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Pretty good and surprising Blues and country mixed well. Great tone and voice. Really awesome album
Not my kinda thing
Decent
В целом, приятная музыка, голос девушки. Мне вообще не равнодушен кантри с его деревенскими губными гармошками и спокойным ритмом.
The effect of the church's natural resonance on this album is almost as good as the story behind it all. It's good y'allternative, though it does start to drift into similarity by the mid point of the album. 3.5/5
3.5/5
This album is mostly just background music, to me. I think they aim for a saloon ragtime thing, but the singer's voice lacks the body or bass to hit the sultry feel that I'd be expecting. I feel like her voice is better suited for the blues songs at the end of the album. Walking After Midnight, classic 12 bar blues, but with a cajun harmonica zest.
Its sparse but haunting. Really need to be in the right mood, otherwise it can get very mundane.
Wasn't as bad as it could be! That said, I still didn't like it very much. Just not my style, though I did like when it dipped into being more bluesy.
The last thing I expected this to sound like was Mitski. A phenomenally crafted vibe the whole way through, and the perfect album to show someone who "doesn't like country".
Loved it! The group used their intimate recording circumstances well, and created a record replete with excellent use of space and really nice Americana-tinged soundscapes. For sure a great one for our first country album of the run!
Something branded as a country/folk album with the word “cowboy” in the title is obviously not gonna be for me, but I didn’t hate it at least. The singer’s voice was incredibly soothing and thankfully not twangy at all. But the whole thing was painfully slow and almost put me to sleep. There were technically separate songs but they all kind of blended into each other.
One must not be fooled by the name "Cowboy Junkies"; this defied my expectations of what country music could be. It's slow but never boring, with beautiful instrumental work and a very pleasant singing voice. Super chill 52 minutes. Standouts: Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis) • Dreaming My Dreams With You
Great album of extremely talented people doing their thing. Reminded me positively of some musical styles from Cowboy Bebop, which is always a plus. However, this album basically requires headphones or you will not be able to enjoy it to the fullest! They are very quiet.
It's alright, just kinda slow sad country with some subpar covers
Quiet and otherworldly
Talented band and great recording. If only they had better original material and relied less on covers, it would have made this a much better album.
In a weird coincidence, I'd never heard of Cowboy Junkies before this week, when their cover of "Sweet Jane" came up during a round of Lilith Fair-themed pub trivia. Now here they are as my assignment. I dug this album. I wasn't sure what to expect having only heard the one song, but the overall tone of the album is pretty cohesive. If you like a slow-burn blues/folk album and smooth female vocals, this is the one for you. At times it reminded me of Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole, PJ Harvey, and Linda Ronstadt. With three of the four members being siblings, I also can't help but think of them as Canada's answer to The Corrs (with fewer harmonies) — not a bad thing for me as a fan of the Irish band. I'm not sure if I'd always be in the mood to appreciate this album, but it's the perfect vibe on this gloomy, rainy day during which I find myself listening to it. I like their take on alt-country (a genre I usually don't enjoy that much), and I like how the tracks are a mix of originals, covers, and hybrids (Blue Moon Revisited uses the melody of that classic song but has original lyrics). The sound production is cool too. Apparently the album was recorded live in a church with the whole band gathered around a single mic, and you can definitely tell (in a good way) — and more impressively, wasn't mixed or edited after the fact. The opening track in particular, a haunting folk dirge about the plight of mining workers, sung a capella by the lead vocalist, makes great use of the space they were in and is one of the highlights of the album for me. If I had a small complaint, it's that the album's tone is so cohesive that it starts to drag ever so slightly by the end. I might have enjoyed it more if it was a touch shorter, but it ends without overstaying its welcome. Glad I had the chance to listen to this one. 4/5
hmm, was soll mir das jetzt sagen; irgendwie alles und nix
Ok so on one hand this album was very pleasant it sounded good the whole way through. On the other it’s very very soft and mellow and sounds very similar the whole time, to the point where I kind of started tuning it out towards the end. Granted, that samey sound is very pleasant but this album is only barely less than an hour and felt like about thirty years of the same super soft, slow and samey music.
I think it was just too slow for me to find it enjoyable. No change in tempo to keep it interesting for me, just slow. Lead singers voice is nice and I enjoyed a couple portions of songs, but I don't think any song stood out to me as something to go back and listen to.
Zo fijne tunes, rustig, lieve vrouwenstem. 1988 5 sterren
Melancholy, and beautiful. At the start I was unsure but by the end I was hooked. Sweet Jane took me back to watching natural born killers.
Loved it!
Such a great album.
Margo’s voice is a genre all its own. I don’t say this about many things, but if we can’t agree on this point, then we can’t be friends.
The right venue for these songs. Really good blues, and a great vocal for “Walking After Midnight.”
It's a 5* album just based on Margo's voice alone.
This was an unexpected offering from the Canadian alt rockers. The sound of the recording space, a Toronto church which gives the album its name, is like an extra band member in its own right and gives this recorded-live-with-one-mic album a rather haunting quality. The whole was not overdubbed or remixed before release. The compelling oddness of the sound and the recording method should not distract from the quality of the performances. You really do feel as if your in a hall watching a very good band rehearse. The whole feels more like folk revivalism than anything else but it’s so skilfully done that it transcends that label.
I knew this album was going to be great just from the opener. Margo's vocals are breathtaking throughout the album, bringing out the emotional depth of each song. The album felt intimate, like we were being let into her world and feeling everything with her. I was impressed to learn that this album was recorded in Toronto's Church of the Holy Trinity, not in a normal studio. The blend of the instruments and Margo's vocals with the acoustics of the empty space was beautiful. I loved tracks 1, 3, 8, & 10 the most. The rating was going back and forth between 3 and 4 stars for me, but I decided on 3 because, although I would listen to it again, a lot of the tracks blended together for me.
