Every song is beautiful and made with love. "Bluebird Wine," "Boulder to Birmingham," and "Queen of the Silver Dollar" are my stand out picks. While there are a lot of covers on this album, it doesn't take away from Emmylou Harris' amazing vocals, which are definitely why everyone should listen to this album.
How have I never heard of this band or album before? I absolutely love this album. Standouts? All of them. There is not one song on this album that I wouldn't listen to again. Sure, there's only 8 songs, but 5 of them are over 5 minutes and 1 is over 10. In past reviews, I have had a problem with songs that are longer than they can keep me entertained. That is not a problem with this album. I have to give a special mention to "Torn Curtain." Just an amazing album closer and possibly my favorite from the album
Every song is beautiful and made with love. "Bluebird Wine," "Boulder to Birmingham," and "Queen of the Silver Dollar" are my stand out picks. While there are a lot of covers on this album, it doesn't take away from Emmylou Harris' amazing vocals, which are definitely why everyone should listen to this album.
I needed to warm up to this album before I started to love it. The first 4 tracks came and went unceremoniously. Then "Moral Kiosk" changed it all. I finally heard what I should have been hearing all along. After that song, pretty much every song on the album is just really good. Along with "Moral Kiosk," I will also choose "Catapult," and "We Walk" as standouts. I went back to listen to "Radio Free Europe" because it's the most popular song on the album and although I had a newfound appreciation for it, it still was not a favorite of mine. Overall, a really good album that I would absolutely come back to.
I was excited when I saw this cover come up. Easily recognizable and highly regarded. I just am not a huge fan. The lyrics were not great in my opinion and sometimes I feel like I would have had a better experience if the entire album was instrumental. Don't get me wrong, some songs are beautiful. "Candle In the Wind" is an amazing song throughout. The opening instrumental of "Funeral for a Friend" is so good. "Grey Seal" and "Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock'n' Roll)" and "Social Disease" are also standouts. Sadly, I just find myself getting bored halfway through a lot of these songs. The best songs are really good and I would come back to. The worst ones, honestly I wouldn't skip, but I don't see myself listening to the entire album again. A normal 10 song album or shorter version of many songs might land at a 4 or a 5, but as it is, it's just too long and doesn't use the time how I would want it to.
Interesting. There is a wide use of instruments. All the songs sound amazing. I was not blown away by any song, but very much appreciated each of them. I would probably listen to any of these songs again and possibly the whole album. "Take It as It Comes" was surprisingly my favorite of the album. It's a simple track, but does a lot in the 2:15. "Light My Fire" was a good catchy tune with a strong instrumental in the middle. Jim Morrison is a very strong vocalist.
How have I never heard of this band or album before? I absolutely love this album. Standouts? All of them. There is not one song on this album that I wouldn't listen to again. Sure, there's only 8 songs, but 5 of them are over 5 minutes and 1 is over 10. In past reviews, I have had a problem with songs that are longer than they can keep me entertained. That is not a problem with this album. I have to give a special mention to "Torn Curtain." Just an amazing album closer and possibly my favorite from the album
What can I say? It's Jazz. I like it. I don't think I'd ever come back to this album for fun. Maybe if I was doing a boring task and didn't want to get distracted, but wanted to be entertained. This is perfect for that. I've realized that Jazz is about getting into the moment. Becoming the music. Nothing groundbreaking here. Just good tunes for good times
Early on, I was considering a 1. My mind has never been changed so much. Most songs are so fun and happy. "A Pair of Brown Eyes" and "Sally Maclennane" were the songs that made me question my final rating. From there, the songs were mostly great. "A Pistol for Paddy Garcia" is an amazing instrumental track. Finally, "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" is such a heartbreaking song. It may seem out of place on an album full of songs about drinking, but I am glad this song is here. All unmentioned songs are fine at least. Only song I could put as worse than fine is "The Old Main Drag." At points in this album, I seriously considered every single ranking.
I would totally listen to one song from this album and be happy. 8 back to back though? Never again. It's cliche after cliche with not much character. All songs are fine, just none of them stand out. "Rock Steady" is probably my favorite. I could raise it up a star in the future maybe.