Lost Highway & Other Live Favorites [Import] [Live]

Product Description
25-track collection includes interview. Mercury. 2005.

Lost Highway & Other Live Favorites,Hank Williams,Universal Int'l,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

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.

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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

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

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

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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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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: 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.

Average customer rating: Great Country Music Last of the Breed - Well Done The Title Says It All The rocks of this kins of music . Better in theory than in practice

Last of the Breed Willie Nelson , Ray Price , and Merle Haggard Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Jones Sings Haggard, Haggard Sings Jones: Kickin' Out the Footlights... Again Live at Texas Stadium A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker Waking Up Laughing ASIN: B000NA1ZLA Release Date: 2007-03-20

Tracks:

1. My Life's Been A Pleasure
2. My Mary
3. Back To Earth
4. Heartaches By The Number
5. Mom And Dad's Waltz
6. Some Other World
7. Why Me Lord
8. Lost Highway
9. I Love You A Thousand Ways
10. Please Don't Leave Me Any More Darlin'
11. I Gotta Have My Baby Back

Tracks:

1. Goin' Away Party
2. If I Ever Get Lucky
3. Sweet Memories
4. Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
5. I Love You Because
6. Sweet Jesus
7. Still Water Runs The Deepest
8. I Love You So Much It Hurts
9. That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine
10. I'll Keep On Loving You
11. Night Watch

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Once an Outlaw, later a Highwayman, now an elder statesman, Willie Nelson joins forces with Merle Haggard and Ray Price (both of whom have recorded duet albums with Nelson) in a celebration of the classic country song. Everything about this is defiantly old school, from the production by veteran Fred Foster and the musical support from steel guitarist Buddy Emmons and Texas Playboy fiddler Johnny Gimble and vocal backing from the Jordanaires to songs from the likes of Harlan Howard, Leon Payne, and Lefty Frizzell. For all of the artists' generational ties, their differences are what distinguish the project: Nelson is the reediest and most conversational vocalist, Haggard the bluesiest; and Price remains the quintessential countrypolitan crooner. Whether they're harmonizing on Mickey Newbury's "Sweet Memories" or trading verses on Howard's "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down," the vocal blend suggests old friends having the time of their musical lives. Guests include Vince Gill (on "Heartaches by the Number") and Kris Kristofferson (on his Why Me Lord"), but a trio like this doesn't need much outside assistance. --Don McLeese

Album Description

Let's be clear: Last of the Breed is a story - actually, a novel, if not an epic - unto itself. The title sums it up pretty well: On these two discs three classic performers, Ray Price, Willie Nelson, and Merle Haggard, band together on songs they've known and loved for years.

Their contributions don't need elaboration. Each is a legend. All three hark back to a time that's in some ways gone. When you consider the lives they've lived, the world that formed them as artists, and even the landscapes they knew as they began playing in beer joints and backwater clubs long ago, then the truth of those four words, Last of the Breed, comes clear.

Look a little closer, and they take on another reference, to the songs as well as to the giants who celebrate them here. Whether drawn from deep in the tradition, back from the well of Gene Autry, Lefty Frizzell, and Floyd Tillman, or picked from the more recent catalogs, this music conveys a feeling that might be mistaken for nostalgia but is in fact a timeless eloquence.

They don't write or sing `em like this anymore.

Customer Reviews:

Great Country Music.......2007-07-12

This is truly the last of the breed of real country musicians.
There aren't many country pickers and singers left. All the "New Country" folks are just rock stars with a cowboy hat on. This is really good listening. Just relax, sit back and enjoy.

Last of the Breed - Well Done.......2007-07-03

This CD is a well rounded selection of music with three of the best artists to deliver it. When it comes to Country music, these three artists can give you the best there is. The production is first class and this is a big part of the sound. If you haven't purchased this album, do so. You'll love it.

The Title Says It All.......2007-06-28

Last of the Breed is the best of the best. The songs, words, music, and especially Willie, Merle & Ray you will simply & totally enjoy.

The rocks of this kins of music . .......2007-06-28

ANYTIME willie and ray have ever gotten together to record it has been a TREASURE for your ears . WILLIES VOICE WORKS WELL with any ray price style music . And vice versa . many a people will say oh waylon/ willie were the best together . And yeah they were very good . But for some reason these two know when to let the other shine and when it is time to carry a part in any given song .BETTER then any other two singers in any music format . Then THERE IS merle who is so good at what he does that people dont realize it is the music behind him that has made him shine .He knows so well how to use the band behind him it is awesome .Anytime you get a recording of merle you will see he knows how to use every bit player around him so well that it seems each are enjoying themself s so much that it just has to be great . But this IS ALMOST the last of the breed . This would have been the last of a breed if the three artists that were left out at least made a little showing on this recording. yes the other three that would have made this release complete would have been the 3 top guys left . GEORGE JONES / HANK JR / GENE WATSON . and these 6 are the last of the best of the best left touring . THIS LIST IS THE LIST OF ARTISTs THAT NO ONE WILL EVER FILL THIER SHOES .

Better in theory than in practice.......2007-06-23

What's not to like about this album? Great singers, old familiar songs, it seems like just my cup of tea. But, for whatever reason, this music just didn't "click" with me. After just a couple of listens, I found myself skipping over these CDs in my CD player. I realize that this review might not be very helpful to others because I can't manage to put my finger on what it is I didn't like about these CD - I just didn't. If you don't already know and love the individual material of all three of the artists, I suggest you try and listen to it before you buy it.