I Feel Like I'm Dying From Mining For Gold 1001 Albums Generator 31 (05/15/2025) Have you ever sat in an old gothic church and just listened to the denizens of the world carry on around you? Every sound from the footsteps of tourists walking through and admiring the glory of God to the whispers of a stranger to their loved one about how beautiful the stained glass is carries through the walls of the building. The way that the sound reverberates off of the walls is kind of unlike anything that I've heard before. I was lucky enough to have this opportunity when visiting Spain recently, as on my side of the Atlantic, there are really not many big Gothic churches, since this style had kind of fallen out of style by the time people were here to build them. However, there are a few prominent churches/cathedrals that are of the neo-gothic style, one of which was the birthplace of Cowboy Junkies' 1988 album The Trinity Session. Recorded in 1988 in Toronto's Church Of The Holy Trinity, The Trinity Session is the second studio album by Canadian (mostly) family band Cowboy Junkies, featuring alt-country music pulling from influences such as blues, folk, and Americana. Boy, what a place to record an album huh? As I mentioned, the walls and ceilings of these churches are perfect for carrying sound, so this album sounds great. Despite the relatively minimal instrumentation on most of the album and the fact that the recording was not mixed or overdubbed in post, the album does not sound empty at all. Even the opening song, a short, haunting a capella rendition of an old traditional work song detailing the horrors of working in the mines, manages to capture your ears and is actually one of my favorite songs here, in spite of its use as just an intro. The church is a perfect place to record an a capella piece and Margo Timmins' vocals sound amazing. The album continues on a strong foot from here with Misguided Angel featuring great harmonica work and Blue Moon Revisited featuring vocals that border on soulful at times and a jazzy acoustic guitar solo near the end. There are lots of covers here as well with the two best being their proto-slowcore cover of The Velvet Underground’s Sweet Jane and their heavily slowed down version of Patsy Cline’s Walking After Midnight. While an over-reliance on covers can sometimes be a negative, the covers are done so unapologetically in the style of Cowboy Junkies that they work here to add some familiarity to what can, at times, feel like a sea of sameiness. The main complaint I have about this album, besides a couple of relative weak points near the middle of the tracklist, is the fact that a lot of these songs are hard to distinguish. They almost all have a slow, swung feel with ambient acoustic instrumentation and while I maintain that the lack of overdubs/mixing is impressive, it can also be a weakness with an album whose sound is as minimal as this one. In spite of drawing from a wide array of folk/country styles, there isn’t enough happening on a lot of these songs to break them away from the pack. In short, my introduction to Cowboy Junkies left me feeling impressed overall. Their haunting take on Americana and alt country is memorable as a whole, but individual songs tend to leave a lot to be desired. Overall a 3.5/5, which I unfortunately must round down to a 3/5. Favs: Misguided Angel Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis) Walking After Midnight Least Fav: Dreaming My Dreams With You
Interesting voice and aesthetic but overall found it pretty dull. Maybe I need to spend more time with it.
One of moms favorite albums - the songs aren’t anything exceptional but the vibes of the old church and a single Microphone are pretty special. Great CanCon pick
One of moms favorite albums - the songs aren’t anything exceptional but the vibes of the old church and a single Microphone are pretty special. Great CanCon pick
Not what I expected a band called Cowboy Junkies to sound like, so points for the surprise; points also for a consistent aesthetic and a smooth, mature-sounding and decidedly uncheesy take on country music. Points deductions for a high ratio of covers, I suppose, and also for becoming a bit dull over a long period of time. But for all that there's a hypnotic and almost ominous quality to this - it feels like I'm listening to something that's objectively 'good', and different to anything else I've heard in subtle ways I can't quite put my finger on.
The Cowboy Junkies have always had a unique style, sitting somewhere between dream pop, folk, and country. I can best describe them as Emmylou Harris on quaaludes. The Trinity Sessions, recorded in a church in Toronto, made the group famous, at least for a while, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Needless to say, The Trinity Session was an unexpected, underground college radio hit. The standout song is their folkified, more chill than chill version of the Velvet Underground's Sweet Jane. With Sweet Jane, they took a drug induced fever dream and made it... more so. The Cowboy Junkies stayed on college radio and eventually Alt-Rock radio, peaking in 1993 with the sublime Black Eyed Man. Since then, they've been putting out more of the same and touring.
This is very dull
Not really for me. Some depressing, rainy day, slow and dark jams. Good covers. I enjoy the production, the sound created, helps give it that dark feeling
solid. bit too slow//sad for me tho
Несколько раз послушал, понравилось.
Not my cup of tea.
It was fine.
iznenađen! divan vokal, lijepo sve u svemu. iako nije sasvim moj đir čak se i mogu zamislit da ponekad slušam.
Это офигительно круто, прям как музыкальная медитация или что-то такое, очень успокаивает
tjo
Bluesy? Folksy? I really enjoyed this album and loved their sound and the vocalist. It just fit my mood pretty well today and I think I'll look up more of their recordings, especially the 20th Anniversary recording of this Trinity Session album. Definitely a good 4 star album for me.
This album surprised me. Opening the album with an acapella solo is a bold move. It sets the right tone, though. It pulled me in. The rest of the album is a great mix of laid-back blues, country or americana. I quite enjoyed it. 4 stars.
07/05/2025 I had high hopes for this to begin with, but it was just boring.
some nice sad storytelling country/folk music, love me a sorrowful sounding harmonica. Honestly I couldnt help but think of the Red Dead Redemption soundtracks listening through this, so it sat very well with me. My only gripe is that it keeps the low energy throughout, you wouldnt make a rock album with only ballads!
A low key country and western album. Maybe too low key at times. I got a little drowsy listening to this one despite enjoying it. That cover of Sweet Jane is great though!
I heard the name but not very familiar with this band. Nice vocal and overall good album.
Mega sleeper. I can get getting down with it though. Will I listen to again: 0%
Perhaps I expected something a bit more intense from a band calling themselves Cowboy Junkies. This shit was a real snooze fest, and Misguided Angel sounds like the damn Blue Bell Ice Cream jingle 😒. Sweet Jane was the only decent track, and that was a cover.
Nice music for a gloomy day. Her voice is killer and the instrumentation is spot on. Love the 'Sweet Jane' and 'Blue Moon' covers.
Today, in not judging an album by the cover (or band name), I was expecting a country record, but this turned out to be closer to blues or folk, with an interesting mix of styles and influences. Save for the first track, the whole album was recorded in one day with no overdubs, using a single microphone set up in a church which lends a unique ambience and live feel to the recording. The highlights are a riff on Blue Moon by Elvis and a cover of Sweet Jane by the Velvet Underground, with vocals from lead singer Margo Timmins being spine tingling throughout.
That was really nice, not what I was expecting at all based on the name of the band. Really cool and calm folk, nicely executed, with a really beautiful voice.
This was an awesome companion while taking a long walk on the first hit, sunny day of the spring in North Dakota. Super laid back, with beautiful vocals and an excellent band. I will return to this album for a relaxing setting, and put some songs on a relaxing playlist.
Decent record, very low-key but the songs are pretty and performed nicely.
Ordinarily not something I'd hugely get on board with, but the slower pace and country vibes fit my bank holiday weekend camping in the sun with a beer in my hand and headphones on pretty well.
