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Free Music Notes for The Weavers - Greatest Hits
Free Music Review: They and their music have sunk deep into my soul.
Hit: 5 Stars
Most fans would reckon this to be as good a memento of The Weavers as could be devised. A series of twelve items from their various Carnegie Hall concerts has been synthesised, firstly, to provide uninterrupted listening, then comes six items selected from their studio recordings, and then finally comes a further blending of six more Carnegie Hall performances. 64 minutes in all. As a music teacher in an Australian school, at the time of The Weavers' vogue, I made good use of many of their recordings. I recall that "Follow the Drinking Gourd" was voted highly. Otherwise, The Weavers vogue seemed to me to be over and gone fairly quickly here in Australia.
North American fans might find this Australian perspective of interest. I of course have continued to listen to them for all of forty years. They and their music have sunk deep into my soul by now - which is probably what they are all about. Powerful in all respects is the contributions of their one female singer, Ronnie Gilbert. If her singing in "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" is not powerful, then I don't know what is.
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Hit: 5 Stars
This release is an essential purchase for those who enjoy folk music or are excavating the folk music tradition. The Weavers were one of the first groups to attain commercial success when their version of Leadbelly's Goodnight Irene was a number 1 single in America for 7 weeks in 1950...!!!
Their success began a folk music resurgence that would eventually bring us the likes of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Peter Paul and Mary, Judy Collins, Buffie St. Marie, Phil Ochs, The Kingston Trio and countless others
All this from a group that was hounded by HUAC, blacklisters and boycotters and was eventually forced to concede any dream they might have had to make a living from their music. They didn't even release or perform their beautifully happy and hopeful song If I Had A Hammer because of the relentless pressure on them. Of course all was forgotten when Pete Paul and Mary made a hit of If I had a Hammer a decade later.
The weakest part of this release is the lack of liner notes to tell their story and put their accomplishments in perspective... The music is wonderful.
Free Music Review: The Greatest Greatest Hits
Hit: 5 Stars
This CD satisfies on all counts. This is great music that gets better when played loud. I usually end up singing along and trying to harmonize. I can't help myself. I love it. I like folk music that sounds great and has a message. The tracks on this CD demonstrate what The Weavers were all about. There are songs about Peace - "Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream", Faith - "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" and "When the Saints go Marching In", Poverty - "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime", and Marriage - "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" which gives me the chills each time I hear it. The only song that doesn't seem to fit is "Wimoweh", but what would a Weavers greatest hits be without "Wimoweh"? And it's less than two minutes long.
This is one of my favorite CDs. I also have "The Weavers at Carnegie Hall," and I like this CD better because it has more songs and tighter harmonies, in my opinion. I highly recommend this CD.
Free Music Review: Excellent collection.
Hit: 5 Stars
The Weaver's "Greatest Hits" CD lives up to its name, and presents the most memorable songs by one of America's most important and enjoyable folk bands. The CD is two albums in one, and part of Vanguard's "Twofer" series. The first 13 songs are live, and most of the remaining ones are studio (the order of the songs on the CD is completely different than that listed above). The Weavers' musical style varies greatly including American folk, blues, ethnic folk, and pop orchestration. They sound best - and most timeless -- in recordings with minimal studio production and no background musicians. It is this unique sound that inspired Peter, Paul and Mary, and this also comes out more strongly in their live recordings. The sound quality of this CD is nice and crisp, although the mixing on the live songs is sometimes uneven.Free Music Review: The Weavers
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a great album, maybe one of THE folk albums. I have the LP of this; got it back in the '60's. The Weavers helped pave the way for the outspokenness of folk music in the '60's. Some of their work is just for fun, those songs we all still sing, but they made statements, too. Sadly the recording quality of this isn't like modern stuff, but I just turn it up louder. This was even pre-stereo. You have to kind of imagine yourself there. You are just one big ear.
They oughta make a movie about The Weavers, get people who sing like they sang, record it real good. But maybe it'd be better to use the actual music and have people mime it.
Anyway, every American should listen to this.