The Trinity Session

I liked this, especially her voice

first listen wow there is so much diversity here

certified banger

too ballady for my taste

I liked this a surprising amount

This was a sensational album.

2,8/5

Not my style but cool

I really enjoyed this a lot. A relaxed but melancholy take on country blues with a bit of alt rock thrown in there for good measure. The cover of Sweet Jane is great, the lead singer has a wonderfully smokey voice and the playing is very atmospheric. Here is where I have to complain that the five star rating system here is sub par. 4 stars feels too low for an album of this quality, but if I give every album that is just 'very good' 5 stars it feels rather devalued. My personal rule is that I reserve a 5/5 for an album that makes me want to run out and by a hard copy. This one isn't quite there, I will definitely pick it up if I see it in the wild but I'm not seeking it out.

Boring

Country meets the blues and it's never been prettier, until track 6 brings out the devil's wine. so good I'm not even gonna take a point off for steel guitar

2. interesting but not something I'd choose.

I did not like this. There’s not much going on and I can’t imagine a scenario where I’d want to listen to this again.

Unique, but very, very slow. You have to be in juuuuust the right mood for this. 3/5

This isn’t what a band called Cowboy Junkies should sound like. I expected some of electronic 80s bops, maybe even a thrash punk album. This is a slogfest. They even said that they couldn’t be loud when recording this otherwise the neighbors would complain.

Total favorite and still holds up

Sultry, quiet covers and originals take this iconic album into a whole new genre that I don't believe the Junkies anticipated. 4/5

Solid

Not what I expected based on the album and band name. Very smooth and chill album, good for relaxing. Beautiful voice.

Like a modern Patsy Cline sound. Atmospheric and haunting. Best version of Sweet Jane I've ever heard. Classic album. 10/10.

I had wanted to listen to this album for a few years. I saved it back when I listened to a lot of Yo La Tengo and the like. Honestly, it was kind of a let down. I think it all sounded fine, but it was just not very convincing. So many of the songs just sounded like a small band was playing in a bar, and not at all like they meant what they were singing. Like I DONT BELIEVE that you are so lonesome that you could cry, not one bit.

listened to this a while ago (2020) and expected to love it but didn't. lsitened again today and still didn't love it. it's totally fine and of course the concept of stretching out and melting country music is a very nice one but just doesnt hit for whatever reason Fav song: Blue Moon Revisited

Almost every song sounded like a cover of a better more famous song. The throat sultry singing got old real quick. Her vocals make every song sound the same. Just not my vibe. 3/10

2, olala on va pas s'en faire pour si peu, on est chez les cowboy ici

Smooth, jazzy blues with a strong bass. I could listen to them all night, every night. 4.5/5

Siis todella posi yllätys - en olisi uskonut, että country/folk iskisi näin hyvin

This album blew my nonexistent expectations completely out of the water. A beautiful take on one of my favorite Elvis songs (Blue Moon Revisited) and a solid re-imagining of Velvet Underground's Sweet Jane. And on top of that some great bluesy / country-rock jams. Favorites outside of the covers were the slow blues of I Don't Get It, soft almost Portishead-like I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, and delightfully jazzy Working On a Building. This scratched a certain itch. High 4.

Sounds like a band that would play in a bar that allows smoking inside. Great voice.

Pretty slow yet soothing album. Did not think this was going to be the style of music based off of the band name. Went on pretty long and was a bit too sleepy of an album for that. But overall enjoyable genre of music.

Pretty meh initially. Misguided Angel is boring. Really enjoyed the Blue Moon cover. Pretty quiet album. Made me sleepy with it being overcast out. Her voice reminds me of Beth Gibbons in a way, but Portishead is way better.

Melancholy

An album that I forgot about but always enjoy when it crosses my path.

Quiet,slow,haunting vocals. Really good album

Schöne ruhige Musik, "Alternative Country"

Lovely, clean sound. A little one dimensional. Included some covers.

Man, this album is slow. I'm just not feeling it. The Sweet James was okay I guess, but really nothing jumped out at all.

Hjelpes

sounded confessional, like a prayer almost— a cry for salvation. interchangeably gospel music. Lots of yearning, lot of loss, and it was all felt. it’s progressively satisfying. enjoyed it closer and closer to the end.

Calm, quiet and powerful. Definitely liked it.

three

Music for a Generation X after-afterparty

I hated that cover of Sweet Jane. Just took all the cool right out. Didn't think that was possible. Rest of the album sucked too.

Beautiful album, not at all what I expected. I didn't even know to expect a female lead singer. I'll be looking to add this to my vinyl collection soon.

All these songs blend together. Every song is sung the same. The draw might be the covers - but they’re not very inspired. Dunno.

Gorgeous

Long drawn and boring, ut also somewhat enjoyable. Idk. I'll just give it 3 for now

This is another group I was familiar with but never really dug into. I knew their cover of “Sweet Jane” (which I’ve always loved) and their haunting “Blue Moon” medley, but that was about it. Listening to The Trinity Session now, it’s striking how different it feels from most of the late ’80s style of the time - sparse, intimate, and beautifully restrained. The atmosphere is so natural it almost feels like you’re sitting in that church with them. It’s timeless in the best way: an album that could be put on at any moment and feel completely right.

Very good

Listened to this over and over when it came out. It's so warm and cozy.