Despite living in Toronto for years, immersing myself in Canadian music and even becoming a Canadian citizen, somehow the Cowboy Junkies have only fallen within my radar today. What a classy & warm recording full of beautiful songs. I loved Blue Moon Revisited; admittedly the album swung too heavily on the woeful side a few times (I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry, Postcard Blues), but altogether worthy of a solid 4.
Cowgirl junk
Beautiful voice, very slow though. Have to be in the right mood for this album
As another reviewer pointed out, one's enjoyment of many kinds of music – including this one – is heavily dependent on the context in which it is played. I listened to this while doing dishes, and that was a mistake that I don't think could be repaired by future listens. This album feels extremely slow and understated to the point of shooting itself in the foot in terms of "album flow". Instead of having an up-and-down between high- and low-energy tracks, or perhaps some proggy tempo and textural changes within some of the lengthier songs, Cowboy Junkies select a specific, nondescript genre and roll with it for fifty-three minutes. It's, to put it gently, a slog. Tracks 5 through 7 are particularly bad because they're at similar tempos and have comparable percussive patterns. To Love Is To Bury and 200 More Miles are essentially carbon copies of Misguided Angel – a song with very little to talk about in the first place. The highlight of the album is the vocalist, but her skills are not being put to their best use. She's got a voice suited for up-tempo jazz (maybe), but instead rides the low-energy train for all it's worth without even experimenting a little with starker dynamics, improv, and so on. I do enjoy the two tracks (Mining For Gold and Postcard Blues) that feature a solo vocal for part of the song, but both of them would have worked significantly better when surrounded by a high-energy contrast. In The Trinity Session, soft ballads like these fade into the background as quietly unremarkable noise. 2/5 Key tracks: Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis), Dreaming My Dreams With You, Sweet Jane
I really enjoyed this album, and it is definitely up my alley. I was unsure of how many were original vs. covers. I'd definitely listen again, but I'm not sure if it's at the level of a 4 from a critical perspective.
Hyvä folk/country-levy ja siisti levytyskonsepti! 3.5/5
was ready to give this a 2 after the first couple of songs, but boy does it pick up
Heroin shivers listening to “Sweet Jane” … so good.
The negative reviews of albums here can be quite funny, and this one got some great ones. But I didn’t have the same negative reaction. Not one that I loved, but in the mood for something really slow and mellow, this fits. Country, folk, blues towards the end. Pretty chill the whole way through.
There were parts of this that I really loved and enjoyed and felt genuine. But every once in a while it felt forced and almost making fun of the genre of folk and country. I think it was in the lyrics, at times the way she sang felt forced or slightly emotionless and generic. But then it would go back to the deep solemness that felt real and heartfelt.
It doesn't get much more low key than this. It's slow and bluesy and I like the way they do the blues. Good instrumentation. Lots of good reverby guitar & slide guitar. I especially like the drumming on this album. It's very whispery and brushy. Walking After Midnight is interesting. You don't hear many bluesed out old country songs with an accordion solo. I love their versions of Sweet Jane and Blue Moon.
This album always comes up when I do a Google search for bands that sound like Mazzy Star. I’ve heard it before and my impression has always been and still is that it’s not even remotely close to sounding like what I’m obsessed with in Mazzy Star. Just because it’s slow and has a female voice doesn’t mean that adds up to the ethereal magic of Mazzy. The difference is that this is more countryish and Mazzy is dark purple swirling incense psychedelia. On its own, this album is good enough. Simple songs with a simple delivery, but nothing remarkable at all. They feel like the kind of band you’d hear at the average bar on Wings night in your college town.
This was very beautiful, though listening to an album that's THIS slow (and mostly sad) in its entirety calls for a certain mood. It's not something I'd throw on at a party, or a road trip, or while I'm making dinner. MAYBE if it's raining and I'm making soup. But there is something very dreamy and hypnotic in the melancholy here, and I'm a big fan of their lyrics in the original songs. I really loved the Blue Moon Revisited mash up of their own music and Elvis's. So cool. Sweet Jane is an incredible cover too. Favorite original tracks of theirs are Misguided Angel, I Don't Get It, and To Love Is To Bury. Also love the story of where and how they recorded this, it adds to how special it feels.
Cool modern country/folk album, an easy listen. The album is a bit monotonous, it has a sort of a Lynch/Tarantino, reverb washed, dream like hallucinations, vibe. In this regard, it accomplishes it's purpose perfectly. Every song is a dream like ballad, they are all quite similar in both vocal and musical aspect. What would make it more enjoyable for me, would be an inclusion of some faster songs and more complicated melodic and rhythm lines. But then, the purpose might be lost, and the album would fit into a different style. The lyrical themes are typical for the genre and fit the music perfectly, hard life, lost love and dreams of a better tomorrow. A solid album, could be better, but the atmosphere is there for sure.
Fav: I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry Least Fav: Mining For Gold Some nice haunting vocals with a very Lynchian feel to the music, just thought it went on for a bit too long
Slow country and very quiet songs are not a combination I'm personally a fan of, but it was a good surprise. Lyrics were felt and the songs are filled with soul and its moments are stand out. Not a fan, but a nice discovery.
Good: - Enjoyed the harmonica, always sounds so beautiful. Bad: - To slow for me. I just can't quite find the joy in this one.
This is doing nothing for me. It's not bad, it's just bland.
Очень нравится топое ревью, упоминающее деда Линча в качестве составителя плейлистов для магазинов овощей или чего-то подобного - и чувствуется именно так. В звучании этой группы есть такое She Keeps Bees и другие любимые группы с этим нежным кантри-блюзовым звуком без выебонов суровых британских мальчиков/мужиков. Понравилось. Лучшая песня - Misguided Angel.
I love the Cowboy Junkies, but this is too soft and intimate for me to truly enjoy.
Well. This was not what I was expecting at all. But you know what? I welcome it. This is some good stuff. With a band name like Cowboy Junkies, I was expecting some silly country with a strong psychedelic influence. I was not expecting to get an album that's as chill as this one was. This is a pretty mellow album all things considered. It's a good mellow though. It provides a bit of a different experience as far as country goes. I don't even know if I'd call this country. This album kind of flips my entire idea of the genre on its head. This could be a good or bad thing depending on various factors, but seeing as I've never really been a fan of country music, I'd say it's a good thing here. I like Margo Timmins's vocals quite a bit. I think the songs are nice. Many of them are covers though, so I can't fully credit the high quality of these songs to the members of Cowboy Junkies specifically. That's not to say that their versions of these songs are bad though. They're quite good. The album's a bit on the long side, but I wouldn't say it dragged. Overall, this is just a pretty pleasant album. Not my favorite, but very few albums are. Low 4/5.
