EAGLES
"LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN"
EAGLES RECORDING CO. 98268-4500-2
Produced by The Eagles
Co_Producers: Steuart Smith, Richard E.W.
Davis, ScottF. Crago and Bill Szymczyk
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ROBERT PLANT AND ALISON
KRAUSS
"RAISING SAND"
ROUNDER 11661-9075-2
Produced by T. Bone Burnett
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LISA O'KANE
"IT DON'T HURT"
NEW LIGHT NLE910052
Produced by Edward Tree
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DISC ONE:
1. No More Walks In The Wood
2. How Long
3. Busy Being Fabulous
4. What Do I Do With My Heart
5. Guilty Of The Crime
6. I Don't Want To Hear Any More
7. Waiting In The Weeds
8. No More Cloudy Days
9. Fast Company
10. Do Something
11. You Are Not Alone
DISC TWO:
1. Long Road Out Of Eden
2. I Dreamed There Was No War
3. Somebody
4. Frail Grasp On The Big Picture
5. Last Good Time In Town
6. I Love To Watch A Woman Dance
7. Business As Usual
8. Center Of The Universe
9. It's Your World Now
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1. Rich Woman
2. Killing The Blues
3. Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us
4. Polly Come Home
5. Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)
6. Through The Morning, Through The Night
7. Please Read The Letter
8. Trampled Rose
9. Fortune Teller
10. Stick With Me Baby
11. Nothin'
12. Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson
13. Your Long Journey
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1. Ain't Done Nothin'
2. Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
3. Give Me This Night
4. Misery And Happiness
5. I'm Done
6. It Don't Hurt
7. Got The Car Running
8. Uninvited Guests
9. Pay For My Sins
10. Paper Thin
11. Remember This
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It's very interesting that almost the only
Country music played at the CMA Awards
was from the Eagles! It is indicative that
Country music has lost sight and track of its
roots. It's not accidental that an album only
on sale at Walmarts topped both the Pop
and Country charts. It would be nice if radio,
record company bosses and other artists
actually learned something from this
release. It is such a pleasure not to have my
head beaten up by Country which is actually
really heavy metal.
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I am a sucker for these unusual pairings.
Take Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris.
This produced a masterpiece of a CD in "All
The Roadrunning." So therefore putting the
legendary Robert Plant, lead singer of,
among other things, Led Zeppelin and
Bluegrass star, Alison Krauss has all the
potential possible. However, as a longtime
critic of T. Bone Burnett's production skills, I
was uncertain of the result. This CD took me
three listens before I came to grips with it. I
am still critical of T. Bone's production;
especially vocal production which is at times
sloppy, the talents of Robert and Alison are
such as overcome any production negatives.
The material runs the gamut from rock to
Celtic with all stops in between. This may not
be a masterpiece but is bound to get a
Grammy nod. A hearty congratulations for the
cover photography from Pamela Springsteen.
It is perfect.
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I make no bones about it, I like Lisa O'Kane!!
In an era of mediocrity, she stands out. She
is a first rate writer, a good singer and this
CD is very well produced. In fact this CD
reminded me of that equally talented Suzy
Bogguss and there lies the problem. We live
in times of increasing irrelevancy and asI
said earlier, mediocrity. Can Lisa turn the
tide? Me hopes so!! With the redoubtable
publicist Martha Moore behind her and a
producer in Edward Tree who actually knows
how to produce, Lisa is a name to watch. By
the way, nice touch having Albert Lee playing
on the lead off cut.
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