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LEFT LANE: A Year on the Road with Alix Olson
 

LEFT LANE: A Year on the Road with Alix Olson

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LEFT LANE: A Year on the Road with Alix Olson
"Left Lane on the Road *" (12/10/2004) Spoken Word Alix Olson, Samantha Farinella/Alix Olson

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Farkle and Friends by John Lithgow (CD - 06/18/2002)
 

Farkle and Friends by John Lithgow (CD - 06/18/2002)

"Farkle and Friends" (06/18/2002) Spoken Word Lithgow, John, RhinoPersonnel includes: Joh ... more

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Farkle and Friends by John Lithgow (CD - 06/18/2002)
"Farkle and Friends" (06/18/2002) Spoken Word Lithgow, John, RhinoPersonnel includes: John Lithgow, Bebe Neuwirth (vocals); Bill Elliott (arranger, conductor, piano); Barry Zweig, Grant Geissman (guitar); Peter Kent, Susan Jenson, Gina Kronstadt (violin); Bob Becker, David Stenske, Alice Wrate (viola); Erica Duke, Rudy Stein, Stephanie Fife (cello); Amy Shulman (harp); Geri Rotella, Lisa Edelstein, Sara Weisz (flute); Jeff Driskill, Jay Mason (clarinet); Jon Clarke, Phil Feather (oboe); John Mitchell, Alan Savedof (bassoon); Wayne Bergeron, Marisa Benedict (trumpet); Joe Meyer, Brad Kintscher (French horn); Bruce Otto (trombone); Doug Tornquist (tuba); Bryan Pezzone (piano); Mike Englander (xylophone); Dave Stone, Domenic Genova (bass); Gordon Peeke (drums); Richard Garci (percussion). Producers: John Lithgow, Jai Winding, Bill Elliott. Recorded at The Newman Scoring Stage, Los Angeles, California; O'Henry, Burbank, California; Sound On Sound, New York, New York; Sound Chamber, North Hollywood, California; Your Place Or Mine Studios, Glendale, California. Adapter: Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra. Personnel: Grant Geissman, Barry Zweig (guitar); Cameron Patrick, Shari Zippert, Darlene Alfuso, Eric Gorfain, Adriana Zoppo, Andrea Byers, Gina Kronstadt, Constance Meyer, Alice Wrate, Peter Kent, Rob Lorentz, Margaret Wooten, Jim Sitterly, Susan Chatman (violin); Lynn Grants, Andrew Picken, Karie Prescott, Miriam Mayer, David Stenske, Bob Becker (viola); Paula Hochhalter, Maurice Grants, Rudy Stein, Peggy Baldwin, Stefanie Fife (cello); Jay Mason, Jeff Driskill (clarinet, woodwinds, saxophone); Phil Feather (oboe, woodwinds, saxophone); Jon Clarke (oboe); John Mitchell J. (bassoon, woodwinds, saxophone); Allen Savedoff (bassoon); Bill Liston (woodwinds, saxophone); Marissa Benedict, Donald Clarke, Wayne Bergeron (trumpet); Kristy Morrell, Nathan Campbell, Joe Meyer (French horn); Charlie Morillas, Andy Martin, Bruce Otto (trombone); Bob Sanders (bass trombone); Doug Tornquist (tuba); Jai Winding, Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra, Brian Pezzone (piano); Gordon Peeke (drums, percussion); Mike Englander, Tom Raney, Scott Higgins (percussion). Audio Mixer: Mark Linett. Recording information: O'Henry Studios, Burbank, CA; Sound Chamber Recorders, North Hollywood, CA; Sound On Sound Recording, New York, NY; The NEwman Scoring Stage, 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles; Your Place Or Mine Studio, Glendale, CA. Photographer: Bonnie Schiffman. Unknown Contributor Roles: Michael Lescault; Cassie Miller; Diane Reynolds; John OCampo. Arrangers: Johnny Green; Leonard Bernstein; Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra. The musical companion to his book, The Remarkable Farkle McBride, which tells the story of a young musical genius, John Lithgow's Farkle and Friends features the vocal talents of Lithgow and Bebe Neuwirth backed by the Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra. Music and animals dominate the album, whether it's on classics like "Animal Crackers in My Soup" and "I'd Rather Lead a Band" or on originals such as "The Bandshell Right Next to the Zoo" or "The Remarkable Farkle McBride." "Marsupial Sue," a character from another of Lithgow's books, shows up in a song here, and Neuwirth duets with Lithgow on a charming version of "The Wrong Note Rag." A playful album with just the right amount of silliness, Farkle and Friends will appeal not only to fans of the book and Lithgow's other work, but to anyone partial to witty children's music. ~ Heather Phares

