rating:

Leo Smit: 33 Songs on Poems of Emily Dickinson Manufacturer: Bridge ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000JIRG Release Date: 1999-07-20

Tracks:

1. Cycle 1, Cholde Emilie, 14 Songs About Memories & Fantasies Of Childhood: 1. I Was The Slightest..
2. Cycle 1, Cholde Emilie, 14 Songs About Memories & Fantasies Of Childhood: 2. Through Lane It Lay...
3. Cycle 1, Cholde Emilie, 14 Songs About Memories & Fantasies Of Childhood: 3. It Troubled Me As...
4. Cycle 1, Cholde Emilie, 14 Songs About Memories & Fantasies Of Childhood: 4. The Childs Faith Is New
5. Cycle 1, Cholde Emilie, 14 Songs About Memories & Fantasies Of Childhood: 5. Softened My Time's...
6. Cycle 1, Cholde Emilie, 14 Songs About Memories & Fantasies Of Childhood: 6. Papa Above!
7. Cycle 1, Cholde Emilie, 14 Songs About Memories & Fantasies Of Childhood: 7. We Talked As Girls Do
8. Cycle 1, Cholde Emilie, 14 Songs About Memories & Fantasies Of Childhood: 8. They Shut Me Up In...
9. Cycle 1, Cholde Emilie, 14 Songs About Memories & Fantasies Of Childhood: 9. I Cried At Pity--Not At
10. Cycle 1, Cholde Emilie, 14 Songs About Memories & Fantasies Of Childhood: 10. Let Us Play Yesterday
11. Cycle 1, Cholde Emilie, 14 Songs About Memories & Fantasies Of Childhood: 11. A Loss Of Something...
12. Cycle 1, Cholde Emilie, 14 Songs About Memories & Fantasies Of Childhood: 12. Good Morning...
13. Cycle 1, Cholde Emilie, 14 Songs About Memories & Fantasies Of Childhood: 13. Up Life's Hill With...
14. Cycle 1, Cholde Emilie, 14 Songs About Memories & Fantasies Of Childhood: 14. I'm Ceded--I've...
15. Cycle 2, The Celestial Thrush, 12 Songs About Music & Birds: 1. I Was A Phoebe--Nothing More
16. Cycle 2, The Celestial Thrush, 12 Songs About Music & Birds: 2. The Bird Her Punctual Music Brings
17. Cycle 2, The Celestial Thrush, 12 Songs About Music & Birds: 3. The Earth Has Many Keys
18. Cycle 2, The Celestial Thrush, 12 Songs About Music & Birds: 4. The Bobolink Is Gone
19. Cycle 2, The Celestial Thrush, 12 Songs About Music & Birds: 5. A Train Went Through A Burial Gate
20. Cycle 2, The Celestial Thrush, 12 Songs About Music & Birds: 6. I Cannot Dance Upon My Toes
21. Cycle 2, The Celestial Thrush, 12 Songs About Music & Birds: 7. Upon His Saddle Sprung A Bird
22. Cycle 2, The Celestial Thrush, 12 Songs About Music & Birds: 8. Better-Than Music!--For I--Who...
23. Cycle 2, The Celestial Thrush, 12 Songs About Music & Birds: 9. Bind Me--I Still Can Sing
24. Cycle 2, The Celestial Thrush, 12 Songs About Music & Birds: 10. Within My Garden, Rides A Bird
25. Cycle 2, The Celestial Thrush, 12 Songs About Music & Birds: 11. Heart, Not So Heavy As Mine
26. Cycle 2, The Celestial Thrush, 12 Songs About Music & Birds: 12. I Shall Keep Singing
27. Cycle 6, The White Diadem, 7 Songs About Poets & Poetry: 1. I Reckon--When I Count At All
28. Cycle 6, The White Diadem, 7 Songs About Poets & Poetry: 2. I Dwell In Possibility
29. Cycle 6, The White Diadem, 7 Songs About Poets & Poetry: 3. The Martyr Poets--Did Not Tell
30. Cycle 6, The White Diadem, 7 Songs About Poets & Poetry: 4. The Poets Light But Lamps
31. Cycle 6, The White Diadem, 7 Songs About Poets & Poetry: 5. I Would Not Paint--A Picture
32. Cycle 6, The White Diadem, 7 Songs About Poets & Poetry: 6. To Pile Like Thunder To Its Close
33. Cycle 6, The White Diadem, 7 Songs About Poets & Poetry: 7. Me--Come! My Dazzled Face