For me, this album excels when it veers into the slinkier, bluesier numbers. I love the harmonica and guitar work on "I Don't Get It", and the soundscape of "Working on a Building" is also fantastic. "Postcard Blues" and the unique interpretation of "Walking After Midnight" make for an excellent 1-2 closing set and act as a nice bookend to the opening punch of "Mining for Gold" and "Misguided Angel". Unfortunately, I do agree that I sense a bit of sonic and atmospheric stagnancy. "To Love Is to Bury" feels particularly plodding, and the two numbers that follow it - "200 More Miles" and "Dreaming My Dreams with You" - don't do much to rope me back into the album. I like the overall feel of it, I dig Margo Timmins' voice, and overall, I think it was an admirable approach to making a record, but I don't think the end product is *completely* successful. It's still a relatively easy 3.5 stars in my book, though, and I certainly wouldn't be opposed to revisiting it again down the road. 3.5/5

Cowboy Junkies’ The Trinity Session is a slow burn that never quite catches fire. Recorded live with a single microphone in a Toronto church, the album leans hard into a hushed blend of country, folk, and jazz that’s gorgeously sung by Margo Timmins and played with quiet precision by the band—but it’s also relentlessly somnolent. “Blue Moon Revisited” cleverly folds in the classic “Blue Moon,” and their cover of “Sweet Jane” manages to find a little pulse amid the haze, but much of the record drifts by like a late-night whisper. Opening with the a cappella “Mining for Gold” sets a meditative tone that the rest of the album never really shakes.

I know they mean well, but it comes across as being a little too contrived, self conscious and precious for my liking. But there is undeniable talent on display for those who are seeking calming non secular spirituality.

Im not sure whispery slow shizzle is my rizzle.

Does this mean that I like country now? Cracking album, perfect for a late night dog walk

Well I'm glad that's over it was making me sleepy and angry in equal measure. File under dull.

This album felt more lounge blues than country, I quite liked the slow meandering vibes it gave, quite mellow and chilled.

Pleasant album lifted by some great vocals. Don't think it would make the list without the cover of Sweet Jane, but happy to give this a spin.

8.5/10 veryyy nice. very soothing as well. haven’t listened to anything like it before

A fine sounding album that didn’t resonate with me like I would have expected since this is sort of up my alley. I may need to give it more listens but after two spins I didn’t feel like I wanted to come back for more. Great cover of I’m So Lonesome I could cry though. I was excited for Sweet Jane but it didn’t add much that the VU already covered.

'I don't get it' is not only one of the best songs on this album and best songs I've heard in a while. It is also my response to some of these reviews. I had never heard of the band before but consider me convinced. They used one microphone? They recorded in a church? Awesome. The lead singer does a lot of heavy lifting here, her vocals are heavenly and seem to float on the accompanying arrangement. But the backing band isn't bad by any means, they just aren't the main show and they know it. -1 for being Canadian.

if I wrapped my head in a sheet soaked with maple syrup, and locked myself in the trunk of a car, that might approximate the experience of listening to this drivel. These chodes are so far up their own asses it's exhausting.

So boring

Not really my vibe, but the Sweet Jane cover is iconic. Probably a 2.5 for me, but bumping.

Strange

Half of this album is spectacular, but there are a few songs that drift too close to country for my liking. But I really like the singer's voice, and overall, I like the vibe of the album. I'd love to give it 3.5 stars, but there are too many country-adjacent songs for me to feel comfortable giving it 4 stars - even though half the album absolutely deserves it. Actually, looking back at some of the albums I've given 3 stars that I just thought were moderately listenable, I'm giving this 4 stars because I actually really liked most of it.

Sleepy heaven. Margo’s voice is pure as prayer and Sweet Jane will always have my heart.

This really caught on second listen. I was unfamiliar with this artist. Major Mazzy Star vibes. I dig

Borderline 4 but just too one note for me.

this was popular at the time

I saw cowboy junkies live once and I enjoyed them. Some well written music here.

Faith by George Micheal and the Dirty Dancing Soundtrack spent nearly a combined 23 weeks on top of the Billboard 200 in 1988. Other notable artists with consecutive weeks on the chart are the likes of Def Leppard, Guns 'n Roses, and Bon Jovi. And then there is the Cowboy Junkies. Tapping into something completely counter to the popular culture. With a sound like Joan Baez on benzos, the Junkies present melancholic yet saccharine melodies that float past you like blue smoke in a haze filled room. Though the slow pace and toned down sound may not appeal to everyone, it is clear that the Junkies had tapped into something special that would echo on in artists like Mazzy Star, Portishead, Chris Issak, and even Radiohead. Songs like "Mining for Gold" tie them into their folk and country roots, but they make it clear that they are doing something new and different with tracks like "Blue Moon Revisited". Lastly, this album hosts probably one of the best covers ever written with "Sweet Jane".

This made me feel like I was trapped inside The Black Lodge

Beautiful, stripped down, permanently enjoyable twangy country but in the best way. 3.5/5

Definitely slow, definitely somber, and definitely not for everyone. The haunting and ethereal vocals took me a bit out of it. But the instrumentation is big sky, long plains, night time twang and that to me is so unique in country music. Its easy to make a country song sound like your sad in a bar, even easier to make a song sound like your happy at a party. But it is something unique about putting out an album that sounds like a solem night cruise around some farm roads dusk skies. Or even a night hike around an old mining trail. Won't knock the attempt. Country is a lot like pop, its hard to not sound derivative. This is a fine album for what it was trying to do.

Haunting at times, bluesy at times, beautiful all the times. I love it

Mixed! Love the acoustic vibe but not sure about vocals…

I just found this boring unfortunately. Great voice, just wasn’t in the mood

This really surprised me. Folk done right

chillig

Just really slow country bluesy feel Not bad, just not exciting, which is ok A female country singer which I liked, not a lot of that 7.71/10 3/5

love the vocals, very good blues album

its good, mid 3

i’m not a fan of country, yet i liked this one (probably because it’s not really a country album). it’s slow, yet not boring and the sensual blues energy feel so great

Fine but also kind of boring…? Chill country. I get that. Maybe I just wasn’t in the mood.

first country record i can listen without cringing. it's not very traditional country though. ***

enjoyed listening, a few songs I think ill listen to again. To love is to bury reminded me of the Ethel cain song nettles

6/10 - I thought this album would be upbeat but it was fairly slow.

