Songs of Revival

Track Listings

1. Mighty Fortress Is Our God

2. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

3. Here Is Love

4. Take My Life and Let It Be

5. Come Just as You Are

6. Isn't He

7. Godly Men

8. Rise up, P Men of God

9. Lord, I Lift Your Name on High

10. Seek Ye First

11. Just as I Am

12. I Love You Lord

13. Shout to the Lord

14. Power of Your Love

15. Sweet Wind

16. We Will Ride

17. Shine, Jesus Shine (Lord, the Light of Your Life)

18. Jesus, Mighty God

19. Breathe on Us Again

Songs of Revival, Music, Maranatha! Singers, CCM, Gospel, Pop, Praise & Worship

You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker
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Put some money in the juke box.

great songs from a great singer

Willie Nelson sings the songs of Cindy Walker

Fantastic CD

Willie sings Cindy

You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker
Willie Nelson
Manufacturer: Lost Highway
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000E1NX4K
Release Date: 2006-03-14

Tracks:

Bubbles In My Beer
Not That I Care
Take Me In Your Arms
Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age
You Don't Know Me
Sugar Moon
I Don't Care
Cherokee Maiden
The Warm Red Wine
Miss Molly
Dusty Skies
It's All Your Fault
Just Walkin' Out The Door

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Though Willie Nelson's thematic albums in recent years have been hit-and-miss, this labor of love is a thorough delight. One Texas legend pays tribute to another and evokes the inspiration of a third, as Nelson puts his stylistic signature on the songbook of Cindy Walker, with arrangements channeling the spirit of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys (whose most familiar songs include many of Walker's). Nelson's conversational phrasing refreshes the familiar title track and brings out the soulful depths of heartfelt (and heartsick) balladry such as "Not That I Care." The nimble band features the interplay of Playboys alum Johnny Gimble on fiddle and the legendary Buddy Emmons on steel guitar, under the production of Nashville veteran Fred Foster. Saloon songs such as "Bubbles in My Beer" and "The Warm Red Wine" meet the mythic West of "Cherokee Maiden" and "Dusty Skies" and the weathered resilience of "Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age" and "I Don't Care," as the collection pays testament not only to Walker's range, but to Nelson's interpretive mastery. --Don McLeese

Album Description

Produced by Fred Foster, the man behind such stars as Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, & Kris Kristofferson, You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker is truly a return to form for Willie. The band performing on the record is made up of several of Nashville's premier session players, who successfully capture the spirit and sound of classic country music. All songs were written by Country Music Hall of Fame inductee (1997), Cindy Walker. At 87, she has a long list of writing credits to her name, which include: "Dusty Skies" recorded by Spade Cooley, Bob Wills, & The Sons of the Pioneers, "Cherokee Maiden" recorded by Bob Wills, Merle Haggard, & Mel Tillis, "Warm Red Wine" recorded by Ernest Tubb and George Jones, "You Don't Know Me" recorded by Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Jimmy Dean, Henry Mancini, & many more The single, "You Don't Know Me" was made most famous by Willie's close friend Ray Charles on The Modern Sounds of Country and Western Music. "I loved her music," Nelson says of Walker's catalog of playful saloon songs and heartfelt ballads. "Even before we met I felt like I knew her from listening to Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys do her songs. Every night of the week as a teenager I was playing things like "Miss Molly" and "I Was Just Walking Out The Door" somewhere.

Customer Reviews:

Put some money in the juke box........2007-06-16

On this CD, Willie Nelson sings songs written by the late Cindy Walker. He performs 13 of her songs here, which date from 1942 to 1963. Most of these songs were hits way back then for country music legends like Bob Wills, Eddy Arnold, Ernest Tubb, Red Foley and Webb Pierce. Interestingly, Miss Walker wrote most of these songs from a man's point of view, probably because there weren't many popular female country singers back then. (Kitty Wells was the first female country music superstar, and she didn't have her first hit until 1952.) These songs fit Willie Nelson like a glove, and he performs them quite well in his trademark style. I'm sure that Willie's fans will really enjoy this CD.

great songs from a great singer.......2007-05-19

I've always liked Willie Nelson and this is one of his best albums. All songs are good - good easy listening.