Album Description

Leo Smit has an impressive pedigree as an American composer and musician. A virtuoso pianist, he has worked closely with such legends as Stravinsky, Balanchine, Copland and Stokowski. He has set more that 75 of Emily Dickinson's poems to music, grouping the works into cycles about related subject matter. The disc contains the world premiere recordings of three of those cycles- Childe Emilie- Memories and Fantasies of Childhood, The Celestrial Thrush- Songs of Music and Bird, and The White Diadem- Songs About Poets and Poetry. Smit's songs display great sensitivity to Dickinson's very personal world, and reflect the poet's emotional range by adopting an extremely colorful palette. The songs frequently veer from the simple and tonal to more rhythmically complex and chromatic settings, always alert to word and mood.

Average customer rating: The Difference Between Houses and Homes: Lost Songs and Loose Ends 1995-2001-CURSIVE worth listening to A collection unlike any other. Cursive, the way they were... 12 Tracks?

The Difference Between Houses and Homes: Lost Songs and Loose Ends 1995-2001 Cursive Manufacturer: Saddle Creek ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes Silver Scooter & Cursive Spend an Evening With Saddle Creek, Bright Eyes, The Faint, Cursive et al Wood/Water Art Is Hard ASIN: B000A2H808 Release Date: 2005-08-09

Tracks:

1. Dispenser
2. Pivotal
3. Sucker & Dry
4. Icebreakers
5. And The Bit Just Chokes Them
6. Ther's a Coldest Day in Every Year
7. A Disruption in the Normal Swing of Things
8. Nostalgia
9. The Knowledgeable Hasbeens
10. Polar
11. A Disruption in Our Lines of Influence
12. I Thought There'd Be More Than This

Album Description

Ten years since their formation, Cursive offer this collection which includes two previously unreleased songs and ten sought after tracks from their out-of-print 7-inches. Also included is a 24-page booklet featuring the story that is the album's namesake, written by front man Tim Kasher and illustrated by Eastern Youth artist Yuriko Yoshino. Each song is replete with thoughtful composition, offset by Kasher's now signature howl. Building from soft, nuanced intros to anthemic finishes that sear, many songs evoke the cathartic swell for which Cursive have become known. Suburban discontent; romantic, familial, and platonic relationships in trouble; feelings of isolation - all are set against Cursive's delicate balance between calamity and refrain. This isn't an album only for fans. It's a cohesive release in its own right, telling the story of a band, its label, and a group of friends.

Customer Reviews:

The Difference Between Houses and Homes: Lost Songs and Loose Ends 1995-2001-CURSIVE.......2006-07-31

Lost songs and loose ends indeed, this album is quite a collection of sporatically recorded music.This CD has the same melodious entwinement between instruments that a real Cursive fanatic has grown to love. At first I was disapointed with this album because it just didn't have the usual cursive "feel" to it; but once I started to really listen to the whole song-not just the lyrics or the instruments, but the WHOLE song-I reallly began to like this album. For a newcomer- Domestica is the best stepping stone that you can get.BUT,for an avid Cursive fan this the perfect CD.Enjoy. -Sherman.

worth listening to.......2006-07-08

i'm a big cursive fan. this is a collection of old songs and b-sides. there's a lot of treats in here like "the bit just chokes them" and "sucker & dry." "polar" has a bass line that goes on forever and then the ROCK is unleashed!

i only have one complaint about this collection, and that is i liked different versions of two songs - "a disruption in the normal swing of things" and i think "a disruption in our lines of influence." both versions of these songs are good, but i much prefer the other versions. you might have to get those online. interestingly enough, i brought up this complaint on the message board and the bass player said they actually didn't realize these different versions were shipped out to be put on this cd.

