Pros: Old and new come together in the best of folk and the best of alt-country Cons: The music flies a little too low under the radar for mainstream attention
Some albums come to us with a minimum of fuss and fanfare. It's the same old story. Artist writes songs. Artists records songs. Album comes out. It's the same way things have been done for decades, and it happens dozens of times each week.
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Pros: Lyrics, music, slide guitar, Wilco and Bragg Cons: None
Occasionally you come across an album you know will have an impact on you for the rest of your life. Although it becomes difficult to explain, its heartfelt lyrics and brilliant melodies take you away from wherever you are at the time and take you to a...
Pros: absolutely revealing and fresh look at woody,bragg, and wilco Cons: none
Just when everyone thought ole Woody's bowl was too encrusted in dust to be anything but a museum piece you listened to when your listening mood was to be all educated and enlightened, along come Wilco and Billy B and even ole Woody himself to sandblast...
Pros: Captures the essence of Guthrie's words in a contemporary style Cons: Not a one
We're at a point in the musical process where cover albums are a dime a dozen. Everything from soundtracks that feature several Burt Bacharach songs (the cool MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING soundtrack) to yet another tribute album. However, not all of them...
Pros: Makes the music of Gutherie accessible to a wider audience. Cons: Better for occasional play rather than over and over.
Having been a Bob Dylan fan for some time, I have looked into his live and history and some length, which naturally led me to the music of Woody Gutherie, Dylan's largest musical influence. I had not actually heard any Woody Gutherie music but was...
Pros: Magnificent, A true 'Album' in the best sense of the word, Nothing else quite like it Cons: None
Bragg and Wilco have created magic on 'Mermaid Avenue', a perfect amalgamation of their talents. Caught somewhere between folk, pop and alt-country, 'Mermaid Avenue' is easily one of the best recordings of the last decade. Rather than create a Woody...
Pros: unique songwriting challenge succeeds Cons: slightly different from past Bragg
The music from Billy Bragg and Wilco's "Mermaid Avenue" inspires creative thought. Utterly talented contemporary songwriters like Bragg and Wilco's Jeff Tweedy have given new life to fifteen of Woody Guthrie's thousands of lost songs. Lost...
Pros: Unusual, yet very catchy Cons: Some of the lyrics refer to obscure events from the 1940s.
My wife and I used one of the songs on this CD for our first dance at our wedding. That should tell you how much I enjoy _Mermaid Avenue_. I believe I will still be listening to this CD 20 years from now. Billy Bragg and Wilco dug through archives of...
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