Been All Around This World

Been All Around This World

Editorial Reviews
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This (possibly) final installment in the Garcia/Grisman series leans heavily on a country music repertoire, as the pair tackles tracks by Jimmie Rodgers, Merle Travis (a jazzed-up "Nine Pound Hammer"), George Jones, Mel Tillis (a bluesy, gently shuffling "I Ain't Never"), and Freddie Hart. They also make detours into the realms of traditional folk, reggae (Jimmy Cliff's "Sittin' Here in Limbo"), soul (Garcia's passionate run through James Brown's "I'll Go Crazy" gets an E for effort), and Bob Dylan (a delightfully understated "Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest"). Sure, Garcia's vocal cords might have seen better days, but you can never find fault with his heartfelt, emotionally captivating singing. The picking here is tasteful and low-key, and the overall result is a warm, relaxed stroll through the duo's many musical influences. --Marc Greilsamer

Tracks:

Been All Around This World
I'll Go Crazy
Take Me
Handsome Cabin Boy Waltz
The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest
I'm Troubled
Blue Yodel #9
Nine Pound Hammer
I Ain't Never
Sittin' Here In Limbo
Dark As A Dungeon
Drink Up And Go Home

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This (possibly) final installment in the Garcia/Grisman series leans heavily on a country music repertoire, as the pair tackles tracks by Jimmie Rodgers, Merle Travis (a jazzed-up "Nine Pound Hammer"), George Jones, Mel Tillis (a bluesy, gently shuffling "I Ain't Never"), and Freddie Hart. They also make detours into the realms of traditional folk, reggae (Jimmy Cliff's "Sittin' Here in Limbo"), soul (Garcia's passionate run through James Brown's "I'll Go Crazy" gets an E for effort), and Bob Dylan (a delightfully understated "Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest"). Sure, Garcia's vocal cords might have seen better days, but you can never find fault with his heartfelt, emotionally captivating singing. The picking here is tasteful and low-key, and the overall result is a warm, relaxed stroll through the duo's many musical influences. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

Very surprised.......2007-06-21

This CD is great! I've been a Garcia/Grisman fan for a while, but never got around to buying this disc. I put off buying it when it came out, primarily because of negative reviews here. One review called it "wildly uneven" and "scraping the bottom of the barrel", which made me think Grisman was just trying to make a buck.

In my opinion, this is one of the best discs of the duo that's been released. Jerry's singing is strong throughout, and the song selection is eclectic, but very nice. The Bob Dylan cover is worth the price alone. I just wish I had bought this when it came out.

Fun and Awesome.......2007-05-16

I hate to admit it but I never was a dead head. This CD was recommended to me when I bought my son a mandolin. I can't believe I didn't hear it before now. Grisman and Garcia are awesome. The tunes are traditional bluegrass but lively and fun. Garcia's singing is all Jerry. And you just want to get up and dance. I highly recommend it.

Been All Around This World.......2007-05-12

If you likes The Grateful Dead and if you like bluegrass, then this is something you have to have

Undescribable.......2006-08-19

All I can say is that this album is very dear to my heart now. I was already in love with a few of the obvious albums when I ran across this one. I love it!!!

Another swell Grisman-Garcia album.......2004-09-03

Another collection of nice, relaxed, acoustic duets, culled from the many hours of informal jam sessions that these two shaggy roots music old-timers held over the years. Jerry croons country oldies like the George Jones classic, "Take Me" and Merle Travis's "Dark As A Dungeon" and "Nine Pound Hammer," reggae tunes like "Sitting Here In Limbo" and several traditional songs, which help anchor the album's old-timey sound. The sedate, laid-back version of Bob Dylan's epic "Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest" is a highlight, though, honestly, there's no weak link to be heard on this album. These performances are understated and sincere, and though Grisman may have mined his archives several times for similar material, he is certainly not scraping the bottom of the barrel here... Not at all!

Average customer rating:

not to great
Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$
You get what you pay for.
Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ...

100 Favorite Patriotic Songs

Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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United We Stand: Songs for America
America's Favorite Patriotic Songs
American Pride: Sixteen Stirring Patriotic Themes
America's Bugle Calls
Patriotic Country

ASIN: B0000A1HT8
Release Date: 2003-08-12

Tracks:

America the Beautiful
All Quiet on the Potomac Tonight
Ballad of the Green Berets
On Top of Old Smokey
Coyote Warrior
Semper Fidelis
Breeze from Alabama
Onward Christian Soldiers
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
Patriot
Sweet Betsy from Pike
Marines' Hymn
America Is
When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home
Happy the Soldier
American Trilogy
Home Sweet Home
Washington Post March
Enraptured I Gaze
Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
Yellow Rose of Texas
Over There
Simple Gifts
Liberty Bell
Star Spangled Banner

Tracks:

God Bless the USA
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Katy Cruel
I Vow to Thee My Country
King Cotton
Beautiful Dreamer
America
American Patrol
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Beauty
Mohican Dream
Red, White and Blue
Some Folks
Liberty Song
Pomp and Circumstance
Hail to the Chief
Bennington Rifles
Peace on the Battlefield
I've Been Working on the Railroad
Under the Double Eagle
Red River Valley
My Country 'Tis of Thee
Camptown Races
Wild Blue Yonder
Hands Across the Sea
Fanfare for the Common Man

Tracks:

Stars and Stripes Forever
Living in America
Home on the Range
Old Colony Times
Clementine
Invincible Eagle
Ring Ring de Banjo
Yankee Doodle
Largo from "The New World"
To a Wild Rose
Hail Columbia
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Gettysburg
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
Capitan
Prairie Daughter
Little Brown Jug
Marching Through Georgia
Entertainer
Steamboat Around the Bend
Revolutionary Tea
Cassions Keep Rollin' Along
Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
Amazing Grace
Grand Old Flag

