James Taylor - Never Die Young
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Free Music Review: An overlooked gem
Hit: 5 Stars
This is my favourite James Taylor album. So many great (and largely unknown) songs fill the disc from start to finish. The title track is one of his all-time masterpieces, but it's in such good company it's almost possible to not realise just how special a tune it is. Of the songs that make up that company my very favourites are "Baby Boom Baby", "Runaway Boy" and "Letter In The Mail". Of the rest only "Home By Another Way" falls below par (barely). It depends on my mood as to whether I find lyrics (in reference to the three wise men) like "Some people call them wise, or orientals, even kings. Well, anyway - those guys" amusing or irritating. JT gets points for an all too rare sense of humour in the singer-songwriter genre at any rate. The cover photo makes a nice change too - that wolf is so darn cute!
This is an ideal album if you want to round out your collection with more than the greatest hits albums. Only the title track is represented on those, so there's little repetition, and having that song twice over is hardly likely to bother you. Buy it.
Free Music Review: Another Number One Album For Old "JT"!
Hit: 5 Stars
James Taylor has given us so many wonderful albums over the last couple of decades (Gee, is it thirty years already?) that it is truly surprising to see him come up with yet another blockbuster of a song as "Never Die Young" along with a wonderful song cycle as he's produced here. From the opening bars of "Never Die Young", a wry but dreamy recollection of a couple destined to rise above the level of the ordinary humdrum of small town mentality to the thoughtful and well-arranged "T-Bone" to the reflective "Baby Boom Baby" to the rollicking "Sweet Potato Pie", there isn't a pooch in the passel. As always, this is an eclectic mixture of folk ballads like "Never Die Young" and the pensive and soulful "First Of May", which is my personal favorite here. What we have here, folks, is a guarantee of an entertaining, superbly rendered, and always memorable music by one of the old masters of popular folk-rock. After all, "JT" has now successfully negotiated the fifty-year mark, and like the rest of us boomers, shows no sign of slowing down or repeating himself. Enjoy!Free Music Review: One of the best CD's From JT.He will never grow old
Hit: 5 Stars
"Never Die Young" is one of JT's greatest CD's recorded in the late 80's.The opening number I just mentioned,about rising above from your humble begining, is the one song I play the most.JT experimented with different sounds and Rhythm's on this tape,and its a up lifting record.There's only a couple of slow ballads,like "Valentine's Day,"but wait untill you hear "Sun on the Moon." This is very different from James Taylor's other songs,and its fantastic.One song I really love is "Baby Boom Baby," about a lost love,and remembering the good times."We sat on the beach and watched as the sun rose into the summer air." This is my second favorite from the tape,that leads into the country,Hoe down,"Runaway Boy." I really enjoyed this number,like all the other songs on the CD.The musicans are Brilliant,but Carlos Vega has got to be the greatest drummer in the world,next to Russ Kunkel.If you want to hear a wonderfull,experimental record,that makes you fill good inside,"Never Die Young" is the record to buy.Free Music Review: JT's Hands Down Best...If You're Willing To Go Deep
Hit: 5 Stars
In this troubling times, an album like this one in Audio CD, is a life-saver. The tracks/compositions as rendered by this brilliant artist are for me - his best work. One feels that this album among so many greats, was one in which JT truly wanted to convey his bright-line truth of the world at large down to the smallest child's wish in some forgotten place - that James Taylor not only remembered but managed to remind us of...as well.
A great buy, and at the top of my list now & as long as I can still sing along.
Free Music Review: My favorite
Hit: 5 Stars
By far my favorite JT album, from beginning to end. The title track is infamous, but it really does not have a bad song on the entire album. Personal favorites are "Home by another way" and "Valentines Day" along with of course, "Never Die Young". Had my best friend listen to it and fell in love himself with JT single-handedly through this album. IT'S A MUST BUY.