Kinda like fairport convention but more country and more boring

nice voice, meh music

Not a bad album, but very chill. There are some solid covers in here and the overall vibe works. Not sure if I'd listen to it again, but I'm glad I did.

3.5

Recording in a church under false pretenses is the coolest thing you can do in a church, but with a vocalist who sounds like she can be the moody member of your choir, the officials shouldn't sweat it too much. This basically stays in one gear the entire time and could use a bit more variety. But the playing is cool, the sound they got out of the environment works, and Margo Timmins's voice is aces. No mixes, edits, or overdubs. Your fave WISHES.

Slow and quiet, but this album had a lovely feel to it and the vocals were beautiful. From my one listen I didn't pick up on any super defining moments, although I enjoyed the Sweet Jane cover and the Blue Moon rework. 7/10

It's wild how they covered so many different kinds of songs and somehow every one of them sounds like the same song

4/10

Day 49, 7th record I own. Always feel like I can hear the church when I listen to this. Beautiful stuff. Like it’s not coming from my headphones so much as I’m able to witness the live to tape recording of the album seated from a pew they pulled back to make room for all the musicians. Could very well be my favorite album of ‘88 but Daydream Nation and Isn’t Anything are forward looking so I’d probably have to choose either of those.

This definitely dragged on and was quite slow as the other reviewers mention, but I still found it very beautiful. What a wonderful vocalist - really haunting in a beautiful way. My favorites were "Misguided Angel" and "To Love is to Bury." While some lighter or more fast-paced songs would have evened out this project a bit, I still think this is a very good representation of what authentic country and folk should be. Really gorgeous, stripped-down music here.

4.5

Ethereal mood music that sounds like it’s being performed by ghosts. The amount of covers is excessive, and somewhat puzzling, especially since their original songs are the primary highlights of the album (the best being ‘200 More Miles’). ‘Sweet Jane’ gets all the love as far as the covers go, but ‘I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry’ is far superior as Margo Timmins sings it like she absolutely means it. The atmosphere generated here manages to be soothing but also suggestive that things aren’t exactly what they seem—like a Grimm fairy tale set to music.

This is background music, not to set the vibe or anything, but the kind you put on just so that the room isn't so awkward. This is forgettable, mild music with no special qualities as far as I can tell. I am legitimately curious why the writers thought this album was good/influential enough to merit being in this book. 1/5

Not bad but kinda boring. 2.5 stars

Beginning this album and I am yearning for the mines once more. All jokes aside, the ethereal, intimate sounds is enjoyable...to an extent. This is not everyone's cup of tea and their band name is very misleading to their sound. Cowboy Junkies sounds more like a group that has too much energy and needs an outlet. Instead, this album shows little to no energy in their sound, replaced by the echoes of someone who is being haunted in the mines because they had one too many sarsaprillas from the saloon before going to work. My personal opinion is mixed. It fits the vibe of when I'm in that cowboy era, but outside of that mindset, this isn't an album I'd preach about to friends.

Kind of beautiful, kind of slow and boring.

Not bad. Some was beautiful and some I didn’t like.

I really enjoyed this album

I thought I had no idea who these people were and then every track sounded familiar. My mother has this CD player that mixes discs together to play over the house speakers and this album was always in the rotation back in my middle school/high school days—I just never knew or thought to ask her what it was called, I guess. There were other important teenage things going on in my life. Simpler times… Five stars is probably one more than I’d give without the nostalgia factor, but nobody’s ever truly objective about anything anyway, et cetera et cetera. Call your mom, everybody, she wants to hear from you.

On va encourager les groupes canadiens. J'aime aussi leur autre album de covers de 2022 Songs of the Recollection.

Envoûtant, j'ai aimé le tone sur les tounes blues (I don't get it, Workingon a Building, Walking after Midnight), et les traditionals. Je l'ai écouté deux fois back à back. Je me serais cru dans un film de David Lynch!

Adoré ça. Le chant presque chuchoté parfois donne une impression d’intimité réconfortante. Me fait par ailleurs penser à Low quand c’est Mimi qui chantait, avec une tite coche plus bluesy. Par ailleurs Low est un des seuls shows que j’ai vu en présence du grand JeanJean, alors c’est tout un honneur!

Love Sweet Jane.

Not my thing but I did fuck with it a bit Fav: mining for gold

Decent country blues album. Very cool vocal performance and unique production background for recording the album. Songs themselves are fine, ranging from soothing to inoffensive and forgettable. Not something I'd come back to, but pleasant enough. Top tracks: Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis), I'm Eo Lonesome I Could Cry, Dreaming My Dreams With You

Meh

Loved the Sweet Jane cover. Fun to read about the unusual recording process too.

Slow Country Folk being a sparse, haunting blend of country, blues, and folk, carried by slow tempos, spacious arrangements, and hushed, intimate vocals.

So soothing. I liked having it in the background.

A lot better than I thought it would be based on the name, enjoyed it to begin with but it dragged a bit towards the end

Eh

It’s fine but really really boring

Another pleasant surprise from the algorithm. Really enjoyed this and will look up other albums from this group.

While listening to this I was guessing the album was from the 70s or early 2000s. I was totally wrong. Counter culture country.

Started listening this thinking that I was about to discover a new genre (let's say modern dark country), really interested on the first songs and even adding the album to my "Albums for driving" infamous list. But, as it always happen, I lost interest after 3-4 songs due to uninspiring songwriting. In short, the idea is great, but I wasn't able to connect with the songs.

Not for me. Slow, boring, lame.

This grew on me as the album went on, but this was not my thing. The lead singer had a wonderful voice, however.

Their ability to extrude absolute tedium out of so many great songs is extraordinary. It is profoundly discomfiting; arousing the same dull but constant emotional ache that comes from staring at hotel art. Even its ending brought no joy; only disappointment in myself for having listened through to the end, in a “what are you doing with your life??” sort of way.

