Acoustic Highway

1. Mountain in the Mist

2. Return of the Eagle

3. Gypsy Nights

4. Angel Tears

5. Acoustic Highway

6. Sacred Ground

7. Summers End

8. Land of the Giants

9. Sunset Alter

Acoustic Highway,Craig Chaquico,Higher Octave,Adult Alternative,Contemporary Instrumental,Electro-Acoustic,Jazz Music,New Age / Meditation,Pop,Smooth Jazz

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Average customer rating: this is the best Western series made in recent times Deadwood CD Music From Season 1 - Go Back To "Deadwood" Music in a Western Mood Deadwood score hits dead on!

Deadwood: Music From HBO Original Series Various Artists Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Piano | Blues | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Deadwood: Stories of the Black Hills Deadwood - The Complete Second Season The Real Deadwood: True Life Histories of Will Bill Hickock, Calamity Jane, Outlaw Towns, and Other Characters of the Lawless West Deadwood - The Complete Third Season Deadwood 2007 Wall Calendar ASIN: B00076YPUI Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

1. No Law - Clell Watson
2. Theme From Deadwood - David Schwartz
3. In Life - Al Swearengen
4. Hog Of The Forsaken - Michael Hurley
5. Will The Circle Be Unbroken - June Carter Cash
6. Go To Hell - Wild Bill Hickok
7. Old Friend - Lyle Lovett
8. Creek Lullaby - Margaret
9. Row, Row, Row Your Boat - Calamity Jane
10. Iguazu - Gustavo Santaolalla
11. Pardon My French - Al Swearengen
12. Stars And Stripes Forever - Jelly Roll Morton
13. God And Man - Sonny Terry
14. Fallen From Grace - Mark Lee Scott
15. Native Funeral - Johnny Klimek
16. Who? Wu?! - Al Swearengen
17. Snake Baked A Hoecake - Barbara
18. High Fever Blues - Bukka White
19. Twisted Little Man - Michael J. Sheehy
20. Next Round's On The House - Al Swearengen
21. Arriving In Deadwood - Michael Brook
22. Farther Along - Mississippi John Hurt
23. There's Blood - Al Swearengen

Amazon.com

The West of veteran TV writer/Deadwoodcreator David Milch is as grim as it is gritty, sprinkled with salty dialogue and punctuated by sudden brutality and raw sexuality. The original soundtrack cues by composer David Schwartz (represented here by his evocative show theme), Michael Brook and Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek play off that vision with often stark rootsiness. But it's the series' rich slate of songs -- choices whose inventiveness often rivals that of The Sopranos -- that consistently reinforce its all-too-human drama, if not the crusty veneer. This collection gathers the best songs from the series' first season, coloring the milieu with evocative hillbilly romps like Michael Hurley's "Hog of the Forsaken" and the a capella grace of Margaret's Native American "Creek Lullaby." But the collection's musical eclecticism stretches far beyond mere genre concerns, variously encompassing the nascent jazz of Jelly Roll Morton (a rollicking "Stars and Stripes Forever"), Delta blues of Bukka White and Mississippi John Hurt and even Gustavo Santaolalla's hypnotic Brazilian fretwork. But the collection's country and folk-tinged performances are its most resonant, whether invoking earthy traditions (the gospel fervor of the late June Carter Cash's "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee's more heretical "God and Man") or more contemporary stylings like Lyle Lovett's "Old Friend" and the gentle "Twisted Little Man" by Michael J. Sheehy. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Music from the critically acclaimed HBO Series Deadwood featuring American roots music from an eclectic mix of artists ranging from Lyle Lovett to June Carter Cash with full dialog excerpts from some of your favorite moments. Deadwood: The Complete First Season available now on DVD.

Customer Reviews:

this is the best Western series made in recent times.......2007-05-16

Deadwood is unquestionably the best Western series produced for years. Authentically researched with an unbelievably real script which although vulgar in the extreme, brings life and reality to all the gripping episodes - that flow from one to the next.
The acting is superb, with major and minor characters - all outstanding. What a cast !
Anyone who loves the American Wild West should not miss Deadwood.

Deadwood CD .......2007-02-05

Well done, what I expected. The language is pretty adult so be very cautious with who you allow to listen to this CD.

Music From Season 1 - Go Back To "Deadwood".......2006-12-13

This review refers to "Deadwood Music From the HBO Original Series" - EXPLICIT CONTENT (CD/Lost Highway")

"Deadwood" fans...you will love and spend alot of time listening to this album that takes you right back in time to Deadwood,the rugged atmosphere and the tough bigger then life characters,the series is based on. Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, etc The selections are a great representation of the series and may have you wanting to watch it all over again(which by the way both season 1 and 2 look and sound marvelous on DVD).If you loved the series, it is like finding an "Old Friend"(Lyle Lovett)

This album is from Season 1 only. It has 23 tracks that not only have the great music by some great artists, but also includes some of the more memorable lines spoken by the actors(Ian McShane,Keith Carridine, etc). The tracks do not exactly follow the order of the episodes, but there is something from each one that depicts the storyline and the times.