A collection unlike any other........2005-12-08

Ah. B-sides, the much sought-after thorn in the sides of completists everywhere. I, myself, had got as many of these as possible, but a few stayed out of reach ('And The Bit Just Chokes Them' from 'Sucker and Dry' and 'A Disruption in Our Lines of Influence' from 'Disruption'), so, when this release was announced, I pre-ordered it right away. Along with all these classic, out-of-print 7” tracks we get two new tracks: 'Dispenser' and 'I Thought There'd Be More Than This' (a connector to 'Proposals', from 'The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song'), both older songs from Cursive's early days.

Cursive has always been one of those bands that you can either love or hate—I know, I know, that's said about a lot of bands, but here it's true, I think: you can either like dissonance or not. And Cursive has plenty of dissonance. So, if you're a big fan, buy this. If not, get the hell out of here and start with something a little more whole: 'Domestica' is their finest album to date, followed very closely with 'The Ugly Organ'.

B-side compilations are never a good place to start with any band; they're too eclectic and hard to connect with—albums are put together for a reason; the songs go together (whether by content or sound), are meant to fit together, and need each other for air. That's why 'best of' records always suck so much—good songs need other songs like them to stay alive. Here, the songs are fantastic in themselves, but only when you're listening strait through them are you even sure of what's going on.

The most interesting thing about this collection is that all of the songs were recorded before their current roster—Stephen Pederson ('Criteria', 'The White Octave') was a member back then, forming a foil with frontman Tim Kasher. Their guitars battled and cut each other, then settled down at pivotal moments. Later, Steve would leave to go to college (and form 'The White Octave'), and Tim would leave to be married. After his divorce (which was, judging from 'Domestica', quite painful), Tim returned and picked up where he left off, sans Steve, who was replaced by 'Lullaby for the Working Class' mainstay Ted Stevens. With this dynamic, they recorded the most important album to date, 'Domestica', before picking up another stray: cellist Gretta Cohn, to record an e.p., a few splits, and another full-length album.

Cursive, the way they were..........2005-08-27

They aren't blowing up the charts, but believe me when I say that things are alot different. In college I was buying these 7" inches and begging computer geeks to burn them on to discs so I could take them in my car. It's come a long way from flipping through vinyl singles at the since gone, Gillman's Record Lair in El Paso, Tx, to grabbing a copy at my neighborhood best buy ( don't judge, it's on my way to work). Let me just say that it feels great to hear these re-mastered and loud. Don't get me wrong, I love saddle creek but some of those wax pressings especially the disruption re-print(black disc, as opposed to original transaparant orange), and sucker and dry(which I could never sync the rpm's w/ the opening riff) just never gave the songs thier proper sound. And i'm not a vinyl hater but these songs just had to be heard everywhere, and all the time. The only complaint I have is that both disruption songs seem to be either mastered completely different or just alternate recordings alltogether. Also the opening track, which i had never heard, is good, but as far as cursive go, a little dated.

Key tracks: Pivotal, Sucker and Dry, A Disruption in the normal swing of things, and A Disruption in our lines of influence. but they're all good.

12 Tracks?.......2005-08-15

The songs themselves are all pretty decent, Dispenser has been one of my favorite Cursive songs. The problem is they also left a lot out. With all those b-sides and 7-inch tracks you'd think they would have made this compilation more than 12 tracks.
If you can't get the tracks elsewhere, buy this, but only as a last resort.

Average customer rating: Different but still 5 stars

Songs From the Saddle Manufacturer: Simba Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Frankie & Billy In Love In Vain ASIN: B000CDKJN8 Release Date: 2005-12-05

Tracks:

1. Love and Trust
2. Wake Up Call
3. Holding On
4. Down Below
5. Love Me Tonight
6. My Guiding Light
7. When She Tells Me Goodbye
8. Waltz In The Night
9. I'm So Lucky
10. Fly Together
11. Injured Hearts
12. Wish We Could Start Over
13. What Did I Do To Your Love
14. Real Romance
15. Cold Night

Product Description

Album is in the vain of The Flying Burrito Brothers and FireFall. Stallone use's some of the best studio muscians in the business. Produced and Arranged by Frank Stallone. All songs are Stallone Compositions.

Customer Reviews:

Different but still 5 stars.......2005-12-19

This is new ground for the artist; but it doesn't disappoint! Very easy listening - definitely worth the money.

Average customer rating: A great collection of western songs performed by a master Guitar & Baritone Feast Saddle Songs If you like the spirit of the old west, this is it! This best cd I ever purchased....and I have plenty.