Average customer rating: O Brother, Where Art Thou? MORE OF AN IMPULSE PURCHASE FOR ME A real cheer-me-up CD Great Listening For everyone who loved the movie

O Brother, Where Art Thou? Various Artists - Soundtrack Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Folk | Styles | Music Country Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 2000s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Bluegrass | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Down from the Mountain: Live Concert Performances by the Artists & Musicians of O Brother, Where Art Thou? Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass Classics Lonely Runs Both Ways Alison Krauss & Union Station - Live ASIN: B00004XQ83 Release Date: 2000-12-05

Tracks:

1. Po Lazarus - J. Carter & Prisoners
2. Big Rock Candy Mountain - Harry McLintock
3. You Are My Sunshine - Norman Blake
4. Down In The River To Pray - Alison Krauss
5. I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow - The Soggy Bottom Boys featuring Dan Tyminski
6. Hard Time Killing Floor Blues - Chris Thomas King
7. Man Of Constant Sorrow (Instrumental) - Norman Blake
8. Keep On The Sunny Side - The Whites
9. I'll Fly Away - Gillian Welch & Alison Krauss
10. Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby - Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss & Emmylou Harris
11. In The Highways - The Peasall Sisters
12. I Am Weary - The Cox Family
13. I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow (Instrumental) - John Hartford
14. O Death - Ralph Stanley
15. In The Jailhouse Now - The Soggy Bottom Boys featuring Tim Blake Nelson
16. I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow (With band) - The Soggy Bottom Boys featuring Dan Tyminski
17. Indian War Whoop (Instrumental) - John Hartford
18. Lonesome Valley - The Fairfield Four
19. Angel Band - The Stanley Brothers

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

The best soundtracks are like movies for the ears, and O Brother, Where Art Thou? joins the likes of Saturday Night Fever and The Harder They Come as cinematic pinnacles of song. The music from the Coen brothers' Depression-era film taps into the source from which the purest strains of country, blues, bluegrass, folk, and gospel music flow. Producer T Bone Burnett enlists the voices of Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch, Emmylou Harris, Ralph Stanley, and kindred spirits for performances of traditional material, in arrangements that are either a cappella or feature bare-bones accompaniment. Highlights range from the aching purity of Krauss's "Down to the River to Pray" to the plainspoken faith of the Whites' "Keep on the Sunny Side" to Stanley's chillingly plaintive "O Death." The album's spiritual centerpiece finds Krauss, Welch, and Harris harmonizing on "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby," a gospel lullaby that sounds like a chorus of Appalachian angels. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

O Brother, Where Art Thou?.......2007-05-28

My 1-year old grandson goes to sleep listening to some of the songs on the album, unless he is bouncing up and down to the faster numbers. I have therefore listened to the songs many, many times, and enjoy them every time. They are easy to listen to, to sing along with and to rock the baby with!

MORE OF AN IMPULSE PURCHASE FOR ME.......2007-05-26

I regretted buying this after listening to it once. I haven't listened to it since and that's about three months ago. Simply put, without the movie to provide a context, the music itself doesn't sell itself. There are four cuts of 'I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow", two by the same artists which goes a long way to proving my point. I haven't seen the movie in a few years and I'm sure there's a logical reason for the song being repeated in the soundtrack that many times, but I can't remember what it is. Sometimes I like roots music with clear acoustic instrumental sounds and soulful voices. But as for an introduction to this type of music for a general listener, this is not the CD to get. It's mostly for the already converted.

A real cheer-me-up CD.......2007-05-22

Couldn't feel bad while listening to this soundtrack - skipped over the serious stuff and just played "Happy"!!

Great Listening.......2007-05-12

What a wonderful alternative to todays so called music. I never tire of the great variety of down home melodies.

For everyone who loved the movie.......2007-05-12

Oh Brother if you liked the movie you will love this CD, a great blend of poignant, funny and foot-tapping music.

Average customer rating: My favorite Johnny Cash cd Johnny Cash is classic. Best of the American Series this CD turned me into a Johny cash fan... American IV : The Man Comes Around

American IV: The Man Comes Around Johnny Cash Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: American III: Solitary Man American Recordings Unchained American V: A Hundred Highways At San Quentin ASIN: B00006L7XQ Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

1. The Man Comes Around
2. Hurt
3. Give My Love To Rose
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water
5. I Hung My Head
6. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
7. Personal Jesus
8. In My Life
9. Sam Hall
10. Danny Boy
11. Desperado
12. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
13. Tear Stained Letter
14. Streets of Laredo
15. We'll Meet Again

Amazon.com

On first thought, the idea of the Man in Black recording such covers as "Bridge over Troubled Water," "Danny Boy," and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" might seem odd, even for an artist who's been able to put his personal stamp on just about everything. But American IV: The Man Comes Around, which also draws on Cash's original songs as well as those by Nine Inch Nails ("Hurt"), Sting ("I Hung My Head"), and Depeche Mode ("Personal Jesus"), may be one of the most autobiographical albums of the 70-year-old singer-songwriter's career. Nearly every tune seems chosen to afford the ailing giant of popular music a chance to reflect on his life, and look ahead to what's around the corner. From the opening track--Cash's own "The Man Comes Around," filled with frightening images of Armageddon--the album, produced by Rick Rubin, advances a quiet power and pathos, built around spare arrangements and unflinching honesty in performance and subject. In 15 songs, Cash moves through dark, haunted meditations on death and destruction, poignant farewells, testaments to everlasting love, and hopeful salutes to redemption. He sounds as if he means every word, his baritone-bass, frequently frayed and ravaged, taking on a weary beauty. By the time he gets to the Beatles' "In My Life," you'll very nearly cry. Go ahead. He sounds as if he's about to, too. Unforgettable. --Alanna Nash

Album Description

UK special edition reissue of The Man In Black's brilliant 2002 album includes two bonus tracks, 'Big Iron' (previously vinyl only) & 'Hurt' (video). American Recordings. 2003.