The music mixes the sounds of the Old West,and some bluesy material, with the perfect scoring of this sometimes dark series.Opening with "No Law"(spoken), it then goes right into the Theme From Deadwood(at this point I already made plans to get my DVDs out for the night). Then you'll be treated to artists like June Carter Cash("Will the Circle Be Unbroken"),Lyle Lovett("Old Friend") and Jelly Roll Morton doing his rendition of "Stars and Stripes Forever". Also included are a great blues number(from the episode"Plague") "High Fever Blues" by Bukka White, a beautiful ballad, "Twisted Little Man" by Michael Sheehy, and some fabulous instrumentals ,vocal solos, and wonderful guitar work..See buying info for complete track listings.

As I stated at the beginning of this review. This CD is the explicit lyrics edition. And just as with the series, it's is no one you want to play around children or those who may cringe at four letter words(and some much longer). If you loved the series though, that was a big part of what made it seem so authentic. There is a "clean" edition if you prefer,the ASIN of that edition is B00076YPV2. Basically the short spoken tracks are cut out from the album of the "clean" edition. The ASIn for this one(explicit) is B00076YPUI. So in case Amazon decides to lump the reviews together, you may want to check that number in the product info to make sure you are ordering the one you want.

This CD has a running time of a little more then 45 minutes. The sound quality is excellent.Even the old recordings sound great. A booklet with the tracks, artists and the episode it came from is included.

"There's blood on the floor..."(Bullock)
"Yeah - uh - I'm gonna get to that"(Al 'pardon my French' Swearengen)

Saddle Up and Enjoy the ride, with music from "Deadwood".....Laurie

Music in a Western Mood.......2006-08-16

Other reviewers have described this CD of music from Deadwood's first season in excellent detail, so it's enough for me to say that this collection is beautiful and evocative, plaintive, tense and saucy by turns.

Deadwood score hits dead on!.......2006-07-06

"No law at all..In deadwood.is that true?"

The opening quip from the movie only comes in at four seconds but right away sets the tone for the soundtrack which, like the HBO western series it is set to, is rich, diverse, and raw. The opening theme song comes in at track 2 and is a blevy of mourning violin and hard strummed acoustical guitar licks. Atmospheric as much as it is direct, it and the other songs on here are executed not to perfection, but to the point.

Often times we find soundtracks to be a law unto them. Sometimes a great series will have only a mediocre if not forgettable score, where other long lost series in the heap of cancelled shows have amazing technical and instrumental prowess as well as specific tracks from certain bands that fit the series mood or era. With Deadwood, we are blessed with both. The combination of western, bluegrass, and various instruments help set the tone for a show that is based on the town of Deadwood in the late 1800's. Track 3 is a special treat as its sang by one of the main actors. It's credited as "Al Swearingen" who is a character on the series played by Ian McShane. McShane isn't out of the Grand ol oprey but he doesn't have to be, as his simple vocal presence adds to the simplistic life this song lays out that is backed greatly by a beautiful harmonica.

We continue this old western/country sound on several tracks including track 4 (Hog of the forsaken) and track 7 (old friend). Old friend is a track sang by none other than Lyle Lovett and has some great melodic guitar work on it. Just when you are thinking this 23-track set is going to be full of western jangles and rhymes of outlaw days, you hear in certain tracks actual quips (as described in first paragraph) from the series. Certain memorable quotes nonetheless like Al Swearingen on track 3 saying "in life, you have to do a lot of things you don't want to F$$$ want to do, and in life, you have to do a lot of things you don't (explicative) want to do. If you get aggravated, then the enemy has you by the short hair".

Track 6 is another poignant verse from Wild Bill Hickock in the movie. These tracks may be viewed as irrelevant to some but their messages and meaning, which are to evoke the hardships and trials and tribulations of the old west, add to the heart of this soundtrack just as much as the songs do. Track 8 is a lovely little vocal only tune called "Creek Lullaby" sang by the character Margaret. Short is length but great in diversity for the album, its one of the gems to behold. Again, simplistic but not sappy. This song is one of the many reasons that make this soundtrack a great one, because despite the varying tunes and quips that differ in instruments, vocals, and harmony, they still tie together and meld, like the characters and stories in the series, to make something great.

Track 10 is "Iguazu" and is a Spanish guitar solo that will knock your boots clean off. A fast paced "instrumental" of sorts that has a lot of crescendo and mood swing to it, giving away an image of a scene from the show of impending danger, then doom, and ending with triumph. Track 13 is "God and Man" and has guy talking in the beginning like a preacher, while a harmonica plinks along in the background. This tune starts out sounding like some 1950's delta blues track but quickly buckles down into a swooning and uplifting tune that takes on a serious note despite staying happy. Track 14 is "Fallen from Grace" and is by Mark Lee Scott. Clearly one of the best Americana/acoustic tracks on the whole set list. This song sounds a lot like something Bruce Springsteen or perhaps John Mellencamp would do. Beautiful acoustic guitar work and great gravelly voiced vocals!

Track 19 is not any less powerful as it's a slower tune as well, but a bit more modern sounding. Snapping fingers are louder than a light sounding guitar solo in the background as the vocals soothingly tell a story over the rolling melody of the guitars. Track 21 is the song "Arriving in Deadwood" and is a powerful acoustic solo that starts out dark and is soon accompanied by mourning violins. I find this kind of music inviting and welcome in an age when so many soundtracks are built around top 40 radio or extravagant musical scores by orchestral professionals directed by the likes of Horner, Goldenthal, or Howard. The music again, is like the show, as it is raw but not rotten. It's a hidden beauty that brings you back, even if you are not from "back then", to a vision of a time when hardships were truly hardships, and one took happiness in the simple things in life. Talks about true journeys and real love outweigh your mind for a moment of the comfort you find in taking things for granted, whether that be air conditioning or a cell phone at your grasp for earliest convenience.

