Folkways: A Vision Shared - A Tribute to Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly

Folkways: A Vision Shared - A Tribute to Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly

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One of the more creative, successful tribute albums, A Vision Shared was originally released to coincide with a PBS program that premiered in 1988. Packing some serious heavyweights onto one CD, the record features covers of Guthrie and Leadbelly tunes by, among others, Little Richard, Brian Wilson, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and U2. The 14 tracks consist of mostly well known tunes, and it's fascinating to hear what the artists have done to them. Particularly exciting is a supercharged version of Leadbelly's "Rock Island Line" by Little Richard with Fishbone and U2's take on Guthrie's "Jesus Christ." --Ian Landau

Tracks:

Sylvie - Sweet Honey In The Rock
Pretty Boy floyd - Bob Dylan
Do Re Mi - John Mellencamp
I Aint't Got No Home - Bruce Springsteen
Jesus Christ - U2
Rock Island Line - Little Richard With Fishbone
East Texas Red - Arlo Guthrie
Philadelphia Lawyer - Willie Nelson
Hobo's Lullaby - Emmylou Harris
The Bourgeois Blues - Taj Mahal
Gray Goose - Sweet Honey In The Rock
Goodnight Irene - Brian Wilson
Vigilante Man - Bruce Springsteen
This Land Is Your Land - Pete Seeger With Sweet Honey In The Rock/Doc Watson...

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One of the more creative, successful tribute albums, A Vision Shared was originally released to coincide with a PBS program that premiered in 1988. Packing some serious heavyweights onto one CD, the record features covers of Guthrie and Leadbelly tunes by, among others, Little Richard, Brian Wilson, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and U2. The 14 tracks consist of mostly well known tunes, and it's fascinating to hear what the artists have done to them. Particularly exciting is a supercharged version of Leadbelly's "Rock Island Line" by Little Richard with Fishbone and U2's take on Guthrie's "Jesus Christ." --Ian Landau

Customer Reviews:

U-2 & LITTLE RICHARD ALONE MAKE THIS A BUY!.......2006-02-01

SNAPPY,TRUE TO WOODY'S STYLE AND GOOD FUN.

Good Compiliation.......2006-01-09

I enjoy all the cuts on this compilation. It is fun to hear the variety of artists perform their works. A rockin' version of Rock Island line from Little Richard that is worth the whole album. Funny how the Bourgeois Blues still seems relevant.........

LITTLE RICHARD WITH FISHBONE STANDS OUT.......2005-08-20

IF YOU LIKE PURE, OLD SCHOOL ROCK 'N' ROLL, PICK UP THIS ALBUM FOR LITTLE RICHARD'S AWESOME RECORDING OF 'ROCK ISLAND LINE'. IN MY OPINION, IT IS THE TRACK THAT STANDS OUT MORE THAN ANY OTHERS. IF YOU DON'T APPRECIATE THAT GENRE, YOU MAY NOT APPRECIATE THAT TRACK AS MUCH. I ZEROED IN ON THE ALBUM MAINLY FOR LITTLE RICHARD'S TRACK, ALTHOUGH THE REST ARE FINE.

tried and true.......2004-10-10

I must have bought this on cassette back in the late eighties out of a bargain bin, a bargain bin! It would hve been a bargain at full price. I played the cassette to death and now I've bought the CD.

Almost every song has life to it, not one a simple re-singing. Sweet Honey in the Rock's "Sylvie" still gives me pause after all these years. Lovely. The U2, the Emmylou Harris and the Springsteen also rank high and I'm not a rabid fan of any of those people.

The album is a wonderful pairing of musicians with timeless work of two masters. I have MANY CD's but I only keep a handful next to the player at all times and this is one of them.

Brian Wilson's version of Goonight Irene is amazing!.......2004-07-21

Brian Wilson really made that song his own. It sounds like a song he wrote it, and stands out from others on this album. It shows what a fine arranger he is. The primitive drums and synthesizers on that track reminds me of The Beach Boys Love You album.

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