Saddle Songs Don Edwards Manufacturer: Shanachie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional Country | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Songs of the Trail Best of Don Edwards ASIN: B000000DTJ Release Date: 1997-09-23

Tracks:

1. Ballad Of Jack Thorp
2. The Old Chisholm Trail
3. Whoopi Ti Yi Yo (Get Along Little Dogies)
4. Pecos River Queen
5. Cowboy Jack
6. Chopo
7. Zebra Dun
8. Patonio
9. Sam Bass
10. The Streets Of Laredo
11. Night Herding Song
12. Little Joe The Wrangler
13. Little Joe The Wrangler's Sister Nell
14. Railroad Corral
15. The Pecos Stream
16. What's Become Of The Punchers

Tracks:

1. Minstrel Of The Range
2. The Long Road West
3. Miss Aledo
4. Ridin'
5. 'Longside The Santa Fe Trail
6. Wanderin' Cowboy
7. The Strawberry Roan
8. The Glory Trail
9. I'd Like To Be In Texas
10. Doney Gal
11. Stompede!/Masters Call
12. After The Roundup
13. Rounded Up In Glory
14. Philosophical Cowboy
15. The Old Cow Man

Customer Reviews:

A great collection of western songs performed by a master .......2005-09-14

Straightforward arrangements of traditional cowboy songs performed with great feeling and artistry. Each tune is a little gem, beautifully accompanied by Don on acoustic guitar. His voice is perfect for this material, strong, assured, and comfortable. The recording has a warm, immediate sound as if you're listening live. I wasn't familiar with most of these tunes before buying this CD, but I really enjoyed Don's work with Peter Rowan on "High Lonesome Cowboy." This CD will have you singing along in no time and (if you're a picker) reaching for your guitar or mandolin. High points include "Zebra Dun" (a hilarious monologue about a "greenhorn" who turns the tables on his cowboy tormenters), "Patonio", "Sam Bass", "Glory Trail", and "Strawberry Roan". Finally, if "Little Joe the Wrangler" doesn't leave a lump in your throat then you must not have a pulse. Highly recommended.

Guitar & Baritone Feast.......2001-05-31

I heartily agree with all the other reviews, especially Jerome Clark's excellent one.

Don's guitar work is perfectly styled to suit each individual tune and these CDs highlight what an excellent guitarist he really is. Also, the recording is so natural sounding which allows us to clearly hear the beautiful tonal qualities of Don's guitars.

Likewise Don's voice gets the most natural recording treatment of all his CDs - especially compared to his earlier Warner releases where the treble is emphasized like a teenage top 40 single - fortunately rectified in his excellent "West of Yesterday" CD on that label.

Don's vocal work is masterful on Saddle Songs where he also demonstrates an ability to vary vocal treatment to wonderful effect. For example he can half talk - half sing a song in a way equally as authoritative as Sinatra at his best while still beautifully maintaining the musicality and rhythm of the tune (which Sinatra seemed unable to do).

Whether or not you're familiar with Edwards, if you love pure artistry and classic folk music of any genre you can't go wrong with this release. It has a timeless quality which I predict you'll never tire of.

Saddle Songs.......2001-02-12

This cd greatly exceeded my expectations. I really enjoy both cd's in this set, one of my very favorite.

If you like the spirit of the old west, this is it!.......2000-09-01

A friend gave me this CD when we moved from Santa Fe, NM to Coeur d' Alene, ID last December. It saved my mind on the long drive north and I've purchased the rest of the Don Edwards' collection because of that. Guess it's just the old coyotes and me left to really enjoy the "original" Don that this record represents.

This best cd I ever purchased....and I have plenty........1999-06-30

If you want a big helping of authentic cowboy songs, this is it! Just acoustic guitar and Don Edwards. You got to get this one!

Music Album:

1. Same Old Me
2. Spanic Family Album
3. Split Lip Rayfield
4. Still Country [Enhanced]
5. Suzie: The Hickory Anthology 1961-1965
6. Texotica
7. That'll Flat Git It!, Vol. 2: Rockabilly From The Decca Vaults
8. The 25 Year Collection, Vol. 2
9. The Best Of [Import]
10. The Best of: Statue of a Fool

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