What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

GENE PITNEY "the platinum collection" cd, 2006

career stats:
studio albums.............29
singles.......................66

disc #2 of a three disc set....

I LIKE THIS DISC

worst track: (in the)cold light of day
best track: town without pity

[video=youtube;A7BRraVMZzc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7BRraVMZzc[/video]

tracks:

1...town without pity ***
2...every breath I take **
3...who needs it ***
4...the boss's daughter ***
5...(in the)cold light of day *
6...Marianne **
7...Hawaii **
8...yesterday's hero ***
9...cornflower blue **
10.shes a heartbreaker **
11.billy youre my friend **
12.nobody needs your love **
13.just one smile **
14.maria elena **
15.somewhere in the country **
16.shady lady **
17.a street called hope ***

3s=5
2s=11
1s=1

rating: 2.2

[CRAZY-HORSE]

GENE PITNEY "the platinum collection" cd, 2006

Disc #3 of the three set series....
this disc contains sixteen tracks....
a couple on here are duets with Melba Montgomery,a country singer, but ive never heard of her, has a lovely voice though...
three or four duets with George Jones,
several tracks rerecorded in Italian for the Italian market because he was hugely successful out there and did spend a lot of time in Italy
over the years...
also included is his version of "hello mary-lou" which he wrote for Rick Nelson back in the 1950s...
this was an unnecessary disc IMO, it doesn't add anything to the preceeding discs, infact half of it is a big letdown actually...
could have done without the Italian versions of his hits, and could have done without "hello mary-lou", regardless of who wrote it,
that track belongs to Rick Nelson...
had it not been for half the album scoring love points this would have bombed greatly!

I LIKE THIS DISC

worst track: a porche ore da te(twenty four hours from Tulsa)
best track:ive got five dollars and its Saturday night-with George Jones

[video=youtube;baoQRMBsqy0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baoQRMBsqy0[/video]

tracks:

1...hello mary lou *
2...yours till tomorrow *
3...lips are redder on you **
4...animal crackers(in cellophane boxes) **
5...playing games of love ***
6...ive got five dollars and its Saturday night(w/-George Jones) ***
7...mockingbird hill(w/-George Jones) ***
8...louisianna man(w/-George Jones) ***
9...king and queen(w/-Melba Montgomery) ***
10.baby aint that fine(w/-Melba Montgomery) ***
11.innamorato(in love again) *
12.nessuno mi puo' guidicare *
13.a porche ore da te(twenty four hours from Tulsa) *
14.saro forte(im gonna be strong) *
15.citta spietata(town without pity) *
16.con te verso l'amore(last chance to turn around) *

3s=6
2s=2
1s=8

rating: 1.8

[CRAZY-HORSE]

LORETTA LYNN "van lear rose"[B] cd, 2004[/B]

career stats:
studio albums..................54
singles............................88

this album.........................#24 US...#2 US Country

Loretta's fifty-fourth studio album,aged 72.
album was produced by Jack White....
its the only studio album of her career where she wrote every track on an album....
thank God White hasn't installed too much of his style on this one...
it is mostly country as in country, but theres a rock track, a blues rock track, a spoken word track
and one that sounds like White Stripes in which White and Lynn duet together(I hate that track for its grunge sounds!)
lyrics are quite reflective with Lynn looking back on her life warts and all...
she still has the voice and that southern drawl we know her for....
sounds like she had a hoot making this one, and thankfully its a lot better than the Wanda Jackson/Jack White one from a couple of years ago...

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: Portland,Oregan
best track: family tree

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

tracks:

1...van lear rose ***
2...Portland,Oregan *
3...trouble on the line **
4...family tree ***
5...have mercy **
6...high on a mountain top **
7...little red shoes(spoken word) *
8...God makes no mistakes **
9...womens prison **
10.this old house **
11.mrs Leroy Brown ***
12.miss being mrs ***
13.story of my life **

3s=4
2s=7
1s=2

rating: 2.2

[CRAZY-HORSE]

THE HIGHWAYMEN "the road goes on forever" cd, 1995

career stats......
studio albums...............3
singles.........................5

this album...............#42 US Country...#10 CAN Country...#46 US
singles:
"it is what it is"...........no chart action

third instalment from Willie,Waylon,Kris and John....
first album was brilliant, second was very good but this one just passes for me....
the guys sound jaded like theyre going through the motions and the initial spark simply isn't there...
in fact the best track is a Willie solo effort, its up there with his best tracks IMO....
im just grateful they never went on to make a fourth album together...

