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The Trinity Session

~ Cowboy Junkies
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  • Audio CD (29 Jan 1994)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: RCA
  • ASIN: B0000267WW
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,689 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Mining For Gold
2. I Don't Get It
3. To Love Is To Bury
4. Dreaming My Dreams With You
5. Postcard Blues
6. Misguided Angel
7. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
8. 200 More Miles
9. Sweet Jane
10. Walkin' After Midnight
11. Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis)
12. Working On A Building

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On their sophomore effort, Canada's Cowboy Junkies manage to make a one-day recording session in an old church one of their most satisfying listens. Featuring the sultry voice of Margo Timmins, the precise musicianship of her brothers Peter (on drums) and Michael (on guitar), and bassist Alan Anton, The Trinity Sessions is a spare, evocative, countrified-rock classic. Their inspired reworking of both "Blue Moon" and "Working On A Building" reveal the Timmins family to be talented interpreters and insightful neo-traditionalists. Mixing the ambitious songwriting of Margo and Michael Timmins with subdued covers of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane" and Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," The Trinity Sessions is an exquisite collection that holds up quite well under repeated listenings. --Mitch Myers


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Formed in Toronto by siblings Micheal, Peter, and Margo Timmins, The Cowboy Junkies purvey a surreal brand of moody, slow motion country music. THE TRINITY SESSIONS was recorded with a single microphone in Toronto's Church of the Holy Trinity (hence the title), an engineering circumstance that has everything to do with the record's stark, spacious atmosphere. Bass and lightly brushed drums provide a soft, pulsating background, while gentle guitar embellishments weave around singer Margo's haunting vocal performances.
While it is the record's many covers-including treatments of the Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane", Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome ICould Cry", and Patsy Cline's "Walking After Midnight"-thatfirst catch a listener's attention, the originals also sparkle. "Misguided Angel", in particular, received a good deal of airplay. The combination of gentle, smoky atmospherics and the somewhat unsettling distention of conventional countrysong structures make THE TRINITY SESSIONS an intriguing andworthwhile listen.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Outstanding, 19 Jan 2004
By Craobh Rua "Craobh Rua" (N. Ireland) - See all my reviews
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Recorded live in November 1987 at Church of the Holy Trinity in Toronto (and hence "The Trinity Session"), this was the Cowboy Junkies' second album. The track listing is made up of a number of self-penned tunes, a couple of traditional songs and a few cover versions. I never would have thought it possible that songs by Lou Reed and Hank Williams could appear on the same album without sounding at odds with each other...yet that is exactly what the band have achieved.

There are so many outstanding tracks on this CD it's hard to pick out the highlights. The two traditional tunes - "Mining for Gold" and "Working on a Building" - would certainly be among my favourites. "Mining for Gold" opens the album, and is sung unaccompanied by Margo. Although only about a minute and a half long, it's beautifully delivered with a real sense of melancholy. "Working on a Building" is the other traditional tune. This time, the rest of the band are allowed to join in (!!) and the song is played with a slight jazzy feel. Alan Anton's bass playing, excellent throughout the album, really adds to the atmosphere on this song.

It was "Blue Moon Revisited" that first brought the band to my attention. Entirely different in sound and style to the original "Blue Moon", it's a beautifully laid back number with a hint of sadness and regret. "Sweet Jane", written by Lou Reed, has become a huge favourite of the Junkies' fans, and has been referred to as the band's signature tune. Alan's bass, again, contributes greatly to the mood on both songs.

Of the songs written solely by members of the bands, "Postcard Blues" and "Misguided Angel" are, for me, the best. A guest musician, Steve Shearer, provides the harmonica on the former - a contribution that allows the song to live up to its name.

The album was captured live, using a single microphone and cost only CDN $250 to record. It's also a great example of how keeping production work to a minimum can, at times, help the album. Admittedly, the quality of the songwriting, the playing and the singing is also a big help ! Margo, like the Irish folk / trad singer Cara Dillon, has a beautiful voice - it's something that really strikes home when a song is sung unaccompanied.

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5.0 out of 5 stars smooth and calm, 19 Jul 2004
By Matthew Morgan "mmonster70" (London) - See all my reviews
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A friend of mine played this album on a cassette to me in 1987.
I thought it was the calmest, smoothest, most relaxed record I had ever heard.
At the time I had never heard of them and certainly would never have bought a record that had anything to do with 'country'. Remember, in 1987 jangly indie was the order of the day.
The next thing that happened to me was house - and although that's another story, what it meant for this album was that it became a chill-out classic round my way.

Finally, having worn to death the copied tape I had made from my friend's cassette I bought the CD.
And my, was it worth it.
The music is stripped of anything superfluous, cut down to the bear essentials and this gives it the power and strength to be quite and gentle. The emotions are still raw and many of these songs have sadness at their core. However, they are carried along on a train of gentle and lovingly crafted music.
Like a lot of quite music, one needs to really listen to get the full effect. But the listner is well rewarded for making the effort.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply exquisite... Whatever your music taste might be.10/10, 18 April 2000
I bought this CD over ten years ago now (I think I was 15 or so) and I fell in love with it. It hasn't aged at all. The recording that took place in Trinity Church is one of the most atmospheric pieces ever put to CD. Whenever I play it to a new group of people, they always ask about it, before falling in love with it themselves.

Great music to relax to. Great music to fall into a sweet slumber. Simply exquisite.

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