Tracks:

God Bless America
National Emblem
Soldier, Soldier Won't You Marry Me
Anchors Away
Oh, Susannah
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Toast
Dixie
St. Louis Blues
Appalachian Spring
Bonnie Blue Flag
Old Hundreth
Swanee River
Battle Cry of Freedom
U. S Field Artillery
Sidewalks of New York
Chester
Auld Lang Syne
Kingdom Come
My Old Kentucky Home
Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Shenandoah
Abraham's Daughter
This Land Is Your Land

Customer Reviews:

not to great.......2007-04-04

We were disappointed with this CD, but for the price I guess we can't expect much. I didn't care for the new style presentation of the songs. I like a more traditional rendering.

Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$.......2005-06-22

I red the comments of two other people who have bought this 4 CD BOX SET and it is not really so bad. I will even add that there are some excellent tunes. However, I must agree with the fact that few tunes seem to have been recorded 40 or 50 years ago, mainly when you hear the scratches of an old turntable but it is just 2 or 3 tunes. Furthermore, if you do not know American music, it is a good BOX SET to buy if you consider that you received 4 CD for 4$ including 100 tunes. On these 4 CD, I have heard some orchestration that I have never heard before and I consider that they are different but interesting. Any way, after hearing these 100 tunes, you will say to yourself that you like this tune, this other tune, this other tune and so on and you will be able to buy a more expensive CD with the tunes that you like. However, I have bought many CDs in the last few weeks and as you know, there are always some tunes that you like and some tunes that you do not like on every CD that you will buy. So, don't buy it at 25$ but at 4 or 5$ dollars, it is a very good choice for 100 tunes.

You get what you pay for........2004-07-04

You get what you pay for. The singers put their own spin on the singing of each song. If you didn't hear the words you would not recognize some of them. Even some of the music sounds like a bad recording of music played on a turntable. Definitely not worth the price.

Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ..........2004-07-04

I wish this review had been here when I was thinking of purchasing it. I guess you get what you pay for. If you are thinking of buying this, you are better off recording your own CDs (or at least buying one that you can listen to a sampling of the songs). This album includes songs that were mere recordings of the songs playing on an old record player. It's almost so unbelievable that it is funny.

Beautiful Dreamer: Favorite Lullabies for All Ages

Average customer rating:

My daughter can't sleep without this CD
Beautiful Dreamer

Beautiful Dreamer: Favorite Lullabies for All Ages

Manufacturer: Hickory Cove Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Favorite Hymns

ASIN: B00007KQ6J
Release Date: 2003-01-01

Tracks:

Brahms' Lullaby
Rock-a-Bye, Baby
All the Pretty Little Horses
Golden Slumbers
Sleep, Baby, Sleep
Toora, Loora, Loora
All Through the Night
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Time to Say Goodnight/Taylor's Lullaby
Hush, Little Baby
Beautiful Dreamer
Flow Gently, Sweet Afton
Suo Gan
Brahms'Lullaby (second version)

Album Description

For centuries, families have loved simple lullabies--wonderful tunes that have been sung, hummed, or played to countless millions of babies to lull them to sleep.

In this album, which is nearly an hour long, you'll find quiet, simple, melodic versions of some of the world's most popular lullabies.

Jim Gibson's uniqueness with his Hickory Cove Music CDs is that he seamlessly weaves many pianistic styles together to make a most enjoyable, relaxing blend. Sometimes a song will "sound classical," while a few minutes later you'll hear a hint of jazz.

And, with "Beautiful Dreamer" the intent was to be as relaxing as possible, so these songs have an almost new-age feel--but with the content of long-loved melodies.

People love Jim's ten previous recordings because they are gentle, melodic, relaxing.

But . . . this one goes even further. And for parents of babies and young children, it will be a very popular CD.

A few months ago, we got a call in our Atlanta office from a young mother in Minnesota. She was frantic to have us send her one of Jim's CDs by overnight mail--because her two-year-old wouldn't go to sleep without "The Art of Tea" playing.

So, we decided to take advantage of Jim's melodic gift, and make a recording that, we hope, will put you to sleep.

This is it.

Customer Reviews:

My daughter can't sleep without this CD.......2006-04-03

My best friend bought this CD for me and it arrived 2 days after my daughter was born. We played it for her the night it arrived and she has been falling asleep to it every nap and every night since...she is 2 1/2 years old. This CD is beautiful...and since my husband and I can hear it over the baby monitor every night, it was important that it be pleasing to us as well...and it is. Anyone who has learned how to get a baby to sleep through the night knows that steadfast routine is the key. We made this CD part of our daughter's sleep routine and now, when we travel, we bring the CD with us and play it on a portable CD player. She'll go to sleep anywhere as long as this is playing. My best friend is now pregnant and I am returning the favor by buying her a copy of the CD. If you are looking for a beautiful CD to lull your little one AND yourself...look no further. I will be purchasing an extra copy to keep in my daughter's memory box, so that when she becomes a mother, she'll have a copy to play for her little one.

Beautiful Dreamer .......2006-01-24

Of all the beautiful melodies I have heard played by Jim Gibson, I believe this album of lullabies is my favorite. It is so very soft and soothing, not only for babies and moms, but for unborn babies as well. It quiets their stress of coming into a new world. This is the album that I have given so many times as gifts that played over and over without tiring of listening to it. There are various melodies; each one helps to make the atmosphere calm and restful. It is a peaceful album to soothe our stressful times.

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