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Revival

CD-Charts > Music > American Folk
by: John Fogerty

Release Date October 08, 2007
It has been a long time coming but the end result is a quality product. My girlfriend and I listened to it for the first time on a long drive across Germany and Belgium and we liked it so much that we let it repeat several times. The melodies are good, the musicianship is first class and some of the political comment is very apt. he even nods in the direction of CCR a couple of times. Great stuff!

CD-Charts Position 72
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Jacksonville City Nights

CD-Charts > Music > American Folk
by: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals

Release Date September 23, 2005
Jacksonville City Nights was the second of three albums Ryan released in one year (2005), helping to cement his reputation as one of the most prolific songwriters of recent years. It's always been a point of discussion (argument?) amongst Ryan fans and critics as to whether this is a good or bad thing. In my opinion it's nothing but good. Most artists leave you waiting years between releases and often then give you something disappointing. This isn't the case with Ryan, whose writing is always insightful and always a delight to listen to.

JCN is no exception. It's definitely his most 'country' solo album; as other reviewers have pointed out it's often closer to his days in Whiskeytown. Don't be put off if you're not into country music. ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 73
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The Best of Leonard Cohen Vol.2: More Best of Leonard Cohen

CD-Charts > Music > American Folk
by: Leonard Cohen

Release Date February 05, 2001
A clumsily-arranged compilation of post 'Various Positions' Cohen recordings, it opens with a clump of three tracks from 'I'm Your Man' (tracks 3,4,5 of that album in the same sequence) followed by the evergreen 'Tower Of Song', the better-known tracks from 'The Future', then some selections from 1993's Cohen Live, including a towering, aged-in-the-bottle recording of 'Suzanne', and ends with two previously unavailable tracks - the monstrously comic belter 'Never Any Good' and what sounds like a home-recorded experiment, called 'The Great Event', which some might possibly wish had remained unavailable. Myself, I'm having none of that: everything the man does is at least interesting.
All in all, it lacks the coherence of the first 'Greatest Hits' (post ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 74
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Basement Tapes

CD-Charts > Music > American Folk
by: Bob Dylan

Release Date June 03, 1996
I love Bob Dylan, and I know it's heresy, but really this is a poor CD set. Put it this way : if I woke up from a coma and had no memory of Bob Dylan, and heard this, I'd think it was a not-very-good set of 60s folk/rock recordings, with just a few decent tracks maybe worth sticking on the iPod.

I would go for it only if you are trying to get everything by Bob Dylan regardless of quality, or you absolutely love 60s folk/rock.

CD-Charts Position 75
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Sacred Spirit Vol.1: Chants & Dances of the Native Americans

CD-Charts > Music > American Folk
by: Sacred Spirit

Release Date October 16, 1995
this is sooooooooo cool! i love this album, am about to buy the 2nd one, some tracks were more like native club music! not a chill out albumn but very uplifting for the soul! i have listened to it alot and is my fave new age albumn out of about 20, i know the lyrics but dunno wot it means ha,i want more of this please, cya

CD-Charts Position 76
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The Colourful Life

CD-Charts > Music > American Folk
by: Cajun Dance Party

Release Date April 28, 2008
Got this album earlier in the year and its received a lot of plays ever since which is the best compliment I can give it. Only 9 tracks but all are quality - this album brings the sun out and sounds fresh!

Great songs, great vocals and a great arrangement - they have their own sound which is very mature for their age. The synths work a treat on this record. The album packs quite a lot of twists and turns in terms of the pace of the songs which seems to give it more longetivity beyond its catchy choruses. The Next Untouchable and Amylase are classics.

Look forward to seeing what this band can produce next. Give it a spin.

CD-Charts Position 77
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Mercy Now

CD-Charts > Music > American Folk
by: Mary Gauthier

Release Date February 14, 2005
This woman has lived! The songs here deal with such a wide range of deep, at times dark, material. The atmosphere of the album is with you in the first few notes, and its the type of CD that really won't let go. Listen to this late at night when you're prepared to think about the lyrics. Some of these great songs got in my head straight away.

I would buy this again without any hesitation.

CD-Charts Position 78
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Peace Queer

CD-Charts > Music > American Folk
by: Todd Snider

Release Date November 10, 2008
Fantastic. What more can I say. Todd is finally getting the attention he deserves. Go out and buy this plus everything he has made with and without The Nervous Wrecks

CD-Charts Position 79
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I'm Not There

CD-Charts > Music > American Folk
by: Original Soundtrack

Release Date October 29, 2007
First I must congratulate myself on a thoughtful and rather clever title. Not mine I hasten to add! Like a lot of Bob Dylan lines you'll find one to fit practically any given situation. Try it out. It's quite bizarre. That's the greatness of 'His Bobness' though. Already I digress. Back to the rekkerd - as our American friends say. This is truly awful. Why anyone thinks this is good stuff is beyond me. And I'm 6ft 2ins!! They all sound like bad impersonations of bad impersonations of Bob. And believe me, they are!! Listen people - I'm a Bob afficianado, and when I hear these dire warblings (Going to Acapulco an exception for some reason I can't explain) I feel very very depressed. Like a lot of people I laughed the first time I heard the record. But not for long. ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 80
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Joan Armatrading

CD-Charts > Music > American Folk
by: Joan Armatrading

Release Date September 22, 1997
Mr Butterfield puts it perfectly in one of the earlier reviews. It's hard to fault this album. In complete contrast to the previous reviewer who thinks that there's no songs which stand up today - there are a number which to my tiny mind have rarely been topped (Tall In the Saddle is my personal favourite). The kids don't really get it - but then again they go to McFly concerts............

5 stars ,in my top 20 albums of all time (and I've got over 1000!)