Jayhawks - Tomorrow the Green Grass
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Artist: JayhawksEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2002-06-11
Music Label: American Recordings
Soundtracks:
- Blue
- I'd Run Away
- Miss Williams' Guitar
- Two Hearts
- Real Light
- Over My Shoulder
- Bad Time
- See Him On The Street
- Nothing Left To Borrow
- Ann Jane
- Pray For Me
- Red's Song
- Ten Little Kids
Free Music Notes for Tomorrow the Green Grass
Free Music Review: A simply irresistible classic
Hit: 5 Stars
Marc Olson's last album with the Jayhawks turned out to be their finest, and while Gary Louris and the others in the band would continue to turn out amazingly decent music, there is no question that there was something magical about the collaboration between Olson and Louris. If one turns from TOMORROW THE GREEN GRASS to the almost equally superb SOUND LIES, the first following the departure of Olson for a solo career, one notices immediately the lack of several things. For one thing, Olson brought a far rootsier, country edge to the band, and while there is nothing wrong with Louris's more pop-oriented take on things, it is a difference. Also, SOUND OF LIES lacks completely the marvelous vocal harmonies that Olson and Louris managed together. After this album, one notices how nicely Louris sings, but there is nothing quite as exciting as hearing Olson and Louris knocking out the lyrics together. All in all, while I continued to enjoy the Jayhawks after Olson left, I would have greatly preferred that he had stayed.
The songs on this album are so good that it is almost impossible for one to stand out on its own. The weakest cuts would stand out on most other albums, and the strongest are strong indeed. They manage to create both a number of stellar upbeat songs. They also one amazing slow number in the beautiful "Two Hearts," but turn it around to rock very hard on the edgy "Real Light." On the other hand, "See Him On the Street," one of the strongest cuts on the album, is as alt-country as one could hope, while "Blue," that starts off the album, presages the more pop-oriented feel of post-Olson albums. All of which is to say that the Jayhawks had at this point reach a versatility in their playing that could be both exhilarating.
The songwriting of Marc Olson and Gary Louris sometimes overshadowed just how outstanding these guys were as musicians. This is an amazingly tight band, both instrumentally and vocally. Karen Grotberg joined the band on this one as keyboards, and added a dimension missing on previous albums, while the use of strings (!) embellishes a number of songs, including the great song "I'd Run Away," which I'd have to admit--if someone really pushed me--is my favorite cut on the album.
All good things come to an end, and unfortunately Marc Olson's time with the band he founded came to an end. Although I'm delighted with what Gary Louris was able to achieve with the band following the departure of Olson, I still wish the guys had found a way to collaborate for a couple of more albums first. As it is, this album ought to belong on any list of the essential albums to own.
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Legacy's release of Music From The North Country in July 2009, the band's career-spanning double-CD anthology, came with a promise of future Jayhawks catalog projects to arrive in 2010. This 2010 Legacy Edition of Tomorrow The Green Grass, personally overseen by Gary Louris and Mark Olson, has been remastered and expanded with several sought-after bonus tracks. Disc 1 features the original tracklisting with 5 additional bonus tracks including non-album b-sides and previously unreleased tracks. Disc 2, The Mystery Demos, features 18 tracks recorded by Olson and Louris in 1992, all previously unreleased and the the ultimate treasure for collectors and aficionados.At its best, listening to the Jayhawks make music is a beautiful American experience falling somewhere between drinking a cold Coke on a hot day and driving through the Rocky Mountains at sunset. Perhaps it's in the clarity of Mark Olson's tenor melodies and their accompanying ghostly harmonies, or maybe it's in Gary Louris's immensely raved-up country rock licks. Or perhaps it's the impression left by lyrics that never reveal the whole story but tell just enough to tear at you and make you understand their feeling--the loneliness, the sorrow, the hope, or the peace.
The Jayhawks were at their very best indeed on 1992's Hollywood Town Hall. Their guitars were sharp, the words perfect, and the melodies unforgettable. With Tomorrow the Green Grass, however, 1994's version of the great country soul group is decidedly less filling, even when still savory. The addition of violins is a nice touch, but a misstep where the music's muscle is concerned. The guitars are still gorgeous, but muddier and less hook-laden than before. The lyrics still haunt, but they're more disjointed and less gripping this time around. And the melodies are both a blessing and a curse: more easily catching and chart-ready but with a lot less meat on their bones. Call it cosmic American music in the sugary Milky Way galaxy. Or else just remember how much Gram Parsons always did look sort of like David Cassidy. --Roni Sarig
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