Country & Folk Roots [Import]

Product Description
UK compilation featuring 20 tracks from the father of contemporary country music, including 4 songs with his manager/wife, Audrey Williams. Castle Pulse. 2003.

Country & Folk Roots,Hank Williams,Castle Music UK,Country,Country/Bluegrass,Honky Tonk,Pop,Traditional Country

Average customer rating: Bon Jovi does The Jayhawks How about NO? Never Disappointed Jon Bon Jovi just keeps getting better Bon Jovi delivers

Lost Highway Bon Jovi Manufacturer: Mercury Nashville ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: My December It Won't Be Soon Before Long Big Dog Daddy 5th Gear Have a Nice Day ASIN: B000P2A24W Release Date: 2007-06-19

Tracks:

1. Lost Highway
2. Summertime
3. Make a Memory
4. Whole Lot Of Leaving
5. We Got It Going On
6. Any Other Day
7. Seat Next To You
8. Everybody's Broken
9. Stranger (feat. Leann Rimes)
10. The Last Night
11. One Step Closer
12. I Love This Town

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Given the chart success of their Grammy-winning country single "Who Says You Can't Go Home," it's no surprise Bon Jovi upped the ante by recording an entire album paying homage to Nashville. In some ways, it's amazing they didn't do this sooner, given the way Keith Urban in particular is blurring country-pop lines, much as Garth Brooks and others did in the 1990s. To their credit, you won't find predictably shallow invocations of past country icons or any self-conscious, in-your-face down-home twang added strictly to remind the listener of the musical premise. In fact, Lost Highway isn't "Bon Jovi goes country" so much as a meaningful tribute to the Nashville ethos done on their own terms. They honor the spirit of the town through 12 simple, direct originals. The intimate, smoldering "(You Want To) Make a Memory," the ballad "Seat Next To You," "Lost Highway" and its roaring celebration of freedom, and "Stranger," an effective duet with LeAnn Rimes, all invoke country's spirit, and "I Love This Town," an eloquent nod to Nashville itself, ties it together admirably. --Rich Kienzle

Album Description

"Artistic freedom made this record possible," says Jon Bon Jovi. "Musical freedom to explore--and emotional freedom to express what was in our hearts."

The result of that freedom is Lost Highway, an album Jon describes as "a Bon Jovi record influenced by Nashville."

Bon Jovi explains. "Nashville is all about songs and songwriters. If you're someone like me who loves songs and hanging out with songwriters, Nashville is the place. I thrive on that feeling and I'm inspired by that creative ambience."

The result, a haunting set of 12 new and original sounding songs, is a stunning, multi-layered look into the nature of love and life in all its glory. Love, like life, is lost, found, forgotten and reclaimed in this collection.

The moods are many, but the core feeling is pure Bon Jovi.

"Writing this record with Jon was deeply cathartic," says Richie Sambora, who collaborated on ten of the songs. "I was going through emotional changes that were new for me. An ailing father. A painful divorce. The start of a new chapter in my life. I poured everything I had into this project, every last bit of soul at my command."

"For over twenty years now," Jon explains, "Richie and I have been close collaborators. Even when our songs create fictional stories, they reveal our states of mind. To a large degree, Lost Highway focuses on the light that love brings. When you shine the light on love, you see the chinks in the armor. You see every crevice, every crack. And that's all right".

Lost Highway is Bon Jovi's tenth studio album since the band formed in the early eighties. One hundred and twenty million albums and 2500 concerts in over 50 countries later, Bon Jovi is enjoying the greatest popularity in their history.

Customer Reviews:

Bon Jovi does The Jayhawks.......2007-07-18

Yeah, if I'd never heard this sound before I may have given it 5 stars, because it sounds very good.

However, if you're at all familiar with The Jayhawks, especially the brilliant and criminally overlooked "Smile" then you've heard this before.

They may call it country in some reviews but others have identified this sound as "Americana" and that's what I'm going with. Harmonies, strings, beats and rhythms, it's all here as clear and crisp as Bon Jovi can give it.

Go ahead and give it a whirl and, if you like it, listen to "Smile" by The Jayhawks also.

Nice stuff.

How about NO?.......2007-07-18

Wow, I can't believe all the glowing reviews for this album.

Heres my quick review of it - you don't have to agree with everything I'm saying:

1. If you likes Bon Jovi's work so far, then you would love this. Its more of the same, nothing Groundbreaking, nothing revolutionary.

2. This is one of those `flavor of the month' albums that garner a lot of blog praise, but later in the year no one will even remember it.

3. Though some of the rock tunes here are good (in an `averagey' sort of way), none of them are memorable (even after three listens)

4. Theres this OVERWHELMING feeling of `been there, done that'. In fact, the entire album sounds very tired to me.

5. You could do much better than fall for the hype.

I would highly recommend the new White STripes album over this one, anyday.

Two Stars. Skip this one.

Never Disappointed.......2007-07-18

I absolutley love this CD, even with the country sound. I have been a fan of Bon Jovi for a very long time, have every CD they have ever made (plus DVD). This is way better than the last CD.

Jon Bon Jovi just keeps getting better.......2007-07-17

Country music done Bon Jovi-style is something worth investing in. Though a lot of people feel that Bon Jovi has `sold out', the truth is that this is a very solid country-rock album, in the best sense of that term.

Credit Jon Bon Jovi for knowing exactly what to do with the right tune. Every song here is a killer, and don't judge the album by the merits of the first single (as great as the song is). "Lost Highway" only suffers when it tends to get a little sappy for its' own good (the lyrics tend to veer toward Richard Marx territory every so often), but the core of the album screams `country'!

The standout tracks are "Stranger" - a strangely successful duet with LeAnn Rimes, and "I Love this Town", where the boys sing to Nashville.

Everything on this record just WORKS. Yes, its no `Slippery When Wet' or even `Blaze of Glory', but if you like tuning into an artists' evolution, then this is the album for you. Just can't go wrong.

Bon Jovi delivers.......2007-07-17

I had not hear any of the songs from the album before I bought it. But being a long time Bon Jovi fan, I figured I couldn't go wrong. I was right. Just 30 seconds into the title track and I could tell this was a winner. After listening to it a few times I start to hear some of the country influence, but trust me, it rocks in typical Bon Jovi fashion. Every track is fantastic! If you're a Bon Jovi fan, buy this album. You won't be disappointed. They definitely have "Got it going on!"

Nice job Jon and company. Keep 'em coming!