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: waiting for a long time
best track: the end of understanding

[video=youtube;GZmq_5V2XyE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZmq_5V2XyE[/video]

tracks:

1...the devils right hand **
2...live forever **
3...everyone gets crazy **
4...it is what it is **
5...I do believe *
6...the end of understanding **
7...death and hell **
8...waiting for a long time *
9...true love travels on a gravel road *
10.here comes that rainbow again **
11.the road goes on forever **

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

rating: 1.7

[Lovely Linda]

LORETTA LYNN "van lear rose"[B] cd, 2004[/B]

career stats:
studio albums..................54
singles............................88

this album.........................#24 US...#2 US Country

Loretta's fifty-fourth studio album,aged 72.
album was produced by Jack White....
its the only studio album of her career where she wrote every track on an album....
thank God White hasn't installed too much of his style on this one...
it is mostly country as in country, but theres a rock track, a blues rock track, a spoken word track
and one that sounds like White Stripes in which White and Lynn duet together(I hate that track for its grunge sounds!)
lyrics are quite reflective with Lynn looking back on her life warts and all...
she still has the voice and that southern drawl we know her for....
sounds like she had a hoot making this one, and thankfully its a lot better than the Wanda Jackson/Jack White one from a couple of years ago...

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: Portland,Oregan
best track: family tree

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

tracks:

1...van lear rose ***
2...Portland,Oregan *
3...trouble on the line **
4...family tree ***
5...have mercy **
6...high on a mountain top **
7...little red shoes(spoken word) *
8...God makes no mistakes **
9...womens prison **
10.this old house **
11.mrs Leroy Brown ***
12.miss being mrs ***
13.story of my life **

3s=4
2s=7
1s=2

rating: 2.2

Loretta is still coming to the Alabama Theater in MB.
She will be there next month. Last time I heard she was still selling out.

[CRAZY-HORSE]

are you going to see her?
or
have you ever seen her live?

[SteveO]

I would love to see Loretta live! I imagine that the tickets aren't cheap!

[Lovely Linda]

are you going to see her?
or
have you ever seen her live?

Yes. I saw her with Conway and her sister.
No, I won't be going to the concert. Sick hubby.
Tickets are not that high at the A. Theater Steve.
I've been there right many times. HOB is in the same area.
I like the HOB better even though I've seen legends at the A. Theater.
I saw Willie with Jamey at the HOB.
Getting back to Loretta, she can't sing as good as she used to in person
but folks still go because she is Loretta.

[CRAZY-HORSE]

YOU+ME "rose ave." cd, 2014

album stats............#1 CAN...#4 US...#2 AU...#10 UK
singles:
"capsized"............#57 CAN
"you and me".......#48 CAN....#199 UK
"break the cycle"..#41 CAN

an acoustic folky album from Canadian folky Dallas Green and Alecia Moore aka: P!nk....
the pair of them are friends and a mutual friend mentioned they sgould record something together
and the album was born from that passing comment...
lots of lovely acoustic tunes on this one...
nothing like what you'd expect from P!nk really...
this one went in and out of the charts pretty quick, I guess people thought it was a P!nk album, then heard it wasn't,
so it dropped like a lead balloon...
shame really, because its a very good album that showcases her vocal quality outside of the pop arena(I guess like Gaga with the Bennett album)
a worthy addition to any collection IMO

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: no ordinary love
best track: capsized

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

tracks:

1...capsized ***
2...from a closet in Norway **
3...gently **
4...love gone wrong ***
5...you and me ***
6...unbeliever **
7...second guess **
8...break the cycle **
9...open the door **
10.no ordinary love *

3s=3
2s=6
1s=1

rating: 2.2

[CRAZY-HORSE]

JAMES BLUNDELL "james Blundell" cd, 1989

career stats:
studio albums..............8
singles.......................10

this album.................#21 AU
singles:
"Kimberley moon"......#14 AU

debut set from Aussie country singer-cum-balladeer James...
a couple of covers on here, Sam Cooke's "another Saturday night" and Presley's "a fool such as I", I dong like either cover...
I either love or dislike the songs on here...
I love the real country tracks and a ballad, but dislike the other half...
the stuff I love was worth the price of the album IMO though...

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: another Saturday night
best track: Kimberley moon

sorry,no link for my favourite track so here is another of the ones I love:

[video=youtube;F2VUuqB0634]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2VUuqB0634[/video]

tracks:

1...dancers *
2...rainbows *
3...another Saturday night *
4...Kimberley moon ***
5...mandy ***
6...a fool such as I *
7...the great divide **
8...texas ***
9...Cloncurry cattle song ***
10.perfect world ***

3s=5
2s=1
1s=4

rating: 2.0