The Journeymen

The Journeymen

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Their debut record included '500 Miles; Ride, Ride, Ride; Soft Blow the Summer Winds; Cumberland Mountain Deer Chase; Make Me a Pallet; River Come Down; Black Girl; Fennario; Gilgara Mountain; Dunya; Chase the Rising Sun, and Rock Me Lord'. To which we've added: the unreleased 'The Ballad of the Shape of Things'; the unreleased (except for on a long out-of-print compilation) 'Environment' and 'Oh, Miss Mary;' the single 'Kumbaya' and the edited single version of 'Kumbaya', sung in a higher key.

Tracks:

I Am A Poor And Ramblin' Boy
Dark As A Dungeon
Old Joe Clarke's Blues
In The Evening
Metamorphosis
Waggoner's Lad
Cotton Mill Girls
I Never Will Marry
Gypsy Rover
Born In Bethlehem
Jack The Sailor
Johnny Booker
One Quick Martini
Benny
How Mountain Girls Can Love
Rock Island Line
Tell Ole Bill
Don't Turn Around
I Never Will Marry
Hush Now Sally
Loadin' Coal
What'll I Do

Product Description

1. I Am A Poor And Ramblin' Boy
2. Dark As A Dungeon
3. Old Joe Clarke's Blues
4. In The Evening
5. Metamorphosis
6. Wagoner's Lad
7. Cotton Mill Girls
8. I Never Will Marry
9. Gypsy Rover
10. Born In Bethlehem
11. Jack The Sailor
12. Johnny Booker
13. Don't Turn Around
14. I Never Will Marry - (single)
15. Hush Now Sally - (single)
16. Rock Island Line - (previously unreleased)
17. One Quick Martini - (previously unreleased)
18. Benny - (previously unreleased)
19. How Mountain Girls Can Love - (previously unreleased)
20. Loadin' Coal - (single)
21. What'll I Do - (single)
22. Tell Ol' Bill - (previously unreleased)

Format: CD

Average customer rating:

Exquisite harmony...A desert island album

Long-forgotten gems once again available

The Very Best of the Journeymen

A folk treasure!

more more more

The Very Best of the Journeymen
The Journeymen
Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Coming Attraction: Live!

New Directions in Folk Music

Best of the Vanguard Years

ASIN: B00000AF8E
Release Date: 1998-08-11

Tracks:

Greenland Whale Fisheries
Oh, Miss Mary
Mary Wore Three Links Of Chain
I May Be Right
River, She Come Down
500 Miles
Chase The Rising Sun
Make Me A Pallet
Fennario
Cotton Mill Girls
Dark As A Dungeon
Old Joe Clarke's Blues
The Waggoner's Lad
Stackolee
Bay Of Mexico
All The Pretty Little Horses
Virgin Mary
Two Hoboes
Environment
Someone To Talk My Troubles To
Ja-Da
Four Strong Winds
What'll I Do
Don't Turn Around

Customer Reviews:

Exquisite harmony...A desert island album.......2004-01-05

Quite simply: I would trade my entire music collection for a 10 second scrap from The Journeymen. Their harmonies give me a lump in my throat and bring tears to my eyes.

Long-forgotten gems once again available.......2003-04-30

Of the three Journeymen, Dick Weissman-- perhaps the group's finest musician-- is the least known. John Phillips (later of The Mamas & The Papas, of course) and Scott McKenzie ("Are you going to San Francisco?") complete a long-forgotten folk trio that, for a brief period, was the best of the best.

Their harmonies are as good as (or better) than The Brandywine Singers, and, like The Limeliters, they can make three voices sound like so many more. Like The Kingston Trio and The Highwaymen, they display a diversity and an honesty that is true and impressive. In their own way, they are more innovative than groups like Peter, Paul, & Mary; The New Christy Minstrels; and The Brothers Four, while retaining those groups' feel for what a crowd might like. But no folk group ever combined all these qualities at such high levels of excellence into one entity.

There are so many gems here: "I May Be Right", "Fennario", "Make Me a Pallet", "Cotton Mill Girls", and "Bay of Mexico" (what a gorgeous sound on that one) are my personal favorites, but they are all terrific.

