Sounds of Wood and Steel, Vol. 2

Track Listings

1. Year Down in New Orleans - Nanci Griffith

2. Wicker Baskets - Jars of Clay

3. Something That We Do - Clint Black

4. Wings of the Morning - Doyle Dykes

5. Caroline, No - Elliot Easton

6. Ava's Eyes - Richie Sambora, Don Was

7. Island - Ledward Kaapana, Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina

8. Naima - Steve Lukather

9. Opportunity - T.J. Baden

10. Liz & Opie - Victor Wooten

11. Rusticity - Cephas & Wiggins, Dan Crary

12. After the Gold Rush - Bobby G. Taylor

13. Taylor Willobee - Rodney Crowell

Sounds of Wood and Steel, Vol. 2,Various Artists,Windham Hill Records,Blues-Rock,Contemporary Country,Contemporary Jazz,Folk-Rock,Fusion,Hard Rock,Jazz Music,New Age / Meditation,New Traditionalist,New Wave,Pop,Pop/Rock,Power Pop,Progressive Bluegrass,Progressive Country,Singer/Songwriter,Soft Rock

Tracks:

Year Down In New Orleans - Nanci Griffith
Wicker Baskets - Jars Of Clay
Something That We Do - Clint Black
The Wings Of The Morning - Doyle Dykes
Caroline, No - Elliot Easton
Ava's Eyes - Richie Sambora
The Island - Led Kaapana
Naima - Steve Lukather
Opportunity - T.J. Baden
Liz & Opie - Victor Wooten
Rusticity - Dan Crary
After The Goldrush - Bob Taylor
Taylor Willobee - Rodney Crowell

Customer Reviews:

As super as VOL 1.......2007-01-19

Volume 2 is top quality instrumental work, and compares very well to one of my favorite CDs - Sounds of Wood & Steel Volume 1.

Terrific Collection of Guitar Instrumentals.......2005-09-18

This second volume of the SOUNDS OF WOOD & STEEL series is a simply wonderful album of guitar instrumentals. As with the previous volume, each song features Taylor guitars (which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1999 when this CD was released).

There are numerous highlights, including Taylor co-founder Bob Taylor's rendition of "After the Gold Rush." [Note: Neil Young was an early proponent of the Taylor guitar.] Also, Elliot Easton's performance of "Caroline No" is amazing. Easton chose the song because of his working relationship with Brian Wilson (he has performed and recorded with Wilson) and his belief that it is the "prettiest pop ballad ever." In addition, the Hawaiian slack-key flavor of "The Island" performed by Jim Messina (with Kenny Loggins sittin' in providing wordless vocals) is a real joy.

Bottom line, there isn't a weak cut in the bunch. And don't be misled by the fact that this CD was released on the new age Windham Hill label. There's no navel-gazing guitar noodling here--just musicians sharing their love of guitars. Very satisfying. [Running Time - 47:47] HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

great stuff!.......2004-11-25

What's not to like about this compilation? I'm not at all sure why some reviewers were "disappointed" by this cd. I'm thrilled to have so many leads to all of this talent. One shouldn't expect to like every tune on a cd such as this, because there are so many different styles, but I feel that the producers did an amazing job keeping the tone very similar, so that one can enjoy this cd from beginning to end. Keep in mind, too, that this type of music is designed to be background for reading, or writing a letter, or doing a puzzle, or studying, or just relaxing. It's SUPPOSED to be unobtrusive. It's not supposed to be mindblowing or alter your consciousness. It's just supposed to set a mood and help you mellow out, and it certainly does that artfully.

Beautiful music.......2002-01-16

If you like, even just like, acoustic guitar you will like this record. The perfect record for a candlelight dinner or peaceful quite evenings. I love just about every song on this record. Lovely, intricate guitar playing.

Listening to this record on the couch, with the lights off and my eyes closed, makes me feel like I am lying by a crackling creek, in the grass, under a blue sky, temperature about 80 degrees, when I was ten years old.

Disappointing compared to the first volume.......2000-05-25

The sound quality is great and the playing is top-notch. However, only a handful of tracks here (including "Caroline, No" Elliot Easton, "Liz & Opie" Victor Wooten, "Wings of the Morning" Doyle Dykes and maybe one or two more) seem inspired. Taken on it's own terms, the collection overall sounds pleasant enough but the weaker tracks come across as being here just for the project theme- to demo the Taylor Guitar sound. If you can only get one of the two volumes, Vol. 1 is absolutely the one to go with. This one is for serious guitar enthusiasts only or music collectors/completists who want these tracks because they may not be available elsewhere.

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