Album Details

"the Man Comes Around" is the Fourth in the Legendary Singer's American Recordings Series and Boasts Some of his Most Interesting Work to Date, Including his First (And Some Say his Best) Compositions in Many Years. Other Material Includes Cover Versions of Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus", Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water", the Eagles' "Desperado" and a Rumbling Version of "Danny Boy". This Special Edition Includes an Added Audio Track of "Big Iron" and the Enhanced Video of his Cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt".

Customer Reviews:

My favorite Johnny Cash cd .......2007-07-04

I honestly can't say I like country music. I just don't care for most of the genre. The only artist from this genre that I do listen to is Johnny Cash. Of all of the American recordings Johnny has worked on with record producer Rick Rubin, American IV: The Man Comes Around" is easily my personal favorite. As much as I like Johnny's last album American V, I just didn't think the material held up as well as the fourth volume.

What I love about American IV: The Man Comes Around is the sparse, haunting melodies that lingers through out the album. Secondly I love Johnny's deep baritone vocals on this cd especially on his covers of "Hurt" and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". One of my personal favorite tracks is Johnny's cover of the Nine Inch Nails' track "Hurt". The emotions he puts into the song really moved me. I also loved the Sting song "I Hung My Head". Johnny does a great job at storytelling through this song. His voice is so warm and deep on this track. Johnny's duet with Nick Cave on the Hank Williams' classic "I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry" is absolutely stunning. Both men really compliment each other with their own deep vocals.

While I do like Johnny's other American recordings, they weren't as perfect to me as American IV: The Man Comes Around is. I can listen to this cd without skipping a single track.

Johnny Cash is classic. .......2007-06-26

I popped this CD in on the way to Vegas from Los Angeles in the middle of the night. Johnny's haunting voice came booming through the speakers like a soundtrack to the desert. Full of stories and vivid descriptions this CD cant be described as anything less than epic. Moving along like a Steam Train up hill the music gains momentum and impresses more with each bar sung. If youre looking for a little dark night, outlaw country Johnny Cash's American IV: The Man Comes Around is just what you need.

Best of the American Series.......2007-06-26

I've got the last two American series recordings that Johnny Cash did and this one is way better than his last. I love them both, but if you have neither, get this one first. His cover of "Hurt" is outstanding. You can see the video on YouTube of both his cover and the original by Nine Inch Nails. It's amazing just how much better he does this song, its as if it was written just for him.

Note: I am not generally a Country Western fan, and yet this series hits a strong note in me.

this CD turned me into a Johny cash fan..........2007-06-08

Ive never really was into country music, but last week Ive bought 2 Cash CD's . One of them, the American V , is an instant pleasure, no need to adjust. Its WARM, acoustic, filling, emotional, calm. Great CD!

American IV : The Man Comes Around.......2007-05-12

I have always liked Johnny Cash but had none of his CDs. This CD shows the difference between a performer and an artist. This CD is true art. The whole Cd has a very deep message, if you listen and then think of what Johnny is saying. The 1st song "The Man Comes Around" is maybe the BEST SONG I HAVE EVER HEARD, but certainly one of the best.

Average customer rating: He called my name and my heart stood still, when He said, "John, go do My will!" Goodbye Old Friend Fabulous Farewell Album A hundred highways Johnny Cash was "The Man"...

American V: A Hundred Highways Johnny Cash Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: American III: Solitary Man Personal File American IV: The Man Comes Around American Recordings Modern Times ASIN: B0002W18MU Release Date: 2006-07-04

Tracks:

1. Help Me
2. God's Gonna Cut You Down
3. Like The 309 (the last song Johnny wrote & recorded)
4. If You Could Read My Mind
5. Further On Up the Road
6. The Evening Train
7. I Came To Believe
8. Love's Been Good To Me
9. A Legend In My Time
10. Rose Of My Heart
11. Four Strong Winds
12. I'm Free From The Chain Gang Now

Amazon.com

The ethical questions surrounding this final album in the American Recordings series are as unavoidable as they are, ultimately, peripheral. While the vocal tracks were recorded in the months just prior to Johnny Cash's passing in September 2003, the arrangements weren't undertaken until two years later. And though producer Rick Rubin had become a trusted friend, the Man in Black wasn't around to approve or disapprove, let alone guide, the final sessions. However, if the pure power of these recordings doesn't quiet the skeptics, nothing will. With Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench and slide guitar session pro Smokey Hormel on board (all three of whom appear on earlier Cash albums), along with guitarists Matt Sweeney and Johnny Polansky, the sound is stately and acoustic, but rarely staid, even as the dynamics of earlier recordings in the series are absent. Instead, the songs have a measured, elegiac intensity, the sound of musicians choosing their notes carefully and making just the right choices.

The songs Cash sings are, unsurprisingly, confessional and reflective: his mortality and his mistakes, his maker and his salvation, and the loss of his wife June and the end of his career may have weighed on his mind, but in these songs he both embodies and transcends his personal history. On "God's Gonna Cut You Down," as the musicians clap and stomp behind him, his voice cuts through the air like that same avenging hand. On the new original "Like the 309"--the last song Cash ever wrote--he cops to being short of breath, and that voice becomes a metaphor for what each of us will one day face. On Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Read My Mind," Rubin flirts with overwhelming the damp bittersweetness of Cash's phrasing in tasteful atmospherics, but the voice is implacable, hitting and finding notes one never expected he'd have the will to find. Likewise, it's hard to believe this is his first recording of Ian Tyson's "Four Strong Winds"; the elemental narrative seems to have been written for him. Two songs, however, Cash has recorded before: the born-again hymn "I Came to Believe" and the final spiritual, "I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now." The latter especially is a definitive testament, as is his version of Bruce Springsteen's "Further On (Up the Road)." "One sunny morning we'll rise, I know / And I'll meet you further on up the road," he sings. If only, John, if only. --Roy Kasten

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Customer Reviews:

He called my name and my heart stood still, when He said, "John, go do My will!".......2007-07-11

This, obviously, is the fifth album in Johnny Cash's American Recordings series. Johnny Cash recorded several dozen songs after his wife June died and up until his death. A couple of years later, enough time had past so that producer Rick Rubin finally felt comfortable listening to the tapes. He chose twelve of the songs to be included on this album. It's a very powerful but sad album. Johnny's voice was very ragged by this point, but that just adds to the poignancy. Some people have conjectured that Cash knew he didn't have long to live, due to the type of songs incuded here. But I think you have to keep in mind the fact that the songs here are the ones that Rick Rubin chose to include, out of the many that Cash recorded. There will be an American VI, which reportedly will feature "lighter" songs from the same same sessions as this album. If American VI is only half as good as American V, it will be well worth getting.