Unfortunately, the folk gods did not bless The Journeymen with commercial success, but John Phillips (who wrote "San Francisco" for McKenzie, and also named his daughter after his friend Scott) proved that, given the right set of circumstances, he certainly had the knack. In The Mamas & The Papas, you can hear the echoes of those brilliant Journeymen harmonies, transformed into something new, different, and exciting.

Anyone who loves folk music, especially folk groups, has to own this one. I only wish that more of The Journeymen's songs were available, as this CD is but a selection from their albums. Gems all, but there may be others out there...

The Very Best of the Journeymen.......2003-02-12

This album sounds like the Journeymen I listened to in the dorm in the mid-60's. I loved the clean sound and great arrangements by the trio.
Toward the end of the CD you can hear John Phillip's arrangements mature toward those of the Mamas and the Papas, the group John founded. Only one song was missed (that I can remember)---One Quick Martini (answer to Scotch and Soda by the KT).

A folk treasure!.......2002-06-15

I cannot say enough good things about this album! The song selection (standard folk fare from the 1960's) is great, and the way in which the voices blend together to create one voice singing is incredible. (Their vocal styling is very relaxed when compared to the Kingston Trio - who often seem to be trying to sing over one another.) This is a "must have" item for fans of 1960's folk music or of harmony.

P.S.: John Phillips (Mamas and the Papas) and Scott McKenzie ("If You're Goin' to San Francisco..." comprise 2/3 of this trio!

more more more.......2001-05-21

a great compliation please release all the original albums withbonus material

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Best Journeymen album....
I want to start by saying this isnt for everyone
Feeling the MCs, but FREAKIN' SPEED UP THE BEATS!
A good effort, but not classic Living Legends Material
THE BEAT!!!! 1999's finest

The Black Sands ov Eternia
Mystik Journeymen
Manufacturer: Outhouse
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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No More Greener Grasses
UHB IV: Stop & Retaliate
F*ck the Dumb
Making Perfect Sense

ASIN: B00000JG2A
Release Date: 1999-07-20

Tracks:

Oran -
Sand Storm Trek (Skit)
Araingus (Race The Moon)
Life (Interlude)
Silly Wappers (Skit)
Piano Lesson
Grapes Ov Wrath
Hymns (Beatdie Delite)
Victom To The Rain
Escape
Mercuring Rising
John Henry
The Odyssey
Firefly Rebellion (Snip)
Rage
Silly Wappers Pt. II
Poor Mans Woes
Niggas Wanna Rap
Grouchifer (Skit)
Liquid Cement
Grouchifier
Liquid Cement
Final Stretch Home/Eternia

Album Description

Rally round the independent hip hop flag. This album puts it down for us underground folks. Ceck Mercury Rising feat. The Grouch

Customer Reviews:

Best Journeymen album...........2007-07-03

This is the one you want. Still raw, you can feel every line and snare and subliminal interjection. There hasn't been another album in hip hop that compares with this. this one stands on an island its own. Buy this CD. Well worth the 70 minute trip youll embark on. Speaking from their hearts. Thank you Lucky, Thank you Sunspot.

I want to start by saying this isnt for everyone.......2002-11-01

The Mystik Journeymen are members of the world-greatest Living Legends crew. Lucky.I.Am or PSC(i prefer luckyiam) and Sunspot Jonz bring intelligent lyrics with slower beats than the soldout rappers(dont confuse mainstream and soldout because there is a world of difference). These guys are anti-Consumerism and truly love making the music they do and I give so much props to both of them for that. ...

Feeling the MCs, but FREAKIN' SPEED UP THE BEATS!.......2000-01-02

The duo is on point lyrically again as usual, but the production is TOO SLOW. Speed up the drums SOMEWHAT at least... MY GOD. But I can't complain too much, because the messages are ever so clear on this quaint album. PEACE!

A good effort, but not classic Living Legends Material.......1999-07-27

Lets not get carried away. Just because This is their second record (Worldwide Underground being the first) to be widely available, these cats have been around for years, and have recorded material far better. If you really want to see what the Living Legends have to offer, check their web site.

THE BEAT!!!! 1999's finest.......1999-07-21

Yo, the Mystik Journeymen are taking over, worldwide as always. If you haven't caught a show, you haven't experienced live hip-hop. They rock every crowd they step in front of. BLACK SANDS IS THE BEAT, believe it, the best LP of 99 by far! MCing and beat-freaking at TOP NOTCH LEVEL.

