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All Wood & Stones
Batdorf, Stanley
All Wood & Stones
Genre: Pop
 
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With All Wood and Stones, veteran composers/vocalists/musicians John Batdorf and James Lee Stanley have taken songs that are practically hard-wired into our collective pop culture consciousness and put a uniquely fresh spi...  more »

     

CD Details

All Artists: Batdorf, Stanley
Title: All Wood & Stones
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: CD BABY.COM/INDYS
Original Release Date: 2/13/2007
Release Date: 2/13/2007
Genre: Pop
Style: Tributes
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 634479488467

Synopsis

Album Description
With All Wood and Stones, veteran composers/vocalists/musicians John Batdorf and James Lee Stanley have taken songs that are practically hard-wired into our collective pop culture consciousness and put a uniquely fresh spin on them. That these songs are vintage Rolling Stones masterpieces composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards makes the duo's sonic reinvention of them all the more remarkable. It's almost as if the tracks are from an alternate universe where Mick and Keith hailed from Southern California instead of the U.K. Featuring crystal-clear yet atmospheric acoustic renderings of eleven gems from the Jagger-Richards songbook, the disc's magic revolves around Batdorf and Stanley's supple new arrangements, virtuoso guitar exchanges and almost dreamlike, harmonic vocals. John Batdorf (Batdorf & Rodney) and James Lee Stanley (after years has successfully avoided fame until now), are wonderful singers and guitar players. These are eleven of their favorite Rolling Stones songs, arranged by James and John in the studio, just playing and singing until the songs evolved into what we are presenting here. The songs are the stars, their timelessness enhanced by the mellow yet elegant simplicity of All Wood and Stones' presentation.

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CD Reviews

The Stones for those who don't love the Stones
Robert J. Halpern | 02/18/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Having grown up on the Beatles, and the 70's folk era, the Stones were more of an attraction than a serious musical group. Two of my favorites, "As tears go by", and "Ruby Tuesday" were the only songs that I owned. "You can't always get what you want" perfectly blended into the funeral scene in the Big Chill, but sounds awful when performed live by the remaining members.

This album allows the songs of Jagger and Richards to shine when played by excellent musicians and vocalists rather than by Rock stars.

Just heard these guys play at an accoustic venue in Atlanta, and they sound just like this album. Real singers don't need digital help. This is what music is about to me, no need for flaming stages, bare middriffs, or excessive amplification. This was about a time when we listened to music , not as background for other endeavors. Unfortunately, most of us listening at Eddies Attic had grey hair. I'll also add that the sound quality is excellent, and would suggest the physical media and not the lossy download.

Highly recommended.

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