Willie Nelson sings the songs of Cindy Walker.......2007-05-09

This is my favorite CD that I've bought in a few years and I buy quite a few! The way Willie sings these songs are as if Cindy wrote them all for him. I can sit and listen to this CD over and over. Cindy was an amazing song writer -one of the greats, and Willie (also one of the greats) certainly does her songs justice.
This is a wonderful tribute CD to both Cindy and Willie Nelson. I HIGHLY, HIGHLY, can't recommend this CD enough!
Be sure to add it to your collection if you haven't already.

Fantastic CD.......2007-01-07

This CD has it all - wonderful Willie Nelson singing and fantastic ballads and songs - a great combination.

Willie sings Cindy.......2006-08-20

Cindy Walker has written some of the best known country songs for many, many years for some of the best artists we have had. "You Don't Know Me", "Sugar Moon", and "Cherokee Maiden" will delight any country music fan, especially if you like Willie Nelson and the flare he adds. "Bubbles In My Beer" is a fun song while "Take Me In Your Arms" can tug at your heart. This CD is a wonderful tribute to a lady who gave so much to the music industry.

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Upbeat!
On time and in great shape.
Get the reissued versions!!!!!
Not Just for St. Patrick's Day!

28 Irish Pub Songs
Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000L2N
Release Date: 1996-02-09

Tracks:

O Donnell Aboo
The Croppy Box
The Rising of the Moon
The Foggy Dew
The Minstrel Boy
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Tipperary Far Away
Kelly the Boy From Killarne
Kevin Barry
Whack Fol the Diddle
The Men of the West
Eamonn An Chniuic
Nell Flaherty's Drake
Boulavogue
Whiskey You're The Devil
The Maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe
The Moonshiner
Bold Thady Quill
Roisin' the Bow
Finnigan's Wake
The Real Old Mountain Dew
Courting in the Kitchen
Mick McGuire
A Jug of Punch
Johnny McEldoo
Cruisein Lan
Portairge
The Parting Glass

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If you can find a more stirring collection of Irish ditties, you'd better buy it, but it's doubtful you'll top this budget set. Not with the great Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem doing the honors and a price so low you'll be able to afford an extra pint for your mates. The wind is at your back all the way as the lads avoid chestnuts like "Danny Boy" along with Broadway-Irish show tunes, tearing into "Whack Fol the Diddle" and other "reel" deals instead. Highlights include the weeper "The Croppy Box," roof rattler "Finnigan's Wake," and "The Rising of the Moon," better known for the same-tune political song it spawned, "The Wearing of the Green." Tommy is in beautiful voice on "The Foggy Dew," earning his reputation as one of the best Irish singers of recent decades, and the Clancy Brothers excel on instruments and voice box. --Bob Tarte

Customer Reviews:

Casual Listener .......2007-06-25

I don't listen to a lot of this style of music and am trying it out for the first time. I must say that I like it great to read or tie flies too, if you're into that sort of thing.

Upbeat!.......2007-05-24

Clancy bros is always a good choice. This album combines all the music from 2 older releases, good price!

On time and in great shape........2007-04-16

My order was on time and in great shape.

Get the reissued versions!!!!!.......2007-02-25

Just to clarify the music...
These tracks come from the first two albums of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. They are called "Rising of the Moon" and "Come Fill Your Glass With Us" These tracks were recently reissued on Rykodisc, restored and remastered. Frankly, they sound AMAZING! This complation has terrible sound quality, and the recordings sound like they were copied from an old LP. Don't settle for this ugly sounding reissue, go and check out the remastered versions. Unless you are on a serious budget, get the other discs. Combined, they cost about twice what this costs, but IT IS WORTH IT!

Not Just for St. Patrick's Day!.......2006-12-28

The diversity of reviews of this album is amazing, from those who doubt it's really the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem at all to those who say it's the Clancy Bros. & Makem at their best. I'm among those who love this collection.

It was originally issued as two separate vinyl LPs, recorded about 50 years ago. The first 14 tracks were on an album called "Irish Songs of Rebellion" while the last 14 comprised an album entitled "Irish Drinking Songs." That should explain the division between the anti-English war songs and the songs about drunks, drinking, and women.

I find nothing wrong with the sound quality, instrumentation, or engineering here. Of course my copy of the CD is an earler release on a different label with different cover art. As the tracks are identical and the songs are in the same order, I suspect it is identical to the version offered for sale here.