Not a bad listen. Didn't care for the more twangy Elvis covers (I don't like country), but the rest was pretty good. Bluesy song at the end was very nice.

It's actually quite lovely, but I'm in the mood for something more upbeat.

Some classics in here and great authentic folk story telling and arrangements. But unfortunately, just doesn’t grab me. It’s pleasant enough and skilful, but not too excited by it. Although, the more I listen can feel more of the soft soul and jazz elements, that feel more moving. And sometimes still creeps back into a kind of mellow okay-ness. Probably should value it more but up and down so let’s go (3.5)

Man, for a bunch of junkies, these cowboys sure can sing. In these sessions, the Canucks offer up a pleasant yet not exactly earth shattering collection of originals and covers that did well to display their talent and approach to the compositions lain in front of them. Now, if they can find a way to stay on the saddle, maybe they'll wean off the needle and the damage looking to be done. Favorites: Mining for Gold, Misguided Angel, Blue Moon Revisited, I Don't Get It, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Dreaming My Dreams With You, Sweet Jane.

Beautiful.

Loved it, the bluesyness of it is just right. I loved the re-interpretation of Sweet Jane and I'm so sad I could cry. Such a great record.

Muy lentito y relajante.

Nice and mellow, beautiful female vocals. 90s version sweet Jane from natural born killers i think. Good album.

There's a lot to like here. Really like the instrumentation and she has a lovely voice but find her delivery just too laid back. Favourite track...Don't Get It...Great harp. Some pretty melancholy stuff.

Meh. Difficult listen, nothing caught my ear to want to listen again but none of it was inherently "bad". Not my style.

gives a kind of cool, smooth blues feel. whole thing is generally too sleepy for my taste but I'm glad to have given it a listen.

Отличная запись, с головой погружает в свою атмосферу. Очень романтичные блюзовые мелодии, тягучие гитарные риффы, при этом ненавязчивые, иногда встречается гармошка и слайд, что всегда хорошо. Однозначно ништяк

A bit snoozy

Take perfectly good country songs, and make them slower and all sound the same.

Good soft blues

Country + boring = no thank you

Slow. Chill. I mean good background music, but I doubt i'll listen to it again

If I havent’t rated the album yet, it means I’m still sleeping

A lot of pleasant songs

fun, i like gimmick music. wish we had more of it.

Not my favorite, or my style. But hey, it’s unique and I really like her voice.

4.1/oddly beautiful

Kuuntelin samalla kun selasin reddittiä niin osa meni ohi lol 6/10

Buena cosa. Una mezcla de country y blues súper lento e íntimo que no encaja para nada dentro de los excesos típicos de finales de los 80. Me ha sorprendido especialmente la calidad de la grabación, teniendo en cuenta que fue grabado en vivo dentro de una iglesia y con todos los miembros del grupo compartiendo un único micrófono. Prueba de que no hace falta hacer virtuosismos técnicos para grabar un buen disco. Y, por supuesto, esa voz tan cálida es lo mejor del álbum. Por otra parte, no es un álbum demasiado innovador más allá de hacer unas versiones muy propias de temas clásicos, y los temas se parecen bastante entre sí. Tipico álbum de tres.

I am glad I gave this a couple listens, at first I thought it was beautiful sounding but I didn’t connect with it. Now I get it and think it is a beautiful coherent album full of emotion. The vocals are stunning and works perfectly with the band. I am not typically a country music person but I like this quite a bit.

It was okay pretty much same rhythm over and over not really my thing

Kinda shit

I was expecting country, and I got 50s rock vibes with an angelic female vocal performance. A little twang, a little blues, if only my parents were into this, the nostalgia would take it through the roof. It's not a bad listen at all, it's just not gonna be on my rotation any time soon. 2.3/5

First track was incredibly boring and had me considering abandoning, but stuck it out to Blue Moon which was excellent and sort of helped me ‘get’ the rest of the album. 2.5 rounded down

I wanted to like it but it wasn't my thing

A wonderful album and I would include this in my own Top1001. It's not just the music it's the atmosphere, song choices and creative arrangements that make this a great record. "Misguided Angel" is one of the prettiest songs of all time. The unique and lovely "Blue Moon Revisited" feels warm and familiar from the start. Their take on "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" puts a new spin on an old classic. And finally, their wonderful cover and unique take (now the standard) on "Sweet Jane" is the cherry on top. It builds and turns into a hum/sing along then returns to it's lovely mellowness. Throw in fan favorites "Dreaming My Dreams With You" & "Mining For Gold" and you have a solid album. I've seen the Junkies 2-3x and they're super good live and interact well with their audience. I could listen to this album anytime, it's lightning in a bottle. There are a few sleepy tunes ("I Don't Get It", "Working On A Building" & "Postcard Blues") that could have been removed, they're likely better in person than on the recording. At points you have to check if anyone's home as the mix is not dynamic or crystal clear. The good outweighs the bad. Solid 3.5 stars. "Sweet Jane" holds a special place in my heart.

I love this. It's like...parlor country. Feels like Julee Cruz, not out of place in a David Lynch movie in some songs.

vibed with it by the end. nice slow country album. 3.5/5.

Boring

Very pleasant to listen to.

Sehr smoother Sound, absolut nicht Hausputz geeignet

Toll, 1001 Albumgenerator denkt schon Country sei meine Lieblingsmusikrichtung. Nun kommt ein Country Album und ich finds einfach richtig fantastisch. Kann man nichts machen.

I enjoy folk music, but this album feels too slow and monotonous to hold my attention. It works better as background music for drifting off to sleep, and no individual track stands out. That said, I respect the cohesion and consistency across the album — it’s clearly well thought out and flows as a complete work. For that reason, I’m bumping it from 2 to 3 stars. 6/10.

if mitski went yeehaw

Great loved it.

