Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings - White Mansions/The Legend of Jesse James
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Free Music Review: The CD to save if your house was on fire!
Hit: 5 Stars
White Mansions and especially The Legend of Jesse James gives me chills when I listen to it. I grew up in Clay County,Missouri right up the road from the James Farm. This music is so authentic in the style and the way the voices sound as if they are truly Missouri locals. Anybody who knows the true outlaw story of the James Boys knows this cd is so dead on it will make the hair stand up on the back of your neck. Jesse James is not just a train robber but a true southern farmer turned guerilla who just wanted his money back from the Yankee Feds. This CD has the best I believe of Waylon & Jessi, Johnny Cash and Levon Helm singing in a southern rock style that will have you swilling sweetea out of a mason jar. If you like hog callers and mules, tobacco and whiskey culture and realize the Civil War really started on the southern Frontier in Missouri, buy this you will play it for years!!!Free Music Review: high water mark of country music, brought to you by a Brit
Hit: 5 Stars
Very often, the best music of any genre is produced by outsiders who are impressed with the purity of sound and seek to replicate and pay homage to that genre. Such is the case with Confederate Tales. Both original ablums, White Mansions and Jesse James, were written and produced by Paul Kennerly, a Briton a long way from Nashville. His compositions however are more country than what Nashville has produced since these ablums came out. His songs weave tales from history, amplifying the anguish and destruction of the War Between the States from the Southern perspective, and reminiscing the romance of the outlaw James Gang.
Guesting on these recordings were Nashville heavyweights, like Cash, Waylon Jennings, Emmylou Harris, and some non-Nashville rockers like Clapton and Levon Helm of the Band. Each puts in an absolutely astounding performance. Listening to Jesse James, in particular, is far more enjoyable than watching the movie Frank and Jesse.
Highly recommended to history buffs, country music fans, and fans of the individual performers.
Free Music Review: The Zenith of Musical Imagery
Hit: 5 Stars
Both CDs are examples of musical storytelling and imagery at their best. Wonderfully diverse talent, great tunes and lyrics, and a faithful representation of history. White Mansions in particular represents just how strongly the feelings remain about a war that took place nearly 150 years ago in which 620,000 Americans died, more than in all other wars combined. I never grow tired of either CDs, and have ordered additional copies as back-ups.Free Music Review: two great albums on one cd
Hit: 5 Stars
I discovered this cd by accident. I'd heard about these albums for years and how wonderful they were, but never could track them down. I ran across the fact that they were on one CD by chance when I was looking for the Kristofferson and Johnny Cash movie Last Days of Frank and Jesse James on the internet. This CD is fantastic! The songs are amazing! Having these wonderful albums on CD and Last Days of Frank and Jesse James on DVD makes me one happy camper!Free Music Review: historical musical story telling at its best
Hit: 5 Stars
I have been listening to these two releases since I first discovered them sometime in the 70's White Mansions is great. From White Trash, to Confederate Mare, to the one about sending up supplies and the answer comes back, " they're all dead". This music makes a music video in your head without the use of film. The wording, timing, and emotions expressed are heartbreaking. It makes you realize the pain of living the life of the southern civil war "heros"The legend of Jesse James is almost as good. From the song about the killing of the james family, the tales of their live on the run under assumed identities is spellbinding. And the dirty coward that shot down Jesse James should be played in every American History class. I've looked for these two on CD's for twenty years. Finally my listening pleasure is restored
Buy these if you like good musical pictures and story telling. They are incredible pieces of American History put to music