Search - Steve Goodman :: Unfinished Business

A sign of perfection cut short

reml | PA United States | 02/26/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A fitting grab bag of this man's beautiful career. Own this recording if only for the Dutchman, even if you already have a version of this classic tune. This one stands out from other recorded versions. It's oddly downbeat, more than ever. It reduces me to tears every time. While you're at it, buy everything else this man has ever touched. It will make you a better person."

Excellent posthumous Goodman collection

reml | 11/13/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Steve Goodman's strengths were'nt always apparent with his studio LPs, less was normally more. Usually Steve, his guitar, and Jethro Burns on mandolin were more than enough for a wonderful outing. Ironically, this may be his best "studio" effort; a fine, often intriguing grab-bag of unreleased studio efforts, and live odds and ends. All are quite good-to-wonderful; "Fool Such As I" is lovely, and the live "Dutchman" is definitive. Which brings up another question: Where's the rest of the tapes these pieces are all coming from? C'mon guys, release 'em already! There's certainly a market for them."