| Author | Message | ||
     Mark |
Has anybody else brought it home for a listen and what did they think? I'm in love with it and that doesn't happen for me more than a few times in a year. I'm definately not a fan of movie sound tracks, but this one hangs togeather so well as an album it really doesn't matter. It is a celebration of the human voice. Beautifully mournful and expressive. Also, the really rich hillbilly fiddle of traditional American folk music. Excellent. | ||
| jerry |
is this the one with jack white on it? i tried to bring it home but security stopped me! | ||
| Mark Ilsley |
Yeah. 4 of the 5 songs contributed by JW are very strong in my opinion. I'm a huge JW fan, but he is outclassed vocally by the likes of Alison Krauss, Cassie Franklin, Stuart Duncan, Dirk Powell, The Sacred Harp Singers and The Reeltime Travelers, to name only a few. | ||
| paule |
Have you heard Johnny Cash's take on Wayfarin Stranger (from Solitary Man)? JW's version seems pretty indebted to JC's arrangement. Its on the same album as the late great JC's amazing version of The Mercy Seat. | ||
| Mark Ilsley |
Thanks for the reminder. I've been considering purchase but forgot about it. Must give it a listen. I've not been a JC fan in the past but I believe this album has something special. FWIW, did you know that Elvis Costello covered JC on his Almost Blue Album (Cry, Cry, Cry) and also co-wrote The Scarlet Tide performed by Alison Krauss on Cold Mountain. |