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Same Old Man
John Hiatt
New West Records, 2008
John Hiatt at his best!
We've been huge fans of John Hiatt's for years.........and see him live whenever he comes to town. We feel that his latest gift of music, "Same Old Man" was written just for us as we are in the same stage of life and love that he writes about and can understand the ...
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Coco
Colbie Caillat
Universal Republic, 2007
coco
Really like the CD.
Rare to find a CD that you enjoy all the tunes!
Good value
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Keep It Simple
Van Morrison
Lost Highway, 2008
new jazzier music from an Irishman
Other than "Moondance" which came out when I was in high school and includes the song "Moondance" as well as a copy of Van Morrison's greatest hits, that was all I owned by him. Thanks to Amazon.com's feature of being able to listen to "snippets" of songs from each ...
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Raising Sand
Robert Plant, Alison Krauss
Rounder, 2007
A wonderful Hegelian synthesis
Raising Sand by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss is a wonderful musical event that may be explained as a Hegelian synthesis of ostensibly opposing ideas....see http://www.aquilaarts.com/plantkrauss.html. Five stars...highly recommend it.
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Fortune's Favour
Great Big Sea
SUMA RECORDS, 2008
A celebration of life through music
Here's something that should not only please long-time fans of Great Big Sea, but it just might win over a few newcomers. I've always felt the band's greatest strength was the ability to combine the traditional songs of their homeland of Newfoundland with modern ...
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Music for the Motion Picture Into the Wild
Eddie Vedder
J-Records, 2007
on bended knee is no way to be free
Sometimes you can forget what is important and what is the truth. Work, careers, money, conflict, relationships even the godamn weather. For those of you who manage to still grasp a few straws of reality and remember that there is an untamed natural world out there ...
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Rarities, B-Sides 2 And Other Stuff, Volume 2
Sarah McLachlan
Arista, 2008
If you love Sarah, you will LOVE this!
I was not a fan of her rarities volume 1 album. However, I am very pleased to have ONE CD with many of her songs that are found on movie soundtracks. This CD is easy to listen too. Sometimes when you listen to a CD it seems that the songs don't flow very well together. ...
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Last Days At the Lodge
Amos Lee
Blue Note Records, 2008
Amos Lee last days at the lodge
If you are not a fan of Amos Lees, you are stealing from yourself. He is an amazing story teller with an amazing voice and style that evolves with him. There isn't one song, one note of any of his songs that I don't like, or love. Do yourself a favor, get all of his ...
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Nine Lives
Steve Winwood
Sony, 2008
Great Listening
Steve still has it! Not a whole lot of broken ground here, but solid music with great percussion, and classic organ. His voice is still as good as when he was with Spencer Davis doing "Gimme some lovin". Nice surprise.
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Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet
Abigail Washburn
Nettwerk Records, 2008
Fantastic
Every once in a while, a bluegrass album comes out that transcends the genre. Lots of people try, but it is hard to create truly fresh "newgrass". Coincidentally, Bela Fleck seems to be on most of these elusive albums! Maybe it's a sign. This CD follows in the ...
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Various Artists - Soundtrack
Buena Vista Pictures, 2000
Some good old negro songs
especially "Lonesome valey" - i like it most - this one is the peace of masterpeace.
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Gavin DeGraw
Gavin DeGraw
Rca, 2008
"My hands start shakin and my heart starts quakin..."
If I could declare one artist my favorite, Gavin would be the one. He is by far the most talented artist I've ever come across. The man can sing, play the crap out of the piano and guitar, and I have to say, he is seriously a musical genius when it comes to writing ...
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A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection
Alison Krauss
Rounder / UMGD, 2007
Where Did You Find That Music?
A day never passes that I don't hear that question from a customer (Where did you find that music?) in my shop. I play mostly bluegrass and this is one of the BEST!!
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Rodrigo y Gabriela (with Bonus DVD)
Rodrigo y Gabriela
ATO Records, 2006
Fantastic!
It somewhat hard to describe the style of music Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero play, but the best I could think of is a fusion of rock, jazz, metal, and traditional Mexican and Spanish styles such as flamenco. This CD contains one of the best covers of Stairway ...
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Come Away with Me
Norah Jones
Blue Note Records, 2002
Crooning Angel
When I first heard this CD I couldn't believe how sultry and amazing her voice was. I think I listened to it for days. It remains one of my favorite CD's of all time. Not that you're going to need a review...just look at how many people already love her.
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