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The Bible, Vols. 1-2 by Laurence Olivier (CD - 02/25/2003)
 

The Bible, Vols. 1-2 by Laurence Olivier (CD - 02/25/2003)

"The Bible, Vols. 1-2" (02/25/2003) Spoken Word Olivier, Sir Laurence, Liquid 8Composers: ... more

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The Bible, Vols. 1-2 by Laurence Olivier (CD - 02/25/2003)
"The Bible, Vols. 1-2" (02/25/2003) Spoken Word Olivier, Sir Laurence, Liquid 8Composers: Oedoen Partos; Dudley Cohen; Dr. Habib Hassan Touma; Paul Ben-Haim; Menahem Avidom; Cyril Ornadel. Personnel: Zemel Choir, Shalom Zabari, Ursula Connors, Noreen Willett (vocals); John Marson (harp); Gerald Jackson, George Crozier (flute); Harry Mier (oboe); Andre Yavetz (trumpet). Liner Note Author: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Ensemble: Camerit Ensemble.

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Bryant Park Moratorium Rally (1969) [8/16] *
 

Bryant Park Moratorium Rally (1969) [8/16] *

"Bryant Park Moratorium Rally (1969) [Digipak]" (10/01/2005) Jazz Instrument Conrad, Tony ... more

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Bryant Park Moratorium Rally (1969) [8/16] *
"Bryant Park Moratorium Rally (1969) [Digipak]" (10/01/2005) Jazz Instrument Conrad, Tony, Table of the ElementsPersonnel: Tony Conrad; Dick Cavett, Eugene McCarthy, Rod McKuen, Woody Allen, Richard Benjamin, Shirley Chisholm.

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The Wisdom Of Martin Luther King, Jr. [1/24]
 

The Wisdom Of Martin Luther King, Jr. [1/24]

"The Wisdom Of Martin Luther King Jr" (01/24/2006) Spoken Word King, Martin Luther, Jr., ... more

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The Wisdom Of Martin Luther King, Jr. [1/24]
"The Wisdom Of Martin Luther King Jr" (01/24/2006) Spoken Word King, Martin Luther, Jr., Passport Audio

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American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash (CD - 11/05/2002)
 

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash (CD - 11/05/2002)