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CD / LP confusion

The Journeymen
The Journeymen
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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New Directions in Folk Music
The Very Best of the Journeymen
The Kingston Trio Story - Wherever We May Go
The Tarriers

ASIN: B0000EWO46
Release Date: 2004-02-10

Tracks:

500 Miles
Ride, Ride, Ride
Soft Blow The Summer Winds
Cumberland Mountain Deer Chase
Make Me A Pallet
River Come Down
Black Girl
Fennario
Gilgara Mountain
Dunya
Gilgara Mountain
Rock Me Lord
The Ballad Of The Shape Of Things
Environment
Oh, Miss Mary
Kumbaya
Kumbaya (single Version)

Product Description

1. River, She Come Down
2. Soft Blow The Summer Winds
3. Black Girl
4. Dunya
5. Fennario
6. Ride, Ride, Ride
7. 500 Miles
8. Rock Me Lord
9. Make Me A Pallet
10. Chase The Rising Sun
11. Cumberland Mountain Deer Chase
12. Gilgara Mountain
13. Heredity-Environment
14. Ballad Of The Shape Of Things, The - (previously unreleased)
15. Kumbaya - (single)
16. Oh, Miss Mary
17. Jack The Sailor - (previously unreleased, studio version)
18. Kumbaya - (mono single version)
19. (untitled) - (hidden track)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

CD / LP confusion.......2007-03-09

This item was labeled on the Amazon site as CD. After I initiated the purchase
the seller ssent a message cofirming the purchase and warning that the item was
an LP and not a CD. He pointed out that the Amazon site does not provide a way to indicate
that an album is an LP / "Vinal" except in the sellers info.
He agreed to refund and cancel the order.
No fault to the seller, but Amazon should represent the product more accurately.

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Good Album You Need This
Bland Lyrics, Redundant Beats

Harvest Time
Potluck
Manufacturer: Lost Koast
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Straight Outta Humboldt

ASIN: B0002W4UYS
Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

Intro
Fight Night
Inhale/Exhale
Budget
Say What Ya Wanna
Let Loose
Freedom
Stand Up
Real Phone Calls
You Ain't That Fine
Do It Now
Sports Junkies
Hip Hop
Smokin' On A Blunt
U Don't Even Know Me
The Way It Goes
Live In Colorado
Rap Life
Lovin' You
Just Like U
What Am I
First Kiss

Customer Reviews:

Good Album You Need This.......2004-10-21

I was really feeling this album. I think that they have some good features and some great tracks as well. I'm really feeling the guy with the high pitch voice, and the other guy is cool as well. The songs that stand out to me are Rap Life, Hip-Hop, and a couple others. The great thing about this album was seeing Cool Nutz from Portland on there, as well as Equipto. I would go ahead and grab this album and add it to your collection. I heard Potluck on the Collabos album from Cool Nutz and it sparked my interest.

Bland Lyrics, Redundant Beats.......2004-10-20

After listening to Harvest Time I realised that I had wasted my Money. In general the main MC had a sick flow but fell through lyrically. Many of the beats sounded the same and some samples were annoying. There were a couple decent Tracks. Say What Ya Wanna, Hip Hop, U Dont Even Know me, and What Am I

3. Lacked lyrical content. About Weed - 2/5
4. A redundant beat, but good sampling - 3/5
5. Fast Paced Beat and nice Flow - 4/5
6. Whack Beat, no lyrical content - 2/5
7. Good Idea but he is being contradictive - 3/5
8. Lyrically Up To Par, with Guitar sample on the Downbeat -4/5
10. Sounds like a sirmixalot beat. Degrading to females - 2/5
11. Nice Flow, rides the fast beat - 4/5
12. An energetic beat , but annoying chorus sample - 3/5
13. Fat beat and L Legends ( A Killer Combo) - 5/5
14. Chill beat, flows over it nicely - 3/5
15. Finally a track lyrically Up To Par - 4/5
16. Random lyrics, and Bone Thug Identity problem - 3/5
18. Sample pisses me off - 3/5
19. Sick beat, and a heart felt track - 4/5
20. This is called riding a beat - 3/5
21. One of the better tracks, a discussion of childhood - 5/5