Goodbye Old Friend.......2007-06-27

If you like Johnny Cash, then you have to have this CD. It's a chance to say goodbye to an old friend. No, I never met the Man In Black, but I did see him in concert, I have read his books, I have watched his rare TV and theatrical movie performances, I have enjoyed his television show - and I have listened to his music. Goodbye John . . . and Thanks.

Fabulous Farewell Album.......2007-06-21

Johnny Cash croons like a dying old man, and I mean that in the most endearing, Johnny Cash loving way. If you like Johnny, you must have this album. The emotion sung in this album is sincere and that of his last wishes! It's a must have for any Cash lover!

A hundred highways.......2007-05-20

I am by no means a fan of country music. Most of it does not interest me. One of the few artists I love and can proudly admit is Johnny Cash. Johnny has such a wonderfully rich, warm voice that always brings a tear to my eye. I recently came across his last album "American V: A Hundred Highways" at my local library. I didn't think he could outdo "American IV: The Man Who Came Around" but he did with this album. The twelve song album is a haunting reminder of the legendary singer/songwriter. I could hear in his voice that the man in black was coming towards the end of his life. I could hear the weariness in his voice. I mean that in a good way. I think his weariness added an emotional depth to each song that is rarely heard in music nowadays. Rick Rubin did a great job of maintaining an intimate, raw sound to the album. I felt like I was in the studio watching Johnny performing. I loved every song. Johnny sang with such heartfelt conviction that it broke my heart. May the man in black rest in peace. He will always be missed.

Johnny Cash was "The Man"..........2007-05-14

Great album, even if Johnny's vocals were added posthumously,,, honestly , you can't tell, they have done it so well. For an almost heart-rending look into the true soul of the man nearly on his deathbed, give this album a listen

Average customer rating: Let it ride, let it roll, let it go Accessible Yet True With the Cardinals, Whiskeytown may be back... Cold Roses rewards multiple listens

Cold Roses Ryan Adams & the Cardinals Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | 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 $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Jacksonville City Nights Heartbreaker 29 Love Is Hell Gold ASIN: B0007YMUZW Release Date: 2005-05-03

Tracks:

1. Magnolia Mountain
2. Sweet Illusions
3. Meadowlake Street
4. When Will You Come Back Home?
5. Beautiful Sorta
6. Now That You're Gone
7. Cherry Lane
8. Mockingbirdsing
9. How Do You Keep Love Alive

Tracks:

1. Easy Plateau
2. Let It Ride
3. Rosebud
4. Cold Roses
5. If I Am A Stranger
6. Dance All Night
7. Blossom
8. Life Is Beautiful
9. Friends

Amazon.com

Sent reeling by the one-two punch Conor Oberst's Bright Eyes delivered with I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning and Digital Ash In A Digital Urn, Ryan Adams vowed to strike back in 2005 with three of his own releases. The first--a double album, no less--sees the attention-seeking former Whiskeytown singer casting off both the raucous guitars of 2003's Rock N Roll and the rainy-day ballads of the same year's Love Is Hell in favor of the more introspective moments and rustic textures of 2000's Heartbreaker. He's snuck in at least one epic with "Meadowlake Street" and one potential radio hit with the twangy "Let It Ride," while the rest of the set is mostly packed with bleary-eyed laments that feel all too mannered after spending the last few years revealing his naked pop ambition in full. No doubt Adams will make up for it with the next one. --Aidin Vaziri

Recommended Ryan Adams Discography

Heartbreaker	Gold	Love Is Hell
Whiskeytown, Pneumonia	Whiskeytown, Stranger's Almanac	Whiskeytown, Faithless Street

From Amazon.ca

Here is the album that many fans have been hoping Ryan Adams would make since his much heralded emergence with Whiskeytown. Though Adams has been as eclectic (and erratic) as prolific over his solo career, this double-disc gem delineates the possibilities of alt-country in 2005 while transcending the limitations typically associated with the genre. The organic arrangements of his new band, the Cardinals, blend acoustic and electric strains, sparked by the interplay between J.P. Bowersock on guitar and Asleep at the Wheel alumna Cindy Cashdollar on pedal and lap steel. With the set-opening "Magnolia Mountain," Adams and band draw inspiration beyond the title from the era of Neil Young's "Sugar Mountain" and the Grateful Dead's "Sugar Magnolia," though much of what follows shares as much in spirit with Bright Eyes (or even the poppier side of Prince) as it does with retro country-rock. On "Mockingbird Street," Adams builds from the stripped-down intimacy of a heartbeat toward the majesty of an anthem. Except for the rock and roll swagger of "Beautiful Sorta," the material exposes an open-hearted vulnerability, emotions that range from the rapturously romantic ("Cherry Lane") to the tremulously tender ("Mockingbird") to the broodingly bittersweet ("Rosebud"). On the engagingly uptemo "Let It Ride," Adams confesses to "27 years of nothing but failure and promises that I couldn't keep." This release represents promise fulfilled. --Don McLeese

Album Description

Cold Roses is the first of three Ryan Adams releases this year on Lost Highway Records. September to hit this summer and 29 to hit this fall. The new release, a double CD, features Ryan's new band The Cardinals and was produced by Tom Schick. Ryan & The Cardinals recorded Cold Roses in two different sessions at Loho Studios. Ryan will be touring in the Spring, Summer and Fall. "Let It Ride" is the first single going to AAA in early April.