Average customer rating: Solid Album A true Ryan Adams classic Yea right Little too country for my tastes One Man's Trash Ain't Another Man's "Ripoff"

Easy Tiger Ryan Adams Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sky Blue Sky Icky Thump The Reminder West New Moon ASIN: B000P29B1W Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

1. goodnight rose
2. two
3. everybody knows
4. halloween head
5. two hearts
6. tears of gold
7. the sun also sets
8. off broadway
9. rip off
10. oh my god, whatever, etc.
11. pearls on a string
12. these girls
13. i taught myself how to grow old

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Easy Tiger, Ryan Adams's ninth solo studio album, is a return to form in every way. He's already shown that he can bash out three albums in one year--not to mention the hilarious fake hip-hop records posted for free on his Web site--and that he can sound as much like the Grateful Dead as he wants to in his constant subsequent touring. Backed once again by the Cardinals, Adams synthesizes and refines his approach to smooth, gorgeous country-pop. "Tears of Gold" is one of the best songs he's written in ages, while "Two" is a slowly percolating, sweet little number that recalls Sean Hayes in its soulful folksiness (someone named Sheryl Crow accompanies Adams on vocals). One of the greatest treats of this languorous, twangy album is the subtle ways that genre gets played with. "I Taught Myself How to Grow Old" is the best Harvest outtake Neil Young never wrote, while the treated, synth-sounding guitar solo on the druggy, chooglin' "Halloweenhead" sounds like it comes straight out of Journey. And "The Sun Also Sets" sounds more than a little like Rufus Wainwright covering Fred McDowell's "Write Me a Few of Your Lines." It bursts with enough melodrama as to border on musical theater. But, as is clear on these songs of love and loss, Adams has always been at his best when giving into his most mellow, dramatic side. --Mike McGonigal

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Gold

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Album Description

I think there are really only two kinds of pop music CDs these days. There are the ones you listen to only once or twice, maybe downloading the single good song to your iPod or computer; then there are others that grow stronger, sweeter, and more necessary each time you play them. Gold was that way; Cold Roses was that way; so was Jacksonville City Nights. I won't say Adams is the best North American singer-songwriter since Neil Young...but I won't say he isn't, either. What I know is there has never been a Ryan Adams record quite as strong and together as Easy Tiger; it's got enough blue-eyed, blue-steel soul (with the faintest country tinge) to make me think of both Marvin Gaye and the Righteous Brothers. Probably ridiculous, but true. And the songs themselves are beautiful--the lyrics tightly focused and brief, the feeling one of melancholy calm that will probably be a revelation to fans that remember the old, sometimes angry Ryan Adams.

Now there's this, maybe the best Ryan Adams CD ever. And I know you want to listen to it right away. But slow down. Take your time. This album asks for that, and it will reward your full attention.

In other words--easy, Tiger.

--Stephen King

Customer Reviews:

Solid Album.......2007-07-19

Once again Ryan Adams makes another solid album. every song is great. My favorites are Hallowenhead, Tears of Gold and Everybody Knows. So go ahead and buy it you won't regret it.

A true Ryan Adams classic.......2007-07-18

I've been trying for years to nail down who Ryan Adams reminds me of, and I've finally figured it out: Van Morrison. Both are roots-bound almost to the point of being revivalists, both are notoriously temperamental, and both are wildly, erratically prolific, sometimes to a fault; yet both are unquestionably geniuses (almost unarguably so, much to the chagrin of their detractors).

So what does this analogy have to do with a review of "Easy Tiger?" To put Ryan Adams's new album in perspective, it would be the equivalent of Van Morrison's "Moondance." It is the first record that comes across as being almost conservative in its polished professionalism. If you're a Van fan who hated "Moondance" because its warm, relaxed, pastoral vibe felt like a "sellout" after the wild abandon of Them and the heady experimentalism of "Astral Weeks" (and I'm sure there were more than a few people of that opinion at the time), then likewise, "Easy Tiger" is going to sound too safe, too pat. But if you think "Moondance" is a beautiful masterpiece, then you may well love "Easy Tiger."

This is the album where Ryan Adams sobers up, bears down, and actually turns out an album of "all-killer, no filler" (arguably the first since "Heartbreaker"). And if that comes at the expense of the roughness and raggedness that has accompanied his best work to this point, then so be it. But ten years down the road (if Ryan Adams keeps getting songs like "When the Stars go Blue" covered by enough mainstream artists to make him a mainstream artist himself), my money is on this album being considered as one of his true classics.

In a way, it's almost a career summation up to this point. It has the acoustic front-porch "Heartbreaker" vibe on "These Girls," the lush "Gold"-ballad feel on "Two, and "I Taught Myself How to Grow Old" the "Demolition"-style late-night laments of "Everybody Knows and "The Sun Also Sets," the atmospheric "Love Is Hell" angst of "Off Broadway," the "Rock and Roll" crunch on "Halloweenhead," the jam-band "Cold Roses" sound on "Goodnight Rose," the "Jacksonville City Nights" countrypolitan of "Tears of Gold," and to make it complete, "Pearls On a String" and "Two Hearts" even harken back to his Whiskeytown days.

In fact, this album plays almost like a Ryan Adams Greatest Hits album that, like a good hits comp, manages the trick of being summative without being disjointed or haphazard. And like a good compilation, these songs are all keepers. If this is what being sober means, here's hoping Ryan can stay on the straight and narrow from here on out and have a later-day career as interesting and rich as Van Morrison's.

Yea right.......2007-07-18

Why don't y'all shut up. Don't care for the critique. Dumb losers it's just music.

Little too country for my tastes.......2007-07-17

Upon my first listen to this album I could not finish it...the songs were a little too twangy and Adams' voice was as well. My taste is more on the rock side of things, and this album falls definitely more on the country side.

One Man's Trash Ain't Another Man's "Ripoff".......2007-07-16

As with many artists, Ryan Adams has two kinds of fans: A) Those who pour over and worship his every utterance, and B) people who have or dig songs from an album or two. I fall a little closer to the former. But I'm a recent convert, so I can still remember life before impending fandom set in. There are good and bad things about Easy Tiger. The uber-slick production on every track tends to sound forced. Snare drums hit with razor-clarity and guitars are pro-tools polished, and crisp. This might attract some listeners, but his last two albums (Jacksonville City Nights and 29) had pretty rough edges, evoking alt. country bleed-through of a bygone era. As for whether or not the songwriting is still good, again that's entirely subjective. Some people admire where he's at as an artist, and some will just never forget that song they loved 6, 8, or 10 years ago. Moments like that are hard for even the most prolific writers to re-duplicate. I say put the record on, drive around for a few days listening, but not giving it your full attention. See if it becomes the soundtrack to what you're going through. It did with me, which is why I can't stop playing Easy Tiger now.

