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06. Jul 2011
Great, but for real fans , not newcomers,yet....
If you are a very big fan of Mr.Zevon, you will want to hear this cd and will enjoy the great liner notes by his son and others.
If you aren't a huge fan and want his polished, brilliant songs from the radio,skip this and get the remastered versions of his original cds. This really is a labor of love and not for the masses, regretably. I do believe, however, that once you hear 4 or 5 of his cds you will come back and get this to see a little clearer how he came to write and record all the amazing songs from the 70s into the new century.
06. Sep 2010
great place to start an organic blues collection
TracY Nelson is a wonderful example of the singer-songwriter who also knows how to cover other's songs and make them her own.
If you enjoy Bonnie Raitt, early Linda Ronstadt, Boz Scaggs[who she covers and has worked with],Tift Merritt etc. please buy this cd and enjoy most of the songs. Need your Love So Bad showcases the excellence of her singing and arranging. It can get overbearing in others hands,but here it starts with bass,guitar, very tasty organ chords,drums and when the horns come in for chorus and a solo they don't try to cover up, they accent Tracy's phrasing perfectly.
Others have noted that Tracy's first hit "Down So Low" proved to be so good that her subsequent work was overshadowed, I disagree. Try skipping this track and playing the other works and you will be amazed at the consistent quality of heartfelt singing and wonderful backing by the cream of 70's studio musicians.
Yes, Down So Low which she wrote at an amazingly early age, is a show stopper, but you will wonder why you haven't heard most of the other cuts on the radio while you were growing up.
Yes, this is the real stuff.
07. Mai 2011
thinking and feeling, singing and playing
2 von 2 finden das hilfreich What makes a 61 year old white dude buy a "rap" cd? If you have heard Mos Def respond to any interviewer's questions, watched him act, or actually read any lyrics of his either solo or with Talib Kwele sp, you might get a partial answer. The rest comes from watching him and friends preform on Austin City Limits. The man has something to say and does it in a thoughtful and entertaining way.
How many artists putting out music this year can say that?
If you open your ears and mind to this guy, I feel you will be glad you did. thanks for reading.