What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from my library (vinyl)



If I could only appreciate instrumental music (other than jazz/classical), I'm sure this would be a good album for
me. With seven of the nine tracks being that, I'm out of the loop. Probably one of my few purchases because of the
label. I had just discovered Rounder Records. A home for obscure or up and coming folk/country artists at the time.
Arlen falls in neither of those categories, so I must have heard something. Arlen's more of a blues/rock guy. The
two tracks that do have vocals are pretty good, but they are not Arlen. Some female, Janet Schram, that I never
heard of again. An original plus a cover of Rocket 88. Two other instrumental covers of Ghoat Riders In The Sky and
Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come. A great song like that one reduced to an instrumetal kind of defeats the
purpose. Should be reserved for elevators and I'm not on one. Arlen had some respect, performing with artists such
as Dylan, Entwistle, Prine, Wakeman and Paul Simon. Never hit the big time but is still recording plus has done a
lot of instructional videos and teaching of the art. I'm sure his respect is well deserved, just not by this novice.

I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - A Change Is Gonna Come

Best Track - Dreams Of Mexico

1) Ghost Riders In The Sky *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv75G41PBFo
2) A Change Is Gonna Come *
3) Rooster *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL_eZ8yiJcw
4) Dreams Of Mexico **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gC7pfzZcMQ
5) A Fool Like Me *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fr9_BCRBBg
6) Rocket 88 **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GmuvLOIVqs
7) Landslide *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypd2yyqxjd0
8) Farther Along *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOVl5QntRb0
9) Laughing At The Blues *

3's - 0
2's - 2
1's - 7

Grade - 1.2

so many albums, so little time