Average customer rating: Just Brad Two Thumbs Down Brad is always great 5 STARS hands down! Includes two bonus tracks ... No filler here!

5th Gear Brad Paisley Manufacturer: Arista 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: Big Dog Daddy Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace Let It Go Lost Highway Relentless ASIN: B000PFUA9G Release Date: 2007-06-19

Tracks:

1. All I Wanted Was A Car
2. Ticks
3. Online
4. Letter To Me
5. I'm Still A Guy
6. Some Mistakes
7. It Did
8. Mr. Policeman
9. If Love Was A Plane
10. Oh Love Featuring Carrie Underwood
11. Better Than This
12. With You, Without You
13. Previously Featuring Kung Pao Buckaroos (Little Jimmy Dickens,
14. Bigger Fish To Fry Featuring Kung Pao Buckaroos (Little Jimmy Dickens,
15. When We All Get To Heaven
16. Throttleneck

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Like his friend Vince Gill, Brad Paisley has achieved the often-difficult feat of reconciling being an entertainer and world-class guitarist. He's proven that on four admirable albums, and 5th Gear follows in that vein. Certainly "Ticks," an airy, radio-friendly ditty, is not the true substance here. That comes with such superior fare as the insightful "All I Wanted Was a Car" and "Online," a sly satire of people's Web facades. While his duet with Carrie Underwood ("Oh Love") is a bit cut and dried, Paisley ably handles "Letter to Me," "It Did," and "Mr. Policeman," a 21st-century outrun-the-law tune. The closing hymn, "When We All Get to Heaven," and ripping instrumental "Throttleneck" are Paisley at his best. It's admirable that he invites his venerable buddies, Little Jimmy Dickens, George Jones, Vince Gill, and Bill Anderson, along with Dolly Parton, to join in, but the obligatory "Kung Pao Buckaroos" skit is wearing a bit thin. Better to feature them musically, the way he includes Dickens, Gill, and Anderson on "Bigger Fish to Fry." In a time where lines between county and pop are blurring far too much, it's comforting to know Paisley still realizes and respects the differences. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews:

Just Brad.......2007-07-18

I suspect the reviewer who gave the album one star doesn't know what he's talking about!

5th Gear is just Brad. It's a Brad Paisley record, it's fun, serious, romantic and sweet and all in a perfectly shaped package. The only big disappointment is that there was nothing to match "She's Everything" from Time Well Wasted, but all in all, an amazing album, and deserves one of my album of the year accolades.

Two Thumbs Down.......2007-07-17

I haven't heard anything like this since Ashlee Simpson was on Saturday Night Live. Indeed, I suspect this guy lyp syncs at concerts. In fact, someone else sings for him in the studio and he pretends to sing on stage. His music is not true to the great rock and roll tradition handed down to us from Chuck Berry and his contemporaries. Anyone who already has this should throw it on the floor and stomp on it.

Brad is always great.......2007-07-16

Probably not the most magnificent Brad's album, but it's only a pleasure to hear he play and sing.

5 STARS hands down! Includes two bonus tracks ..........2007-07-16

This CD is one of the best country albums I have bought in a long time. This is a complete work that will keep you entertained and laughing many times over.

The album begins with `All I Wanted Was A Car,' which is the twangy feel good song featured on the beach commercial on TV. `Ticks' is the smash hit, similar in nature to his previous hit `Alcohol.' `Online' is a hilarious parody to everyone taking their lives online, and lying about it! Although this song will become quickly dated, it is still a great song that reflects our current times.

After working past his more serious song `Letter to Me,' Paisley quickly jumps back to his funny and entertaining style with `I'm Still A Guy.' This song is one of the best on the album. "These days there's dudes getting facials / Manicured, waxed and botoxed / With deep spray on tans and creamy lotiony hands, you can't grip a tackle box / ... I don't highlight my hair, yeah honey I still got a pair .... My eyebrows ain't plucked, theres a shotgun in my truck ... thank God I'm still a Guy!"

`Some mistakes' are too much fun, and `It Did' are serious songs that almost anyone can relate to: from getting married, to having kids.

`Mr. Policeman' is a brilliant display of Paisley's fretwork on the guitar, and it doesn't stop until he goes to the pen!

`If Love Was a Plane' and `Oh Love' (featuring Carrie Underwood) add the sappy relationship material to the album, which is necessary for some folks!

Paisley shines once again in `Bigger Fish to Fry.' This song plays off of `I'm Still A Guy.' "I cuss. I smoke. I laugh at dirty jokes ... I've closed down bars. My x's think I ought to burn in hell. But the devil, he won't notice when I die ... don't ya figure he's got bigger fish to fry!"

Interestingly, Paisley completely shifts gears by adding in `When we All Get to Heaven' before ending with his brilliant instrumental titled `Throttleneck.' What a way to end!

Overall, this album is 5 STARS WITHOUT A DOUBT! With a mixture of a little bit of everything ... from just fun rocking songs, to sappy love songs, to a church Hymn, to more comical ideas, Paisley is sure to make you sing along, laugh, and reflect on life. There is a song for everyone on this album ... and you would really be missing out if you only downloaded the hit songs recommended on iTunes.

Furthermore, there are two hidden tracks at the end of the album! Enjoy!

No filler here!.......2007-07-13

Brad Paisley has always made good, cohesive, filler-free albums, and this is no exception. In fact, there's only ONE song I'm not crazy about. The other 14 or so are SO GOOD, that this CD has not come out of my player since I got it two weeks ago!

Nowhere in country music will you find someone as talented at singing, guitar playing, and songwriting as Paisley. He makes everything seem effortless, which allows for a very enjoyable album. Start to finish, it's the best album release this year.

Some of the highlights are the singles (or obvious future singles) "Ticks", "Online", "I'm Still a Guy", and "All I wanted was a Car". I have to say, however, that my favorites are the more powerful ballads like "It Did" and the outstanding "With You, Without You" (which includes a two minute guitar masterpiece at the end). The lyrics in this song will make you misty eyed, no doubt.

It's true that "Oh Love" could've been much more of a song, but it's still good. And the Kung Pao Buckaroos skit is wearing very thin in my eyes, but the collaboration on "Bigger Fish to Fry" is an outstanding display of talent. It's especially fun to hear how good Paisley's voice is compared to everyone else's.