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true Hip Hop
STRONG BUT NOT THEIR BEST
Mystik Journeymen One Of Tha Bay Areas Best UndaGround
Only 7 actual songs!!!!!
Hip Hip in its purest form

Worldwide Underground
Mystik Journeymen
Manufacturer: Revenge Ent.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000009NA8
Release Date: 2001-01-30

Tracks:

Slang'n Tapes At The Czech Border
The Firefly Rebellion
Next Stop Oakland
Creators Of Destiny
BFAP
Nigen Slump (Culture Vs. Industry)
Spidey Sense
Last Crusade
Ivan-Revenge
15 Minutes To Yutengi
TGV 2 Paris (Hinda)
Voices
I
Right Now
Midnight Flight To Seoul (Beatdie Delites)
PSC
Worldwide

Customer Reviews:

true Hip Hop.......2004-06-10

this is probably the best mystic journeymen cd ever. the only thing is that it has too many skits, the skits are tight no doubt but people wanna listen to more tracks. the sickest track on this has to be right now produced by grouch it has one of the illest beats i've ever heard also the firefly rebellion is a sick track. cop this cd. eventhough it only has a few actual songs, it still sick...

STRONG BUT NOT THEIR BEST.......1999-09-27

This is, after all, an EP/mix tape affair, not a full-length album, showcasing recording from their world tour....but it's still the Mystik Journeymen, which means it's some of the most innovative and enjoyable stuff on the market....support the underground and do yourself a favor, buy this album and The Black Sands Ov Eternia. Peace.

Mystik Journeymen One Of Tha Bay Areas Best UndaGround.......1999-09-16

Mystik Journeymen represent underground as much as santa claus represents christmas on this album,they are against comercialization,an thats whut tha real underground artist are all about,keeping it on tha DL,this album rawks,from MJM's dope flows to dankalicouse beats,every Living Legends junkie has ta buy this album,remember to keep it on tha DL.

Only 7 actual songs!!!!!.......1999-07-31

Don't be mistaken, this 17 track record is not an album! It's an EP! Out of the 17 tracks, only 7 are real songs (they are good songs however). The remaining 10 tracks are all interludes and a few instrumentals. If you want a more complete album by the MJ's, check out their newest LP "Black Sands Ov Eternia".

Hip Hip in its purest form.......1999-07-22

I won't front and say that I've been a fan of MJM since the beginning, but ever since I heard these 2 fellas bless the mic a year ago, I've been hooked. MJM definatley won't appeal to everyone. Only fans of underground hip hop will like this album. The lyrics are conscious and meaningful and the beats are stripped down, yet uniquely absract. While "Worldwide Underground" is arguably not their best album, it still will please 'backpackers' and nearly anyone with an ear for real hip-hop. My only real complaint about the album is all of the interludes included. I've never liked interludes on an album (except for De La Soul's), so I'm not saying that MJM's interludes are wack, I'm saying interludes are wack in general and usually end up as filler, or in other words, a reason for me to keep my finger hovering over the fast forward button.

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Magic
Mystik Journeymen
Manufacturer: Legendary Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Overall
All Over

ASIN: B00006JOF7
Release Date: 2002-05-28

Tracks:

Magic (Ya Lifes Ya Life)
Amnesia
Sweat
Moonprayer (It's All Love)
Jambalaya
Sandman's Revenge
Setup (Running On Empty)
Mmmmm
Potion N9 (Beatdie Delite)
Luvjonz
Circalate
Johnny Fame
Merlins Ride
Charlette
God's Hands
Truth
Fireswamps
Changeyaflow
Meditate

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One quick martini and I'll be on my way...
1963 Folk Set Still Sounds Super

New Directions in Folk Music
The Journeymen
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Journeymen
Coming Attraction: Live!
The Very Best of the Journeymen
The Kingston Trio Story - Wherever We May Go
Inside Dave Van Ronk

ASIN: B0000EWO4Q
Release Date: 2004-02-10

Tracks:

Ben And Me
Country Blues
Someone To Talk My Troubles To
All The Pretty Little Horses
Virgin Mary
Four Strong Winds
San Francisco Bay (Version 2)
Bay Of Mexico
Someday Baby
Ja-Da
Stackolee
Two Hoboes
One Quick Martini
It Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad
San Francisco Bay (Version 1)
Mary Wore Three Links Of Chain
I May Be Right
Greenland Whale Fisheries
Rag Mama

