What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

BILLIE JOE + NORAH "foreverly" cd 2013

album............#19 US...#19 CAN...#63 UK

who'd have thought the Green Day singer would ever be in the "easy listening" thread?...
equally, who'd have thought Norah Jones would record with him, their music is worlds apart!...
and who'd have thought they'd get together and record a covers album of Everly Brothers
songs and it work as good as it does???...
they've kept these versions true to what Phil and Don did, simple acoustic stuff with fantastic harmonies...
a couple of times on the album I did actually think it was the Everly's singing, that's how good these guys
have covered them...
the big fans of Phil and Don might not agree, but some of these versions are the equal to, if not better
than the originals and to boot, Billie Joe and Norah's album contains my favourite Everly song..."lightning express"..
the added bonus of the album is that they've not covered the big hits, a deliberate ploy...
a very, very good album (even though it is a covers set)...
BTW, don't ignore the track I post just because its a cover MH, you will be surprised!

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: oh so many years
best track: lightning express

[video=youtube;BGL5tvmI30o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGL5tvmI30o[/video]

tracks:

1...roving gambler ***
2...long time gone **
3...lightning express ***
4...silver haired daddy of mine **
5...down in the willow garden **
6...whos gonna shoe your pretty little feet? **
7...oh so many years **
8...Barbara Allen **
9...rockin' alone in an old rockin' chair ***
10.im here to get my baby out of jail ***
11.Kentucky **
12.put my little shoes away **

3s=4
2s=8
1s=0

rating: 2.3

added bonus (an interview with Billie Joe and Norah re: the album): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imjq0X7AkqU