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American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash (CD - 11/05/2002)
"American IV: The Man Comes Around" (11/05/2002) Spoken Word Cash, Johnny, American Recordings (USA)Personnel includes: Johnny Cash (vocals, guitar); Fiona Apple, Don Henley, Nick Cave (vocals); Smokey Hormel (acoustic guitar, slide guitar); Randy Scruggs, Jeff Hannah, Kerry Marx, Mike Campbell, Marty Stuart, John Frusciante, Thom Bresh (acoustic guitar); "Cowboy" Jack Clement (dobro); David Ferguson (ukelele); Laura Cash (fiddle); Terry Harrington (clarinet); Benmont Tench (piano, Wurlitzer piano, organ, harmonium, pipe organ, mellotron); Roger Manning Jr. (piano, harmonium, chamberlain, mellotron, orchestra bells); Billy Preston (piano); Joey Waronker (drums). Recorded at Cash Cabin, Nashville, Tennessee and Akademie Mathematique Of Philosphical Sound Research, Los Angeles, California. Includes liner notes by Johnny Cash. "Give My Love To Rose" won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. AMERICAN IV: THE MAN COMES AROUND was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals. Includes a bonus DVD featuring a music video for the song "Hurt". Personnel includes: Johnny Cash (vocals, guitar); Fiona Apple, Don Henley, Nick Cave (vocals); Smokey Hormel (acoustic guitar, slide guitar); Randy Scruggs, Jeff Hannah, Kerry Marx, Mike Campbell, Marty Stuart, John Frusciante, Thom Bresh (acoustic guitar); "Cowboy" Jack Clement (dobro); David Ferguson (ukelele); Laura Cash (fiddle); Terry Harrington (clarinet); Benmont Tench (piano, Wurlitzer piano, organ, harmonium, pipe organ, mellotron); Roger Manning Jr. (piano, harmonium, chamberlain, mellotron, orchestra bells); Billy Preston (piano); Joey Waronker (drums). Recorded at Cash Cabin, Nashville, Tennessee and Akademie Mathematique Of Philosphical Sound Research, Los Angeles, California. Includes liner notes by Johnny Cash. "Give My Love To Rose" won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. AMERICAN IV: THE MAN COMES AROUND was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals. When the first volume of Johnny Cash's AMERICAN series appeared in 1994, it would have been difficult to predict its critical and commercial success, much less the fact that an illness-beset Cash would be turning out a powerful fourth installment of the series eight years later. Like its three predecessors, AMERICAN IV is a home-recorded, bare-bones Rick Rubin production wherein Cash tackles old classics by other writers as well as more contemporary tunes by artists from the rock world, with a smattering of his own new compositions thrown in. It's also arguably the strongest since the first volume. Now that the novelty of hearing the Man in Black tackle tunes by the likes of Depeche Mode ("Personal Jesus") and Nine Inch Nails ("Hurt") has worn off, we can get past the gimmickry to fully appreciate the power of Cash's soul-baring interpretations. He brings an equal amount of gravitas to old country and folk tunes like "Streets of Laredo" and "Give My Love to Rose." To hear Cash's worn, husky, lived-in voice inhabit the world-weary narrative of the Beatles' "In My Life" and the graphic, almost spiritual romance of the Ewan MacColl-penned ballad "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is to be led directly to the heart of these songs' deepest meanings. When the first volume of Johnny Cash's AMERICAN series appeared in 1994, it would have been difficult to predict its critical and commercial success, much less the fact that an illness-beset Cash would be turning out a powerful fourth installment of the series eight years later. Like its three predecessors, AMERICAN IV is a home-recorded, bare-bones Rick Rubin production wherein Cash tackles old classics by other writers as well as more contemporary tunes by artists from the rock world, with a smattering of his own new compositions thrown in. It's also arguably the strongest since the first volume. Now that the novelty of hearing the Man in Black tackle tunes

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The Woody Guthrie Story by Woody Guthrie (CD - 07/11/2000)
 

The Woody Guthrie Story by Woody Guthrie (CD - 07/11/2000)

"The Woody Guthrie Story" (07/11/2000) Spoken Word Guthrie, Woody, Buddha RecordsSolo per ... more

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The Woody Guthrie Story by Woody Guthrie (CD - 07/11/2000)
"The Woody Guthrie Story" (07/11/2000) Spoken Word Guthrie, Woody, Buddha RecordsSolo performer: Woody Guthrie (vocals, guitar, harmonica). Reissue producers: Rob Santos, Nora Guthrie, Glenn Korman. Recorded in New York, New York on April 26 & May 3, 1940. Includes liner notes by Dave Marsh & Woody Guthrie. Digitally remastered by Doug Pomeroy (Pomeroy Audio). American folk music has produced few artists as gifted and complex as Woody Guthrie. Guthrie's talents as a singer, harmonica player, and guitar player were merely ordinary, but as a songwriter, storyteller, and provocateur Guthrie had few equals. Guthrie's genius lay in his gift for seamlessly integrating his leftist political principles into his tales of common folks. Nowhere is this gift more evident than on DUST BOWL BALLADS. The fourteen-song set, originally released in 1940 on two albums of 78s, contains some of Woody Guthrie's most immediate and vibrant compositions, not surprising given that Guthrie had lived through the horrific Oklahoma dust storms of the early '30s. DUST BOWL BALLADS benefits from its thematic cohesion, which allows it to play as a travelogue through the hard lives of Okie refugees. A number of tunes here will be instantly familiar: "I Ain't Got No Home," "Vigilante Man," "Pretty Boy Floyd," "Do Re Mi," and "So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh" are all campfire standards. The less well-known tunes here, however, are no less great. Particularly memorable are "Tom Joad" (a seven-minute Cliff Notes version of "The Grapes of Wrath"), and "Talking Dust Bowl Blues." A classic album.

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Jackie Leven Said [7/12]
 

Jackie Leven Said [7/12]

"Jackie Leven Said" (07/12/2005) International Ian Rankin, Cooking Vinyl Records (USA)Per ... more

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Jackie Leven Said [7/12]
"Jackie Leven Said" (07/12/2005) International Ian Rankin, Cooking Vinyl Records (USA)Personnel: Ian Rankin (vocals); Deborah Greenwood, Ian Rankin, Deborah Greenwood (vocals); Michael Cosgrave (keyboards); Jackie Leven (vocals, guitar). Audio Mixer: David Wrench. Liner Note Author: Jackie Leven. Recording information: Bryn Derwen Studios, Bethesda, Wales (08/2004); Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (08/2004).