Interesting album with some good covers
This album is a whole vibe. Well produced and the female vocals over minimalist tones is hypnotizing. I love it.
This one kinda makes me wanna rip my eyeballs out. 52 minutes? Nah.
Canadian alternative country from late 80s. Standing around a single microphone. Folky. Slow, gentle, simple. Beautiful voice.
I prefer Opal, The Reivers and Arian Parade for this genre.
That was so lame. And I really thought it had potential. What a boring collection of songs.
The Blue Moon cover was nice, and generally this was fine to just hang around in the background for a bit. A high 3 rounded up.
I've known about this album for years, especially Sweet Jane, but never heard the whole thing. (Thank you 1001 list!) It felt like I was quietly sitting in the corner of a room, listening in on a group's (very organized and intimate) jam session. Margot Timmins voice is as comforting as a warm blanket on a cool rainy night, and the accompanying Junkies warm your soul as if you were sitting by a fire on that same night. Liked Songs Added: Misguided Angel Sweet Jane
A bit slow. Incredible voice. Great cover of Sweet Jane. But just a bit too melancholy for my taste. 2.75
Not big on country
Not for me. 1/5
A record that has meant so much personally (old girlfriends, college radio interviews), but, more importantly, has held up musically. It's dead haunting and note perfect, elegant and serious, well conceived and executed flawlessly. The production shows that maybe you don't need Rick Rubin after all – good mics in an old cathedral do the trick much more cost-effectively. It helps to have a vocalist with an angelic voice – if angelic voices are indeed rich and warm, melancholy-inflected and sexy as hell – who never oversings and knows how to tell a story. Neither does the band try too hard. The songs are effectively structured and well sequenced to sustain the mood of refined country blues. The cover choices are inspired. "Sweet Jane" is fine, but the Hank WIlliams, Waylon Jennings, Patsy Cline and Rogers/Hart are ghostly in their evocations – so true to the spirit of the songs that one could imagine their souls applauding these sterling interpretations, wihich are homages more than covers. Of the originals, "Misguided Angel" is a one-take miracle. "200 More Miles" and "To Love Is To Bury" are first-rate, too. Don't sleep on The Caution Horses, which is nearly as good and fully worthy of inclusion on this list.
Really good
Really interesting. Will have to dive deeper.
I'm digging it.
My kind of music. I feel like I’m falling asleep in a barn after a very long day. There’s firelight creeping through barn walls and the last sounds of a dying party around the campfire. So good
Very good
408 albums in. This is the first time I've given 5 stars to an artist I've never heard of before. Very enjoyable.
had every intention of disliking this but instead was enchanted by the singers incredible voice. Well played, album generator, well played
I love learning about new bands and albums with this project. This was a cool one, apparently the Cowboy Junkies are made up of 3 siblings and another friend and they lied to the Trinity Church in Toronto that they were going to record a 3 siblings christmas album. They also recorded it all on on a single microphone and a two track, no mixing afterwards. For the music, I enjoyed it. Very blues-y and moody. The vocals lacked a bit at times in my opinion but I dug the melancholy low key vibes. Standouts: To Love is to Bury, Blue Moon Revisited Rating: 4.25/5
Not my favourite kind of music, but much of it is absolutely beautiful. This record shows why the world needs Canada more than it needs the USA.
Surprising excellent!
An intriguing opening couple songs followed by ten tunes consisting of so-so storytelling and a beautiful voice of insipid nothing.
Sleepy Canadian Folk Rock with a dash of bluesy-noir. The further into the album I went, the more I enjoyed it. I didn't hate it, but made my day stretch out longer than I was expecting it to.
This album with its one long run on song certainly does set a specific vibe. If you want to wallow in your own self-loathing this is the album for you.
"The Trinity Sessions" is the second studio album by Canadian alternative country band the Cowboy Junkies. The album is a mixture of original material and covers of classic folk, rock and country songs. It was recorded inside Toronto's Church of the Holy Trinity with the band circled around a single microphone. The core band includes Margo Timmins (lead vocals), Michael Timmons (guitar), Alan Anton (bass) and Peter Timmons (drums). Additional musicians were also brought in on select songs. The album hit #26 in the US. The album opens with Margo singing the traditional song "Mining for Gold" a capella. She has a lovely voice as she sings about miners. "Misguided Angel" adds a guitar, bass, drums, harmonica and dobro to Margo's voice. A very soft song as is the rest of the album; I kept having to turn the volume up. Margo is falling for a bad boy. The band blends an original song and a pop standard in "Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis)." Gentle drums and vocals. The song actually builds some and there's a guitar solo. A fiddle and slide guitar is added to the mix in "To Love is to Bury." This song has much more of a country feel. Margo tells the tale of a husband who gave his life for wife and she has to bury him. The band's style comes to a crescendo on their cover of the Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane." Subdued, delicate vocals. Dreamy and a stoner vibe takes this song in an entirely different spot than the VU did in a song about drug addiction. Laid back and sparse don't do justice to just how "chill" this album is. I felt compelled to some extent. The music is not only country but blues and jazz as well. More instruments are added as the album progresses. I enjoyed this and kind of got what I expected since I had really only heard their VU cover. If you want a chill and relaxing listen, this album fits those needs.
Album 716 of 1001 Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session (1988) Rating : 2.5 / 5 Alt Country? Meh. Sounds made up. This is a fine listen. Very low key. The production on it is awesome. Great sound. Some nice covers of big songs. Nice album to chill to.
Margo Timmins has a beautiful voice and I fuck with the stripped-down sound. Also, scratches a powerful Canuck nostalgia itch.
Fascinating little album. Restrained performance by alt-country / alt-folk band, round a single microphone, in a single (unedited) session. The inclusions of some cover tunes is a wise move, giving an easy measure of a delta from the norm. Worth a listen.
Didn't win me over on my first listen, but Sweet Jane was good enough to convince me to give it a second change. Lovely, atmospheric, initimate, timeless.
What a nice surprise find after rows of shit for weeks!
Probably something I'd have put on the CD player when trying to impress a lady and thought she'd not "be cool" with WASPs "Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)"
Soft and cosy. Great singer. Easy listening/night music. Four plus definitely!
Pretty, quiet, peaceful. “Sweet Jane” continues to hold up.
# 432 - 10/03/2025 - Zzzzz. BORED. An extremely slow folk album that makes you reconsider whether there are as many as 1,001 albums you must listen to before you die….SNORE!
