Peculiaroso

Peculiaroso

Track Listings

1. Peg Leg

2. Poor Boy

3. Parade

4. Wonderland by Night

5. World Made to Order

6. Room Service (At the Tahiti Motel)

7. Turning into Randolph Scott (Humid Child)

8. Porky and Pale

9. Arms of Mary

10. Room at the Top of the Stairs

11. Big Situation

12. Twilight Time

Peculiaroso,Leo Kottke,Private Music,Contemporary Folk,Folk & Traditional,Pop,Popular Music

Average customer rating:

Music to my ears

Leo Kottke + Rickie Lee Jones = Peculiar

Doggy

Great music, period.

This album changed things for me...

Peculiaroso
Leo Kottke
Manufacturer: Private Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
General | Folk | Styles | Music
Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0000000LC
Release Date: 1994-02-01

Tracks:

Peg Leg
Poor Boy
Parade
Wonderland By Night
World Made To Order
Room Service (At The Tahiti Motel)
Turning Into Randolph Scott (Humid Child)
Porky and Pale
Arms Of Mary
The Room At The Top Of The Stairs
Big Situation
Twilight Time

Customer Reviews:

Music to my ears.......2007-03-24

I really enjoyed this cd. It wasn't my first taste of what this man has to offer, but it's the first collection of music that I purchased. Fans of his earlier work will see that he pretty much eshews some of that speedy fleet fingered playing and relaxes on some very nice mellow tunes. Some of the fans think this is a bad thing, but I completely disagree. This is a perfect cd to listen to on a sunday or any day at that. I see it as a great rainy day music choice, myself. Parade is still one of my favorite Kottke songs of all time. He may drop the speedy songs for this one, but he never loses his touch on some great melodies and percussive acoustic sounds. I give a 5.

Leo Kottke + Rickie Lee Jones = Peculiar.......2004-06-16

Peculiaroso is a bittersweet combination of humor and sorrow. It's hard to tell how Leo Kottke and producer Rickie Lee Jones were able to nail the formula, but it takes the vibrant yet gloomy atmosphere in stride.

The instrumentals are standard Kottke with a few twists: Peg Leg hops along with a percussive acoustic riff while the drums "kind-of" keep a beat. Poor Boy shows the man gliding up and down the fretboard with his slide on the John Fahey original, sure enough to please the fans of the Mudlark-era of Leo Kottke. Big Situation is another rhythmic pattern that loops itself with a semi-participant band.

Wonderland By Night and Twilight Time show you just how seamless the melodies of these golden oldies translate to solo acoustic guitar.

Although the man's voice can be rough to listen to at times, his original compisitions with lyrics paint all kinds of intruiging pictures. Turning Into Randolph Scott is pretty loopy as the album is bound to get. Kottke is describing a girl's limbs as being vegetable-like to achieve some sort of metaphore. What that would be is beyond me. On the other end is the somber Parade. Kottke's rubato-based guitar accompanies a lonesome narrative about a town that's about to be visited by both a parade and a thunderstorm at the same time. His rendition of Room at the Top of the Stairs is another solitary romp through his tightly rhythmic fingerpicking technique. The live version, believe it or not, is even better.

Few people can use ambiguity to their advantage like Kottke. And Peculiaroso is a fine example of that. It's not the greatest Leo Kottke CD out there, but it is as deverse as it is engaging.

Doggy.......2003-05-13

Want to know how to see whether this is a winner? Check how many used ones are available, and at what price. As I write this ther are 24, starting at $... Clearly, the market says this CD is not among his best. And I agree. Weak, limp, flaccid, dull, and boring.

Leo Kottke has recorded two of the finest CDs I own. And he has many other lovely ones. But this is a shame. I found it after hearing nothing new in many years, and regretted both the purchase and the knowledge. What a step down. What a decline from absolute greatness. Like the once feared hitter who's lost a half-second, it is painful to listen to after such beauty, joy and majesty.

Great music, period........2001-08-14

I have heard some Kottke fans express disappointment over this album. All I can say is, ease up on the wacky tabacky, fellas. "Peculiaroso" is delightful to the rest of us who aren't cursed with your tragic hipness. Every one of the cuts is highly enjoyable, and both his guitar-playing and rumbling vocals are dead solid perfect. Buy this CD -- it's a keeper.

This album changed things for me..........2000-07-25

This album was my first exposure to Leo Kottke and as such it will be the album I review. I hosted a little blues show at UCF (that's Central FL) here in Orlando for a time and had the opportunity to play many a cd and LP. I played some good stuff, but this album stood out and haunted my thoughts like no other. I didn't even have to play this album when I picked it up I knew I was in for something impressive and I wasn't wrong. This album changed the way I play guitar and it led me to Leo's great body of work. Four years and many hours of practice later I can say that I am a Kottke head and I own all but one of his albums. I've had the pleasure of seeing Kottke live numerous times and plan to make it a tradition as long as he's still touring. Most of the readers of this review are probably already fans so they already know that seeing Leo live is a special treat which I promise you won't be prepared for. Before you understand his playing style it can at times sound like a blizzard of notes, impossible for one man to produce, yet it is perfectly coherent, melodic, and rhythmic. I almost wish I haven't come to know his music as well as I do, now it's harder to just listen with virgin ears. Peculiaroso is a good place to start because it captures many of Kottke's facets. I would also suggest the Chrysalis compilation "Essential Leo Kottke", "6 and 12 String Guitar", or "Leo Kottke Live" to start.

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