Peter Paul & Mary - Carry It On
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Free Music Review: The Times Are Still Blowin' in the Wind
Hit: 4 Stars
The remastering of these classic folk rock songs is nothing short of spectacular. The 1963 classic, "If I Had a Hammer" made famous by Trini Lopez, Pete Seeger, the Weavers and, in 1968 by Robert Kennedy for the presidential campaign song is sure to evoke strong memories.
That is what this collection of songs is all about. These songs are deeply woven into the fabric of history and our listening consciousness. The additional dvd is a bonus treat and will certainly be listened to with pleasure by many.
You will also want to get the Readers' Digest 3-CD box set to accompany this one. The Readers' Digest set does not include all of the songs, but it does have a cleaner, richer, purer sound.
Still, this will bring a lot of joy to those listening to it. Strum along with it, hum along, sing along and for those who were part of the 1960s history, these songs will rekindle that activist passion. Add to it this is just a darn good collection.
Free Music Review: Worth every penny!
Hit: 5 Stars
If you are like me, spending around $50 for music is not something you do everyday. But as soon as I received this collection, I felt that it was worth every penny! The photos, the stories, the bonus DVD, the wonderfully live recorded music that they include...plus the fact that virtually every favorite song from this prolific group was included...all of these things make this a 'must have' for every Peter, Paul and Mary fan. I just love it. The only regret I have is that I didn't buy it sooner!!!Free Music Review: This Land Is Your Land (and be thankful)
Hit: 5 Stars
Peter Yarrow and I were having dinner during a PBS fundraiser when he personally signed my copy of Carry It On. After dinner he played and we all sang our favorite songs. He also shared the journey of his life (with Paul and Mary) performing and getting arrested for social justice causes. Well, I was born in 1960 and was a young kid during that period. But,that's what is so beautiful about the music as I understood the deeper meaning of the songs ( and the history of that time) I loved them more. Hey,I listened to them on dusty records and made hissing tapes for the car. Just buy some good blank cassettes and tape it if the computer is a problem and enjoy the music. This to me is a precious copy with photos and crystal sounding CD's and a DVD. Thank you I'm very grateful.Free Music Review: Wonderful Career Retrospective - ****1/2
Hit: 4 Stars
Hearing - and reading and watching - this boxed set reminded me how much I loved this group. Yes, they were indeed the most commercially popular folk group ever (a dozen Top 40 singles, including the #1 "Leaving on a Jet Plane", as well as "Puff" and "Blowin' in the Wind", both of which reached #2, and nine Top 20 albums, including two #1's). But more than that, their fame was deserved, because they were musically outstanding, especially their three-part harmony, shout-out vocal style. They made socially-conscious music not only hip but marketable as well. (The most successful folk song prior to this was "Goodnight Irene", a "safe" traditional tune by the very politically-progressive Weavers.) Moreover, they practiced what they preached, and are active to this day supporting important social and political causes. They were, individually and collectively, very good songwriters, but they also had an uncanny knack for picking songs from future greats like Bob Dylan, John Denver, Laura Nyro and Gordon Lightfoot. (Their "Blowin' in the Wind" was the first Dylan song to hit the Top 10.) And as the live tracks and videos prove, they were often galvanizing in concert.
The boxed set is a handsome book-style package, with lots of photos and background on the group's formation and its three members' careers. (For instance, I always knew that Paul was the funniest member of the trio, but I never knew that he was a successful standup comic on the Greenwich Village circuit before joining the band.) The song selection, a chronological program mixing their biggest hits with rare and live performances, is just about perfect, as is the sound quality. Frankly, though, four discs of career-spanning music (right up to 2003) may be a bit much for the casual fan. The "bonus" DVD contains about a half-hour of archival and more recent video performances. The historical highlight is their appearance at the 1963 March on Washington to sing "If I Had a Hammer." Musically, their best performance is a 1969 appearance on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, when they did a roof-raising version of "If I Had My Way."
My only complaint is the too-clever and very inconvenient placement of the "hidden tracks", which can only be accessed by hitting "reverse" on the CD player as the first track begins, and "rewinding" the track to the beginning Even then, if you don't stop the rewind at the beginning of the track, you're reset back to Track 1. These early, pre-PP&M performances are interesting but hardly worth the trouble. I also noticed slow loading and inaccessibility to the hidden tracks on Windows Media.
The bottom line, though, is that this is a generally excellent collection, a thorough and deserving career retrospective for a group whose music helped define a whole generation.
Free Music Review: Fine boxed set, but where are the bonus tracks?
Hit: 2 Stars
Although I already own the other PPM boxed set, "Collection", I got this set because it contains tracks not found elsewhere, including some rare, live versions of songs. I own every PPM CD, all of Paul's solo CDs, "Reunion" on vinyl and tape (I wish it would come out on CD), and all of Peter's and Mary's solo albums on vinyl (all that was ever available, I believe). I was hoping for more of the items not available on other CDs, but this this set has only a few. "Collection" has more from the solo albums". I rated this only two stars is because my motivation in getting this set was for the items not available on CD, including the bonus tracks. Like some of the other reviewers, I could not get them to play on my car CD player, which is where I normally listen. Although I never make "car" copies of CDs, if my computer recognizes the extra tracks (I haven't tried yet), that's my only alternative to hear the songs I paid for. I would encourage the set's publisher to reissue this set without the "trick" to get the bonus tracks. After all, the buyers paid for the whole set, so they should be able to easily hear the whole set.