Very nice and calm that I fell asleep every time I tried to finish this album
I found it so incredibly boring. I started reading reviews and saw plenty of 5s talking about Sweet Jane being their favorite. I had hope. Nah fam, it's more of the same. On to the next.
Good, but super mellow - too mellow overall. Few known titles.
Solid country western blues, great vocalist 3.5
It’s not only a remarkable album but I think it represents a turn towards a more raw sound that was more widely reflected in Tracy Chapman’s album from the same year, but was surrounded by polished arena rock, hair metal and boy band pop on the top selling albums. It’s one of those things that isn’t directly connected, but it is the fertilizer in the soil that allowed grunge and alternative to the explode a few years later.
Si vous adorez les albums country mélancoliques composés de murmures plaintifs et d'une note de guitare à la minute, je suis même pas sûr de vous recommander cet album
I'm not usually a big fan of country music, but I loved the vocals here. The album also doesn't have TOO MUCH of that annoying country twang in the instruments and vocals.
Congratulations to the producer of this album on having potentially the easiest job of all time
Probably the most touching album since Houmous & Chutneys 26th studio album ‘This Will Touch You’. The follow up to their hit 25th studio album ‘I Touched You (Sorry)’. 4.3
I have to be honest and say I had never heard of this band or its music and when the album started I thought oo this is pretty interesting! Unfortunately by the end that enthusiasm had worn off a little but for the most part I enjoyed it. A particular highlight was Blue Moon Revisited.
I can see why people took to this in an era when things were much more bombastic; it is the atmosphere
Thoughts before listening: I mainly know the Cowboy Junkies because their cover of Sweet Jane was on the Natural Born Killers soundtrack. That song is on this album, and it seems there are a number of covers on here. I think of them as sparse, minimalistic country music. Review: So this is more sparse, minimalistic, and slow country-inspired indie rock. There's an ethereal sound with the quiet, whispery vocals plus the pedal steel, fiddles, and other backing instruments. Also just the slowness with these songs crawling along at a snail's pace. I can dig this although it's not blowing me away. Best songs here are covers except for "Misguided Angel" which I enjoyed quite a bit. Very much a 3-star album.
6.5/10 Favorite Tracks: Misguided Angel, Blue Moon Revisited, To Love is to Bury Least Favorite Tracks: I Don't Get It, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Walking After Midnight
Rejected background music for Twin Peaks.
At the start I thought "that will be a 1 if it continudes like this". But it got better. Not that I really like the album, one slow song after another is not my thing. But it grew and in total it's ok. When comparing with albums I gave a "3", I must give a 2 here, though. But if it would be possible a 2.5.
This is probably the slowest album on this entire list - it's very soothing, chill, ethereal with a beautiful voice. The album is consistent throughout and it creates a certain mood. It's almost like the atmosphere is more important than the songs themselves. Overall, though I would enjoy such music only on certain days, but I like a concept and consistency of an album so I'm giving it a 3.
Perfectly lovely.
Not bad per se, just pretty boring.
Great voice. Not to into it, but the music is good.
A very soothing album in a way I didn't expect. My mom used to love these guys when I was like eight, so I can of have a vague recollection of it. Certainly not something you want to listen to all the time, but it has a definite appeal. The Sweet Jane version is awesome, and the songs following that are good too. Might go back and listen again at some point.
I liked it right off the bat with her beautiful voice, but this album turned out to be too slow and relaxing for my tastes. I was dozing off halfway through, and it became a bit of a chore to finish. 3.25/5
Beautiful songs played and sung beautifully but after about 4 tracks I was bored. Too slow for my liking
Again its not for me
i really wanted to like this but i couldn't stand the voice . je suis sorry
It’s not bad, but they seem more interested in creating a mood than in creating songs. Very reverby, and quite slow, I’d be surprised if they never contributed to a David Lynch soundtrack.
Good sound and production but not very memorable.
I don't know what I was expecting when I pressed play but it wasn't this! The recording sounds great. I can't think of a time I'd reach for this when I have the output of Jason Molina available, but it's nice.
It was cool to hear a sound from the 80s that probably doesn't come to mind right away. People tend to think back to the new wavey or pop stuff, but as a Xenial i remember these sorts of sounds.
a lethal combo for today's rainy day...
Favorite song: Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis) The Trinity Session is going straight to my get-it-on-vinyl list. Great vibes. Love the western feel without being "country". The covers are great too - Elvis would be proud. 5 stars, no notes.
What an intro! That first track was so beautiful, and then it led to the next track and that harmonica! Ugh. I have no idea who this band is but twas very pleasant listen in the morning. Blue moon cover was chef's kiss. wait...is this another album of covers? walking after midnight has always been a favorite but damn this their version is so sexy. I'm a fan. added to my discogs wish list.
Loved the mix of reimagined old country classics (and Lou Reed) with originals. Her voice is amazing. What a beautiful, chill album. Would 100% put this on rotation at my house during the early morning hours working and sipping coffee (like right now).
Mysigt!
Not a bad band. A few good songs. Nice sound.
Beautiful beautiful album, loved every song
- touching vocals - bisschen viel geschunkel - Bisschen sehr eintönig somehow - aber nice für background chilling
Good lord I did not like this at all. I'm having an irritable week so I appreciate that my dislike for this may be amplified but fucking hell what an absolute beige boring drag that was. Same song 10 times over. And I'm offended by the covers. I particularly hate when artists do covers of absolutely slapping songs and then make them beige. What is the fucking point. Sweet Jane - are you joking? Leave it alone! Look I'd like to give it a 1 star because of how riled I am but I need to save those for truly offensive music, this is narrowly in the 2
This was not what I expected from the name! I was quite pleasant but nothing special really.
I feel like reviews of this album will be mixed. It's definitely not everyone’s thing. It’s quiet, casual, and chill. It's slow too. Very very slow. I’d understand if someone called it boring. The soft, melodic and smooth instrumentation sets a mood along with the mellow, wispy vocals which is definitely the best part of the album. Margo Timmins has a haunting, emotive voice which fits the aesthetic of the album perfectly. The best track is arguably the opener 'Mining For Gold' as it's just Margo and no instruments, it's beautiful. The next track 'Misguided Angel' is also very good. After nearly an hour it does get a bit samey, a bit tiresome, wishing someone would just pick up the pace a bit. I enjoyed it a lot, there's not exactly any bad tracks but 53 minutes worth of slow country is definitely teetering on the 'too long' side of things. Would have been a 4 or even a 5 if it was shorter but as it is it's a 3.5 rounded down.