23 tracks in all, a combination of western and folk, blues and country. Couple that with some of the lines from the famous characters of the series and you have a multitude of attitude with little left on the table. Soundtracks can live and die like their shows, but with the deadwood soundtrack what I was most impressed with was the diversity and more than normal track listing. If your a fan of the show, you'll probably love this score, and if you aren't but enjoy country or blues tunes that take you back to another time (Move over Tim McGraw, the real outlaws are in town and they just shot your Ford pickup) then I suggest giving this one a try.

Average customer rating: Oh My God, Essence Is A Gorgeous Record... Possibly her best Lucinda gives hope on an otherwise bleak, generic 21'st century music scene Absolutely sublime "For Girls Under Heavy Blankets with Heat Rising."

Essence Lucinda Williams Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Alternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Folk Rock | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Folk Rock | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: World Without Tears Car Wheels on a Gravel Road West Sweet Old World Happy Woman Blues ASIN: B00005B8GS Release Date: 2001-06-05

Tracks:

1. Lonely Girls
2. Steal Your Love
3. I Envy The Wind
4. Blue
5. Out Of Touch
6. Are You Down?
7. Essence
8. Reason To Cry
9. Get Right With God
10. Bus To Baton Rouge
11. Broken Butterflies

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Few artists in recent memory have been able to wring more from less than Lucinda Williams. The hauntingly beautiful, wistful, and often breathtaking Essence is another case in point of how far raw emotion and honesty can carry an artist. Williams's singing is at its paralyzing best throughout 11 bare originals, an incredibly affecting vocal performance by a woman who was not blessed with exceptional tone, range, or pitch. Throughout, her voice is incredibly naked, vulnerable, and wrought with feeling. "Blue" and "Broken Butterflies" are gorgeous anti-lullabies whose simple melodies belie their poignant ruminations. The title track is a sultry and susceptible sex-as-drug come-on while "Reason to Cry" has all the hallmarks of a classic country lament. The only departure from the subdued mood is "Get Right with God," a rousing gospel tune that practically begs for salvation through punishment and is the rare acknowledgement of a world beyond Williams's own fears and desires. More meditative than the personal narratives found on Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, Essence is ultimately more powerful. Williams wallows in sorrow and weakness, and the result is moving and disarming. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

Oh My God, Essence Is A Gorgeous Record..........2007-05-10

Enjoyable CDs like Lucinda Williams' Essence (2001) are generally the exception and not the rule, but this songstress and her band deliver; Tony Garnier plays bass, Jim Keltner plays drums, Bo Ramsey plays electric guitar, Reese Wynans plays Hammond organ, and Charlie Sexton tackles several instruments. This release followed Lucinda's greatest success -- the Grammy Award winning Car Wheels On A Gravel Road.

Strong songs on this roots rock CD are the longest ones -- Are You Down, Bus to Baton Rouge, Essence, Out of Touch -- because Lucinda's backing band gets to display their wares. Their instrument choices are often unexpected and unusual: fuzz bass, guitars (electric experience, electric octave, live loop, resolectric, slide, and tremolo), one note harmony, acoustic papoose, violins and violas.

Since you're interested, please know Essence was affectionately recorded at Mastermix Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota during 2001. Many of the polishing touches on this recording are very subtle, but the genius lies in Lucinda's use of predominantly male singers -- Jim Lauderdale, Gary Louris, and Charlie Sexton -- for both harmony and background vocals. Joy Lynn White also appears on three tracks.

Even though the shorter songs -- Steal Your Love, I Envy The Wind, Blue, Reason To Cry -- are pleasant, they really could have stood out more. Steal Your Love (Track Two) could have shimmered with harmonica, peddle-steel guitar and clarinet. I Envy The Wind (Track Three) could have likewise benefited from an extended refrain with flutes, piccolos, and recorders.

Not to complain really, but Blue (Track Four) and Reason To Cry (Track Eight) both sound like dour songs that could have been uplifted through some sort of piano accompaniment. Williams sings these tracks with such soft tenderness and love that background piano might have proved distracting, but I'd love to hear these tracks covered by the talented Cat Power for example.

Could I name two favorites? Certainly. Out Of Touch (Track Five) is the closest thing to a pop song. Bus To Baton Rouge (Track Ten) is also a delicate and sentimental song that tells a complex stories in under forty lines. Other than gems Blue and I Envy The Wind, I could listen to this pair of songs for hours.

Essence (Track Seven) is one of two power ballads on this album, and Lucinda nails it down perfectly with driving vocals that glimpse at addiction, death, obsession and transcendence. Alternately, Get Right With God (Track Nine) has biblical undertones, is more rollicking, and serves as the prefect counterpoint to the album closing Broken Butterflies (Track Eleven) which hints at forgiveness and healing.


Personal aside: Does anybody have Lucinda's email address? I had it before but lost it. I'd love to give her more songs.