Customer Reviews:

Let it ride, let it roll, let it go.......2007-07-10

I wasn't always the biggest Ryan Adams fan, but I remember years before I bought Cold Roses a couple of friends catching a concert of his - one friend thanked the other for bringing her saying "it's good I got to see him now since he'll probably drink himself to death in a couple years." Well, despite his rock and roll lifestyle, he hasn't drank himself dead just yet, and part of the reason might be that Ryan Adams seems to be writing two songs for every drink he consumes. Cold Roses, a double disc (!) of alt-country tunes, is the best of the three (!!) albums Adams put out in 2005, and that's because, on the one hand, Adams clearly has talent to burn, but also because he's willing to turn whatever idea pops into his head into a conventional song structure, and luck was with him for most of Cold Roses' 18 songs. You can hear that sense of drunken and whimsical invention on songs like, for example, "Mockingbirdsing," an infectious song that makes the most of musta-been-brilliant-at-the-time lyrics like "Sing me what the lord was singing/ on the day he made the sky the color of the blues," or a rambling coming-to-at-7-in-the-morning number like "Meadowlake Street." Then, there are songs that are plain brilliant - "Let It Ride" or "Dance All Night" or "How Do You Keep Love Alive," any of which could be classics of its genre. They sit side by side with the songs that are a little more drunken and a little more inane ("Beautiful Sorta," "Sweet Illusions," "Cherry Lane"), but if there's one failing of Cold Roses, it's not Adams' wild ways, but his predictable ones. For all of its great creativity, Cold Roses suffers from aimlessness - for an album with the running time of this double disc, it's surprising that you could not use words to describe the album such as "sprawling" or "epic" or even "exhausting." The record ends in "Friends," a great sunset song as bittersweet as any of its kind, but you may feel at the end of it as though you've gone nowhere. As a collection of good to great songs, Cold Roses is amongst Adams' best work. As an album, it seems like just another night at the bar.

Accessible Yet True .......2007-06-08

Ryan Adams seems to produce two types of albums. Either you get the dark, misunderstood soul who showed-up on Love Is Hell or the melodic pop smith who showed up on Gold. Since then each record I have by Adams has danced between those two worlds with mixed results, 29 for example seemed like a rushed, unfocused effort, Rock N Roll kept things blasting but was clearly not in Adams normal wheelhouse of style.

On Cold Roses, Adams and his backing band The Cardinals stretch out comfortably in his varied styles in one of the most engaging efforts of Adams career. This album is neither too up to seem unrealistic of whom Adams is as an artist nor too down to be off-putting with melancholy laced diatribes. Instead the heartfelt, lovesick soul who has shown up before is now easy to listen to as Adams allows the Cardinals to create a lovely and rich alt-country backdrop throughout Cold Roses, which allows Adams to not veer off the path into self-indulgent territory.

Cold Roses presents 18 mostly realized efforts. Songs like Let It Ride best showcase this as richly played guitar hooks blast the song off in the right direction while Adams rides the energy into interesting places. Dance All Night is another example, with the lyrics dancing between happy and sad creating a wonderfully melodic slice of life tune that does not seem cheesy, all of a sudden the Bob Dylan comparisons that were applied to Adams can now morph into Neil Young comparisons.

Throughout Cold Roses Adams seems to be in a comfort zone that makes the record feel more complete, like a vision has been met. Each side of the record creates two different feels, but yet still remain a believable package. Sweet Illusion on the first side seems to best capture the sparseness Adams was looking to achieve, while If I Am Stranger is an example of the warmth on the second album.

With the huge number of Ryan Adams records out there one might wonder what one is the best showcase of his talent. Considering his back and forth prolific personality, Cold Roses seems like the best bet to explore as it best showcases all sides of Adams as a performer without veering into sub-standard territory. On Cold Roses, both the dark soul and merry popster appears, but with the help of The Cardinals, Adams allows both sides of himself to shine.

With the Cardinals, Whiskeytown may be back..........2007-04-13

Ryan Adams is a truely talented artist. Every album shows his depth in a variety of musical genres. His voice has an almost chameleon quality that lets him sound like a completely different artist from song to song. Influences from all over the musical spectrum show up in his music.

However....with the newly formed Cardinals, Adams seems to be harkening back to his Whiskeytown days. This album (and it's acutally a double album) has a much more alternative country feeling. This isn't a bad thing. He even adds to repetoire of musical diversity pulling from the Eagles (Easy Plateau) and Van Morrison (Dance all Night). I just personally think that he does his best work in the haunting melodies of albums like Demolitions, Gold, and Love is Hell. This is still a pretty good album and definately worth a buy for fans. This is the first of three albums he released in 2005. The flurry of work kind of shows and takes it's toll in this first one. The first half of this double album doesn't hold a candle to the second. I almost wish Amazon let you use half stars because the first half is 3 and the second a 4. All the real standout material like Easy Plateau, Let It Ride, If I Am A Stranger, and Dance All Night come from disc two. Don't let the mixed singles put you off. This is a good album with some real gems. Just don't expect Gold of Love Is Hell. Cold Roses is a very different album.

Cold Roses.......2007-02-06

Chameleon, charlatan, poseur, genius, prolific, derivative, alt-country poster boy, drunken fool and careerist, these and many more titles have been foisted upon singer songwriter Ryan Adams. The amazing thing is that most carry quite a bit of truth! Adams does so many things to engage, or enrage music fans, that he is fast approaching Dylan's level of being an enigmatic artist.