It seems I add another Celtic CD or two to my collection every year and play the Irish ones around St. Patrick's Day. This bargain disc holds up well against the competition -- the Dubliners, the Battering Ram, the Irish Rovers, the Chieftains (with and without James Galway and Van Morrison), Clannad, Danu, and a more recent Clancy Bros./Makem anthology. I won't even compare it with Foster & Allen, who are not my cuppa tea.

Apparently this CD will not please everyone, but at this price it's certainly worth a listen!

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Wow!
Early master of the blues
Mississipi blues by the master
Review of this CD by a non-Blues-fan.
This Is The BLUES!!!

The Original Delta Blues
Son House
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000007T4P
Release Date: 1998-06-30

Tracks:

Death Letter
Pearline
Louise McHee
John The Revelator
Empire State Express
Preachin' Blues
Grinnin' In Your Face
Sundown
Levee Camp Moan
Pony Blues
Downhearted Blues

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This Columbia Legacy reissue of the 1965 release is one of the few recordings available of one of the blues' founding fathers. It contains some of his best songs, which have unsurprisingly become classics of the Delta blues genre: "Death Letter," "Preachin' Blues," "Levee Camp Moan," "Pony Blues," and "Downhearted Blues" are all here. Though not as comprehensive as Father of the Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions, this CD is an excellent introduction to this seminal artist's work, revealing the creativity, passion, skillful guitar playing, and rich singing that helped form a whole new kind of music. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

Wow!.......2007-05-25

If you wanna' know where it started, if you wanna' learn to play slide, if you wanna' get chills and fee like you're on a front porch in the delta, get this one...

Early master of the blues.......2007-05-19

Son House is an early blues singer, who, along with Charlie Patton and Willie Brown, in the words of the liner notes, "helped to shape the music of three younger men who would far exceed their fame"--Robert Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, and Muddy Waters. The musical progeny of House and his colleagues alone testifies to their significance.

The songs on this CD were recorded long after he had ceased making singing a career. He was in his 60s when these tracks were recorded in 1965. Even at that, the results speak to a master bluesman.

In "Death Letter," he shows a lively acoustic guitar style, well played. Although past his vocal prime, he sings this tune well. One nice line:

"You know it's so hard to love someone
Who don't love you."

"John the Revelator" is a song with religious themes. It is voice only, with only his clapping serving as any sort of instrumentation. The vocalizations are compelling. One recurring set of lines:

"Tell me who's that writin'?
John the Revelator
Wrote the book of the seven seals."

"Empire State Express" features Al Wilson on guitar backing House on vocals and guitar. This is a lively tune. The song focuses on his baby being on board a train, and all that goes with that. Nice blues tune!

So, here is a CD with rather few songs on it, but it is still a nice entrée to the work of Son House.

Mississipi blues by the master.......2006-09-04

When the Mississippi blues giant, Eddie 'Son' House was rediscovered in 1964 he was 62 years old and had given up music some 16 years previously. Practice soon restored much of his original mastery and he was signed up the following year by John Hammond for a Columbia Records session. The LP that emerged comprised the first nine of these tracks, and represented a powerful come-back, with stand-out numbers 'Death Letter', 'Empire State Express', and 'Levee Camp Moan', as well as the unaccompanied 'John The Revelator'.

In 1992 a double CD was released, with the original nine tracks supplemented by an additional seven unreleased titles as well as five alternate takes. But what should have been an occasion for celebration turned out to be disappointing in the extreme. The new material was a pale shadow of that previously issued, and many critics thought it would have been better left in the vaults.

The present single CD includes just five of the originally unreleased titles, and so offers some kind of compromise, with the worst of the 'new' material being omitted. Of that retained, perhaps 'Pony Blues' disappoints the most. The delivery is extremely hesitant and stumbling, in direct contrast to Son's superb 1942 recording of this classic that he learned from his old friend Charley Patton. 'Motherless Children' suffers in the same way, and Son coughs and wheezes his way through a depressing version of 'Downhearted Blues'. Only 'President Kennedy', to the same melody as his 1942 'American Defense', and 'Yonder Comes My Mother' with, presumably, the added guitar of Al Wilson, in any way compare with the quality and power of the first nine tracks which more than justify the purchase of this mid-price CD.

