Arlo Guthrie - The Best of Arlo Guthrie
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Free Music Notes for The Best of Arlo Guthrie
Free Music Review: MEMORIES GALORE
Hit: 5 Stars
what can i say but this cd will bring back memories of a troubled time, and bring a smile to you faceFree Music Review: Ario Guthrie Greatest Hits
Hit: 4 Stars
i got this cd i like the Alice's Restaurant Massacree they play this song only on thanksgiving
only two that day at 12 am and 12 pm
Free Music Review: Good for a once-a-decade listen
Hit: 3 Stars
Arlo Guthrie is best known for four songs. They are all here -- "Alice's Restaurant," "The Motorcycle Song," "City of New Orleans" and "Coming into Los Angeles." What's curious is that he no longer sings the first two (overdone), didn't write the third, and the fourth is about smuggling illegal drugs into the country. An interesting batch of hits! The rest of the tunes are well-performed, but mostly unmemorable. Arlo is a talented guitarist, but I dislike his smarty-pants pose. I confess that neither his stories nor his music are particularly compelling. One exception is "Gabriel's Mother's Hiway Ballad #16 Blues" which is a bluesy gospel tune that almost had heart. Of the hits, his wistful rendition of "City of New Orleans" is an American classic.
I picked up this CD to hear "Alice's Restaurant," which believe it or not, I had never heard, though I knew the tune since the early 1970s. A fun CD, I guess, for the occasional listen, but not interesting enough for the iPod rotation. Pick this up if you are a fan. Otherwise, plunk down 99 cents at the Apple store for the couple of decent cuts.
Free Music Review: one good track
Hit: 2 Stars
It was so whimsically cool & cute when I loved it in the sixties. Now it seems superficial self indulgent drivel - particularly the overlong Alice's Restaurant. Buy the single track of the still great "City of New Orleans" and save yourself some money.
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