Burlap Palace: A Tribute to the Muscle Shoals Sound

Track Listings

1. Tell Mama - Jeannie Brooks & The Blueskeepers

2. Slow Train - Devin Greenwood

3. I'd Rather Go Blind - Beth Case & Her Texas Love

4. Please Be With Me - Cynthia G. Mason

5. Sweet Release - Songs:Ohia

6. Good Things Don't Come Easy - The Boxcars

7. Careless Whisper - Shotgun Squad

8. Take A Letter Maria - Nixon's Head

9. I'm Your Puppet - Richard Kaufmann & Clutch Cargo

10. Chain Of Fools - Poise

11. Hey Jude - Georgie Bonds & The Blueskeepers

12. I'll Be Long Gone - Brian Seymour

Editorial Reviews
Philadelphia City Paper, May 10, 2001
Jeannie Brooks and Georgie Bonds ... make raunch a sacred thing on "Tell Mama" and a blistering "Hey Jude."

Product Description
[Burlap Palace] is an engaging tour de force.

Tributes to bygone musical eras and styles can mire in no-man's land: literal clonings may turn out retro and anachronistic. On the other side is the danger of over contemporizing with the bells and whistles du jour: click tracks, sampling, synths, feedback, and the like can destroy period authenticity.

[Burlap Palace] pulls it off. Using a cast of homegrown Philly pickers and vocalists, [Producer Edan Cohen] brings a nostalgic echo of Etta [James], Aretha [Franklin], [Wilson] Pickett, and company. At the same time he does manage to update the music so that it resonates with the sonorities of today.

And, wisely, he has used the services of Shoals legend Jimmy Johnson to help recall another time and another place.

- Jerry Wexler (former Vice-President of Atlantic Records)

Burlap Palace: A Tribute to the Muscle Shoals Sound

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Burlap Palace: A Tribute to the Muscle Shoals Sound

Tracks:

Tell Mama - Jeannie Brooks & The Blueskeepers
Slow Train - Devin Greenwood
I'd Rather Go Blind - Beth Case & Her Texas Love
Please Be With Me - Cynthia G. Mason
Sweet Release - Songs:Ohia
Good Things Don't Come Easy - The Boxcars
Careless Whisper - Shotgun Squad
Take A Letter Maria - Nixon's Head
I'm Your Puppet - Richard Kaufmann & Clutch Cargo
Chain Of Fools - Poise
Hey Jude - Georgie Bonds & The Blueskeepers
I'll Be Long Gone - Brian Seymour

Album Description

[Burlap Palace] is an engaging tour de force.

And, wisely, he has used the services of Shoals legend Jimmy Johnson to help recall another time and another place.

- Jerry Wexler (former Vice-President of Atlantic Records)

Customer Reviews:

Something for Everyone........2002-01-31

While I wasn't too well-versed in the history of the Muscle Shoals 'sound', this CD got me very interested. The vocalists are all very strong and the range of music on here is impressive.
There is hip-hop, electronica, folk, rock, soul, etc. I also like the fact that the artists are all relatively unknown (outside Philly, I guess) - its always great to discover new and extremely talented musicians. A great record!!

Better in concept than reality..........2001-11-28

I really respect the concept behind this record, and some of the versions on here are kind of interesting (particularly the Portishead-like "Chain of Fools"). But I doubt I'll listen to it more than a couple of times. It just somehow doesn't seem to work all that well.

R & B with a twist.......2001-10-17

This is a great collection, especially if you like to hear an eclectic mix of classic hits. Chain of Fools, the old Aretha Franklin standard, hits a new note. It combines the seductiveness of Kevin Ayers with the darkness of the Cure.

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