Say what you will about his past work, COLD ROSES is by far his best outing to date. With the luxury of the best backing band of his career, The Cardinals, Adams comes up with a solid set of tunes that stray into Deadhead territory. The album visits the spirit of Garcia, Lesh, Weir and Company's highwater marks, AMERICAN BEAUTY and WORKINGMAN'S DEAD, with surprisingly good results.

Highlights are many, including DANCE ALL NIGHT, CHERRY LANE, MAGNOLIA MOUNTAIN, EASY PLATEAU and LET IT RIDE. For an artist who throws out a ton of material, often without an eye towards overall quality, this one is very consistent. The only weak moment that I can spot is the irritating, faux NY Dolls intro to the otherwise solid BEAUTIFUL SORTA. That he was able to follow this up with two solid albums (29 and JACKSONVILLE CITY NIGHTS) in the same year is amazing.

I would not go as far as saying that COLD ROSES is a classic, but to my ears, it's the first time that Adams has hit one out of the park. Yes, it's derivative, but overall it's a well played and written set, that shows potential turning into results. I hope that it's a sign of things to come.

rewards multiple listens.......2006-09-25

a great, textured collection of music. it's almost too much to take in at once. listen to it several times, let the songs live inside you and you'll find that the music will open up and engulf you.

Average customer rating: Fantastic sophomore effort outstanding record It's Gold Baby! September 10, 2001 flight test (4.5)

Gold Ryan Adams Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | 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 $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Heartbreaker Love Is Hell Cold Roses Demolition Rock N Roll ASIN: B00005QY5Y Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

1. New York, New York
2. Firecracker
3. Answering Bell
4. La Cienega Just Smiled
5. The Rescue Blues
6. Somehow, Someday
7. When The Stars Go Blue
8. Nobody Girl
9. Sylvia Plath
10. Enemy Fire
11. Gonna Make You Love Me
12. Wild Flowers
13. Harder Now That It's Over
14. Touch, Feel & Lose
15. Tina Toledo's Street Walkin' Blues
16. Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd

Amazon.com

Torrential creativity has fast-forwarded the artistic evolution of former Whiskeytown frontman Ryan Adams from country-rock boy wonder (see Faithless Street) to despondent troubadour with a 1960s fixation (his solo debut Heartbreaker), but it may also explain why listeners often need to wade through some pedestrian material just to find a few pearls of poetic excellence. Gold is no exception to that trend, a sometimes engaging middle-of-the-road roots-pop album that's both overlong (70 minutes) and at times overindulgent. There are high spots--such as the bouncy, breezy opener "New York, New York" and the plaintive ballad "When the Stars Go Blue" (which features a vocal turn reminiscent of Morrissey)--but much of the disc gets lost in forests of indistinct guitars and plodding percussion that never nudges Adams into actually rocking. Gold is the work of a notoriously prolific songwriter who hasn't yet learned to play to his strengths, one whose execution doesn't yet match his vision. --Anders Smith Lindall

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic sophomore effort.......2007-07-05

I think many people have had very high expectations of Adams; as Adams has for himself. I can't help but hear the overtones comparing him with Dylan, the Stones, etc...and make the comment that these critics should count the number of Double albums each of these artists had. And, to take a closer look at many of the Dylan albums, stretching to the complete end of usable vinyl on each side. If they had more room (like the Beatles use of the runout groove in Sgt. Pepper's) I fully believe they would have used it- and then some. Dylan's plethora of albums releases in the 60's was much of a result of the limitations of the record length as it was the heaping of material he wanted to record (see BBC's history of the record).
I've heard the (re: Mr. Brough's review) "young artist of the CD era," comment before, and feel this is a bit of a lazy cop out. Gold, is paced very well beginning with it's anthem, following with another up beat number. Tracks such as La Cienga, Harder Now, Goodnight Hollywood Blvd. are not only Adams verging on a mature approach to an emotinal topic, but very good change of pace within the context of the record.

Hey, I miss flipping my albums over too- and the craft of shaping each side as a sort of "set." To dismiss this talented musician and writer as "squeeze(ing) into every minute of a disc's capacity," is missing one of the points completely.

outstanding record.......2007-05-22

'gold' is an excellent album, and probably ryan adams' most commercially-friendly release to date. if you've heard of ryan adams, want to try him out and need a place to start in his catalogue (which is fairly extensive even though he is barely 33), 'gold' would be an ideal purchase. none of the first ten songs on the record need to be skipped over, with 'the rescue blues,' 'stars go blue' and 'nobody girl' as the highlights. while MUCH has been written about his difficult personality as well as his alcohol and drug problems, 'gold' proves his songwriting talent is first-rate.

It's Gold Baby!.......2007-04-02

Loved it. The guy has a pseudo alternative rock-country style that I like. First two tracks and track six are my favorites. Lyrics are cool. It's a classic "guy singing and banging on guitar" collection - you can't beat it.

September 10, 2001.......2006-09-30

The album was a work of art but you need to see the video For I still love you New York It was shot on September 10, 2001 on the other side of the Hudson with the WTC in the backround!! Bone Chilling yet refreshing! He was the first musical guest on SNL after the attacks . Enjoy

flight test (4.5).......2006-08-16

I'm a big fan of Adams, and I think he's a very talented artist. Most people consider this his best. I don't think so, but I do think its good.

When I first listened to this album, I was quite taken with the first three songs, especially "Answering Bell." I thought he was on a roll. If were to compare this to throwing an object off a cliff, this would be where the object soars.

That being said, the album continues on with "La Cienega Just Smiled," "Rescue Blues," "Somehow Someday," and "When the Stars go blue." While not quite as capturing as the first three songs, I love them and listen to them about as much.

