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Artist: Earl Scruggs and FriendsEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-08-28
Music Label: Mca Nashville
Soundtracks:
- Country Comfort (w/ Elton John)
- Borrowed Love (w/ Dwight Yoakam)
- Ring Of Fire (w/ Billy Bob Thornton)
- True Love Never Dies (w/ Gary Scruggs and Travis Tritt)
- The Angels (w/ Melissa Etheridge)
- Fill Her Up (w/ Sting)
- Foggy Mountain Breakdown (Instrumental) (w/ Steve Martin and Jerry Douglas)
- Somethin' Just Ain't Right (w/ Randy Scruggs)
- I Found Love (w/ Vince Gill and Rosanne Cash)
- Blue Ridge Mountain Blues (w/ John Fogerty)
- Passin' Thru (w/ Don Henley and Johnny Cash)
- Foggy Mountain Rock/Foggy Mountain Special (Instrumental Medley) (w/ Earl Scruggs and Marty Stuart)
Free Music Notes for Earl Scruggs and Friends
Free Music Review: The Steve Martin Secret
Hit: 5 Stars
Okay, this album is incredible, as much for the celebrity participation as the quality. The celebrities add their own touches to Earl's Superlative work. However, the most interesting celebrity participant isn't even mentioned on the album, Steve Martin. He plays a signficant part on Track 7, Foggy Mountain Breakdown. The song went on to win a Grammy.
Maybe they didn't mention him on the album since people would expect a comedy routine, but give a listen to Track 7 to gain a broader appreciation for one of our nation's formost novelists, essayists, actors, comedians, banjo artists and all-around brilliant guys-- STEVE MARTIN!
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As Earl Scruggs broadened his horizons into country-rock in the early 1970s, two albums much like this one appeared, featuring cameos from Bob Dylan, the Byrds, Linda Ronstadt, Joan Baez, etc. Now as then, the results are mixed. Sir Elton John renders a mature, definitive "Country Comfort." Dwight Yoakam's newly penned "Borrowed Love," "True Love Never Dies" with Travis Tritt, and John Fogerty's "Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" all honor bluegrass traditions. Vince Gill and Rosanne Cash ("I Found Love"), Marty Stuart ("Foggy Mountain Rock"/"Foggy Mountain Special"), and Johnny Cash with Don Henley (the eerie "Passin' Thru") are focused and flawless. The misfires are equally spectacular. Billy Bob Thornton's "Ring of Fire" doesn't bode well for his 2001 country album. Not only are Melissa Etheridge and Sting out of their element, their overwhelming performances relegate Scruggs to the distant background. Likewise, his signature instrumental "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" buckles under the weight of 10 guest pickers including Steve Martin and Paul Shaffer. All-star tributes can be a bear to manage. Given that reality, 8 out of 12 ain't bad. --Rich KienzleCountry Music CDs
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