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5.0 out of 5 stars
The (mostly) acoustic RT, 17 Feb 2006
well.. i've finally listened to all of the 5 cds in this wonderful boxed set/anthology/retrospective/appreciation of RT's career from his days w/ Fairport Convention to the present. IF you happen to be a..reasonably serious fan of RT, i'd say you NEED this set. Yes..you probably have most of the songs..but you certainly don't have all, and, as the vast majority of performances here are live, which puts RT in his best light, there're going to be versions of songs that you already know and may well love that are significantly different, sometimes better, than the ones you're familiar with.The set is organized in an odd, but effective, fashion. Each cd showcases a different facet of his work.
cd 1 "Walking the long miles home" - songs about "place" - often in and about London and the characters who inhabit those nooks and crannies of existence, as well as quirky responses to current events (ie a song about Madonna's wedding.."step we Guy'ly"). cd 2 "Finding better words" - fans' favorites..people on RT lists, fans etc. were asked to select the 3 RT songs they'd select to introduce someone to his songs. 17 songs, picked from amongst the 30 top choices (actually 11 more from the list are on other cds in the set..so 28/30 are found..The 3 songs i would've nominated, "I want to see the bright lights tonight", "Down where the drunkards roll" and "Dimming of the day" are all here! cd 3. Shine in the dark - basically songs where RT highlights his guitar virtuosity ( which always is in service of the song..)..Both acoustic and electric workouts are found here. cd 4. The songs pour down like silver: Lots of covers, some material from his 1000 yrs of popular music as well as RT doing some notable session work with other singers doing his songs..Songs by the Who, Squeeze, Frank Loesser, Buddy Holly as well as traditional songs (Shenandoah, Danny Boy, Loch Lomond, Napolean's Dream....) cd 5 "Rarities" hithertoo unreleased in any form..several songs from semi-aborted groups that briefly rose out of Fairport Convention's ashes..as well as songs written for a projected childrens' cd, for TV and general oddities.. The set is annotated w/ a terrific 130+ page musical biography of RT and then a detailed notes about every song on the set. Are there some songs that I miss, that i'd love to hear redone, remastered? of course..in my case "Hard Luck Stories" and "Jet Plane in a Rocking Chair" but this set is, for me, the musical highlight of the last year. bob
- oh yeah..there's a copy of an advertising insert from 1952 - describing the 1952 Black Vincent motorcycle.
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