довольно проникновенно, хоть репертуар не мой. но слушать прям приятно

soft rock, muy bueno

Musically it was not bad. The singing was a little too soft to my taste

This started off quite well with Mining For Gold, but the rest of the songs didn't grab me at all. It's so slow that I found myself silently willing them to speed up!

EVEN THOUGH i wasn't a big fan of the album, i'll be giving this one a 5/5. it wasn't my style, but it was done extremely well. the vocalist is very clearly talented — she has a super smooth voice. the instrumentals felt very twangy and old-timey, and helped contribute to a super interesting aesthetic throughout the album. overall, the whole thing flowed well and made a lot of coherent sense — interesting listen for sure.

Well I guess someone has to make the funeral music. The comment section for every song is filled with people lamenting their dead friends and relatives. The bluesey tracks are alright. I Don't Get It and Walking After Midnight are the highlights. Otherwise a bit bland.

Cool concept, but a little too wispy and insubstantial for me.

Not my vibe but it's okay

Pleasant chillout music with a darker mood.

I listened to this on a rainy Sunday morning and it was the perfect soundtrack. I think it's definitely an album where I would need to be in the right mood to really enjoy it but it's definitely worth making the time for.

The singer had a good voice and the music wasn't bad. Wasn't expecting much from a country album, but was pleasantly surprised. 3.5/5

Not only the album but the whole story of its making is just great

Never heard of this band before and initial expectations were low. But despite not being my usual style, this is some really high quality stuff. Add to that the pretty cool/impressive way this album was recorded. A nice little gem and the kind of album that makes this project worthwhile.

Good in the background

Very slow burn, not my thing 2/5

I quite like this one - can't quite believe it's all recorded on one night on one mic - seems too much stereo for that. Class album though. No nothing about the band, singer has a great voice.

I was so ready to hate this but dammit if it wouldn't be nice to have on in the background on a calm, chill night. Singer can sing that's for sure.

Each individual song on this was precious and wonderful. As an album, the collection became monotonous quite quickly. I just wish there was range here.

I've got nothing bad to say about this album, but also there was nothing of note on this entire album.

a bit bland, maybe in the right mood, but I was bored the whole time.

4/5 - surprisingly good

Ideal para escuchar en un chalet de Texas un domingo a la tarde, lindo cover de Sweet Jane

Meh

Dios esperaba que prospere pero casi me pego un cuetazo

El bajo sonaba piola, como que a la mitad del disco cambia algo en como suena

I started out prepared to like this album id never heard before but it dragged on and on and I just wished someone would put put it out of its misery.

Enjoyed this mostly acoustic album. Very subdued and good choice of cover songs to include. I first heard this album via the Natural Born Killers soundtrack with the inclusion of "Sweet Jane". I love this version as well as the original and I appreciate the way they changed it up. Overall the album is nice, but nothing I need to hear every day. But, I do agree that everyone should hear it at least once before they die. 3.38/5 stars

quite mellow

Another “ mood” album. Worked out this time, as I was in the mood for it. Though I will admit it’s a bit of a 1 trick pony. Margo’s voice never moves out of the quiet, slightly breathy vocal, and that’s great for each of the individual songs, but an entire album of it is not likely to merit multiple listens. That is, of course, unless I’m in this mood again.

Well I only previously knew their cover of Sweet Jane, which I still think is a great cover. What I was not prepared for was how unexciting this album is. I guess the older I get, the more I don't have patience for albums like this. It was so hum drum, like nothing was really happening, just whistling Dixie so to speak. The better songs on the album we're the cover songs. But most importantly where are the quintessential albums of the 80s.

A bit too slow for me

Based on the band name and the art work I was expecting a hard rock band. I was expecting to be unimpressed. I was very wrong about the first part but I was still unimpressed..

3.4 1x... great Sweet Jane cover

‘I fell asleep while walking’ should be the title track.

Mellow. Not my jam but impt nonetheless

Lot of pedal steel which im a fan of but nothings sticking really lots of blues

This was a surprise. I'm sure I've heard a few of these songs nestled into a TV show here or there, but I couldn't have told you anything about Cowboy Junkies before today. Now I know they are the foundation of any David Lynch (or David Lynch inspired) project’s soundtrack. It's not music that you'd sit and watch... If they were playing any venue larger than a bar, I don't think I'd go. But as sad background music (especially for drinking), you could do a lot worse. I could easily see myself listening to this on a quiet Saturday morning/evening at home, or while cooking dinner after a long day.

Ömsom country vilket inte är min stil och ömsom tråkig generisk typ pop…

Actually surprised how much I enjoyed this. A pretty decent album of country covers of various songs. Everything did start to sound the same after awhile, but the talent is evident here, and I understand why it made the list. Nothing I'll give much thought to afterwards, but this was a good listen.

I don't think I've ever seen a bigger mismatch between expected sound given an artist's title and the sounds they create. These are not the Dropkick Murphys.

Was that a music album or the Calm app?

Wow!! This is one of the times that I'm grateful for this list because I wouldn't have found this album on my own. 4.5.

This sounds exactly how I thought I would. One of the hardest albums for me to get through. Personal enjoyment: 1/5 Relevance to this list: 2/5

It just doesn’t grab the attention, even Sweet Jane seems to just fade into the background with the first note. Sorry.

Had heard of them but never listened. I’m into it

I guess it's meant to be quiet and slow, but damn it's quiet and slow.

Not what I was expecting at all. Cool mellow tunes that have some bite. The sort of laid back music that got bastardised by every shallow advertising exec and slapped onto every fecking advert to show how 'cool' there brand is...I'm looking at you M and S!!!!

Like it 3/5

The air left my lungs as The Trinity Session swung into gear. Where did this album come from, and how did it arrive in 1988? This is pitch-perfect atmospheric country-folk rock, if such a genre exists. Any of these songs could have been used on Twin Peaks, or a David Lynch western noir movie if he had ever bothered to make one. The plaintive longing you can hear across each of the songs is devastatingly sad, but what a mood it cultivates. I'm so glad I discovered the Cowboy Junkies through this listening exercise.