Review of this CD by a non-Blues-fan........2006-07-02

I say I'm not a Blues fan because I'm not. I don't consider myself a fan of any particular style or genre of music because the overwhelming majority of artists representing the different genres are, in my opinion, totally dispensable and not at all interesting or compelling. I pick and choose like a connissuer among all of the artists the music world has and has had to offer.

With that said, I must share my thoughts on this Son House CD. For years I was waiting to hear "GREAT Blues" but never came across it until I discovered Robert Johnson's Complete Recordings and THIS SON HOUSE ALBUM, The Original Delta Blues.

I had gotten into Robert Johnson at first, and as accessible as I considered him to be (to people new to blues music like I was at the time) I think I consider Son House on this particular album to be even MORE accessible.

A little background info on the man: Son House was one of the old-time blues players from the late '20s and the '30s, and, famously, had taught the immortal (well at least more famous) Robert Johnson how to play the blues. He recorded three double-sided singles in 1930 and toured throughout the '30s. His next recordings weren't until 1941 when blues archivist Alan Lomax came by and recorded Son House with a small band on, I believe, the second story of a mom-and-pop store (providing the necessary electricity) near Lake Cormorant, Mississippi. They cut 6 songs there. Lomax returned the following year and recorded Son House -- this time solo -- playing 7 more songs and another song in two parts... And that was it for Son House until THIS ALBUM, The Original Delta Blues, was recorded in 3 days in mid-April 1965, in New York City, during the "blues revival" that was happening then.

Now, about this album: Rather than being a "past-his-prime" thing, Son House DOES sound better than ever, and I'm apparently not the only one who has this opinion.

I have the collection A Proper Introduction to Son House put out in 2004 by Proper Records, as it's the best CD to get if you want, like I wanted, virtually all of Son House's older material (the three double-sided singles from 1930, 6 songs from 1941 and 9 tracks from 1942)... I understand there may be a few more tracks from those times that were recorded, but I haven't seen them on CDs anywhere... in any case, while I am glad to have that collection, I find I still enjoy The Original Delta Blues -- featuring a much older Son House singing and playing his unique steel-stringed guitar -- a great deal more than I do the compilation of his older material. He had a stronger voice back then but, to my ears and sensibilities, it can't compare with the grief-stricken voice of old man Son House.

"Death Letter" and "Preachin' Blues", as found here especially, are certainly clasics.

"Sundown" and the musically/lyrically related "Downhearted Blues" I also like a lot.

"Pearline" and "Louise Mcghee" are more touching, sad tunes about women.

The a cappela "Grinnin' In Your Face" is another GREAT track. (Another a capella track, "John The Revelator", despite its gospel/religious implications which disagree with me, is still catchy.)

And the remaining tracks on this 11-song collection I like less but are still okay.

So that's what I think about this CD.

p.s. I have a hope that, with the help of Son House fans The White Stripes and other modern, popular acts who sing the praises of the man, more young people (especially the teenagers today) will discover Son House for themselves and hear something worth listening to... I hope that with Son House's help more kids can become more sensitive & thoughtful & sympathetic to human distress everywhere. As T.S. Eliot has written, "Youth is cruel and has no remorse / And smiles at situations it cannot see," and yet there is always room for maturity to be introduced in the hearts & minds of the hyper-modern, fast-living young people of today.

This Is The BLUES!!!.......2005-03-02

When you listen to this you feel like you have been transported to the Mississippi Delta. So many great songs and Death Letter gets it started perfectly. Everytime I hear Louise Mcgee I can almost picture Son riding in a box car down a lonely railroad track in the dead of night with his guitar pining for Louise. That may sound corny but that just gives you an idea of how powerful these songs are. John the Revelator, Levee Camp Moan, Sundown, Pony Blues are also great. Hell, there all great. If you are just getting into the blues, specifically the delta blues you have to have this. This and Robert Johnsons King of the Delta Blues Singers vol.1 & 2(I say these volumes because I think the sound quality is superior on these two as compared to the set)is mandatory.