Possibly her best.......2007-02-09

Anything that Lucinda Williams puts out is worth owning. Her ballads are sung from the heart with passion and soul, and that's what makes this CD great. although the cut "Get right with God" is good, it doesn't fit in with the rest, and probably should have been recorded on a different disc. That being said, if it wasn't for that slight flaw, I'd have to rate this one 5 plus stars. In my humble opinion Lucinda Williams is the best female recording artist today.

Lucinda gives hope on an otherwise bleak, generic 21'st century music scene.......2006-12-30

I just discovered this amazing singer-songwriter about two years ago with World Without Tears,a cross between Neil Young and Billie Holiday might be stating it too simply, but the first rate songwriting and real emotion to spare are undeniable, Bus to Baton Rouge literally brings me to the point of tears on almost every listening, I highly reccomend this and the other two cd's I have, Car Wheels On A Gravel Road and World Without Tears.Not a bad track to be found. Can't wait to see her live.

Absolutely sublime.......2006-08-14

This is quite possibly Lucinda Williams finest recorded work to date. I have no option but to award five well deserved stars. The songs and production are certainly not as immediately impressive as Car Wheels or World Without Tears. However, what we have is a superbly crafted and subtly understated work that rewards repeated listening through masterful and poetic use of lyrics, heatbreaking vocal expression, and near-perfect arrangements. It is wonderfully successful on all levels. There are no weak tracks, and I invariably listen to all 11 without skipping. The title track is a favourite; one of the sexiest things I've ever heard.

"For Girls Under Heavy Blankets with Heat Rising.".......2006-05-04

This mournful, erotic album is my favorite of Lucinda Willams work. I'm not usually a fan of female singers who play guitar, but this lady is a real musician, a poet and an emotional magician. She writes her own music and lyrics - plays on her heartstrings, sings from her soul. Her rough but vulnerable, husky, cowgirl voice tells you all you need to know about late nights in bars, too much booze, cigarettes, and a long time looking - and longing - for that one guy.

Her songs are deceptively simple. Their power comes from her images, her delivery and the way the music supports the lyrics. "Lonely Girls," the first cut, sets the stage for the rest. The brisk, light melody, juxtaposed against her sorrowful wail, pushes the sadness deeper. Backup for the predatory "I'm Gonna Steal Your Love," beats like an excited heart. She drags out the words, savoring every anticipated pleasure. The slow, rocking instrumental to "I Envy the Wind," and her voice, almost breaking with sorrow as she tenderly, and with exquisite sensuality, describes the way the elements are free to touch the one she longs for, is painful to hear. The words to "Blue" create the most delicate and beautiful images of the color blue - that particular deep, purple blue that suddenly surprises the eyes and the heart in an ordinary moment. But the lodestone at the center of this amazing album is the pulsing, and obsessive "Essence," with a beat that drives her passionate lyrics of carnal cravings to a boiling point.

In between these heated cuts are tender, sad songs of lost loves. The last cut, " Broken Butterflies," is a personal message to a lover whose anger destroys beauty and love. All this is the stuff of lonely girls.

The music ranges from the whining, bleeding sound of country and western, to jazzy blues. Especially delicious are: the sultry openings for "Are You Down," and the sexy, staccato guitar opening for "Can't Put the Rain Back in the Sky," with it's organ echo, and. punctuated drum beat with a brushed whisper.

The only cut that seems out of place is "Get Right With God." Perhaps a little penance is necessary after these hot, lustful numbers. It's the most upbeat number on the whole album. Maybe we needed it.

Average customer rating: My Mother's Hymn Book - - Johnny Cash What The Man in Black was meant to be Stark simplicity, sincerity and sacredness... Frankly, I expected more... The Pure Heart Of The Man In Black

My Mother's Hymn Book Johnny Cash Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Country Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: Gospel Glory The Gospel Collection God Country's 20 Classic Gospel: Songs of the Century Cash: Ultimate Gospel ASIN: B0001NBMTE Release Date: 2004-04-06

Tracks:

1. Where We'll Never Grow Old
2. I Shall Not Be Moved
3. I Am A Pilgrim
4. Do Lord
5. When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder
6. If We Never Meet Again This Side Of Heaven
7. I'll Fly Away
8. Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies
9. Let The Lower Lights Be Burning
10. When He Reached Down
11. In The Sweet By And By
12. I'm Bound For The Promised Land
13. In The Garden
14. Softly And Tenderly
15. Just As I Am

Customer Reviews:

My Mother's Hymn Book - - Johnny Cash.......2007-04-29

Thanks was the one I was looking for.

What The Man in Black was meant to be.......2006-10-15

Finally, Johnny Cash finds what he was meant to be. Just his guitar playing, his voice, and a great selection of songs make this a must have. Johnny was a legend and this is his album, what he wanted to do all of his life. Buy this it is wonderful.

