Track Listings (14) - Disc #1| All Artists: Steve Earle, The Del McCoury Band Title: Mountain Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: E Squared Release Date: 2/23/1999 Genres: Country, Folk, Pop, Rock Styles: Americana, Bluegrass, Classic Country, Neotraditional, Traditional Folk, Singer-Songwriters, Folk Rock, Singer-Songwriters, Country Rock, Roots Rock Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 614005106423 |
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When country-rock icon Steve Earle teamed with blazing bluegrass act the Del McCoury Band, the result was more invigoratingly intense than even die-hard fans could have imagined. These energetic songs somehow sound innovat... more » |
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Amazon.com's Best of 1999 When country-rock icon Steve Earle teamed with blazing bluegrass act the Del McCoury Band, the result was more invigoratingly intense than even die-hard fans could have imagined. These energetic songs somehow sound innovative and timeless at the same time, merging the finest, first-person-narrated politico tunes of Springsteen or Dylan with the plaintive, hard-driving mountain wails of the Stanley Brothers and Bill Monroe. Whew. --Mike McGonigal Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsTimless J. Gemmill | Oreland, PA USA | 02/24/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) ""My primary motive in writing these songs," Steve wrote in a press release for this disc, "was both selfish and ambitious--immortality. I wanted to write just one song that would be performed by at least one band at every bluegrass festival in the world long after I have followed Mr. Bill [Monroe] out of this world." The songs certainly should pass that test. The hillbilly murder ballad "Carrie Brown" is one classic; "Dixieland" is another; and the closing "Pilgrim"--which most reviewers singled out for praise--is yet another. That said, for me The Mountain peaks with "I'm Still In Love with You," a duet with Iris DeMent that sounds--like the rest of the album--that it could have been recorded 30, 40 years ago. In other words, it's timeless. "Does it show when my poor heart skips a beat each and every time we meet?" Steve sings, and then there's Iris' vocal, that Kentucky waif-like wail that's the audio equivalent of wine: The more you hear it, the more you like it. " Wonderful Surprise M. Eskola | 01/06/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "I love this album. If you enjoy bluegrass this is a great album to have. It's high energy and fun to listen to. I particularly love the song with Iris Dement." Bluegrass with an edge surfandsand | Florida USA | 09/02/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "This CD is a stroke of genius. Steve Earl leverages the superb talents of some of the finest bluegrass musicians in the business and mixes in a hearty dose of his own creative talent to produce this timeless classic. The lyrics are amazingly sophisticated for bluegrass and the words to "Kerry Brown" are enough to keep a shrink busy for 2 months. Steve Earl has been crossed off a few Christmas Card lists lately because of that whole "American talaban" thing, but this CD was recorded years before all that. It's really worth listening to if you're a bluegrass fan or want to hear the Del McCoury band without Del singing lead all the time."
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