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''We always thought we were doing something really original,'' declares their longest running member, singer Gary Louris in PD Larson's sleevenotes. In spite of this, their influences were mostly fairly obvious, with particular emphasis on Gram Parsons and the Flying Burrito Brothers in the first phase of their career. The anthemic Trouble and Smile seem heavily indebted to The Hollies and The Beatles, and Tailspin sounds like a rewrite of The Byrds' version of Dylan's My Back Pages. Incidentally, their name was a sly homage to Bob's backing Band, originally called The Hawks.
The trademark vocal harmony partnership of Mark Olsen and Gary Louris was sundered when Olsen unexpectedly left after their third album Tomorrrow The Green Grass. To his credit, Louris - a slightly less distinctive singer - soldiered on, with the newly recruited drummer Tim O'Regan taking the place of Olsen, who quit the band to make music with his wife Victoria Williams. There's even a song about her here - Miss Williams' Guitar.
Big Star features the other most overtly biographical lyric, documenting the band's frustrations with their lack of commercial success, against one of their rockier arrangements: ''I couldn't get arrested if I tried/!I'm gonna be a big star some day''.
It does seem cruel that The Jayhawks' highest placing on the Billboard album chart was number 52. Why, for instance, was a song as catchy as Blue not a huge hit? They were a good band, sometimes a very good band, though never, perhaps, a truly great one. --Jon Lusk
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The single disc version is a straight forward 20 track romp through the best of the bands output (everyone will moan about omissions but that's inevitable)in chronological order . OK for us long term fans but nothing new . Newcomers will surely be amazed at how a band so superb could have passed them by before , you're in for a real treat .
The real good stuff comes on Disc 2 which is available in the "Deluxe Edition" along with a DVD , it is simply amazing , filled with another 20 tracks 14 of which are previousy unreleased . Quite simply , its a must buy . Bsides and off-cuts ? ....its better than most "real" albums that will be put out this year !
Die -hard Jayhawks fans , this is most definetly worth your money , you know what to do...........
It hasn't been out of my car CD player for about 4 weeks now! There's not a duff track amongst the many gems, tracks 8 and 18 are my particular favourites so far.
Well recommended so give it a try.
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