Railroad Earth - Elko (Dig)
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Artist: Railroad EarthEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-01-24
Music Label: Sci Fidelity Records
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Long Way to Go
- Colorado
- Bird in a House
- The Hunting Song
- Old Man and the Land
- Head
- Elko [Live]
- Mighty River [Live]
- Like a Buddha [Live]
- Warhead Boogie [Live]
- Railroad Earth [Live]
- Seven Story Mountain [Live]
Free Music Notes for Elko (Dig)
Free Music Review: Utterly Amazing
Hit: 5 Stars
Having seen Railroad Earth live, having worn out several CD players playing their first three discs, and having driven friends and neighbors to distraction by constantly touting RRE's praises, I greeted their new live CD with joy and fear.
Joy at the idea that their quarter-hour live raveups and spontaneous creativity onstage would now be available to hear over and over, and fear that the CD might somehow disappoint. What a waste of worry. "Elko" is a Masterpiece. It is so good tasks stay undone, the dog goes unwalked, the TV stays off, and the wife all but ignored while I sit in my earphone cocoon and listen to it again and again.
Is "Elko" the album of the Decade so far, as suggested by an earlier poster? Damn Skippy it is. The only trouble is what category does it belong in. For starters, it's the best live album I've heard in ages. Bluegrass? The best Bluegrass album I've heard in ages. Jam Grass? Well yeah, except how can you call RRE merely a Jam Grass band when they are so far beyond that? Elko also has jazz elements, World Music chops, Celtic, folk, pop, Southern rock, Credence Clearwater Swamp rock and Lord knows what else. The album shows this extraordinary group of musicians is not reigned in by convention. In an age of musical stultification, RRE is that rarest breath of fresh air, taking acoustic (and mildly electric) music to areas it's never been to before.
The music is amazingly layered. Unlike so many bluegrass outfits which trade leads while everyone else strums along in the background, RRE plays like each member is being paid by the note. Plus they manage to sound precise and improvisational at the same time, no mean trick. As a result each tune demands repeated playing while the listener is constantly discovering new joys in the music.
The two CD set contains more than two hours of music, mostly up- or mid-tempo. There are a few new tunes--the title tune is especially appealing--plus great performances of previously unrecorded tunes like "Warhead Boogie." Add to that some amazing workouts on familiar numbers, such as "Seven Story Mountain" and "Bird in the House. The duel between the amazing fiddler Tim Carbone and mandolin master John Skehan on "Head" is worth the price of the CD itself.
The rhythm section rocks, the playing is a magnificent blend of exactitude and flights of fancy, and as usual, the unique voice of lead singer/ primary songwriter Todd Shaeffer give the songs their emotional cues.
It's not a matter of picking a favorite tune on the CD, it's a matter of finding one that isn't a favorite. So far, little luck with that.
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