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It is great pleasure to find the Item.
Riders in the Sky - Cowboy Songs
Very very very nice
one of my very favorite CDs
Real Cowpucher Songs

Cowboy Songs
Riders in the Sky
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ASIN: B000003OA9
Release Date: 1996-08-20

Tracks:

Jingle Jangle Jingle
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Don't Fence Me In
Cattle Call
Ghost Riders In The Sky
Streets Of Laredo
I Ride An Old Paint
Red River Valley
Rawhide
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This bargain introduction to nouveaux Westerners Ranger Doug, Woody Paul, and Too Slim features the kind of songs any singing cowboy worth his salt knows by heart. If there are few surprises, there's more than enough engaging musicianship and singing, highlighted by Ranger Doug's mellow croon and skillful yodeling. The arrangements are spare and exact, emphasizing guitar, bass, and some fiddle, but the real attraction is the trio's harmonies. If Riders in the Sky never quite live up to their heroes like Sons of the Pioneers and Riders of the Purple Sage, the playful affection they bring to these tunes is never less than charming. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

It is great pleasure to find the Item. .......2006-08-09

Although I have been looking for the CD, I could not find. But, fortunately, you shipped it. I am always listening it every morning.

Riders in the Sky - Cowboy Songs.......2006-02-26

I love this CD the Riders are great and so are the songs.

Very very very nice.......2004-03-09

This cd is light hearted and FUN!

one of my very favorite CDs.......2003-08-12

This group is 'muy bueno'! And the collection of songs on this CD is outstanding. My wife even likes this CD. My 2 favorites are 'Cattle Call' and 'I Ride an Old Paint' but there isnt a bad song on the CD, very unique.

Real Cowpucher Songs.......2003-04-17

I'm a cowpuncher not a cowboy and I love this CD. I just wish they didn't call it Cowboy Songs.

Irish Songs of Rebellion/Irish Drinking Songs

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Points off for poor mastering, packaging
If you buy one Clancy Brothers CD...this is the one!!
Great rebel music.

Irish Songs of Rebellion/Irish Drinking Songs
The Clancy Brothers w , and Tommy Makem
Manufacturer: Legacy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1994-07-18

Tracks:

O Donnell Aboo
The Croppy Box
The Rising Of The Moon
The Foggy Dew
The Minstrel Boy
The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Tipperary Far Away
Kelly The Boy From Killanne
Kevin Barry
Whack Fol The Diddle
The Men Of The West
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Nell Flaherty's Drake
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Whisky You're The Devil
The Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe
The Moonshiner
Bold Thady Quill
Rosin The Bow
Finnigan's Wake
The Real Old Mountain Dew
Courting In The Kitchen
Mick McGuire
A Jug Of Punch
Johnny McEldoo
Cruiscin Lan
Portlairge
The Parting Glass

Customer Reviews:

Points off for poor mastering, packaging.......2003-02-28

Terrific material here from the Clancys and Makem, no question about that. The original two albums this CD has been assembled from are classics of Irish traditional folksong, and in a way, this CD package is the best way to acquire both in digital format at a bargain price. However, the mastering for CD is perfunctory at best and a cheat at worst. The first half, the rebel songs from the original "Irish Songs of Rebellion" (aka Rising for the Moon; be aware of many repackagings of Clancy Bros. material on various labels) is a better job, although the production still sounds thin. But the second half, the drinking songs from "Come Fill Your Glass with Us", is woeful. The playing speed is too fast compared to the original vinyl and these songs have patently been prepared from a vinyl LP, not original master tapes -- you can still hear the pops and clicks and turntable hum. There's no excuse for this.

Many reviewers of other Clancy Bros. albums have complained about shoddy repackagings and haphazard presentation and noted that it's about time Sony/Columbia put some effort into compiling a complete set of Clancy Bros. recordings in proper sound quality. I heartily second this motion. ...

If you buy one Clancy Brothers CD...this is the one!!.......2001-03-14

Ah, Ireland, the land of sad love and happy war. The songs are funny, rousing, sad, uplifting and satirical all at the same time. Many of the songs, such as "Nell Flaherty's drake are camoflaged songs of protest against the British "oppressors." I find my self humming the songs and I'm not even Irish. What's even more unusual is my 17 year old son likes the songs too.

Great rebel music........1999-12-12

The Clancy's are at their best when singing about rebellion. This album will remind you just how much you hate the Brits!