That was pretty meh. It has its little niche but I could care less for it unless I need something to listen as falling asleep. I could see the appeal with the soothing tones. I liked the opening instrumentation of Sweet Jane but it deflated to me when the vocals started. Still cool that a country group covered Velvets tho Rating: 2.3
This was pretty solid I thought
Pretty good country
Beautiful and nostalgic for me. Can’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve listened to this album and now I need to add it to my vinyl collection
The album is nice sounding. Very casual, very chill. But it's very slow. Very very slow. I can't stop realizing how slow these songs are. They would be perfect for just sitting around with nothing at all to do. The vocalist's wispy voice fits the aesthetic of this album perfectly. This album deserves 4 stars, but the speed of every song knocks it down 1.
pretty!!!
Some downer Canadian alt-country. Slow-paced. Wasn't into it.
5/10
Okayish
At the beginning I was out, but it grew on me
Great stuff
This album fits the name of the band SO WELL!!!!!! They ARE cowboy junkies. I just feel like I’m a saloon worker making food behind the counter and in the corner of my ears I just hear. This. Something I might put on if I’m ever out in the outback haha. The vocalists voice is just so soothing omg. Fav song: working on a building
An Interesting album, very mellow and smooth that gives off a vibe of being a Cowboy in the Midwest. The brilliant use of harmonicas in many songs brings an amazing element to the album.
Great band, classic album.
7/10
Reminds me of the two amazing Talk Talk albums, which are quite unbelievably not on the list.
Exactly. Sweet Jane…and nothing else.
Sweet Jane
Quite a slow and downbeat album. I like the singer's voice but the reimagining of various songs in this style doesn't quite grab my attention for 50+ minutes. I have a real issue with covers that just slow down and make the track more dull - it's really not that clever. Their version of Sweet Jane is way worse than the original IMO. Seems to happen in every Christmas advert so maybe they were trailblazers (of a bad thing) I'd listen to the odd song again, didn't hate it but I was a bit bored listening all the way through
This was interesting. Not exactly what I thought, but glad to have listened. Good hooks and singing. But it did kind of wear thin about 4-5 songs in…
i did not like that opening track but the rest was sososo good
Slow start, almost judged to quick but there are some chill tunes in there.
not a big fan (at all) of country music but this album surprised me pleasantly. love her mellow and smooth voice that goes so well with the natural reverb of the church, i don't think this album could've sounded better if it was recorded in any other way. 3.5/5
I liked it quite a bit, but didn't love it. Liked her voice.
makes me feel like I’m on the Oregon trail
A little mellow for my liking, but a really beautiful sound.
What a beautiful voice. Lovely calm record
Soporific. (In the nicest way possible.)
Good easy listening album
Misguided Angel and Sweet Jane are lovely. The rest is a bit croony and plodding for my taste.
1.5 super boring
++: I Don't Get It, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Postcard Blues, Walkin' After Midnight +: Working on a Building +-: Mining for Gold, Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis), To Love Is to Bury, 200 More Miles, Sweet Jane -: Misguided Angel, Dreaming My Dreams with You 5,5/10
Sad slow jazzy - I listened to it!
Cool sound!
pleasant and boring <3
La chanteuse a une très belle voix et la production est excellente, mais c'est tellement monotone et beaucoup trop doux tout le long comme album. Toutes les reprises sont en gros une version plus ennuyante de l'originale. 4/10
Really enjoyed this album - giving 80's country Sarah McLachlan vibes. Easy on the mind. Recommend !
Pretty chill vibe, not a sleepy vibe though. Very mysterious, almost something that it sounds like I heard in peaky blinders.
The Father, the Son and the ghostly hole.
If you call it Trinity how many stars can you really expect?
Wer sich auf dieses Werk einlässt, wird mit einem Klangteppich aus Melancholie, Hoffnung und zeitloser Schönheit belohnt. The Trinity Session ist kein Album für jede Stimmung, aber für die richtigen Momente ist es schlichtweg unverzichtbar. Die Cowboy Junkies haben hier ein Kleinod geschaffen, das seinen Platz in der Musikgeschichte verdient.
Exactly what I needed! Minor aggravations were alleviated and the day became peaceful and enjoyable because of Cowboy Junkies’ ambience.
Don't judge a band by their name!
Wow. That mining for gold song is haunting. I can't speak to the rest, but what a good start. 2 or 3 banger songs and the rest I didn't click with. 4 for "heart of gold" alone.
Really enjoyed this record. I’ll have to check out he revisited version sometime.
Not bad
Love it
That's what I call music. Solid blues from a country band.
I enjoyed the album overall, kind of samey song to song but nothing bad or to dislike about it.
So sssslllloooowwww. 3/5
Not at all what I’d expected from a band called “Cowboy Junkies” – I hope I never find out why they’re called that, but why are they called that? With one exception (“200 more miles” – a beautiful song that I’ll be revisiting for sure) there wasn’t much here that stuck with me. I guess that’s fine; the album created a pleasant enough atmosphere, and the gentle rumble of the tracks left plenty of space for reflection besides (some inspiration here for Malkmus’s traditional techniques?). I won’t be rushing back to it, but if ever I need an album to prove that restraint can be a genre in itself … here it’ll be. (Really cool that it was recorded around a single mic, and explains the SUDDEN guitar licks somewhat.)
Slow, depressing, boring. The vocals are skilled, the project just didn't grab me today.
Favorite Track: I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
The two songs everyone knows still good. Thenrestveas just too soft and wispy.
Listened Before? N Much more mellow than I expected. Not a bad thing, but with a name like theirs not what I was preparing for. I did like their hit - Sweet Jane. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Sweet Jane
This is a weird album, and I have no idea why it's on this list. The music is all fine, and her voice is really nice and she uses it very effectively. However, there are just too many covers of great, well-known songs that are a huge step back from the original. This album just makes me want to listen to Hank Williams and Velvet Underground so I can hear the songs that I like sound good rather than like muzak 2/5 There are nice elements, but this album was irritating overall
The Trinity Sessions is the second album from Cowboy Junkies, but it was their major label debut. The band makes lo-fi folk rock, led by Margo Timmins' ethereal, delicately-paced vocals. The tracks on the Trinity Sessions were recorded in one night, on one microphone, and they have a sense of simple, raw intimacy. The Trinity Sessions includes the band's cover of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane," which was the band's biggest single. The band uses a steel guitar, a fiddle, and a harmonica, creating a sound like Americana folk.
Not my genre
Gorgeous music, gorgeous recording some wonderful song choices and a seminal version of Sweet Jane. Misguided Angel and Blue Moon Revisited are favourites. 4 stars
Pretty dull to be honest.