I can't rant enough about this album. Brad has always made strong, consistently fun and thoughtful albums, and this is no exception. Don't hesitate to pick it up!

Average customer rating: Best album yet make up the break up Mellow Gold Amazing This must have been a really bad breakup

Sky Blue Sky Wilco Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Icky Thump Easy Tiger New Moon We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank The Reminder ASIN: B000NVIGC0 Release Date: 2007-05-15

Tracks:

1. Either Way
2. You Are My Face
3. Impossible Germany
4. Sky Blue Sky
5. Side With the Seeds
6. Shake It Off
7. Please Be Patient With Me
8. Hate It Here
9. Leave Me (Like You Found Me)
10. Walken
11. What Light
12. On And On And On

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After their wild experimental streak of the past decade, Wilco's sixth studio album might feel like a bit of a comedown. Sky Blue Sky is mellow, moody, and uncharacteristically monotone, opening with a pleasant jangle and Jeff Tweedy singing a simple song: "Maybe the sun will shine today, the clouds will blow away." He doesn't even follow it up with a barbed punchline. Could it be that the restless Chicago band has settled back into its gentle Americana roots--or does this sudden mid-career reappraisal represent Wilco's gutsiest move yet? Mostly written in the studio by the full band, it's certainly the group's most cohesive album in ages, presenting a dense song cycle padded with intricate guitar work, brushed rhythms, and '70s soft-rock accents. In places it sounds like Wings ("Hate It Here"), in others Harry Nilsson ("Walken"), and in the middle it goes a bit Grateful Dead ("Shake It Off"). At the same time, there's a distinct sense of hearing a band finally at ease in its own skin. Sky Blue Sky represents the sound of Wilco finally pulling through its petulant adolescence. --Aidin Vaziri

Album Description

"Sky Blue Sky" has hints of early-seventies Southern California folk-rock sweetness in the harmonies. The album is filled with brash guitar solos that take songs like "You Are My Face" and "Shake It Off" in unexpected directions.

Customer Reviews:

Best album yet.......2007-07-18

I struggled for quite some time before I liked Sky Blue Sky, and for that reason one might truthfully say that I wouldn't like this album if it weren't Wilco's. But I'm being completely honest when I say it's not only their most honest but also their best overall album. Two things struck me at first - there were some duds ("Shake it Off," "Hate it Here" among others) and the ones I did like were pretty slow and similar to one another. It turns out neither of these observations are true if you give it enough time, and especially if you see them play these tunes live. The "duds" I mentioned are now favorites after I've heard them performed the way they were meant to be, by the best live band out there. And if you don't like amazing songs like "Either Way" and "Impossible Germany" right off the bat, there's something wrong with you. This record sees Nels Cline in the spotlight and doing some pretty cool things with it, and his prowess is something you have to witness on stage. I really hope this lineup stays together for a while and we get to hear more of their genius.

make up the break up.......2007-07-15

I grew up in St. Louis, watching the first Wilco and Son Volt shows. I threw myself into the last break-up [God bless Uncle Tupelo], beaming over AM and Son Volt's "Trace." Wilco's albums changed immensely with the introduction of Loose Fur [Jim O'Rourke] and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Jeff Tweedy, the band's melodic creativity, and clever lyrics prevailed in spite of various additions and subtractions [Bennett], until now.

I honestly would pay to see this band live no matter what came of an album. -Now? -oof.

When did the already accused "dad band" plummet into the background of a Tide commercial? Will I hear their sound bites on NPR? I am waiting for the newest TV drama to add "Hate it Here" to a young girl's emotional breakdown in her bedroom.

What happened to Charles Wright and Woody Guthrie's influence? Where is the competent composition [shown briefly in "On and On and On"]? I fear O'Rourke's dreamy sonic influence led to gravitational boredom. I expected so much more...

No one is forcing the hand to make tons of albums, here. It's a damn shame.

Mellow Gold.......2007-07-14

From the opening melody of "Either Way" to the gorgeous outro of "On and On and On," Wilco succeeds in creating a cohesive, moody atmosphere that could best be described as mellow groove. At various times the listener will detect hints of the Grateful Dead, the Eagles and even Fleetwood Mac, but Wilco also manages to elevate themselves beyond those 70's influences and create a classic rock/alternative album all their own. And that is largely due to the words and phrasing of Jeff Tweedy. I won't say that his meaning is always clear, but the words make you listen and draw you in closer, and like the best poetry, are vague enough to allow your own interpretation. I have my own relationship to the words and sounds on this album, and I thank Wilco for helping me feel something that is at once familiar and entirely revolutionary.

Amazing.......2007-07-14

Personally I haven't heard an album of this quality in a long time. The last albums to do that for me were Nirvana Unplugged and Elliot Smith XO. The music really stays with you. It is refreshing to hear something so melodic and sad and uplifting, all at the same time. They created something special with this album. Songs 1,3,8 and 9 are classics. The whole album is strong start to finish.

This must have been a really bad breakup.......2007-07-09

This is one of my absolute fave bands--This is disappointing for me even after 5 or 6 run throughs..Tweedy whines on and on about love lost on virtually every song...the most sophomoric he has ever sounded, with ocassional nice little lyrical parts (not as clever or as important as previous three records--I mean he sings about doing laundry for Christs sake, c'mon man) and some guitar parts which he relies too heavily on..it remainds me of Beck's Sea Change which he came back from thankfully and Neil Young's Tonights the Night (although Neil relied a lot on Lofgren's guitar, at least the angst was not a handcuffing factor for every track). Some good stuff on here, but get over the broken heart thing on every track man. Not nearly as pretty as previous "girl" tracks.. I look forward more inspired things from Tweedyco next time.

Average customer rating: Relaxing Music Not a traditional bluegrsss album, but worth listening to several times before judging Alison Krauss CD Buy Two Can Allison get any better?