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Clinton Vision: Old Wine, New Bottles by Noam Chomsky (CD - 10/01/2004)
 

Clinton Vision: Old Wine, New Bottles by Noam Chomsky (CD - 10/01/2004)

"Clinton Vision: Old Wine, New Bottles" (10/01/2004) Spoken Word Chomsky, Noam, Epitaph R ... more

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Clinton Vision: Old Wine, New Bottles by Noam Chomsky (CD - 10/01/2004)
"Clinton Vision: Old Wine, New Bottles" (10/01/2004) Spoken Word Chomsky, Noam, Epitaph Records (USA)Recorded live in Washington D.C. on December 10, 1993. Recording information: Washington DC (12/10/1993).

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Sound Body, Sound Mind [5/24] *
 

Sound Body, Sound Mind [5/24] *

"Sound Body, Sound Mind" (05/24/2005) R&B Weil, Andrew, Dr., Rhino Records (USA)Perso ... more

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Sound Body, Sound Mind [5/24] *
"Sound Body, Sound Mind" (05/24/2005) R&B Weil, Andrew, Dr., Rhino Records (USA)Personnel: Andrew Weil, Anna Wise (spoken vocals); Joshua Leeds (spoken vocals, keyboards). The Archangelos Chamber Ensemble: Richard Lawrence, Diedre K. Smith (violin); Margaret Tichener (viola); Jeffrey McFarland Johnson (cello); Tabitha Raza (harp); Vivian Stanley (flute); Mindia Devi Klein (basuri bamboo flute); Barbara Midney (oboe, English horn); Diane Maltester (clarinet); Hal Forman (flugelhorn); Terry Richards (French horn); John Simon (piano); Richard Worn, Robert Wright (bass); Barbara Borden (percussion); Russill Paul (tamboura, unitar, guitar); Edie Hart Shorne (Tibetan bowls); Miriam Cutler (programming). Recorded at Mesa Recording, Sebastopol, California. Includes liner notes by Andrew Weil, Anna Wise & Joshua Leeds. Personnel: Andrew Weil (spoken vocals); Russill Paul (guitar, tambora); Tabitha Raza (harp); Richard Lawrence, Diedre K. Smith (violin); Margaret Titchener (viola); Jeffrey McFarland-Johnson (cello); Vivian Stanley (flute); Mindia Devi Klein (bamboo flute); Diane Maltester (clarinet); Barbara Midney (oboe, English horn); Hal Forman (flugelhorn); Terry Richards (French horn); John Simon (piano); Joshua Leeds (keyboards); Miriam Cutler (midi); Richard Worn, Robert Wright (bass instrument); Edie Hartshorn (bowls); Barbara Borden (percussion). From the new age spiritual advisor Dr. Andrew Weil comes Sound Body/Sound Mind, which pairs one of Weil's books with a collection of neo-classical and world music pieces designed for listener relaxation... ~ Jason Ankeny

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Lake Wobegon Loyalty Days by Garrison Keillor (CD - 11/13/1989)
 

Lake Wobegon Loyalty Days by Garrison Keillor (CD - 11/13/1989)

"Lake Wobegon Loyalty Days" (11/13/1989) Spoken Word Keillor, Garrison, Capitol Records ( ... more

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Lake Wobegon Loyalty Days by Garrison Keillor (CD - 11/13/1989)
"Lake Wobegon Loyalty Days" (11/13/1989) Spoken Word Keillor, Garrison, Capitol Records (USA)Personnel includes: Garrison Keillor (vocals, spoken vocals), Phillip Brunelle (conductor, piano, organ), Minnesota Orchestra. Recorded at Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, Minnesota. Includes liner notes by Garrison Keillor. Personnel: Garrison Keillor (vocals). Editor: Edward Kershaw. Unknown Contributor Roles: Minnesota Orchestra; Mike Osborne; Tom Mudge.

