Harry Chapin - The Bottom Line Encore Collection
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Artist: Harry ChapinEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-03-10
Music Label: Bottom Line / Koch
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Taxi
- Story of a Life
- I Miss America
- Mercenaries
- A Better Place
- I Want to Learn a Love Song
- Mr. Tanner
- W*O*L*D
- Cat's in the Cradle
- Mismatch
- Old Folkie
- Let Time Go Lightly
- Remember When the Music
- Thirty Thousand Pounds of Bananas
- Sequel
Free Music Notes for The Bottom Line Encore Collection
Free Music Review: Tragic, but essential
Hit: 5 Stars
It is, of course, impossible to listen to Harry Chapin without thinking of the car accident that took him from us much too soon. That has never been more true than with this great live performance, which took place just six months before Chapin's death.That said, this is one of Chapin's very best (if not THE best) albums, and the bitter irony of its timing only adds to that. Recorded in an intimate venue on Chapin's old Greenwich Village stomping ground, it features a warm, immediate quality that is lacking on the two live LPs Chapin released during his lifetime. That intimacy is almost certainly by accident - no one knew at the time that this performance would take on historical value, and Chapin wasn't known for spare production - but so what? The band is in fine form, and if the performances are a bit ragged in places, that only plays up their sincerity. (This, of course, was not always apparent on Chapin's studio albums, including the original versions of so!me of the songs featured here.)
As for the music itself, there is a decent cross section of his entire career here, including first rate renditions of "Taxi" (with terrific audience participation), "A Better Place to Be", "WOLD", and the obligatory "Cat's in the Cradle". The latter is one of the weaker performances here - the band almost sounds bored - but if you're a serious fan you already know that one note for note anyhow. But it's on the more obscure numbers - "Mismatch", "Mercenaries" - that this collection really shines. It's a nice reminder that story-songs weren't Chapin's only strong point. Last but not least, if "Remember When the Music" doesn't move you to tears, Chapin's thoughtful, poignant spoken introduction will. That one deserves to be among his most famous songs, and this is the definitive rendition of it.
In a nutshell...if you're already a serious fan, you don't need me to convince you of anything. If you just want to find out what Chapin was! about beyond "Taxi" and "Cat's in the Cradle", this is the best place to start!
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