Stark simplicity, sincerity and sacredness..........2006-07-31

The 15 songs selected by Johnny not that long before his death all came literally from his mom's favorite hymnal. That is the weakness of the effort, to me, because of a certain lack of variety in content. I agree also with an earlier reviewer who noted that Johnny's guitar work was too subdued here. (Perhaps in his illness, his pickin' suffered more than his vocalizing. While not as strong a voice as he showed on his 1993 American Recordings debut, it really is better than I expected.) Johnny does have some uptempo selections here, and they are the best on the disc. However, in his "Personal File" double-CD set recently released on Sony/Legacy, you get a whole disc of acoustic hymns and spirituals sung in Johnny's 1970's voice. That CD, overall, is much more compelling than this one. True fans will demand to own both, of course. In the "Personal File" effort, you also get a disc of Johnny singing traditional country songs, along with some self-penned tracks and a few 1970's era songs by other artists like Johnny Horton, John Prine and Carlene Carter. The cost of the two CD's of "Personal File" is just a tiny bit more than what you'll pay for "My Mother's Hymn Book" so I highly recommend making that purchase first. His religious disc from "Personal File" has hardly been out of my car CD player since I got it five or six weeks ago, and yet I am not a very religious person. They just grab you. So does "My Mother's Hymn Book" but not as powerfully.

Frankly, I expected more..........2006-06-13

I am a huge fan of hymns. And after watching "Walk the Line" and reading about Johnny Cash immediately thereafter, I am a huge fan of the Man in Black. And this album was a disappointment to me.

To be sure, there is something beautiful and pure about this recording. On a strictly emotional level, it is wonderful to hear this dying man, with such an excruciating life journey that had come to such a rich spiritual conclusion, singing the hymns of his youth. The authenticity in his voice is refreshing.

However, I fault this album on two levels. First, the balance between his voice and his guitar was askew, pushing the guitar so far in the background as to almost be irrelevant. I appreciate simplicity, but this album almost sounds a cappella at parts.

My other significant critique is Cash's voice at this point in his life. Of course, any man his age would have similar vocal limitations. I cannot fault him on a personal level. It just makes the album less appealing to the listener. Though his heart would have been at such a different place, I can only imagine how much better it would sound to have heard him sing these songs twenty or thirty years ago.

In any case, it's an album worth hearing. For spiritual reasons, I'm glad that I did. However, the musical problems will prevent it from becoming a regular part of my listening library.

The Pure Heart Of The Man In Black.......2006-05-21

As with the rest of his "American" recordings, the Man In Black audibly comes across as the awe-inspiring grandfather figure with captivating stories to tell and lessons of wisdom to impart. This is the album the Man In Black himself stated he always wanted to create- a testament to the treasure of his heart. Simply do yourself a favor and purchase the entire "American" series.

Average customer rating: Music You Can Visualize The original and definitive CD !!! His best album without a doubt! His First and Best WOW!

Acoustic Highway Craig Chaquico Manufacturer: Higher Octave ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Acoustic Planet Panorama: The Best of Craig Chaquico Midnight Noon Once in a Blue Universe A Thousand Pictures ASIN: B000003YZY Release Date: 1993-06-10

Tracks:

1. Mountain In The Mist
2. Return Of The Eagle
3. Gypsy Nights
4. Angel Tears
5. Acoustic Highway
6. Sacred Ground
7. Summers End
8. Land Of The Giants
9. Sunset Altar
10. Return Of The Eagle (Radio Edit)
11. Sacred Ground (Radio Edit)

Customer Reviews:

Music You Can Visualize.......2007-07-15

Majestic mountains with snow caped peaks; deep lush green valleys; grassy plains and wind swept fields. Man! This is music you can visualize and if you can't see these things in your mind as you are listening to this album you need to relax a little bit more. I always find it interesting when a rock guitarist makes the jump to something more contemporary but Craig Chaquico has done it and done it well!!

The original and definitive CD !!!.......2004-09-28

Many have told that this was Craig's debut release. To see Craig's development as a solo artist, this is the MUST HAVE CD. This CD was a pioneer in its format. Every track is unique. A new and fresh picture every time you hear each track on the CD. I beleive later CDs match the artistry of this one, I suggest you still check this out.

His best album without a doubt!.......2004-05-17

This debut album from Craig Chaquico is absolutely incredible! None of his following CDs come anywhere close to this because they cater more to smooth jazz but this debut album is absolutely amazing and pure quality. "Sacred Ground" is a grand New Age pop classic with amazing 12 string guitars and great atmospherics. The final track "Sunset Altar" is euphoric bliss with it's eerie and suspensful tone. The title track is a rocking danceable classic with a rockish instrumental sound beyond words! I love this whole album in fact and strongle recommend it!!!!!!

His First and Best.......2004-03-13

If you only have enough money to buy 1 of Craig's albums, buy this one. This was my first, and in my opinion his best, and it influenced me to buy the rest as they were released. If this album had been a vinyl disk it would have been worn out long ago from being played over and over. Every cut is superb.

WOW!.......2003-11-18

I'm not much of a light jazz/new age listener, but i love any type of good instrumental guitar music, and i definitley think anyone who likes good instrumental rock guitar like Yngwie Malmsteen or anyone who likes good jazz-fusion guitar like Pat Metheney should check Craig out- he is a true acoustic legend....

ive listened to this one and Acoustic Planet, my next one to check out will be Once in A Blue Universe

Average customer rating: All Sizzle No Steak not country, not supposed to be Truly, A "Timeless" Album!! Some great, some good, all interesting this is ok' but not at all the greatest.

Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute Various Artists Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Tributes | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Music of Johnny Cash Return Of The Grievous Angel: Tribute To Gram Parsons Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records Dressed in Black - A Tribute to Johnny Cash Lost Highway: A Tribute to Hank Williams ASIN: B00005O6NY Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

1. I Can't Get You Off Of My Mind - Bob Dylan
2. Long Gone Lonesome Blues - Sheryl Crow
3. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Keb' Mo'
4. Your Cheatin' Heart - Beck
5. Lost On The River - Mark Knopfler
6. You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) - Tom Petty
7. You Win Again - Keith Richards
8. Alone And Forsaken - Emmylou Harris
9. I'm A Long Gone Daddy - Hank Williams III
10. Lovesick Blues - Ryan Adams
11. Cold, Cold Heart - Lucinda Williams
12. I Dreamed About Mama Last Night - Johnny Cash

Amazon.com

Like 1999's tribute to Gram Parsons, Return of the Grievous Angel, this successful collection revives the tired "tribute" concept and applies it in homage to a key figure in country music. Interpreting songs from across Hank Williams's short and troubled career, a range of high-profile artists use different approaches with equally gratifying results. Tom Petty, Sheryl Crow, and Hank Williams III play familiar songs with traditional arrangements (Ms. Crow's yodel is an eye opener); Beck, Mark Knopfler, and Keb' Mo' stay closer to their own idioms. Keith Richards's reedy vocal makes "You Win Again" all his own, and Bob Dylan, who has only rarely lent his services to these sorts of projects, leads his touring band through a blues shuffle on "I Can't Get You Off of My Mind." The estimable Lost Highway label has assembled an illustrious cast to sing the praises of the artist who inspired its name, and in doing so it has created a far better testament to its musical mindset than can ever be captured in the term Americana. --Rob Stewart

Customer Reviews:

All Sizzle No Steak.......2006-10-10

Unlike many "die hard" C&W fans reviewing this album who do not like this becasue they want contemporary dorks singing Hank's calssics or they never heard of artists like Beck; I hate this cd for other reasons. The main one is becasue it blows. A legend being covered by a star-studded lineup would make you doubt this review but it's true. I love Petty, Beck, Dylan and others on here and I also love great county music. Sadly, none of this matters here as the songs are lifeless, awkward, and depressing. It is a $3 cd at best with no songs worthy of any quality jukebox nor has any redeeming value for completists who want the rare b-side. If you must, download Emmylou's "Alone and Forsaken" as it is the best song of the bunch (and that aint sayin much)

not country, not supposed to be.......2006-08-10

I think you country fans are being a little hard on this one. I think the point of this album is to, not only pay tribute to THE greatest singer songwriter of all time, but to introduce him to people who may not otherwise have heard his music. Who wants to hear Bocephus sing more of his daddys songs? He's done that already. When Hank Sr. Was alive and making music , there were only really 2 types of popular music (as opposed to the virtually limitless styles we have now ) being made: country & blues, both styles Hank openly embraced. So this album also pays tribute to that very same spirit of experimenting and cross-pollenation. Every artist on this album is notorious for dipping their respective feathers in many musical inks. Tom Petty, Keith Richards,Lucinda Williams, Ryan Adams & Hank III's contributions are the standouts to me , but there isn't one bad tune here. Anyone with a genuine love for Music, will appreciate 'Timeless'. Maybe modern ''Country'' artists like Toby Keith, Travis Tritt ,Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney etc. should take notice of this one ,organize a stellar and respectful tribute the way Mr.Bob Dylan did here, and pay a little of their own respect to the Long Gone Daddy that made it possible for their music to be heard today.

Truly, A "Timeless" Album!!.......2005-06-28

Boy,when I first listened to this tribute to the famous Hank Williams Sr., I thought, "Wow, how different this is!".
I gotta tell ya, all the artist's on there do a fatastic job!
Tom Petty's version of "You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) to my estimation is about the best cut on the album. Emmylou Harris' version's of "Lost on the River" and "Alone and Forsaken" are just wonderfull and Emmylou's version of "Alone and Forsaken" is about the best version I have heard of that song by another artist.
I do have to say that the worst of all takes on the album is Johnny Cash's "I Dreamed About Mama Last Night". Thank goodness it's the last song on the album. Maybe it is because I never liked the song in the first place. I do like Johnny though.
The true Hank Sr. fan will love this ablum. Especially if your a music fan.

Some great, some good, all interesting.......2005-03-26

Hank Williams is arguably the all-time best American singer-songwriter and he sings his songs better than anybody else. That being said, it's interesting to see what several modern singers do with a collection of Hank's songs.

I think two of the interpretations are outstanding. Emmylou Harris is splendid on "Alone and Forsaken." She turns the song into a folk tune from Merrie Olde England with the tasty and tuneful backing of Mike Henderson on mandolin and Mark Knopfler on guitar. I also thought Keith Richards' tortured and eccentric interpretation of "You Win Again" was better than good -- although I concede the point to another reviewer that Jerry Lee Lewis did the song even better. Tom Petty, Sheryl Crow, and Lucinda Williams also sing songs well. Hell, Hank's songs are so good that about anyone could sing them and sound pretty good.

Smallchief

this is ok' but not at all the greatest........2004-09-23

this is an ok album but it sure lacks being great. i mean how can you have a tribute to a country star. and for damm sure hank williams sr. who is the king of country music and will always be. with out haveing more country stars? and i think we all know bocephus should have been on here. its got some good songs by some great artists. but hey come on wake up here. wheres george strait? alan jackson? dwight yoakam. hank jr?. i could name many more. but i will say this about the album tom petty does a good job. and johnny cash is the only country artist on here. real country anyways.

