12-05-2010, 00:15
released May 11th, 2010
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from the album - These Days
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iERA9gycLg
album review from all music
Love Is Strange: En Vivo con Tino is, simply put, a double CD that documents Jackson Browne's and David Lindleyâs short Spanish tour of 2006. But itâs actually far more than that. While the song titles may be familiar to fans of both men, they donât begin to tell the musical story on display here. Lindley and Browne were accompanied on all dates by the great flamenco percussionist, rock drummer, and producer Tino di Geraldo, and on select concerts by well-known Spanish musicians flutist Carlos Nunéz, vocalists Kiko Veneno and Luz Casal, banduria player Javier Mas, and others. Beautifully recorded, this set shows what Browne is capable of when he has musical foils who will not allow him to simply rest on his laurels. Lindley is, as expected, brilliant in shaping the textures and surfaces of these songs as well as highlighting the more subtle melodic touches in them, and Di Geraldo's rhythmic interactions push these two to play at their level best. The interplay between him and Lindley is near symbiotic, even on the most basic of tunes like âMercury Bluesâ or "For Taking the Trouble,â where the percussionist plays tablas to Lindleyâs bouzouki. The Latinization of âEl Rayo X,â with Browne on a baritone guitar and stellar harmony vocals by Lindley is a high point. Lindley plays fiddle on âTake It Easy,â and transforms it into something that envisions a Spanish bluegrass. âThese Days,â with Casalâs heavily accented guest vocal, the fiddle, and di Geraldo's cajón, makes an already beautiful song exquisite. Lindleyâs Hawaiian guitar transforms âRunning on Emptyâ from its former place as a rock anthem to '70s-era alienation into a haunted warning filled with regret and loss. A full-band performance of the nine-minute closer âThe Next You Voice You Hear,â featuring Veneno on duet vocals, also includes the cajón, tres player Raul Rodriguez, Hawaiian guitar, Charlie Cepeda on baritone guitar, and Nunéz's whistle. It becomes a dry, arid, funky blues that sends the whole package off on a soaring though lonesome note. This could have been an experiment that failed miserably, drenched in nostalgia and excess; instead, it succeeds grandly because of a sparse, tasteful approach with excellent arrangements and genuinely inspired performances.
Track Listing
1 Intro Browne :50
2 I'm Alive Browne 5:02
3 Intro Browne :45
4 Call It a Loan Browne, Lindley 5:02
5 Looking East Browne, Conte, Goldenberg ... 7:02
6 Intro Browne :48
7 The Crow on the Cradle Carter 6:01
8 Intro Browne :20
9 Mercury Blues Douglas, Geddins 5:16
10 Intro Browne :54
11 El Rayo X Calderón, Lindley 3:59
12 Sit Down Servant Traditional 4:04
13 Intro Browne :20
14 Take It Easy Browne, Frey 4:13
15 For Taking the Trouble Browne 4:38
16 For Everyman Browne 5:36
17 Intro Browne :45
18 Your Bright Baby Blues Browne 6:40
19 Intro Browne 1:29
20 Tu Tranquilo Browne, Frey 6:04
21 Late for the Sky Browne 6:03
22 Intro Browne :43
23 These Days Browne 4:39
24 Intro Browne 1:03
25 Running on Empty Browne 6:34
26 Love Is Strange/Stay Baker, McDaniel, Robinson ... 7:46
27 Intro Browne :49
28 The Next Voice You Hear Browne 9:08
from the album - These Days
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iERA9gycLg
album review from all music
Love Is Strange: En Vivo con Tino is, simply put, a double CD that documents Jackson Browne's and David Lindleyâs short Spanish tour of 2006. But itâs actually far more than that. While the song titles may be familiar to fans of both men, they donât begin to tell the musical story on display here. Lindley and Browne were accompanied on all dates by the great flamenco percussionist, rock drummer, and producer Tino di Geraldo, and on select concerts by well-known Spanish musicians flutist Carlos Nunéz, vocalists Kiko Veneno and Luz Casal, banduria player Javier Mas, and others. Beautifully recorded, this set shows what Browne is capable of when he has musical foils who will not allow him to simply rest on his laurels. Lindley is, as expected, brilliant in shaping the textures and surfaces of these songs as well as highlighting the more subtle melodic touches in them, and Di Geraldo's rhythmic interactions push these two to play at their level best. The interplay between him and Lindley is near symbiotic, even on the most basic of tunes like âMercury Bluesâ or "For Taking the Trouble,â where the percussionist plays tablas to Lindleyâs bouzouki. The Latinization of âEl Rayo X,â with Browne on a baritone guitar and stellar harmony vocals by Lindley is a high point. Lindley plays fiddle on âTake It Easy,â and transforms it into something that envisions a Spanish bluegrass. âThese Days,â with Casalâs heavily accented guest vocal, the fiddle, and di Geraldo's cajón, makes an already beautiful song exquisite. Lindleyâs Hawaiian guitar transforms âRunning on Emptyâ from its former place as a rock anthem to '70s-era alienation into a haunted warning filled with regret and loss. A full-band performance of the nine-minute closer âThe Next You Voice You Hear,â featuring Veneno on duet vocals, also includes the cajón, tres player Raul Rodriguez, Hawaiian guitar, Charlie Cepeda on baritone guitar, and Nunéz's whistle. It becomes a dry, arid, funky blues that sends the whole package off on a soaring though lonesome note. This could have been an experiment that failed miserably, drenched in nostalgia and excess; instead, it succeeds grandly because of a sparse, tasteful approach with excellent arrangements and genuinely inspired performances.
Track Listing
1 Intro Browne :50
2 I'm Alive Browne 5:02
3 Intro Browne :45
4 Call It a Loan Browne, Lindley 5:02
5 Looking East Browne, Conte, Goldenberg ... 7:02
6 Intro Browne :48
7 The Crow on the Cradle Carter 6:01
8 Intro Browne :20
9 Mercury Blues Douglas, Geddins 5:16
10 Intro Browne :54
11 El Rayo X Calderón, Lindley 3:59
12 Sit Down Servant Traditional 4:04
13 Intro Browne :20
14 Take It Easy Browne, Frey 4:13
15 For Taking the Trouble Browne 4:38
16 For Everyman Browne 5:36
17 Intro Browne :45
18 Your Bright Baby Blues Browne 6:40
19 Intro Browne 1:29
20 Tu Tranquilo Browne, Frey 6:04
21 Late for the Sky Browne 6:03
22 Intro Browne :43
23 These Days Browne 4:39
24 Intro Browne 1:03
25 Running on Empty Browne 6:34
26 Love Is Strange/Stay Baker, McDaniel, Robinson ... 7:46
27 Intro Browne :49
28 The Next Voice You Hear Browne 9:08
