Whiskeytown - Strangers Almanac
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Music CD Cover Artist: Whiskeytown Edition: Music CD Format: Deluxe Edition CD Release Date: 2008-03-04 Music Label: Geffen Records Soundtracks: Music CD 1
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Free Music Notes for Strangers Almanac Album
Free Music Review: So Good It's SCARY!
Hit: 4 Stars
I'm not sure why I gave this Whiskeytown re-issue 4 stars instead of 5...Probably because I haven't absorbed all the material in my first few listens, and out of 39 total tracks, there's bound to be a few throwaways. But I haven't heard one yet.
What I do know is that I've had a copy of this album since 1997. I played it rarely, but really liked it everytime. So upon hearing the album "anew" I was surprised I hadn't listened to it more over the years...It really is a fine album of straight ahead rock mixed with woozy rootsy alt-rock.
The live-in-studio set added to the first disc features a great song called "I Don't Care What You Think About Me." But the demos and extra tracks on disc 2 are REALLY surprising. I didn't think I needed acoustic and/or demo tracks of songs like "16 Days" etc., but they fair much better than expected, adding spontaneity and intimacy to the already solid songs.
I think Ryan Adams sounds great on his newest album to date, Easy Tiger, but hearing him 10 years ago is a treat unto itself. I'm not normally a fan of the alt-country genre, nor am I as obsessed as some of Ryan's fans who swear by certain albums (many of whom have collected most of the extras here via bootlegs circulated for quite some time). But I'm beginning to see why Stranger's Almanac left such an impression on people and is worth revisiting. It's presented here beautifully, and is a compelling and enjoyable listen.