I really liked how this was recorded. One mic, in a church with good acoustics. It makes such a difference in the sound. Appreciated the Canadian homage to US southern country, and I’m glad I listened. Probably wouldn’t listen again though, but it was a beautiful album

Beautiful album, very vibey (great for movie/tv soundtracks). Felt very long though and not what I'm typically turning to.

Liked a lot of the songs but the album felt SO long despite being under an hour long.

Is it folk? Rock? Blues? IDK but i'm bored

This is a good album. It's an interesting mix of country, blues, and alternative. I had only ever heard the song "Sweet Jane" previously. There are a few great covers of old songs as well. There is only 1 song I didn't like - the rest of the album is good. The lead singer Margo Timmins has a very soft and wistful voice. The album is very melancholic, but pleasant to listen to. Best Songs Mining For Gold Misguided Angel Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis) I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Sweet Jane Walking After Midnight

A great collection of classic folk and blues songs sung in an open church create quite a haunting and larger than life atmosphere for this wonderful album. Full of melancholy and sorrow it is sure to evoke the feels. I'd only heard their cover of "Sweet Jane" and was unsure if I would like this album or not, but was pleasantly surprised!

I didn’t expect to like this as much as I did!

I liked this a lot, spent the whole day listening to it

Meh

I couldn't finish it. Not because it was bad, I think the singer has a nice voice, but this album is absolutely not for me in any kind of way. I listened to half the album not included the Sweet Jane cover that I've heard multiple times before, which is a great cover in my opinion, and I just couldn't finish the other half. Like I said, not bad, definitely not for, definitely someone more into soft country/folk and I know there's plenty of people like that, but I'm not one of them

Enjoyed the vocalist. The album was fairly subdue for my mood. Getting through the whole thing was a bit of a slog.

I think this kind of music is better enjoyed live. I imagine the vocals would cut through better enjoying it in some dimly lit bar where you can try and vibe with it. As it is, it’s some well produced but ultimately boring music. The occasional instrumental section cut through differently but I wouldn’t go as far to say I enjoyed it.

For a split second I heard myself say I am going to like this. It did not last! I was intrigued by the blues nature of the music and the lady singer is quality. Sadly she eventually droned on like a dying cat. And the background music slowly killing said cat. I do like "I don't Get It". After that its so slow and lifeless I could not recommend it anymore. Its a shame as the blocks of this I seem to resonate with but in this format I have found a album I grew to dislike rather than the other way around. Ironically I could easily suffer this for hours on end unlike other albums but I don't want to.

Cool recording of some interesting music. Can't really fault the performance but it's slow, morose, and I'm afraid I found a whole album of it quite boring. Solid example of great musicians coming together, making skillful music, and producing something impressive but dull.

Första låten är sjukt bra. Sen är det rätt jämn om. Pendlar mellan fyra och tre. Men efter några lyssningar är jag mindre sugen på mer. Så det blir en trea. Första låten är en svinbra dock.

Fint och oklanderligt hantverk men faktiskt för tråkigt för att kunna bli mer än en trea. Fungerar bättre som bakgrundsmusik än för aktiv lyssning (tog mig ändå igenom denna två gånger).

Nice sounding, woman-led, alt-country(?). Vocals like Sarah McLachlan or K.D. Lang maybe? Nothing really wrong with this, it's just too much of the same thing -- slow soulful heartbreak stuff. I wish it could have been broken up with a few upbeat tunes.

This one had a great reputation and I often heard about it so Inwas looking forward listening to it, but I can’t say that I understand the hype surrounding it. This alt country that borderlines on slowcore without being moving or even engaging. The best song is a VU cover, so that says a lot.

I was expecting something a little bit more... upbeat, with a name like that. Not really my kind of stuff, even though the Twin Peaks vibes kind of hit sometimes.

I had to zone-out of the music or I would have fell asleep.

It's spacious and gives a sense of the space, the event of it being performed and recorded. Perfect low-tempo background for when the lights get dimmed. I put it on while working on photo editing - perfect brain-out listening. I loved it.

adri: 5, not my cup of yeehaw mar: 5, boring

Was really excited about this one, especially after the first 20 seconds of the opening track. Saved it for when I could appreciate it. Totally disappointed. Way too slow, unremarkable and nothing super memorable. It's like overly slow, smooth blue note jazz or something. It's not awful, but it's not what I expected and not something I'll likely return to.

wasn't very familiar with cowboy junkies but had heard their name. it's tough because i think their influences are a lot of music that i like a lot. they cover a velvet underground song, they cover a patsy cline song, they cover a hank williams song. that's neat. what's not neat to me is that this album is so godawfully boring. my god. it was a bit of a chore to get through this one. i don't mind subdued music, but this is a bit much for even me. i didn't really find this haunting or beautiful, i mostly found it dull and droning. i wish i liked it better because i can see their similarities with my own taste in music, but man this one wasn't for me.

drei bis vier

Haunting opening track. Just stripped vocals with a little reverb. Emotional use of harmonica. Percussion has a jazz like quality to it.

Great vibes and some great covers, but a little too slow and samey to actively listen to. Porch music but not headphone music.

In my mind this was much rockier than it actually was. A lovely mix of songs perfect for a winter morning walk, although nothing really stood out or grabbed me too much.

I tend to listen to my daily selections first thing in the morning as I make and eat breakfast… so this album almost put me right back to sleep. I’m grateful it wasn’t annoying ass country twang, but it was just so low energy I think after song 3 it just kind of disappeared into the background and I couldn’t even remember when the album actually ended.

Fairly boring.

This has it’s moments but damn. Some of it is boring as af.