After this point, it become clear that my metaphorical object isn't exactly going to fly. "Nobody Girl," SYLVIA PLATH, "Enemy Fire," and "Gonna Make You Love Me" range from the good to the mediocre. "Enemy Fire" recalls Neil Young's more crazy horse-esque moments, making it my favorite of this batch. SYLVIA PLATH starts out really starts out very strong but seems a bit lackluster towards the end, making it overall a good song. The other two I'm fairly neutral about.

My flight testing object continues on its downward path, whereby we come to my "shady" area of the album. "Wild Flowers" and "Harder Now That It's Over" are not exactly memorable (i don't remember them very well right now) but I know they're listenable.

I don't know what Adams was thinking when he layed down the last three tracks. At this point my object crashes into pieces on the rocks below. Pretty much the only reason this cd doesn't get quite 5 stars. Better luck next time.

Overall this another really good album from Adams, but it has flaws. This could have easily been a 10-12 track cd, but instead, it has 16, so the cd kinda drones in places. In other words, the garden is beautiful, it just needs to be weeded.

Average customer rating: this is the best Western series made in recent times Deadwood CD Music From Season 1 - Go Back To "Deadwood" Music in a Western Mood Deadwood score hits dead on!

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Tracks:

1. No Law - Clell Watson
2. Theme From Deadwood - David Schwartz
3. In Life - Al Swearengen
4. Hog Of The Forsaken - Michael Hurley
5. Will The Circle Be Unbroken - June Carter Cash
6. Go To Hell - Wild Bill Hickok
7. Old Friend - Lyle Lovett
8. Creek Lullaby - Margaret
9. Row, Row, Row Your Boat - Calamity Jane
10. Iguazu - Gustavo Santaolalla
11. Pardon My French - Al Swearengen
12. Stars And Stripes Forever - Jelly Roll Morton
13. God And Man - Sonny Terry
14. Fallen From Grace - Mark Lee Scott
15. Native Funeral - Johnny Klimek
16. Who? Wu?! - Al Swearengen
17. Snake Baked A Hoecake - Barbara
18. High Fever Blues - Bukka White
19. Twisted Little Man - Michael J. Sheehy
20. Next Round's On The House - Al Swearengen
21. Arriving In Deadwood - Michael Brook
22. Farther Along - Mississippi John Hurt
23. There's Blood - Al Swearengen

Amazon.com

The West of veteran TV writer/Deadwoodcreator David Milch is as grim as it is gritty, sprinkled with salty dialogue and punctuated by sudden brutality and raw sexuality. The original soundtrack cues by composer David Schwartz (represented here by his evocative show theme), Michael Brook and Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek play off that vision with often stark rootsiness. But it's the series' rich slate of songs -- choices whose inventiveness often rivals that of The Sopranos -- that consistently reinforce its all-too-human drama, if not the crusty veneer. This collection gathers the best songs from the series' first season, coloring the milieu with evocative hillbilly romps like Michael Hurley's "Hog of the Forsaken" and the a capella grace of Margaret's Native American "Creek Lullaby." But the collection's musical eclecticism stretches far beyond mere genre concerns, variously encompassing the nascent jazz of Jelly Roll Morton (a rollicking "Stars and Stripes Forever"), Delta blues of Bukka White and Mississippi John Hurt and even Gustavo Santaolalla's hypnotic Brazilian fretwork. But the collection's country and folk-tinged performances are its most resonant, whether invoking earthy traditions (the gospel fervor of the late June Carter Cash's "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee's more heretical "God and Man") or more contemporary stylings like Lyle Lovett's "Old Friend" and the gentle "Twisted Little Man" by Michael J. Sheehy. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Music from the critically acclaimed HBO Series Deadwood featuring American roots music from an eclectic mix of artists ranging from Lyle Lovett to June Carter Cash with full dialog excerpts from some of your favorite moments. Deadwood: The Complete First Season available now on DVD.

Customer Reviews:

this is the best Western series made in recent times.......2007-05-16

Deadwood is unquestionably the best Western series produced for years. Authentically researched with an unbelievably real script which although vulgar in the extreme, brings life and reality to all the gripping episodes - that flow from one to the next.
The acting is superb, with major and minor characters - all outstanding. What a cast !
Anyone who loves the American Wild West should not miss Deadwood.

Deadwood CD .......2007-02-05

Well done, what I expected. The language is pretty adult so be very cautious with who you allow to listen to this CD.

Music From Season 1 - Go Back To "Deadwood".......2006-12-13

This review refers to "Deadwood Music From the HBO Original Series" - EXPLICIT CONTENT (CD/Lost Highway")

"Deadwood" fans...you will love and spend alot of time listening to this album that takes you right back in time to Deadwood,the rugged atmosphere and the tough bigger then life characters,the series is based on. Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, etc The selections are a great representation of the series and may have you wanting to watch it all over again(which by the way both season 1 and 2 look and sound marvelous on DVD).If you loved the series, it is like finding an "Old Friend"(Lyle Lovett)

This album is from Season 1 only. It has 23 tracks that not only have the great music by some great artists, but also includes some of the more memorable lines spoken by the actors(Ian McShane,Keith Carridine, etc). The tracks do not exactly follow the order of the episodes, but there is something from each one that depicts the storyline and the times.

The music mixes the sounds of the Old West,and some bluesy material, with the perfect scoring of this sometimes dark series.Opening with "No Law"(spoken), it then goes right into the Theme From Deadwood(at this point I already made plans to get my DVDs out for the night). Then you'll be treated to artists like June Carter Cash("Will the Circle Be Unbroken"),Lyle Lovett("Old Friend") and Jelly Roll Morton doing his rendition of "Stars and Stripes Forever". Also included are a great blues number(from the episode"Plague") "High Fever Blues" by Bukka White, a beautiful ballad, "Twisted Little Man" by Michael Sheehy, and some fabulous instrumentals ,vocal solos, and wonderful guitar work..See buying info for complete track listings.