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The Wisdom Of Malcolm X [1/24]
 

The Wisdom Of Malcolm X [1/24]

"The Wisdom of Malcolm X [Passport Audio]" (01/24/2006) Spoken Word Malcolm X, Passport A ... more

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The Wisdom Of Malcolm X [1/24]
"The Wisdom of Malcolm X [Passport Audio]" (01/24/2006) Spoken Word Malcolm X, Passport Audio

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Class War: The Attack on Working People by Noam Chomsky (CD - 10/01/2004)
 

Class War: The Attack on Working People by Noam Chomsky (CD - 10/01/2004)

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Class War: The Attack on Working People by Noam Chomsky (CD - 10/01/2004)
"Class War: The Attack on Working People" (10/01/2004) Spoken Word Chomsky, Noam, Epitaph Records (USA)Recorded at MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Noam Chomsky's Class War: The Attack on Working People is a collection of spoken word pieces about corporate capitalists methods of keeping the common man oppressed. Naturally, Chomsky fans will find this necessary, but other listeners might find not only the rhetoric intriguing. ~ Sara Sytsma

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The Bible, Vols. 5-6 * by Laurence Olivier (CD - 02/25/2003)
 

The Bible, Vols. 5-6 * by Laurence Olivier (CD - 02/25/2003)

"The Bible, Vols. 5-6 *" (02/25/2003) Spoken Word Olivier, Sir Laurence, Liquid 8Composer ... more

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The Bible, Vols. 5-6 * by Laurence Olivier (CD - 02/25/2003)
"The Bible, Vols. 5-6 *" (02/25/2003) Spoken Word Olivier, Sir Laurence, Liquid 8Composers: Oedoen Partos; Dudley Cohen; Dr. Habib Hassan Touma; Paul Ben-Haim; Menahem Avidom; Cyril Ornadel. Personnel: Shalom Zabari, Ursula Connors, Noreen Willett (vocals); John Marson (harp); Gerald Jackson, George Crozier (flute); Harry Mier (oboe); Andre Yavetz (trumpet). Liner Note Author: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

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Classic Clower Power [5/16] *
 

Classic Clower Power [5/16] *

"Classic Clower Power" (05/16/2006) Comedy Clower, Jerry, MCA NashvilleLiner Note Author: ... more

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Classic Clower Power [5/16] *
"Classic Clower Power" (05/16/2006) Comedy Clower, Jerry, MCA NashvilleLiner Note Author: Rich Kienzle. Photographer: Alan Messer. Classic Clower Power is a two-and-a-half-hour double-CD compilation drawn from Jerry Clower's 28-album catalog for Decca and MCA Records, stretching from the 1970s to the 1990s. As such, it is the most comprehensive best-of ever assembled of Clower's country comedy. MCA Nashville's decision to release a collection so extensive in 2006 is a reflection of Clower's influence on an entire generation of comedians, an influence that could not be more obvious from these discs. One need only turn to the third track on the second CD, "Examples of a Red Neck," to recognize Clower's definitive impact on Jeff Foxworthy, who has made a career out of sentences that begin, "You might be a redneck if.." But if Clower is influential, he is also a distinct comic personality on his own. More than anything, he is an old-fashioned storyteller. This is not a man who needs a punchline every few seconds. He sets up elaborate jokes in the form of stories that illuminate rural Southern life, particularly as lived by the Ledbetter family, who seem to embody all the quirks of a country existence. Nor is Clower a blue comedian. Over the course of 150 minutes, there is never a four-letter word or a sexual situation. Like any comic, Clower has his targets, the most frequent ones being supposedly sophisticated city people. But the joke is just as likely to be on one of his Southern heroes. When he strays into the political realm, he can become fuzzy-minded, however. "The She Coon of Women's Lib" finds him describing his wife's luxurious and lazy life as an argument against women's lib, and he doesn't make much sense. At another point, he declares, "President Clinton hates me," by which he presumably means that, as a wealthy man, he is required to pay income taxes in the highest bracket. He makes the specious argument that this is unfair, since he was born poor, as if tax laws shouldn't apply to self-made men. Again, however, he is just as ready to poke fun at his characters' political views as anything else. "A real Mississippian," he says at one point, "don't even agree now that Richard Nixon ever done anything wrong." But then, as a real Mississippian himself, maybe he's not kidding. ~ William Ruhlmann

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American IV: The Man Comes Around [Bonus DVD] by Johnny Cash (CD - 03/04/2003)
 

American IV: The Man Comes Around [Bonus DVD] by Johnny Cash (CD - 03/04/2003)