A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection Alison Krauss Manufacturer: Rounder / UMGD ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: The Calling Waking Up Laughing Not Too Late West Call Me Irresponsible ASIN: B000ND91SG Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

1. You're Just a Country Boy
2. Simple Love
3. Jacob's Dream
4. Away Down the River
5. Sawing on the Strings
6. Down to the River to Pray
7. Baby Mine
8. Molly Bán
9. How's the World Treating You (duet with James Taylor)
10. The Scarlet Tide
11. Whiskey Lullaby (duet with Brad Paisley)
12. You Will Be My Ain True Love
13. I Give You to His Heart
14. Get Me Through December
15. Missing You (duet with John Waite)
16. Lay Down Beside Me (previously unreleased duet with John Waite)

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A Hundred Miles or More carries the subtitle A Collection, and what a curious collection it is--cuts from soundtracks, side projects, and tribute albums, plus guest duets on other artists' albums and five previously unreleased tracks. In other words, this is a collection of Alison Krauss performances that have never appeared on an Alison Krauss album, though it holds together better than such a grab-bag approach might suggest. Highlights such as her duet with Brad Paisley on "Whiskey Lullaby" and her a cappella rendition of "Down to the River to Pray" from O Brother, Where Art Thou? will be familiar to most Krauss fans, though it's doubtful that many share her infatuation with retro rocker John Waite (with whom she revives his "Missing You" and duets on a cover of Don Williams's "Lay Down Beside Me."). Other projects represented range from Disney to the Chieftains to the Louvin Brothers (she duets with James Taylor on their "How's the World Treating You." There's minimal contribution from her Union Station band--making this a solo release by default--and little information to indicate whether the previously unreleased tracks were outtakes from earlier releases or recently recorded for this one. --Don McLeese

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Album Description

"A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection" is comprised of 16 tracks, highlighting Alison Krauss's career outside of her traditional releases with longtime band Union Station. The album features Krauss's collaboration with John Waite on the single "Missing You," as well as Krauss's contributions to film soundtracks, including the Oscar-nominated songs "The Scarlet Tide" and "You Will Be My Ain True Love," written for the motion picture "Cold Mountain," and "Down to the River to Pray" from the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Known for her collaborations, Krauss also includes several duets in the collection such as the 2003 hit with Brad Paisley, "Whiskey Lullaby," and her duet with James Taylor for the tribute album "Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers," "How's the World Treating You." The collection debuts five new songs: "You're Just a Country Boy," "Jacob's Dream," "Simple Love," "Lay Down Beside Me," and "Away Down the River," all of which feature Krauss as a producer.

Customer Reviews:

Relaxing Music.......2007-07-18

This cd is wonderful. It is great to listen to in the car when you need something soft and relaxing. Alison Krauss has the voice of an angel. I highly recommend this cd.

Not a traditional bluegrsss album, but worth listening to several times before judging.......2007-07-17

Many remakes dot this album. Some very surprising collabrations. AK could have done very standard remakes, but instead reinvented many songs. I prefer Simple Love, which is not a remake, Sawing on Strings, a very traditional bluegrass song. These are two songs she is singing on her current tour with Union Station. She does not sing any of the duet songs on this album on her current tour.

Alison Krauss CD.......2007-07-15

Beautiful voice and great songs, but somewhat melancholy. You have to be in the right mood to listen to it.

Buy Two.......2007-07-14

If you like Alison Krauss, you had better buy two of these. It's fabulous.
You'll wear it out.

Can Allison get any better?.......2007-07-11

Just when I think she can't get any better - this CD blows me away! Incredible music - partners in duets. All I can say is GET IT!

Average customer rating: high maintenance woman LOVE TOBY KEITH GREAT AS USUAL Big Dog Daddy Big Dog Daddy

Big Dog Daddy Toby Keith Manufacturer: Show Dog Nashville 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 General | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: 5th Gear Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace Let It Go Lost Highway One of the Boys ASIN: B000NIBV0C Release Date: 2007-06-12

Tracks:

1. High Maintenance Woman
2. Love Me If You Can
3. White Rose
4. Get My Drink On
5. Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya
6. Big Dog Daddy
7. Burnin' Moonlight
8. Walk it Off
9. I Know She Hung the Moon
10. Pump Jack
11. Hit It

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On his first totally controlled album for his own label, Toby Keith adds another title to his résumé: producer. Throughout, the former Oklahoma wildcatter, who's taken heat for his blustery patriotism and outspoken remarks, seems to be seeking new respect, shifting the focus off of politics and grandstanding and back to his talents as a musician. While his last album, White Trash with Money, found him flirting with R&B and adding horns for a bit more bump, his latest effort finds him nearly in a singer-songwriter mood, taking more time to craft the sound of the tracks and laying down his own harmonies. He's still relying on gimmicky wordplay and cartoon puffery for his full-tilt radio numbers ("High Maintenance Woman," "Big Dog Daddy"), but he also showcases the sensitive, ballad-heavy side of his personality that hasn't been as apparent since the '90s ("Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You," "We Were in Love"). He achieves this with some fine cowriting--the winsome "I Know She Hung the Moon" and "Walk It Off," and the lusty "Burnin' Moonlight." He also finds two excellent covers, Fred Eaglesmith's "White Rose" (which combines nostalgia for full-service gas stations with that of a teen's coming of age) and the thoughtful Craig Wiseman/Chris Wallin ballad "Love Me If You Can." The latter, a quiet social commentary, revisits Keith's familiar theme of holding one's ground, but with a far more compassionate approach than he's tried before. Consider it a meditation from a brash king of the hill who hasn't forgotten how to be humble. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews:

high maintenance woman.......2007-07-19

My stepson said he really enjoys this CD, especially the song about a high maintenance woman.

Gunner July,2007

LOVE TOBY KEITH.......2007-07-17

I love this cd,of course I love Toby Keith and his music.Great songs on this CD.

GREAT AS USUAL.......2007-07-15

As always Toby does not diappoint, this one great CD. All the songs are great.

Big Dog Daddy.......2007-07-13

As a longtime fan of Toby Keith I found this to be a great cd to listen too. Toby has a rich, deep voice that makes any song beautiful. I couldn't pick a favorite because I loved all of them!!

Big Dog Daddy.......2007-07-06

I was skeptical about purchasing yet another Toby Keith CD but am glad I made the purchase. Once again, Toby comes through with his distinct voice and ear catching tunes. Toby is by far one of the best song writers yet in country music. I went to see a concert at the Tweeter Center in NJ and let me tell you, I am still impressed with the show he performed. The song "High Maintenance Woman" is cute and funny. The cd was a very good buy.