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Get Down & Do the ZOMBIE DANCE!
Orphic Mystery
Awesome Album by the Greatest Band Ever?
"The hottest thing from the north to come outta the south"
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Songs the Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
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I Was A Teenage Werewolf
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The Cramps got away with their Z-movie, zombie-rock schtick because they were so intense in their conviction that it had more value than middlebrow humanist pop. Descending on Memphis to cut their debut album with Big Star legend Alex Chilton, the band served up a thirteen-song punkabilly testament to drive-in anti-culture, replete with garage-band guitars and booming voodoo drums. Versions of "Fever" "Strychnine," and the Johnny Burnette Trio's "Tear It Up" competed with Lux Interior-Poison Ivy originals like "T.V. Set" and "I Was a Teenage Werewolf." Songs the Lord Taught Us was also the first and last Cramps album to feature scary-looking guitarist Bryan Gregory. --Barney Hoskyns

Customer Reviews:

Get Down & Do the ZOMBIE DANCE!.......2007-05-13

The Cramps began as a Rock band who was influenced by the Blues and in turn possibly created the genre that is psychobilly.
Early on they entered into CBGB's and the early Punk scene along with Television and The Ramones.
In 1979 The Cramps released "Songs the Lord Taught Us" produced by Alex Chilton(Big Star).
"Songs The Lord Taught Us" is The Cramps at their Best -starting things off right. And this is definately dangerously Raw and exciting.
I don't own all of The Cramps' albums, but of the six that I do own - this is the one that I keep coming back to, it's more fun w/ energetic & psychotic Madman anger! ...Kind of like Elvis a bit more Revved up!
There are many of my Favorite Cramp songs on here: "Garbageman" - "The Mad Daddy" - "ZOMBIE DANCE" - "I Was A Teenage Werewolf" - "Fever" and so on...Takes Punk music to a whole new level!
I do wish I bought this one back when I was in High School, instead of starting off with "Flamejob" - which I never really appreciated until I heard "Songs the Lord Taught Us" - another one of my Favorite full-length debuts and The Cramps are a Band who inspired many others.
- Yes, if you at all are into Psychobilly music, or if you are interested - Do yourself a favor and pick up "Songs the Lord Taught Us" - Another Favorite of mine is The Gun Club: Fire of Love; and Kid Congo Powers(guitar) was a part of Both bands.

Orphic Mystery.......2007-01-21

Still my favorite Cramps album, for it contains my favorite Cramps cover of The Sonics' "Strychnine." This is rock-a-billy, punk, garage, lo-fi production, and vocals straight out of the gothic school of Screamin' Jay Hawkins.

But it is better than all that and transcends that from which it was born.

Probably difficult to overstate how influential this album is, and the lame "you had to be there" is inadequate. For both The Cramps and DEVO were products of Ohio, low rent art scenes, and desperation to smash back at the sludge coming from the payola radio of 1970s America. What is ironic is the Cramps were accused of embracing a cartoonish version of Satanic theatrics as part of their image, while meanwhile head-banger music as ludicrous as a spandex pentagram was chronicled with precision and admiration by CREAM.

For anyone starting a band and considering your placement in the pantheon of rock genre, this is a must listen.

Awesome Album by the Greatest Band Ever?.......2006-11-10

The Cramps are very polarizing. Most people hate the very concept of them and loathe their existence. But if the idea of rockin' monsters, a big rockabilly beat, and the rantings of a wildman sound like something you'd be interested in, then this record is the place to start. Songs the Lord Taught Us was the debut album by the Cramps, following their EP Gravest Hits released the previous year in 1979. In this first full length, the Cramps unleashed a sickness that the country wasn't ready for - and, frankly, still isn't. The album sounded fantastic, despite the weird lyrics (full of werewolves, psycho killers, and other assorted unsavory members of society) and the extreme guitar work. Imagine Sonic Youth, perhaps, in a rockabilly context; that begins to scrape the top layer of the solos of Bryan Gregory. Alterniatively, it has been described as a five car pileup i on the Jersey Turnpike. That vision gives a sense of the evident dementia at work in this lovely record.
Recommended for anyone who loves the idea that Elvis Presley might have been replaced by Frankenstien's monster, and what that might have been like.