Average customer rating: Okay if you like slow music Keep On Praying Wow! Especially Alison Krauss number! Buy this album for charity and the Alan Jackson cut Special Olympics shines!

A Very Special Acoustic Christmas Various Artists Manufacturer: Lost Highway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: A Very Special Christmas - Vol. 5 A Very Special Christmas Live! A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 2 A Very Special Christmas 3 A Very Special Christmas ASIN: B0000CAV4C Release Date: 2003-10-21

Tracks:

1. Silent Night - Reba McEntire
2. Frosty The Snowman - Dan Tyminski
3. Please Come Home For Christmas - Willie Nelson
4. Just Put a Ribbon In Your Hair - Alan Jackson
5. Only You Can Bring Me Cheer (Gentleman's Lady) - Alison Krauss
6. Even Santa Claus Gets The Blues - Marty Stuart
7. Jingle Bells - Earl Scruggs
8. Christmas Is Near - Ralph Stanley
9. O Come All Ye Faithful - Patty Loveless
10. O Holy Night - Wynonna
11. Winter Wonderland - Pat Green
12. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Sam Bush
13. Away In A Manger - Ricky Skaggs
14. Christmas Time At Home - Rhonda Vincent
15. I'll Be Home For Christmas - Tift Merritt
16. Peace - Norah Jones

Amazon.com

Every year since 1987, there's been A Very Special Christmas record of one sort or another, the proceeds of which go to the Special Olympics. This year's A Very Special Acoustic Christmas is as great as any previous year's efforts, even though it's deliciously unplugged. Country music superstars like Reba McEntire, Alan Jackson, and Wynonna are balanced by such legendary country and bluegrass figures as Earl Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, Ricky Skaggs, and Willie Nelson (doing a version of Charles Brown's "Please Come Home for Christmas" that's almost as haunting as Brown's). Throw in the father of newgrass Sam Bush's sparkling "Let it Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," Tift Merritt's sensual "I'll Be Home for Christmas," and a handful of other luminaries and you get a 16-tune acoustic set long on value that ends with multi-Grammy-winner Norah Jones singing "Peace." --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews:

Okay if you like slow music.......2006-12-20

I guess this isn't what I was expecting - this is mostly the serious side of Christmas, not really any upbeat fun country stuff.

Keep On Praying.......2006-12-19

This set has been out for several Christmas seasons, but has just come to our house this year. It's a lovely set with consistency and variety. Reba McEntire opens with a lovely version of "Silent Night" with twang in her voice. Arif Mardin produced Willie Nelson's aching version of "Please Come Home for Christmas," "If not for Christmas, by New Year's night." Alison Krauss has written a romantic Christmas song with a modern flare titled "Only You Can Bring Me Cheer," "Hey, how about you stay? We could spend the night together. We could rock the night away." Marty Stuart's got swagger in his stocking on his self-penned "Even Santa Claus Gets the Blues," "What I wouldn't give for just one silent night, just me & Momma Claus by the warm firelight." Ralph Stanley's "Christmas Is Near" is a homey tune that speaks to the joys of family being nearby during the holidays. Patty Loveless does a gorgeous version of the traditional "O Come All Ye Faithful," "Sing choirs of angels, sing in exaltation. Sing all ye citizens of heaven above." Sam Bush's mandolin makes a joyful noise of the lovely melody "Let It Snow!" Ricky Skaggs' voice expresses wonder on the beautiful traditional melody "Away in a Manger." Ronda Vincent's self-penned tune "Christmas Time At Home" makes you want to start heading home for the holidays. Tift Merritt's "I'll Be Home for Christmas" is a slow-burning version, "The Lord is my shepherd, so I know I'll make it through; Baby, keep on praying because it's all that we can do." Norah Jones ends the set with a slow song called "Peace" that has a lovely melody and Norah's piano hauntingly echoing the chorus, "Peace is for everyone." This is a good Christmas set with some new songs and a few traditional favorites. Enjoy!

Wow! Especially Alison Krauss number!.......2004-12-11

Great CD! Some great new Christmas songs, not just a rehash of the old traditionals. If you are looking for a fresh Christmas CD this is it! Some great blues possibilities on this CD. I am really blown away by Alison Krauss' "Only You Can Bring Me Cheer". I never ever even imagined her being able to sing rock/blues. I wish she would release a whole CD like this!!!

Buy this album for charity and the Alan Jackson cut.......2004-12-07

If you want an upbeat Christmas album for that holiday party your throwing, this might not be it. This is a great album for those relaxing nights next to the fire with those you love. Willie Nelson, Ricky Skaggs, and Patty Loveless highlight this album. If anything, buy the album for Alan Jackson's cut of "Just Put a Ribbon in Your Hair." A version that is so good, could ultimately become a Christmas classic. A true gem. Radio! Play this song!!!

Special Olympics shines!.......2004-06-24

My best friend talks about this CD almost everyday (and it's June!) and so I finally sat down and listened to it. First of all, it is amazing that all of the money goes directly to the Special Olympics. I love country music and I love Christmas music - when Christmas comes I know this will be playing in my office!