Average customer rating: AWESOME Amazing debut! Definately Recommended Carrie Underwood cd Boring

Some Hearts Carrie Underwood Manufacturer: Arista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Daughtry Enjoy The Ride Fireflies Twice the Speed of Life Me and My Gang ASIN: B000BGR18W Release Date: 2005-11-15

Tracks:

1. Wasted
2. Don't Forget To Remember Me
3. Some Hearts
4. Jesus, Take The Wheel
5. The Night Before (Life Goes On)
6. Lessons Learned
7. Before He Cheats
8. Starts With Goodbye
9. I Just Can't Live A Lie
10. We're Young And Beautiful
11. That's Where It Is
12. Whenever You Remember
13. I Ain't In Checotah Anymore
14. Inside Your Heaven

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Would American Idol winner Carrie Underwood have landed a major-label recording contract without winning the hugely popular television contest? Probably. The big-voiced Oklahoman has the pipes, the look, the pedigree, and, most important, the emotional resonance to sustain a professional career. As an investment in her future, her label eschewed the easy path in putting out an album to take advantage of her publicity, going for a name producer, Dann Huff (Keith Urban, Faith Hill, Lonestar), to handle half the tracks. It also solicited material from the same top songwriters (Diane Warren, Brett James, Troy Verges, Rivers Rutherford) who stock albums by Hill, Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood, and Wynonna. "Jesus, Take the Wheel," the hit first single, shows off the best of Underwood's power vocals, while the sexy rocker "We're Young and Beautiful" pulls her out of her ballad-heavy comfort zone, and her autobiographical "I Ain't in Checotah Anymore" bolsters her authenticity. If the young performer oversings on occasion (the overwrought bonus track, "Inside Your Heaven"), and settles for too many generic themes, she still surprises in her ability to go head-to-head with country's reigning females. Will Underwood really survive to be a contender for the Martina throne? Let's just say that American Idol judges and voters picked the right contestant. If the posturing Bo Bice had won, rock stars would hardly be quaking in their boots. --Alanna Nash

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Customer Reviews:

AWESOME.......2007-07-16

It's a great CD. Carrie Underwood has an incredible voice. I listen to this CD everyday. It's amazing!!!! I strongly recommend that you buy this CD!!!...it's great!!!

Amazing debut!.......2007-07-11

I'm one of those people who followed Carrie on American Idol and just had to get her debut album, whether it was good or not. Although I've found that most debuts from AI stars tend to be nothing special, Some Hearts sets itself apart from the rest of the crowd.

Here's a rundown of the songs and my rating:

Wasted-4.5/5
Don't Forget to Remember Me-3.5/5
Some Hearts-4/5
Jesus, Take the Wheel-4/5
The Night Before (Life Goes On)-4/5
Lessons Learned-4.75/5
Before He Cheats-4.5/5
Starts With Goodbye-4.5/5
I Just Can't Live A Lie-4/5
We're Young And Beautiful-3.25/5
That's Where It Is-3.75/5
Whenever You Remember-3.25/5
I Ain't in Checotah Anymore-3/5
Inside Your Heaven-3.75/5

Although my ratings above don't average to be 5 stars, the entire album is worth 5 stars, if not more. There's something truly amazing about Carrie's voice. She has the ability to soothe and yet can drill an important message loud and powerfully. Carrie is known to be a country music artist but a lot of the songs on Some Hearts aren't extremely country-sounding. I'm not a fan of country music so I was pleasantly surprised that both fans of country music and fans of good music in general can find this album entertaining.

Those who only know Carrie from her singles will be content with songs like "Jesus, Take the Wheel", "Some Hearts", "Don't Forget to Remember Me", "Before He Cheats", and her American Idol single "Inside Your Heaven". Thankfully, the rest of the songs on this album are just as good (if not better) than the singles.

Although most of the songs are considered "slow" (mainly due to the violins and piano), there's plenty of guitars and drums to kick up each and every song. Lyric-wise, I can't think of any good albums other than Some Hearts that have real, relatable messages. From "Wasted"'s message about learning to get over alcohol problems, to "Before He Cheats"'s message about getting back at a cheating boyfriend, to "Lessons Learned"'s message about being positive even with the changes life throws you, it's obvious that there was a lot of heart put into this album.

The highlights of this album are "Wasted", "Lessons Learned", "Before He Cheats", "Starts With Goodbye", and "I Just Can't Live A Lie". Listen to this album while driving with your windows down with a couple of close friends. Or listen to it when you need a pick me up. It's truly a breath of fresh air.

Definately Recommended.......2007-07-09

I bought this album for my sister and pretty much only for the song Jesus Take The Wheel, which I love! I didnt think I would like the rest of it as I am not much of a country music fan, BUT I was pleasantly surprised and really enjoy this album, so I would definately recommend this to all country music fans and anyone else who just feels like something different! I even got my neice bopping away to it and that is saying something!

Carrie Underwood cd.......2007-07-05

young lady with a strong voice, great for listening if traveling. Not great if you wish a softer relaxing easy listening type of cd. It rocks if you like country, but do not like the whinning that most country singers seem to have. Carrie does not. Her voice is clear and right on key. Fast paced cd with good music. It crosses both boundaries of rock and country in a good way.

Boring.......2007-07-03

I was very disappointed with this and so was my wife! We expected much much more. We have buried this and probably won't ever play it again. A waste of money.

Average customer rating: Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace THE BEST BIG AND RICH ALBUM YET!!!!!!!! Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace Big Disappointment Big and Rich

Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace Big & Rich Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Big Dog Daddy 5th Gear One of the Boys Relentless Pure BS ASIN: B000OCXM6I Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Lost In This Moment
3. Between Raising Hell And Amazing Grace
4. Faster Than Angels Fly
5. Eternity -- featuring John Legend
6. When The Devil Gets The Best Of Me
7. Radio Intro
8. Radio
9. You Never Stop Loving Somebody
10. High Five
11. Please Man -- featuring Wyclef Jean
12. You Shook Me All Night Long
13. Loud

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At the height of their 2004 "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" fame, Big & Rich's one lament was that radio didn't know what to do with them, even though they sold two million copies of their debut album, Horse of a Different Color. Their follow-up, 2005's Comin' to Your City, likewise failed to score a Top 10 single, but still went platinum. Now comes their third album, and their first single, "Lost in This Moment"--an overtly emotional ballad about getting hitched--is selling like Gatorade at a chili cook-off. Are Music City's most likeable lunatics playing it safe? Well, it sounds that way. And if that's a disappointment, given their initial rollicking (and much needed) assault on staid Nashville, there's more bad news. Big Kenny's loopy songs of peace, love, and hippified unity (especially the overblown "Eternity," featuring John Legend) now sound so familiar, replete with Pentecostal blathering ("Brothers and sisters..."), you can sing along the first time you hear them. The duo sequences the album like a vinyl disc of old, with a virtual A-side (ballads) and B-side (rockers). Not surprising, the B-side wins, even if "Radio" owes too much to the self-aggrandizing hullabaloo of Comin' to Your City and Wyclef Jean drops by to rap a few country clichés. It takes an awfully long time for this album to be fun, but it eventually does, with an AC/DC cover ("You Shook Me All Night Long") and a Brooks & Dunnish turbo-tonker ("Loud"). Fans of Big & Rich already understand that they take their spirituality as seriously as their sinning. But next time, here's hoping they spend more time in Saturday night, and less in Sunday morning. --Alanna Nash

Album Description

On their third album, Big & Rich bust down the doors of country music with new sounds, new energy and new audiences. The title Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace describes not only this collection but also Big & Rich themselves. Thank heaven for Big & Rich!

