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Farm Aid: Keep America Growing Vol 1
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Farm Aid: Keep America Growing Vol 1
Genres: Country, Pop, Rock
 
  •  Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
  •  Track Listings (12) - Disc #2

Fifteen years after Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Neil Young joined forces to support the beleaguered American farmer, a collection culled from all those annual benefit shows finally appears. The two-disc Farm Aid Vo...  more »

     
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All Artists: Farm Aid
Title: Farm Aid: Keep America Growing Vol 1
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Label: Redline Ent
Original Release Date: 9/12/2000
Release Date: 9/12/2000
Genres: Country, Pop, Rock
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Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 674797500328

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Fifteen years after Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Neil Young joined forces to support the beleaguered American farmer, a collection culled from all those annual benefit shows finally appears. The two-disc Farm Aid Volume One reaches as far back as the 1986 show (Los Lobos' "One Time One Night") and leaps ahead to '99. With guests ranging from Nelson's outlaw compadres (Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson), to new country types (Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood) to rockers (Dave Matthews, the Beach Boys, Bryan Adams), the stylistic kin of the three founders are well represented. The initiators also offer many of the CD's highlights, with Young's environmental ode "Mother Earth" and Nelson's duet with Beck on Jimmie Rodgers's "Peach Picking Time down in Georgia" enlivening the proceedings considerably. And Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues," cut in 1993, captures the great singer feeling strong and ornery. Just goes to show that Farm Aid has, at long last, reaped what it's sowed, and here's the cream of the crop. --Steven Stolder

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CD Reviews

Best live album I've ever heard!
09/14/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a must-hear for anyone who appreciates really good music. The Beck-Willie duet is awesome, and the other live performances are better than the original recordings. I hope we're going to see volume 2 soon!"
Great Live Album
09/13/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)

"I am not a huge fan of live albums, but when I saw which artists were on this CD, I had to check it out. I think that this is a great collection of Rock and Country, not to mention a good cause. I especially love the version of Dave Matthews "Crash"! The thought of listening to Beck & Willie sing together made me nervous, but it is definately a selection you just have to hear. I would suggest this to anyone!"
Great CD, But where's Phish?
Jeffrey Skaggs | Dallas, TX United States | 10/12/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)

"This CD is definitely worth every penny. Plenty of good music for a good cause, but I think that something is missing. Anyone who has watched Farm Aid in recent years has to remember the 20+ minute Phish/Neil Young jam of "Down By The River" in 1998. This is probably the heaviest hitting moment in Farm Aid's history and would have been a great addition to the album. Oh Well, buy it anyway and remember, "Homegrown is alright with me!""