In fact - my friend listens to it when waiting on the phone! Needless to say, she has been moved to carry strong opinions about the Special Olympics since hearing it.

Average customer rating: the best tracks on the higher octave label

Evolution: 1986-1996 (10th Anniversary): 'As in Music, So in Life' (2-CD Set) Various Artists , 3rd Force Featuring Craig Dobbin , Abdel Kabirr & The Soto Koto Band , Acoustic Highway , Chris Camozzi , Craig Chaquico , Cusco , Deuter , Doug Cameron , and Fourteen Others Manufacturer: Higher Octave ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Compilations | New Age | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Higher Octave Collection: Music from Around the World for Around the Clock (2-CD Set) Night Moves (Essence Collection) Highway 1 (Essence Collection) Higher Octave Collection, Vol. 2: Music from Around the World (2-CD Set) Any Octave: Music for the Cyberactive Mind ASIN: B000003Z1S Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

1. Santa Fe - Ottmar Liebert
2. Nama Shivaya - Yulara
3. Native Tongue - Craig Chaquico
4. Here Comes The Night (intro) - 3RD Force Featuring Craig Dobbin
5. Here Comes The Night - 3RD Force Featuring Craig Dobbin
6. Flying Condor- Cusco
7. Zanzibar - Neal Schon
8. From The First Look - Jonathan Cain
9. In The Hands Of Love - Ottmar Liebert
10. Sweet Talk - Craig Chaquico
11. Kelefa - Abdel Kabirr & The Soto Koto Band
12. Alain Eskinasi - Tree Of Life
13. Skyline Drive - Shahin & Sepehr
14. Golestan Interlude- Shhin & Sepehr
15. One Snowflake - Himekami
16. Montezuma- Cusco

Tracks:

1. Sacred Ground - Acoustic Highway
2. One Thousand & One Nights - Yasmine
3. Loose Change - EKO
4. Atahualpa - The Last Inca - Cusco
5. Starry Nite - Ottmar Liebert
6. Cielo Sin Nubes - Lara & Reyes
7. The Dreamers - Chris Camozzi
8. Rendezvous - Doug Cameron
9. Passage - Randy Tico
10. The Process Is Continuous - 3RD Force
11. Coral Blue - William Aura
12. Dawnlight - Karunesh
13. Flowers Of The Amazon- Deuter
14. Footprints - EKO
15. Lullaby For Tara Rose - Peter Davison

Customer Reviews:

the best tracks on the higher octave label.......2002-01-08

Almost anything on the higher octave label is worth listening to! I have a number of the albums from where this compilation was derived but to have all the great tracks on one album is something special. If you enjoy modern instrumental then this is the album for you.

Average customer rating:

Blue Star Highway Megon McDonough Manufacturer: Sirius Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: My One & Only Love American Girl ASIN: B00000C3Z0 Release Date: 1999-11-30

Tracks:

1. Blue Star Highway
2. A Woman's Got Her Pride
3. Boots to Glory
4. Denvir
5. The Tree
6. House of Mannequins
7. Never Just One Reason
8. Lesson in Every Goodbye
9. The Body is a Car
10. Danny Boy

Album Description

A verstaile and creative singer who without sounding cluttered, Megon can give a Nashville twang to one song ("Blue Star Highway") a breezy, jazzy quality ("Never Just One Reason") to another, and still sing a lovely, restrained "Danny Boy" in the best Irish tradition.

Average customer rating:

Live 1986: Up and Down the Highway Charlie Musselwhite Manufacturer: Castle Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Harmonica Blues | Blues | Styles | Music ASIN: B0007TFHL6 Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

1. Hey Miss Bessie
2. Key to the Highway
3. Big Leg Woman (With a Short Short Mini Skirt)
4. Everybody Needs Somebody
5. Candy Kitchen
6. Up and Down the Avenue
7. Need My Baby
8. Skinny Woman

Average customer rating:

1.22.03.ACOUSTIC Manufacturer: Octone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Songs About Jane Live Friday the 13th (CD/DVD) ASIN: B000E2ZOW8

Product Description

Limited edition of acoustic songs recorded live in Germany by Maroon 5: This Love, Sunday Morning, She Will Be Loved, Harder to Breathe, The Sun, If I Fell, Bonus Track, Highway to Hell

Meditation Music:

1. Acoustic Moods
2. Afterall [CD-single]
3. Alchemy [Enhanced]
4. Amber
5. Angels in the Architecture
6. Be Still- hear the voice of your God.
7. Between Father Sky and Mother Earth
8. Black Marble & Sweet Fire
9. Book of Days [EP]
10. Candlelight Moments: Meditative Moments

Meditation Music

meditation music

Meditation Music

Lover-Fighter [Explicit Lyrics] [Extra tracks] [Import]

Au Jardin de Mon Coeur

Audran - La Mascotte

Music: The Maddox Brothers & Rose, 1946-1951, Vols. 1 &a

Arcturus [Import]

Big Shiny Tunes V.6 [Import]

Ao Vivo No Olympia [Import]

Best Baby Father

Artist Collection

At the Movies [Import]

Blues 36 Chefs-D'oeuvre

Amorosa [Import]

A Retrospective [Explicit Lyrics]

A Blues for Buddha

Forgotten Romance