"American IV: The Man Comes Around [Bonus DVD]" (03/04/2003) Spoken Word Cash, Johnny, Am ... more

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American IV: The Man Comes Around [Bonus DVD] by Johnny Cash (CD - 03/04/2003)
"American IV: The Man Comes Around [Bonus DVD]" (03/04/2003) Spoken Word Cash, Johnny, American Recordings (USA)Personnel includes: Johnny Cash (vocals, guitar); Fiona Apple, Don Henley, Nick Cave (vocals); Smokey Hormel (acoustic guitar, slide guitar); Randy Scruggs, Jeff Hannah, Kerry Marx, Mike Campbell, Marty Stuart, John Frusciante, Thom Bresh (acoustic guitar); "Cowboy" Jack Clement (dobro); David Ferguson (ukelele); Laura Cash (fiddle); Terry Harrington (clarinet); Benmont Tench (piano, Wurlitzer piano, organ, harmonium, pipe organ, mellotron); Roger Manning Jr. (piano, harmonium, chamberlain, mellotron, orchestra bells); Billy Preston (piano); Joey Waronker (drums). Recorded at Cash Cabin, Nashville, Tennessee and Akademie Mathematique Of Philosphical Sound Research, Los Angeles, California. Includes liner notes by Johnny Cash. "Give My Love To Rose" won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. AMERICAN IV: THE MAN COMES AROUND was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals. Includes a bonus DVD featuring a music video for the song "Hurt". Personnel includes: Johnny Cash (vocals, guitar); Fiona Apple, Don Henley, Nick Cave (vocals); Smokey Hormel (acoustic guitar, slide guitar); Randy Scruggs, Jeff Hannah, Kerry Marx, Mike Campbell, Marty Stuart, John Frusciante, Thom Bresh (acoustic guitar); "Cowboy" Jack Clement (dobro); David Ferguson (ukelele); Laura Cash (fiddle); Terry Harrington (clarinet); Benmont Tench (piano, Wurlitzer piano, organ, harmonium, pipe organ, mellotron); Roger Manning Jr. (piano, harmonium, chamberlain, mellotron, orchestra bells); Billy Preston (piano); Joey Waronker (drums). Recorded at Cash Cabin, Nashville, Tennessee and Akademie Mathematique Of Philosphical Sound Research, Los Angeles, California. Includes liner notes by Johnny Cash. "Give My Love To Rose" won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. AMERICAN IV: THE MAN COMES AROUND was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals. Personnel: Johnny Cash (vocals, acoustic guitar); Mike Campbell (vocals, acoustic guitar); Laura Cash (vocals, fiddle); Don Henley, Fiona Apple, John Carter Cash, Nick Cave (vocals); Smokey Hormel (acoustic guitar, slide guitar); Jeff Hannah, John Frusciante, Marty Stuart, Randy Scruggs, Thom Bresh, Kerry Marx (acoustic guitar); Jack Clement (dobro); David Ferguson (ukulele); Terry Harrington (clarinet); Roger Manning (piano, tack piano, harmonium, chamberlin, Mellotron); Benmont Tench (piano, harmonium, organ, Wurlitzer organ, Mellotron, vibraphone); Joey Waronker (drums). Audio Mixer: David Ferguson. Liner Note Author: Johnny Cash. Recording information: Akademie Mathematique Of Philosphical Sound Research, L; Cash Cabin Studio, Nashville, TN. Photographer: Martyn Atkins. When the first volume of Johnny Cash's AMERICAN series appeared in 1994, it would have been difficult to predict its critical and commercial success, much less the fact that an illness-beset Cash would be turning out a powerful fourth installment of the series eight years later. Like its three predecessors, AMERICAN IV is a home-recorded, bare-bones Rick Rubin production wherein Cash tackles old classics by other writers as well as more contemporary tunes by artists from the rock world, with a smattering of his own new compositions thrown in. It's also arguably the strongest since the first volume. Now that the novelty of hearing the Man in Black tackle tunes by the likes of Depeche Mode ("Personal Jesus") and Nine Inch Nails ("Hurt") has worn off, we can get past the gimmickry to fully appreciate the power of Cash's soul-baring interpretations. He brings an equal amount of gravitas to old country and folk tunes like "Streets of Laredo" and "Give My Love to Rose." To hear Cash's worn, husky, lived-in voice inhabit the world-weary narrative of the Beatles' "In My Life" and the graphic, almost spiritual romance of the Ewan MacColl-penn

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