Customer Reviews:

Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace.......2007-07-19

Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace

This is a killer CD with lots of emotion and true straight-from-the-heart songs. It shows a side of Big and Rich that was not present before.

THE BEST BIG AND RICH ALBUM YET!!!!!!!!.......2007-07-15

wow wow wow! Big & Rich are musical marvels. This album may be more tame than their last two but they still tip the scales and turn you upside down. Here's my best proffesional review on it;

Lost In This Moment:
The first single from this album showcases John Rich's pure country vocals. A very touching song that will toss Lonestar's 'Amazed' out the window on best wedding songs. Well written and well sung.

Between Raising Hell And Amazing Grace:
This is my personal favorite on this album because it's me! Big Kenny and I must have the same thoughts. The best lyric in there is "May be passing out on friday but come sunday i'll be passing the collection plate'. The perfect anthem for any hell raising christian.

Faster Than Angels Fly:
As soon as I heard the opening melody I had chills. Then I heard 'modern day romeo and juliet' and my heart stopped. A very intriguing song about a young couple living in a bad neighbourhood!

Eternity:
This has Big Kenny written all over it. It's a great chorus with gnarley lyrics lol! He paints quite the picture in your mind about what he sees in 'eternity'

When The Devil Gets The Best Of Me:
Another chilling song about temptations. It should speak to a lot of angry people. A great acoustic track.

Radio:
The most Big & Rich flavoured song on the record. Just rock out with the boys in this one. Starting with Big Kenny preaching about prejiduce then just the most rockin' grooves ever. Radio is a future hit single.

You Never Stop Loving Somebody:
This is another neat song. It's just a simple truth and Big & Rich make it so much fun to listen too.

High Five:
This is the only song I am not crazy about on the album. It reminds me alot of a song on the 'City' album called 'Blow My Mind'

Please Man:
The first time I heard this I thought it was weird. The second time I started singing, the third time I was rapping. A great cameo performance by Wyclef Jean. With his country breakdown, you start enjoying the diversity and it just gets better.

You Shook Me All Night Long:
You can't beat an original .......... NOT!(quote Borat lol). I never really cared for Ac/DC's version of the song so I didn't rush to this track but when it came on I just had to listen. And now it's the first song I play when I pop the album in. B+R you amaze me

Loud:
What can I say. It's a song that i'm sure B+R are gonna rock out to on stage. The lyrics are so Brooks & Dunn, but the guitar in it is Big & Rich!

BUY THIS ALBUM AND YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT AT ALL

Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace.......2007-07-12

I absolutely love this CD. Every song on it. Another big hit from Big & Rich.

Big Disappointment.......2007-07-07

I was excited for the release of the latest CD from John & Kenny, even with the toned down and boring lead off single "Lost In This Moment" played on the radio.

This is Big & Rich, they can't let me down.

Well they did.

They present this CD as if it was an old vinyl LP album, with "side one" loaded with strange and short intros into rather forgetable slow tunes.

It's only till you get to "Side B" that they duo tries to redeem itself with a more familiar style and a few rockin' uptempo tracks like 'Radio', 'Loud', and a remake of the AC/DC classic 'You Shook Me All Night Long'.

If I could buy just one "side" of this latest effort, I would pay half the price and go for side two.

It's this sellout to commercialism that also ruined another favorite band of mine, Lonestar, who bore me now with every song and CD they release.

Hmmm... John Rich used to be in Lonestar. Things that make you go hmmmm.

Big and Rich.......2007-07-06

Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace...perfect title for this CD. Lost in this Moment - if I was getting married again, would be my song...it is perfect for a wedding and if you are so much in love! Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace is yet another great song...very catchy tunes and glad I made the purchase. The best cd by far that Big and Rich has produced.

Average customer rating: My sort of music CCR great stuff Gets me going in the morning Soundtrack of an era

Chronicle, Vol. 1: The 20 Greatest Hits Creedence Clearwater Revival Manufacturer: Fantasy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | 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: Chronicle Vol. 2: Twenty Great CCR Classics Bob Seger - Greatest Hits The Complete Hit Singles Eagles : The Very Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd - All Time Greatest Hits ASIN: B000000XB9 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Susie Q
2. I Put A Spell On You
3. Proud Mary
4. Bad Moon Rising
5. Lodi
6. Green River
7. Commotion
8. Down On The Corner
9. Fortunate Son
10. Travelin' Band
11. Who'll Stop The Rain
12. Up Around The Bend
13. Run Through The Jungle
14. Lookin' Out My Back Door
15. Long As I Can See The Light
16. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
17. Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
18. Hey Tonight
19. Sweet Hitch-Hiker
20. Someday Never Comes

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Few bands of the 1960s retained as much a sense of the roots of rock and roll as did Creedence Clearwater Revival. Their music is rife with country, rockabilly, and R&B influences, a combination that produced several hit singles--most of which are present on this collection. These include "I Heard It through the Grapevine," "Lodi," "Up Around the B ," "Who'll Stop the Rain," and of course "Bad Moon Rising." This is an excellent greatest-hits collection, and a perfect introduction to the music of a band that has been enduringly influential. --Genevieve Williams

Album Description

Recorded 1968-1970 and includes 'Susie Q', 'I Put a Spell on You', 'Proud Mary', 'Bad Moon Rising', 'Lodi', 'Green River', 'Commotion', 'Down on the Corner', 'Fortunate Son', 'Travelin' Band', 'Who'll Stop the Rain', 'Up Around the Bend', 'Run Through the Jungle', 'Lookin' Out My Back Door', 'Long as I Can See the Light', 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine', 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain?', 'Hey Tonight', 'Sweet Hitch-Hiker' & 'Someday Never Comes'. Fantasy label. 1991.