Slow, boring with no signs of life and energy. They made Sweet Jane boring. How can you do that to a Velvet song? +2 for covering. -1 for effing it up. This was a tough one to get through. 1

3 This is one of those situations where I liked the general sound of what I heard but found a full, 52-minutes’ worth of it to be WAY too much. I say that as someone who typically enjoys a good moody-feeling album, and while I do genuinely think singer Margo Timmins’ voice pairs nicely with the music in that regard, aside from the acapella opener, every song here sounds like it’s doing the exact same thing, resulting in a listen that feels much longer than it should. That said, I do think the cover of Velvet Underground’s Sweet Jane is a highlight and likely why I’m scoring this on the higher side of “okay”. Blue Moon isn’t bad either, but it’s the kind of cover that just makes me want to go back and listen to the original (or Elvis’ in this case) instead. I’m not exactly sure what they did to pay their respects in “revisiting” it here, but whatever it is, it certainly doesn’t do anything to add to the song in any meaningful way. This feels like the kind of album made to be paired with a quiet evening and a glass of wine, but I really can’t say my initial listens have compelled me to try that out. We love our Northern neighbors (and I’m certainly jealous of their healthcare right now as I type this with a broken wrist), but Alanis this is not. Hell, this isn’t even Crash Test Dummies. Better than Nickelback though. Ultimately, probably too subtle for its own good.

2/5

Has its moments but a little one paced

Interesting album, low-key country-folk-pop, not bad!

Very enjoyable album. Beautifully performed and recorded.

Schön beruhigend.

Decent album instrumentally and vocally; just too slow/mellow for me. Or maybe just have to be in the right mood to listen to it.

I missed the CJ phenomenon when they came around. Great album, songwriting and sound. All recorded live in a church?! Wild.

Sounds okay, but it's a bit grim.

Lovely and engaging start with "mining for gold". Drifted into music I'd expect to be live background for a restaurant on a summer's evening. When returning we'd say something like "that was really nice, wasn't it?" To each other whilst realising we had had 2 bottles of wine between us and a strong aperitif.

I liked it! The jazz drums are great, I liked the guitar lines, and the harmonica was beautiful. Yes, it was slow, but considered and controlled.

This album felt longer than 52 minutes. Slow country ballads. There was a bit of edge to it at points - but not enough. It’s all a bit one paced. Sounds like if Norah Jones discovered drugs

Enjoyed the first few tracks but became tedious. Too low energy.

My favourite moment of this record is the opening a capella song, which suggests a straight up, very earnest traditional folk album. What you get instead is a series of extremely mid-tempo, extremely boring contemporary folk songs. Nicely produced, nicely performed, but there's little to no flavour. I've seen people rave about the Velvet Underground cover... I just don't see it. A worse and more boring version to my ears. The songs all meld into one by the end. The most I can say is its - quite "nice".

A solid 3 for me, i’m a big fan of slowcore music so the pacing and production is up my street - that being said nothing grabs me enough to take it higher than a 3, i’ll be checking out their other work though

This is very minimalistic country. The singer is good but my rating is low as it's really not my thing (I remember hating this album as a child). Rating: 2

That "Sweet Jane" cover really brings an otherwise uneven effort into port safely.

music for junkies. so slow.

3/5

Quiet is the new loud. Also the new ethereal and gorgeous and haunting. A near perfect album – original, thoughtful, effectively structured and sequenced, extremely well executed, unified in tone and vibe, sincere, authentic and not at all showy. Subjectively speaking, it's intricately related to a critical time in one's life. Long story and it might be too much to say it saved one's life, but it certainly helped one turn one's life around. More importantly, it's aged about as a well as record can age.

For my todays mood this album is way too quiet. Nonetheless I like the jazzy and chilly sound although the voice sometimes is a bit whining. Strong two stars for the Trinity Session. 2,5

Not a fan

Dreamy, great vocals

I think I would enjoy any of these songs in isolation, but an entire album of it was simply too much for me. I like Margo Timmins voice, but I longed for a little variation.

never even heard of them but actually really enjoyed

What genre is this exactly? There's country, blues, rock, folk, and this doesn't really fit any of it. I guess it's more country than anything, and I'm not big on pre 90s country. This album is frustrating to listen to. There's some great stuff here if you are in the right mood (and as I'm listening to this it's as close to in the mood for this as I'm ever going to get): Misguided Angel is incredible, Blue Moon Revisited has great vocals even if it's too slow, Sweet Jane and Walking After Midnight are good covers. The rest is just so, so slow. It's too slow even if you are in the mood for slow. That completely overshadows the good to great vocals on most of these tracks.

This is an album that lives and dies on its vibes and atmosphere. If you're not digging both or either of those things, you're probably in for a bad time. Which isn't to say that there's nothing to admire on a deeper level about this thing, particularly on the technical and performance side. Just consider that everything here was recorded live into a single microphone, with no additional mixing, overdubbing or even editing — so claims the sleeve notes, anyway. There was clearly a lot of work they had to put into playing everything correctly and balancing all of the instruments without the luxury of a console to work with later. That **is** something pretty neat to keep in mind while you're listening. But of course, to most people, that'd just be trivia. A big ol' "Did you know?" to dump on 'em after hearing some of the album and go "Oh, that's neat" about. What's still more important here is, of course, the music itself. And, boy howdy, I sure hope you like melancholic country folk songs at chill tempos,'coz that's what you're getting. The album is a mixture of originals and covers, ranging from a Hank Williams tune all the way to one from The Velvet Underground, and to me, honestly, it doesn't matter which track is what. Which is like, I don't wanna come in here and say the lyrics are wholly unimportant, but like I said above, this an album that relies heavily on its vibes and atmosphere to carry it. To my ears, it's more worth considering this thing in a purely instrumental way, like I would a shoegaze or a straight-up ambient album. Y'know: wallpaper, as I've taken to calling it. A sound to fill the air and make everything less boring. And in that sense... Yeah, I rather like it. It's not my favoritest country album, but there's a fair bit about it I rather like. Margo Timmins is a rather lovely singer, for one. There's some great accordion across this thing, and being the Weird Al fan I am, I tell yah, I do appreciate some good accordion. On a similar level, the harmonica, pedal steel and fiddle that pop up are pretty nice as well... And, heck, let me remind you: I do just generally like country music. I'm never terribly picky about it, and although this is folky alt-country and not the regular stuff... Yeah, no, it still has that sound to it that I like to hear. It ain't no George Jones or Shania Twain, but it still does rather nicely. I'm not gonna tell you I'm over the moon for this album or whatever. It's good, though maybe a bit too close to slowcore for me to fully embrace. Regardless, however, it's a nice, chill little time, and I can't say I didn't enjoy it while it was on. Not bad for a buncha Canadians huddled up in a church.

