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Track Listings
| 1. Caleb Meyer |
| 2. Good Til Now |
| 3. The Devil Had a Hold of Me |
| 4. My Morphine |
| 5. One Morning |
| 6. Miner's Refrain |
| 7. Honey Now |
| 8. I'm Not Afraid to Die |
| 9. Rock of Ages |
| 10. Whiskey Girl |
| 11. Winter's Come and Gone |
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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By L. Cooper
Format:Audio CD
I first heard of Gillian Welch through a BBC documentary when she performed 'Caleb Meyer' - the first track from this record. It's a haunting tale of rape and survival. It's an interesting dichotomy because the song itself is rather fast and upbeat and if you didn't know any better, you could sing along quite cheerfully to it.
Gillian carries on the true tradition of folk music - storytelling through song. The whole record isn't quite so dark but the songs have brought tears to my eyes - songs such as 'I'm Not Afraid to Die' and 'Miner's Refrain' with lyrics like "I'm down in a deep, dark hole".
Pure and simple, this is a REAL American folk music. Very, very special and must be heard!
22 of 25 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
It's difficult to see why Almo Records have let this one go out of print, unless they're planning to re-release it with her first album 'Revival' as a double-album. You should own both if you like this school of music. Gillian Welch is a trained musician, who met her partner-in-music guitar player David Rawlings on the course. Together they make an affectingly truthful version of country music, which is true to tradition without being museum-bound. The songwriting is first-class, and (unsurprisingly) the musicianship complements and serves the work skilfully without advertising itself. Opener 'Caleb Meyer' is the most catchy track: a very distinctive take on the 'murder ballad' tradition. In truth, all the songs are strong, from 'In A Hole' (featuring what Welch described as her attempt to write the 'dumbest chorus possible') to the rockabilly raunch of 'Honey Now' (done and dusted in under 2 minutes - no shame in the odd quickie). There is enough range and quality here to hold the attention. There is very little sugar on Gillian Welch's music. If you 'don't do bleak', you will not enjoy this (but if you don't, chances are you won't be in this bit of the website). There is a strong quality to the music and an intensity (as with the best country) which winds up somewhere between spiritual and devotional. If I've made it sound like a hard listen, I've done it no favours: it isn't. She and David Rawlings are also unbelievably good live. Try it (when they re-issue it). You shouldn't be disappointed.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have been familiar with Gillian Welch's other CDs but for some reason I put off buying this one for quite a while. After listening to it, I wondered why I took so long
I think this her best album to date, more cohesive than the wonderful Revival and yet more upbeat than the later Time. Not that I would give either of those CDs less than four/five stars
I'd recommend Gillian Welch to anyone who is interested in serious music
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Sit down, headphones on, listen...
I came late to the Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings party, but I'm very glad I came. Staggeringly beautiful album that needs time to listen to
Published 6 months ago by Jason Baughan
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mesmorising!
Despite some of the depressing subject matter of the songs on this album, it is hauntingly beautiful and I have no hesitation in recommending it to Gillian Welch fans. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Tripod
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gritty Gillian
Gillian Welch certainly delivers the songs on this album with grit.
There's a life in the performances that often gets lost on folky acoustic albums such as these,... Read more
There's a life in the performances that often gets lost on folky acoustic albums such as these,... Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2007 by Talc Demon
4.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful bare bones folk
Gillian Welch has a lovely lazy voice - singing about morphine on this record, you can believe that she's taken a ton of the stuff at soundcheck. Read more
Published on 22 May 2005 by A. L. Wood
5.0 out of 5 stars
EXCELLENT
It's hard to fault Gillian - if you like real music. She is in the business of singing her heart out of the bluegrass tradition. Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2005 by N. Bournat
4.0 out of 5 stars
Plain Can be Beautiful...
...as Gillian Welch proves beyond question. The songs here are simple, relatively unadorned (mostly just guitar, banjo and voice - but what a voice! Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2003 by S. GODFREY
4.0 out of 5 stars
brittle and sublime
I first heard Gillian Welch by accident - on Radio 4's 'Desert Island Discs'. Author Kazuo Ishiguro (Remains of the Day) picked out 'I'm not afraid to Die' from this album; one of... Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2002
4.0 out of 5 stars
Exquisite haunting country blue-grass
Welch's haunting southern lilt ties in well with her arrangements of banjo and acoustic guitar. Combined, they conjure up an air of desperation and fortitude unrivalled since the... Read more
Published on 1 May 2000
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