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THE VILLAGE is a musical homage to an influential scene that thrived during an incomparable era in the history of rock music. The Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City in the 1960's was ground zero for a musical, political and social evolution - McCarthy and the Red Scare era was over, the Vietnam War was simmering and poised to explode, and the civil rights movement was gaining steam just as singers like Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan and Odetta were hanging out and composing fierce and fearless songs that reflected the social conscience of a generation. The neighborhood was symbolic of a shared inspiration with artists worldwide gravitating to the vibrant streets and clubs and as such helped change the course of popular music. With THE VILLAGE, modern day artists look back and pay tribute to the artists and songs that helped nurture and shape them as successful musicians in their own right. Track listing: Rickie Lee Jones - Subterranean Homesick Blues / The Duhks - It's Alright Ma I'm Only Bleeding / Lucinda Williams - Positively 4th Street / Sixpence None The Richer - Wayfaring Stranger / John Oates - He Was A Friend Of Mine / Los Lobos - Guantanamera / Mary Chapin Carpenter - Violets Of Dawn / Bruce Of Hornsby - Darlin' Be Home Soon / Amos Lee - Little Bit Of Rain / Shelby Lynne - Don't Think Twice It's Alright / Cowboy Junkies - Once I Was / Rachael Yamagata Bothe Sides Now / Rocco DeLuca - The Ballad Of Hollis Brown.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I think if this CD were free with Uncut Magazine or Mojo it would seem a reasonably interesting set of alternative cover versions. Interesting, as in one play, then slot away with the other free CDs. In all honesty, it's not very good though.
The original songs are excellent, of course, the artists singing the songs are also very good, but the combination didn't work for me. I'm a massive fan of Lucinda Williams, but this is rather a dreary version of Positively 4th Street. God help me, but I actually prefer Mick Hucknall's version! Rickie Lee Jones is always hit and miss when it comes to covers. A miss for me. Shelby Lynne does a low key version of Don't Think Twice (in style of her Dusty covers LP). It's quite nice, but a bit underwhelming. Good Cowboy Junkies version of Once I was, though.
Definitely an LP to listen to on spotify, then download a few tracks, but on the whole uninspiring.
The original songs are excellent, of course, the artists singing the songs are also very good, but the combination didn't work for me. I'm a massive fan of Lucinda Williams, but this is rather a dreary version of Positively 4th Street. God help me, but I actually prefer Mick Hucknall's version! Rickie Lee Jones is always hit and miss when it comes to covers. A miss for me. Shelby Lynne does a low key version of Don't Think Twice (in style of her Dusty covers LP). It's quite nice, but a bit underwhelming. Good Cowboy Junkies version of Once I was, though.
Definitely an LP to listen to on spotify, then download a few tracks, but on the whole uninspiring.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Well an interesting album if only for hearing well known songs being given a completely new treatment by various more contemporary singers. Dylan is well represented with five songs covered by Rickie Lee Jones, The Duhks, Lucinda Williams,Shelby Lynne and Rocco Deluca. Interesting version of ' Don't Think Twice It's Alright ' by Shelby Lynne sounding on this track like Mary Gauthier's twin sister! These singers are very much doing their own interpretations of these songs, some slowing them down, some speeding them up, others using strange sounds and instrumentations. I initially only listened to this album as I am a fan of Mary Chapin Carpenter and had seen her last Friday here in Bristol.UK. I didn't know the song she covers 'Violets Of Dawn ' but I quite like her quiet, introspective version, but it really is the odd-one-out on this album and therefore doesn't fit in well with the other songs. I must say I do like the Sixpence None The Richer version of ' Wayfaring Stranger ' as it is quite haunting and is probably my fave track on the album. John Oates (of Hall and Oates) comes across as sounding like Rod Stewart so delivers 'He Was A Friend Of Mine ' so differently from the Byrds tribute version to John F. Kennedy. A nice piano led 'Darlin' Be Home Soon ' by Bruce Hornsby (who laughs at the start of the track saying he is no Tom Jones). Interesting too is the Tamla Motown sounding ' Little Bit Of Rain ' by Amos Lee and then a haunting version of 'Once I Was' by the Cowboy Junkies. Disappointed in ' Both Sides Now ' by Rachael Yamagata but I have always loved Judy Collins version so dislike most other versions. Not keen on Rocco Deluca's version of ' Ballad Of Hollis Brown' but it isn't a Dylan song I have ever been keen on anyway. So to sum up, an ok album if you like diversity and are prepared to listen to unique versions of well known 60s songs coming out of Greenwich Village.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I completely agree with the previous reviewer - I can't imagine anyone sitting down and enjoying this whole record. The project probably seemed like a good idea on paper but in practice very few of these versions come off. None are actually bad but they are just very ordinary. I totally agree with the comments about Shelby Lynne, Rickie Lee Jones and Lucinda Williams and I'd ditto those comments for Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bruce Hornby and Los Lobos, more people I like but who just don't cut it here.
I'd never heard of the Duhks before but I think that their "It's Alright Ma I'm Only Bleeding" is really different and stands out. I also like Amos Lee's version of Fred Neil's "Little bit of rain" and think that the Cowboy Junkies "Once I was" is better than Tim Buckley's original!
I'd never heard of the Duhks before but I think that their "It's Alright Ma I'm Only Bleeding" is really different and stands out. I also like Amos Lee's version of Fred Neil's "Little bit of rain" and think that the Cowboy Junkies "Once I was" is better than Tim Buckley's original!
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