Product Description

1. Stackolee
2. All The Pretty Little Horses
3. Two Hoboes
4. San Francisco Bay Blues
5. Someone To Talk My Troubles To
6. Ja-Da
7. Bay Of Mexico
8. Ben & Me
9. Someday Baby
10. One Quick Martini
11. Country Blues
12. Four Strong Winds
13. Rag Mama Rag
14. San Francisco Bay Blues - (previously unreleased)
15. Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad - (previously unreleased)
16. Virgin Mary
17. Mary Wore Three Links Of Chain
18. I May Be Right
19. Greenland Whale Fisheries
20. (untitled) - (hidden track)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

One quick martini and I'll be on my way..........2007-07-23

I have had a song in my head for far too many years, my sister had this folk album that she played all the time and I came to love one of the songs, years have passed and she couldn't remember which of her albums it was...I thought it was The Modern Folk Quartet and they were out of print until recently and so I ordered a MFQ recording but that illusive sone was not on there...sounded like "Scotch and Soda", the Kingston Trio recording, but this was a prettier ballad.Last month I order The Journeymen, because I loved John Phillips and Scott McKenzie went on to the MFQ and to record... "Come to San Francisco and wear some flowers in your hair". And there on this terrific recording from 1963 is the long sought after and still great ballad; "One Quick Martini". Eureka!The Journeymen were just one of a truckload of young men and women who performed while Folk was the rage...Chad Mitchell Trio, Brothers Four, Roof Top Singers The Terriers et al., but The Journeymen stood out for they had a great blend of voices and songwriting talent and it shows in this recording; New Directions in Folk Music. Their reditions of "San Francisco Bay" and "Ja Da" capture that rollicking spirit that the New Directions were headed toward. I listen to this album often now and I am happy to be reunited with , One Quick Martini...and now I'll be on my way.

1963 Folk Set Still Sounds Super.......2004-11-17

"New Directions in Folk Music" came out in 1963 with John Phillips before the Mamas & the Papas and Scott McKenzie before "If you're going to San Francisco be sure to wear some flowers in your hair." The Journeymen's blend of voices is still moving 4+ decades after the original Capitol release. Collectors' Choice has done a good job of technically reproducing the disc. The harmonies on "All the Pretty Little Horses" blend seamlessly on this lullaby. "San Francisco Bay Blues" quickens the tempo with the lads setting toes to tapping, "I ain't got a nickel & ain't got a lousy dime; If she don't come back, I believe I'll lose my mind." "Ja-Da" is a sweet shoe shuffling melody with the harmonies filling this bit of razzle-dazzle. John Phillips' "Ben & Me" has some jangling acoustic guitars and a hint of darkness within the melody. My very favorite track is the lounge style "One Quick Martini" also written by John Phillips, "Let's not pretend that we're lovers meeting in some dim cafe. Let's not pretend that there are others making love the same silly way." Ian Tyson of Ian & Sylvia wrote "Four Strong Winds," which receives an excellent reading here from the Journeymen. Of the 7 bonus tracks added to the original release, "Rag Mama Rag" boasts a great washboard rhythm. "San Francisco Bay Blues" gets a silly kazoo arrangement. "Virgin Mary" is a sweet spiritual that could fit on a Christmas collection. "Greenland Whale Fisheries" is a hearty sailing ballad. The Armstrong floor commercial that ends the disc is an interesting timepiece. This collection is a welcome re-release from one of the eras great folk trios. Enjoy!

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Wanderlust
Journeymen
Manufacturer: Klub Records Ltd.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005YCHC
Release Date: 2000-02-03

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Superb live album
Superb live album

Live
Mystik Journeymen , and Living Legends
Manufacturer: 2b1 II
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000063T4M
Release Date: 2002-05-28

Tracks:

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Customer Reviews:

Superb live album.......2003-04-22

The Living Legends claim that they're "The best you never heard of" - I have to agree. These guys are very talented lyricists and they have wicked beats. I think they're talented enough to have mainstream appeal, but I guess they don't want to sign on with a major label.
This CD is a must have for any hip-hop fan. It's full of raw energy and unique rhymes.

Superb live album.......2003-04-22

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