Ruhiger Country
I fell asleep. Mining For Gold followed by Misguided Angel is such a smooth transition though, very relaxing and calming.
A lot more mellow than the Bands name would suggest, in fact so relaxing I fell asleep towards the end and had to listen to it again. Pleasant is the best word I can think of to describe this album.
Chill melancholic country atmosphere. Slow throughout but it’s pleasant
Boring, boring, boring.. oh there's the hit... Boring, boring, done.
Can Con detected 🚨-- that isn’t Cohen, Young or Mitchell, which is especially impressive. This reminds me of that chip I carry on my shoulder, though. Dimery & co. have proved they're familiar with Cdn folk and alt-country, with the likes of the Junkies, Rufus Wainwright and kd lang. And ya didn't add Blue Rodeo, Stan Rogers, the McGarrigle sisters, Great Big Sea, Shania Twain, smh my head :( Ok, even though I don't really expect any music critic outside Canada to have those artists in mind, I don't really get why this particular one made it. Certainly very cozy and intimate-- Conrad (from 1001 Albums) describes "an intimacy that is at times eerie". She also compliments the emotional delivery of Margo Timmins; I agree, her vocal delivery makes the album imho I wouldn't say this is a boring album, but it's definitely a soporific one; I don't recommend listening to right after waking up like I did. It's possible the Trinity Session will grow on me, since you'd think the melancholic, contemporary aesthetic would win me over faster than a traditionalist album like lang's Shadowland, which I gave 4/5 back in the spring. HL: "Misguided Angel", "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", "Walkin' After Midnight" 3.5 December 18, 2024
Honestly nicer than I was expecting!
I have always loved the Sweet Jane cover but had never listened to this entire album until now. I am blown away at how ethereal and gorgeous it truly is from start to finish.
I only knew the song from Natural Born Killers before, but wow this album blew me away
The Cowboy Junkies are the most, I should like this band but I don’t, I can think of. It just never feels like the songs start. I do think the cover of I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry is the best version of that song though. It benefits from the glacial tempo all their songs are at
Täydellistä chilling and wibing kamaa seuraavaksi heh...
Pretty chill alt country/jazzy sounds. I enjoyed this quite a bit. As the penultimate album, this was a nice way little album to discover.
Why’s everyone gotta be so snobby all the time?
Enjoyable, but could have done with a bit more variety. 3.5*
Pretty boring, good musicianship
No Beethoven but good
Love me some Cowboy Junkies. Chill AF. That version of Sweet Jane is an exceptional cover. That's an easy four. I'm to chill to say much more.
Don't really plan on coming back to anything here, but was alright while it was on
First listen to these guys, nice.
Very slow. Margo’s voice starts to grate after 3 songs as she sounds the same in all of them. While not objectively bad, I really did not enjoy this. Bonus star for the Church acoustics.
I liked this album, but it was very slow and plodding, so not something I would always be in the mood for. I've loved this version of Sweet Jane ever since hearing it on the Natural Born Killers soundtrack, I think it was the highpoint of the album for me.
Really didn't care for this. Not my thing. Too slow. 1/5
***An ok album. Very slow, soothing, put you to sleep kind of music.
A little downtempo for my taste. But still enjoyable sound and vocals.
There’s nothing really bad about this album. I just didn’t enjoy it. I get why it’s on the list, but there wasn’t enough for me to enjoy.
its actually quite good and her voice is great. could have a bit more going on tho and could have a bit more memorizable songs
Synes det er fedt! Meget stille og rolig vokal, meget mellow, lidt af det hele med blues, folk og country. Kan godt lide instrumentering med slide guitar og harmonika. Bliver lidt stille i længden dog, og har svært ved at lytte efter og huske teksterne
Portishead MTV Unplugged
Very cool, kinda like a country portishead
didn’t love the singers voice, and the fusion of jazz and folk and country was very hit or miss for me, but a pleasant album regardless
Very nice for a relaxing morning. Beautiful cover of Sweet Jane. This won’t be in my every day repertoire, but I’ve got a spot for it in my head. I can see why some folks would find it boring, though.
Not a bad album. Good sound throughout and solid cover of Sweet Jane. Didn't give it a huge amount of focus on my listen but it's good. Feels like a real band vs something incredibly commercial.
The opening track made me unsure of where this was going, bit I liked it. I've heard the band's name before but never listened to them. This is well produced. The musicianship is solid. The vocals used well. I did not care for the slow jam version of I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. I almost want to give it a 3, because I'm not in the mood for this, but it's hard to complain. Good lullabies or music to stare into a fire to, or both at the same time.
I thought it was very pretty and well written but not necessarily my taste. Would return to at some point
An album I would probably like more if I listened to it a few times. Very laid-back, and was not really in the mood for it,while listening to it.
A bit too boring for me, also there's no need to revisit 'Blue Moon'.
Just not my cup of tea - nice but not something I’d ever go back to.
My affection for this album is high. I don't know if there's anything objective shot my rating. I love it for too many reasons.
ZZZZzzzz....
My thoughts on this album and why it's included on this list can be summed up by the title of track #4.
Not the kind of stuff this cowboy is going to be fiending for.
Mmmm
Slowed down alt-country that like a blues band doing a shoegaze album. Haunting Nico-like lead vocals over glacial chord progressions and loads of instrumental flourishes that flesh it out. You get a very atmospheric live feeling - it was recorded off one mic in a church apparently. Lots of covers they give their treatment to. Because of the languid pace and familiar country sonic palette (sliding steel guitars, harmonica, accordion, fiddle, acoustic guitar, gentle bass lines carrying it along, very quiet drums) it’s incredibly unobtrusive and undemanding, perfect chill background music that fades away soothingly.
Haunting, sparse arrangements of modern country and classic country tunes. Best Tracks: Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis); I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry; Walking After Midnight
Recorded in a single day, with a single microphone, in Toronto's Church of the Holy Trinity. The opening a capella track Mining for Gold sets the stage with the natural reverberation of the church becoming a focal point for the album's production. What follows is a mix of covers and originals, making great use of space all the while. This feels like an honest, sombre advancement of country music that was on the cusp of being lost of Garth Brooks and his arena tours. Listen to the Hank Williams classic I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, played low and slow with the feeling of someone too numb to get out of bed anymore, and tell me that's not what Williams intended on writing that song. The Trinity Session is an exceptionally pretty album, encompassing just enough space to be heard, while allowing the sound to carry out it's own journey without being washed out. It's an intentional and delicate position to take but it's one that's effective the more you really listen.
