Billy Bragg, Wilco - Mermaid Avenue
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Free Music Review: Is he getting soft?
Hit: 5 Stars
I know what the haters out there are thinking..."He's moved out to Jersey and now the big metal fan is getting soft. He's even listening to alt-country!" Well, honestly perhaps the small-minded of you are thinking that, but the less judgemental are probably saying 'Glad you finally got ahold of Mermaid Avenue. What took you so long?" Personally, I just find Mermaid Avenue enjoyable and am not that concerned that its not my usual fare. Even the hardest of metalheads would have trouble denying that 'Walt Whitman's Niece' and 'California Stars' are instant classics to start out the album. Factor in the Dylan-esque 'At My Window Sad and Lonely' and the starkly beautiful 'Another Man's Done Gone' and you've got several really great songs as well as a bunch of other good songs on this album . Hey, metal's still my favorite genre, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, and the Drive By Truckers as well. If you're skeptical, just listen to this album and I think you'll find you like it at least as much as I do.Free Music Review: Every year we waste enough to feed the ones who starve...
Hit: 5 Stars
This collection of songs highlights what a visionary Woody Guthrie really was. With a set of lyrics that are both far ahead of their time and deeply perceptive into the human condition, the musicians had a lot to work with. And what they did with it is truly amazing. They bring Guthrie's works right into the modern day and show how potent they still are. We have songs about everything from politics to social interaction, much like we find in modern rock n roll, performed with honesty and plainspoken integrity. I am glad that these musicians didn't overdo the arrangements, because the simplicity really works here. Unlike some other reviewers, I think the Wilco material really works- it doesn't sound like it's stuck in the 90s- it truly seems timeless. My favorite track is "one by one," with its haunting slide guitar and fade-in intro. Perfect for autumn-- or any time really. "Ingrid Bergman" is great too- hey they're all great, you can't go wrong with this collection!Free Music Review: a really wonderful album
Hit: 5 Stars
I liked Woody Guthrie and Billy Bragg before I bought the album, and I was glad to hear that Wilco is also very talented. While there are a couple of tracks on the album I can't stand, mainly the "hoodoo voodoo" one, I just set my CD player to memory mode and skip over it. The rest of the album is great. "Walt Whitman's Niece" is very funny, and "Hesitating Beauty" is a great love song, kind of reminiscent of Bragg's "Greetings to the New Brunette." I love "California Stars," "Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key," and "She Came Along to Me," among others, but "Ingrid Bergman" has to be my favorite. It is just so plain and poignant, it makes me cry every time. Also, the Natalie Merchant solo song sounds a little like her work on "The Wishing Chair" (a la "Just as the Tide was Flowing"), which I love. A great album!Free Music Review: Buy it! The best album in more than a dozen years
Hit: 5 Stars
This is one of the best albums to come along in more than a dozen years. Many of the songs such as "Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key" and "Ingrid Bergman" are done in a way that one would have imagined Woody to have done them. There are a variety of emotions on this CD. We have the hauntingly beautiful "Birds and Ship", the, mournful "Eisler On The Go" and the fun rocky nonsense song "Hoodoo Voodoo." "Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key" is destined to become a folk classic and "One By One" is one of the most poignant songs I have ever heard. This album is a shoe in to become folk album of the year. Funny thing about this CD, it grows on you. The more one listens to it the better it becomes. Thank you, Billy Bragg and Jeff Tweedy of Wilco for breathing new life in to Woody Guthrie's timeless lyrics. Woody would have been pleased.Free Music Review: Buy it! One of the best albums in more than a dozen years
Hit: 5 Stars
This is one of the best albums to come along in more than a dozen years. Many of the songs such as "Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key" and "Ingrid Bergman" are done in a way that one would have imagined Woody would have done them. There is a variety of emotions on this CD. We have the hauntingly beautiful "Birds and Ship", the, mournful "Eisler On The Go" and the fun rocky nonsense song "Hoodoo Voodoo." "Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key" is destined to become a folk classic and "One By One" one of the most poignant songs I have ever heard. This album is destined to become folk album of the year. Funny thing about this CD, it grows on you. The more one listens to it the better it becomes. Thank you, Billy Bragg and Jeff Tweedy of Wilco for breathing new life in to Woody Guthries timeless lyrics. Woody would have been pleased.