Customer Reviews:

My sort of music .......2007-07-12

As Im in my sixties you might think Im to old, but this is my sort of music.I reckon " john fogerty " is a great singer. Just listen to find out. Hope you like it the same as I do.

CCR.......2007-06-28

An excellent greatist hits CD, I used a handful of songs to burn a CD with other related style of music.

great stuff.......2007-06-27

listening to this CD makes you realize how great john fogerty was back in the day. great songs, great sound.

Gets me going in the morning.......2007-06-27

I've been listening to this CD for 2 weeks in my car on the way to work.

Soundtrack of an era.......2007-06-15

This is an excellent compilation of CCR's tunes from the late 60s, early 70s. There's a reason why Credence tunes kept popping up in movies and commercials. It's great music and evocative of the era from which it comes. No need for me to review the individual tunes; anybody with a radio has head most of them. A must-have for any music fan.

Average customer rating: Glad I bought this Lucinda Williams, Who Knew... Please Don't Say "This Is Her Best" Very disappointed.... Good; not great

West Lucinda Williams Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Alternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Not Too Late Van Morrison At The Movies: Soundtrack Hits The Calling Freedom's Road A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection ASIN: B000LXHGFI Release Date: 2007-02-13

Tracks:

1. Are You Alright?
2. Mama You Sweet
3. Learning How To Live
4. Fancy Funeral
5. Unsuffer Me
6. Everything Has Changed
7. Come On
8. Where Is My Love?
9. Rescue
10. What If
11. Wrap My Head Around That
12. Words
13. West

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Though the arrangements stray from Lucinda Williams's motherlode blend of blues, country, and folk, West may well be her best album. It is easily her most musically adventurous, and often her most lyrically inspired. Williams's singing has never sounded better, from the aching tenderness of "Where Is My Love?" to the ravaged catharsis of "Unsuffer Me." New York producer Hal Willner, who has worked with artists such as Marianne Faithful and Lou Reed, enlists the support of eclectic progressives like guitarist Bill Frisell, keyboardist Bob Burger, and violinist Jenny Scheinman, along with harmonies from the Jayhawks' Gary Louris, to weave a subtly rich sonic tapestry. Much of the material was inspired by the death of Williams's beloved mother ("Mama You Sweet," "Fancy Funeral") and the bitter breakup of a relationship (the jagged-edged emasculation of "Come On," the repetitive incantation of "Wrap My Head Around That"), though "Are You Alright?," "Learning How to Live," and "Everything Has Changed" could reflect the aftermath of both. Other highlights include "Rescue," with a languid subtlety and ambient pulse reminiscent of Beth Orton, and the dreamy, wistful title track. Where Williams's music has long cut close to the bone, the best of West slices right through it. --Don McLeese

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Customer Reviews:

Glad I bought this.......2007-07-17

I had never listened to Lucinda Williams before and saw her performance recently on Jay Leno and liked it. I sampled the album and decided to buy it. Some of her older fans have shown disappointment in this album but I don't have anything of hers to compare it to and I love it. At first the songs sound overly simple and the lyrics seem plain. But it grows on you more and more each time you listen to it. It just gets better and better. It's a unique style, I think, a little blue grass, soft rock and blues all in one. If you saw her performance on Jay Leno and liked that, you'll like this CD and it's a bargain now at $9.99.

Lucinda Williams, Who Knew..........2007-07-12

I know a lot of people have listened to Ms. Williams for years. I had heard of her, but never listened to her music. I was definitely missing out!

This cd was incredible. I loved all of the songs.

I mostly listen to mainstream country music, and I think it's sad that people like Lucinda Williams and Alison Moorer aren't played. Their music is amazing.

I have since bought two more of her cds, and plan to buy more!

It's nice to listen to songs that actually have something to say.

Please Don't Say "This Is Her Best".......2007-07-10

Disclaimer: I am new to Lucinda's own albums, so maybe I shouldn't be reviewing this just yet before hearing a few more. But it does seem like everything else has been steering me right here, with everybody telling me to proceed no further before checking this out. So now *please* tell me that West is some kind of fly in the ointment. She sounds totally rasped out, like Stevie Nicks with a really bad cold. Please tell me that she's in a songwriting slump, too. I find myself in accord with Big Jim's one-star review below - these songs don't feel like stories, let alone lyrics - there's too much line repetition to communicate much except dull emotion. If this were a blues album it would be one thing, but clearly it's not. And how can these be called melodies when all they do is hover around one or two notes in practically every song, showing off very little of her range (somebody please tell me that she displays some vocal range somewhere else).

Coming from a pretty good appreciation of lady singer/songwriter/interpreters like Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch, and others with similar talents, even ones with narrow but beautiful instruments like Rickie Lee Jones, I was hoping to add a little bit of spice to the rack - but this album is a huge let-down. When I learned that Hal Willner, Bill Frisell and Jim Keltner were major contributors to West, I figured that I would at least be intrigued by *some* of the tracks - sorry - even after several listenings that's not happening. I really do like Lucinda's one track on the 2001 MJH tribute album Avalon Blues: A Tribute to the Music of Mississippi John Hurt, but then again I like ALL of that 5-star gem. Somebody *please* confirm for me that this is not the best way to be introduced to Ms. Williams on a large scale. How much longer should I listen to my trusty sources when West is what they are telling me is my next "must have".

Very disappointed...........2007-07-08

that's that I was when I heard this record. Even in concert, Lucinda just seems like such a drag anymore. I know, her mom died recently, but this whole record is such a downer, and her voice just drones on and on and on.

Give me Lucinda's self titled CD any day over her last 2 records...

Good; not great.......2007-07-07

She has a couple of excellent tracks on this CD. I especially like "Are You Alright", but the overall work seems uninspired. I find it a bit of a downer, in the main (and, yes, I understand the inspiration.) I recognize her artistry as a songwriter, but her voice on this CD -- after a while, its nasal quality begins to grate; she doesn't do that as well as Tracy Chapman.

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1. Country Greats [Box set] [Import]
2. Country Ladies
3. Cry [CD-single] [Import]
4. DJ as Seen on TV: a Country Music Tribute to Waylon Jennings
5. Don Gibson - All-Time Greatest Hits
6. Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes [Box set] [Import]
7. Drew's Famous Country Radio's: Most Requested
8. Emmylou Harris, Vol. 1 [Karaoke]
9. Five-O-Five
10. Flatlands [Import]

Music Album