Just a nice, chill country record to relax to. 4.5 bumped down to 4.

I’m at a 4. I really like the approach this album goes for: sort of an MTV Unplugged vibe, given that these all seem to be recorded live outside of a studio, around just one microphone capturing everything. It leads to a much more intimate feel to each track, but without a crowd & a very minimalist approach to the instrumentation, the enjoyment of this album boils down to “How long can you withstand the style?” That’s where I’m at a 4 – I love this style, but 52 minutes of it does eventually wear its welcome. The vocals are great, but they never really get into a higher, more emotionally-driven register, so her crooning, slower style feels far less effective by Track 12 than it does on the first 6 or 7 tracks. The instrumentation is great, but the minimalist approach feels less effective; this, however, was very easily avoidable had they just stuck to the added sounds of violins & steel guitars that they introduced on Tracks 5 and 6, but they never really use them to their full extent. It leaves very open gaps in the soundscape of each track that just feel empty for the sake of “ambience” that, again, loses its effectiveness. I can’t really speak to the lyrics, since a lot of these are covers, but I do wish they had chosen a few more tracks that leaned into the Americana side of country that I typically enjoy. That’s just personal preference, though. However, for all of those complaints, it’s still a very nice album. Hell, it’s a really enjoyable listen – only a few tracks get that dry to the point of feeling boring, but in terms of the soundscape & overall mood of the album, the intimacy DOES feel really nice at first. I wish it found a way to keep up the mood throughout the entire album, but even when it starts to falter, these aren’t bad tracks. The album experience just sort of drags on, but they’re all enjoyable individually. If you’re the type of person who can enjoy the full 52 minutes without any complaints, then power to you. I think it’s a super unique recording, most of which I did like, and I can’t bring myself to go any lower than a 4. I feel like I need to listen to more of these guys.

A mellow, bluesy album with a lead singer with a voice like an angel. It's a cliche, bit I can't think of a better description.

Ok, so THIS is the reason that there is value in this list of 1001. Although I had heard of the Cowboy Junkies, I had never actually HEARD them before, and if not for this project, I would never had heard them. Needless to say, I absolutely LOVE this album! I find the music just hauntingly beautiful…I definitely need to own this one. I wish I would have been exposed to this back in 1988, but it is timeless. 5 easy stars!

Pretty good.

Something in between 3-4 but a little bit too sad to get a 4

I was in good mood, so a 3, else it would probably be 2

Today called for something slower and more relaxed — and The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies delivered exactly that. It’s a chilled, folk-inspired album with a soulful, moody vibe that makes for an easy and calming listen. The band’s sound is slow-burning and atmospheric, with a few standout moments like Blue Moon Revisited, which stood out as a highlight. While the album has a pleasant overall feel, many of the tracks tend to blur together and aren’t especially memorable. I’d listen to it again, but it didn’t quite leave a lasting impression. Favorite song: Blue Moon Revisited – a lovely, haunting track Least favorite: Several songs didn’t stand out and felt forgettable Album artwork: A classic cover that suits the album’s mood

I tend to think of this one as a solid, if unspectacular, alt-country album. But for some reason, it's really working for me this morning. I never realized just how good a song "Misguided Angel" is! The album also sounds so so desolate, which dovetails nicely with my current mood of "it's been weeks since the last time I saw my friends". The only issue is that I've never liked their version of "Sweet Jane" nearly as much as everyone else does, and also their cover of "Walking After Midnight" isn't quite Patsy-level.

Reminiscent of the time when I first heard it.

⭐️Blue Moon Revisited

so, i actually didn't dislike it but i've listened to similar albums since i started this sooo i'm getting a bit tired.

4/5. Quite good.

Boring album but I could feel the soul a little bit. Quite an apt band name, because cowboy junkies is exactly what they sound like

Dromerig. Ik vind het wel heel saai worden. Misschien leuk voor in een slow cooking restaurant?

This was not quite what I was expecting based on seeing this was "alt-country." This feels more like old timey gospel and folk ballads to me than anything subverting the country genre. It reminds me a lot of Low. That being said this was great and I really enjoyed it.

One of my favorite versions of Sweet Jane

Looking at the reviews for this I think it's been judged a bit harshly. In my opinion it's a beautifully put together and well considered album. It's not blowing the roof off of any venues but it's not trying to. Even the criticisms about it being 'just another blues/folk/country' album I don't think are fair. There's a lot of nuance in the way it blends those genres, plus others. It's not going to be on my regular rotation but I did really enjoy it

Ambiant, avec juste assez de mordant, et une voix vibrante et veloutée (le mot n’est pas galvaudé ici).

Idc

1.5

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When I was 19 this seemed the height of sophisticated dark atmosphere. Maybe they've been copied too many times since then but it doesn't quite have the same allure to me now.

I’m a sucker for a pedal steel guitar

Som ett country-album av The xx

Love her voice and the choice of covers is solid, but does feel a little one note throughout. No big issues though.

A chill stripped down country album full of covers. A good listen