As I stated at the beginning of this review. This CD is the explicit lyrics edition. And just as with the series, it's is no one you want to play around children or those who may cringe at four letter words(and some much longer). If you loved the series though, that was a big part of what made it seem so authentic. There is a "clean" edition if you prefer,the ASIN of that edition is B00076YPV2. Basically the short spoken tracks are cut out from the album of the "clean" edition. The ASIn for this one(explicit) is B00076YPUI. So in case Amazon decides to lump the reviews together, you may want to check that number in the product info to make sure you are ordering the one you want.

This CD has a running time of a little more then 45 minutes. The sound quality is excellent.Even the old recordings sound great. A booklet with the tracks, artists and the episode it came from is included.

"There's blood on the floor..."(Bullock)
"Yeah - uh - I'm gonna get to that"(Al 'pardon my French' Swearengen)

Saddle Up and Enjoy the ride, with music from "Deadwood".....Laurie

Music in a Western Mood.......2006-08-16

Other reviewers have described this CD of music from Deadwood's first season in excellent detail, so it's enough for me to say that this collection is beautiful and evocative, plaintive, tense and saucy by turns.

Deadwood score hits dead on!.......2006-07-06

"No law at all..In deadwood.is that true?"

The opening quip from the movie only comes in at four seconds but right away sets the tone for the soundtrack which, like the HBO western series it is set to, is rich, diverse, and raw. The opening theme song comes in at track 2 and is a blevy of mourning violin and hard strummed acoustical guitar licks. Atmospheric as much as it is direct, it and the other songs on here are executed not to perfection, but to the point.

Often times we find soundtracks to be a law unto them. Sometimes a great series will have only a mediocre if not forgettable score, where other long lost series in the heap of cancelled shows have amazing technical and instrumental prowess as well as specific tracks from certain bands that fit the series mood or era. With Deadwood, we are blessed with both. The combination of western, bluegrass, and various instruments help set the tone for a show that is based on the town of Deadwood in the late 1800's. Track 3 is a special treat as its sang by one of the main actors. It's credited as "Al Swearingen" who is a character on the series played by Ian McShane. McShane isn't out of the Grand ol oprey but he doesn't have to be, as his simple vocal presence adds to the simplistic life this song lays out that is backed greatly by a beautiful harmonica.

We continue this old western/country sound on several tracks including track 4 (Hog of the forsaken) and track 7 (old friend). Old friend is a track sang by none other than Lyle Lovett and has some great melodic guitar work on it. Just when you are thinking this 23-track set is going to be full of western jangles and rhymes of outlaw days, you hear in certain tracks actual quips (as described in first paragraph) from the series. Certain memorable quotes nonetheless like Al Swearingen on track 3 saying "in life, you have to do a lot of things you don't want to F$$$ want to do, and in life, you have to do a lot of things you don't (explicative) want to do. If you get aggravated, then the enemy has you by the short hair".

Track 6 is another poignant verse from Wild Bill Hickock in the movie. These tracks may be viewed as irrelevant to some but their messages and meaning, which are to evoke the hardships and trials and tribulations of the old west, add to the heart of this soundtrack just as much as the songs do. Track 8 is a lovely little vocal only tune called "Creek Lullaby" sang by the character Margaret. Short is length but great in diversity for the album, its one of the gems to behold. Again, simplistic but not sappy. This song is one of the many reasons that make this soundtrack a great one, because despite the varying tunes and quips that differ in instruments, vocals, and harmony, they still tie together and meld, like the characters and stories in the series, to make something great.

Track 10 is "Iguazu" and is a Spanish guitar solo that will knock your boots clean off. A fast paced "instrumental" of sorts that has a lot of crescendo and mood swing to it, giving away an image of a scene from the show of impending danger, then doom, and ending with triumph. Track 13 is "God and Man" and has guy talking in the beginning like a preacher, while a harmonica plinks along in the background. This tune starts out sounding like some 1950's delta blues track but quickly buckles down into a swooning and uplifting tune that takes on a serious note despite staying happy. Track 14 is "Fallen from Grace" and is by Mark Lee Scott. Clearly one of the best Americana/acoustic tracks on the whole set list. This song sounds a lot like something Bruce Springsteen or perhaps John Mellencamp would do. Beautiful acoustic guitar work and great gravelly voiced vocals!

Track 19 is not any less powerful as it's a slower tune as well, but a bit more modern sounding. Snapping fingers are louder than a light sounding guitar solo in the background as the vocals soothingly tell a story over the rolling melody of the guitars. Track 21 is the song "Arriving in Deadwood" and is a powerful acoustic solo that starts out dark and is soon accompanied by mourning violins. I find this kind of music inviting and welcome in an age when so many soundtracks are built around top 40 radio or extravagant musical scores by orchestral professionals directed by the likes of Horner, Goldenthal, or Howard. The music again, is like the show, as it is raw but not rotten. It's a hidden beauty that brings you back, even if you are not from "back then", to a vision of a time when hardships were truly hardships, and one took happiness in the simple things in life. Talks about true journeys and real love outweigh your mind for a moment of the comfort you find in taking things for granted, whether that be air conditioning or a cell phone at your grasp for earliest convenience.

23 tracks in all, a combination of western and folk, blues and country. Couple that with some of the lines from the famous characters of the series and you have a multitude of attitude with little left on the table. Soundtracks can live and die like their shows, but with the deadwood soundtrack what I was most impressed with was the diversity and more than normal track listing. If your a fan of the show, you'll probably love this score, and if you aren't but enjoy country or blues tunes that take you back to another time (Move over Tim McGraw, the real outlaws are in town and they just shot your Ford pickup) then I suggest giving this one a try.

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