This felt like the lost soundtrack to a David Lynch film. Vibed to a lot of it. Didn’t find any individual songs that I found I wanted to revisit. 3/5
Pretty vocals -- but yowza -- the rest of it just isn't my thing.
Nice vibe. Don’t love the voice
The definition of chill.
If you want to be bored to tears then this is the album for you! Every song sounds exactly the same: slow, quiet, and little emotion. 3/10.
I like the rendition of Sweet Jane and it's all fine but I don't ever freel totally taken in by this.
A sultry, moody take on country and blues music. Quite samey after a while, but absolutely thick with atmosphere. Spun at the right time, in the right place, it's a winner.
Well known to me 🙂. Brilliantly recorded album.
Slow and quiet. Very misleading name you can't call yourself cowboy junkies and bring out something this understated and sad. Maybe we'd have enjoyed it more if they'd been called the lonesome cowboy or something like that.
Surprisingly nice. The voice of the singer, the music. Very good.
bravissima ma mi sta a cala il sonno
An okay album. The lead singer has a very pleasant voice. The band accompanies her well with quiet and subdued instrumentals. I found that a lot of the songs blended together into one sound, which made the songs forgettable. Standouts: Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis), I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry, and To Love Is To Bury.
Heard of the Cowboy Junkies but never listened to them so this was a complete new experience for me. Not exactly what I expected. Some tracks very good others a bit meh. Nice touch to record the album live around just one microphone. Despite that a very nice sounding album which captures the intimacy of the session. Not an album I would rush to listen to again but another album I can add to my 1001 discovery list. 3/5 27/10/24
I would like to like this, because she's got a lovely voice and clearly they know how to do everything - except record well. "Recorded using a single microphone in a church" is not a selling point - get a studio, pay a producer, make your stuff sound better. It's not rocket science. The tracks I did like though, I liked a lot. The nails-on-a-chalkboard sound of the twangy country slide guitar makes me want to jump out of a window. So the album is going to get a considerable ding for being too country, covering some of the worst Elvis songs, and lacking a sane approach to recording and production.
Meh this was alright 3/5, I was more disappointed as after my Spotify played their song common disaster which I thought was good but this album is just passable.
Lyder helt fint, men jeg har svært ved at se det essentielle i easy listening covers af gode sange 🤷♀️
Meget meget behagelig produktion, afslappende lyt, de covers jeg kendte var lidt hit or miss dog
Listened to this twice. First time was really good (4), second time i found it quite boring (2). I like the sound and the "airy" sound, probably from the fact that it was recorded with a single microphone.
The fact that this was recorded in a church around a single mic is automatically 2 extra stars. That means so much to me. I know this used to be the norm, but it just feels like ancient magic in these days of engineers fine tuning data in a computer interface. Feels like their intention was to put as few layers as possible between me listening right now and them playing back then. Maybe I can't be in the room but I've got my ear to the crack in the door. This one is transportive to me. I wish I had better speakers.
Fun Sweet Jane is incredible. I’d never put it on again though.
heel vreemd album, het is een soort traag country album? De vocals zijn mooi, gezongen door een vrouwelijke zangeres, maar eerlijk; instrumentaal vind ik het een klein beetje saai. Ja, de vocals zijn mooi, maar daarbuiten is dit album gewoon nogal saai en dan voelt ruim 55 minuten echt als een zware dobber. Nee. Hoelanger ik luister naar dit album, hoe meer ik concludeer dat deze muziek écht niet voor mij is. Folk muziek vind ik gewoon echt ontzettend saai. Het is echt nogal slaap verwekkend, er zitten best mooie stukjes tussen, maar het overgrote deel is oersaai... FAVO: Working on a building, Walking after midnight
Good album. Melodic and soothing!
New artist for me, but the sound was good, new and interesting music, but a little slow for 5 stars. Great for background music.
Some low keys countryish covers. I really wanted to like it more than I did. It seemed to drag on and on. It really could have used a shot of energy to give it a change of pace. I could see myself listening to a song or tow at a time again, but no desire to relisten to the entire album.
Soft folk
Covers were an interesting vibe. Slow but solid.
This has a unique laid back feel to it. It's not really my cup of tea, but I did find myself listening to it three times, when I don't usually do that. Great harmonica! (Can't remember ever saying that...)
Not sure what to call this.... Hillbilly jazz maybe? Slow, and ethereal. Really have to be in the right frame of mind to enjoy it. Favourite songs: Walking After Midnight, Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis), To Love Is To Bury, Misguided Angel, Mining for Gold Least favourite songs: I Don't Get It 3/5
2.5
Kinda boring tbh lmao. I liked it alright tho she has a gorgeous voice just wished it was shorter
I’m like not done listening yet, but wanna see the next album, this is sort of unexciting but also pretty idk.
Some very breezy, very chill vibes. I like how the band commits to such a quiet sound but fills it with so much detail and atmosphere. The covers especially have a lot of uniqueness to them. Best Track: I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Worst Track: Walking After Midnight
What a snoozy album. Best Song: Blue Moon Revisited Worst Song: Working on a building
Well thought it was a bit naff on first listen but with the second one fell in love with it - subtle, moody, sparse - with the crowning jewel of the Sweet Jane cover. Lovely album.
I only knew of Sweet Jane from the Natural Born Killers soundtrack, so what a treat to discover the whole album sounds just as dreamy. Certainly an album that could grow on me. Faves: Sweet Jane, Walking After Midnight.
Oh, what a treat! Alt-country but make it dream poppy and slowcorey! 😍 I definitely thought of Twin Peaks when listening to this, and I see quite a few other reviewers making the same connection. I think I had these folks mixed up with someone else in my head because I was expecting something more celtic punk? 😆 I'll definitely be revisiting this, and checking out more of their discography. Fave tracks - "Mining for Gold" is an excellent opener. "Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis)" and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" are both achingly beautiful. Their version of "Sweet Jane" was the only track I was already familiar with, I think, and it turns out I have 5 copies of it on various compilations and soundtracks, heh...
I mean, this IS pretty, but even my daddy didn't listen to THIS KINDA country music. If I had a girlfriend that liked you listen to this, I'd listen with her but this is not something I'd pull off the shelf and listen to on my own. 3 stars
I like this album a lot. It's got a very nice, warm feel. But it's not 4 star territory.
Very nice vocals and cool western instrumentals.
whole vibe going on. Love that we get some canuck gibberish at the end. Cools story, cools songs, but almost too cool, too laid back. Nice harmonica and other instrumental touches.
Inoffensive but such a snooze and not at all what I expected from a group called Cowboy Junkies. I’m sure even tone was a conscious choice but I couldn’t enjoy it. High 2.