John Denver - Rocky Mountain High
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Artist: John DenverEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
- Rocky Mountain High
- Mother Nature's Son
- Paradise
- For Baby (For Bobbie)
- Darcy Farrow
- Prisoners
- Goodbye Again
- Summer
- Fall
- Winter
- Late Winter, Early Spring (When Everyone Goes To Mexico)
- Spring
Free Music Notes for Rocky Mountain High
Free Music Review: Denver's turning point
Hit: 4 Stars
I rated RMH 4 stars because this is an important album that shows a really accurate picture of who Denver really was; it's an important musical artifact in a way. I don't think it's Denver's best, necessarily, but it's close. He's in the middle of a transformation here--Denver had about 5 stages: the first as sort of a nerdy folk singer, the second as a hippie, the third as a marketing phenomenon, the fourth as a has-been, and the fifth as a come-back. Most people know the marketing phenomenon. RMH falls right in the middle of his hippie period, and for me, that's when he's at his most likable and artistic. On the original album inside cover, he's wearing a t-shirt that says "Be kind to animals--kiss a BEAVER"--something so utterly masculine you'd never see it again after he became a phenomenon. That's iconic of what I love about this album, and the follow up "Farewell Andromeda," which is probably his best work--he doesn't give a hell about pleasing anyone, and he's finally found his art. Plus he had a guy named Mike Taylor in his band, who was an incredible lead guitarist, and as a result, the guitar work on this record is truly enlightened. Taylor was a genuine find--he co-wrote Rocky Mountain High. I wonder what happened to that guy? With that said, the album as a whole doesn't wear so well sound-quality-wise--it would probably pay to find a release that's been remastered. "Early Winter/Late Spring" is still one of his best songs. And this has to be one of the best album covers of all time. It was shortly after this that RCA released his Greatest Hits album, which featured a bunch of new versions of his old songs re-recorded with lots of violins and pretty much defined the sound and the homogenized Denver that became the icon. I think he was more interesting when he was a hippie.
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