"The hottest thing from the north to come outta the south".......2006-02-07

The Cramps were a bunch of trash-soaked, horny rock n roll zombie punks who worshiped at the alter of American junk culture. Their music was a celebration of gut-bucket rockabilly and b-movie schlock. Songs the Lord Taught Us, their reverb-soaked debut, is all of these things, not to mention a freaking great time. Singer Lux Interior is a madman, hooting and howling as if possessed by the angry ghosts of Carl Perkins, Little Richard, and Elvis. The guitars are soaked in feedback and echo, the drums sound like tin cans, and the lyrics are about lonely Martian kids, zombies dancing, cutting someone's head off and putting itin your T.V., and sanitation engineers. "Mystery Plane" is an amped-up, droning stomp, "The Mad Daddy" is too hip to be true, and "Feaver" proves that even when they slow things down, the Cramps know what they're doing. And on top of that you get a totally awesome cover of the sixties garage classic "Strychnine," and "Sunglasses After Dark," which features Luz sounding really angry for an unkown reason (I'm sure he has a good one, though). The menacing "Garbageman" stomps with unhalting abandon, and "What's Behind the Mask" is hilarious. A good time for all.

File Under Sacred Music.......2005-12-14

From the opening riffs of "TV Set" to the psyched out cover of the old torch-jazz classic "fever" this album comes out swinging and doesn't let up.

Rockabilly and Psychobilly fans alike should have a good time with this one.

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Woody Guthrie's colleagues make a tribute album in 1972
The best stuff is a 6, but some drag it down
Possibly the best Woody tribute album made so far...
OUTSTANDING for Guthrie fans and the as-yet unconverted

The Greatest Songs of Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
Manufacturer: Vanguard Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1

ASIN: B000000EBR
Release Date: 1991-09-16

Tracks:

This Land Is Your Land
Do Re Mi
So Long-It's Been Good To Know Yuh
Pastures Of Plenty
Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)
900 Miles
Roll On Columbia
Hard, Ain't It Hard
Dirty Overhalls
(Take Me) Riding In My Car
Ship In The Sky
The Sinking Of The Reuben James
Rambling Round Your City
Jesus Christ
When The Curfew Blows
1913 Massacre
Talking Fishing Blues
Curley Headed Baby
Jackhammer John
The Great Historical Bum
Pretty Boy Floyd
Buffalo Skinners
Hard Travelin'

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Title fraud.......2007-04-11

I was very dissappointed with this CD.
It is only the "songs of" - very few sung by Woody himself.
Not what I was seeking - a CD by Woody alone.
Buyers should check this CD out very carefully first, make sure the artists and songs are what you want.

Woody Guthrie's colleagues make a tribute album in 1972.......2005-08-11

There are two reasons why calling this album "The Greatest Songs of Woody Guthrie" rather than some variation on the greatest hits idea makes sense. First, Guthrie was out singing these songs before there ever were any Billboard charts to help defiine exactly what constituted a hit. Second, although this album starts with Guthrie himself singing "This Land Is Your Land," clearly his most famous and most popular song, the track shifts to the song being sung by the Weavers. Guthrie sings a few songs and few duets, but mostly his songs are sung by other artists. So what we have here is a tribute album, originally a double-album now on a single CD, that represents some of the best first and second generation folk singers who followed in the path blazed by America's troubadour.

The first generation would be those artists that actually got to play with Guthrie, which would be not only the Weavers with Pete Seeger (the artist who most closely followed in Guthrie's footsteps), but also Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry and Ramblin' Jack Elliott. The next generation is represented on the album by Odetta, Joan Baez, and Country Joe McDonald. Yes, there is an authenticity to hearing Guthrie sing his songs that nobody else can touch, but there is something to be said for other artists replacing his rawness with more of the inherent beauty of his songs (the same way Peter, Paul & Mary did for Bob Dylan). The track information above is incomplete, so here is who sings what on "The Greatest Songs of Woody Guthrie":

1. "This Land Is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie/The Weavers
2. "Do Re Mi" by Cisco Houston
3. "So Long, It's Been Good To Know Yuh" by The Weavers
4. "Pastures Of Plenty" by Odetta
5. "Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)" by Cisco Houston
6. "900 Miles" by Cisco Houston
7. "Roll On Columbia" by Country Joe McDonald
8. "Hard, Ain't It Hard" by Woody Guthrie & Cisco Houston
9. "Dirty Overhalls" by Woody Guthrie
10. "Riding In My Car (Take Me)" by Woody Guthrie
11. "Ship In The Sky" by Cisco Houston
12. "The Sinking Of The Reuben James" by The Weavers
13. "Rambling Round Your City" by Odetta
14. "Jesus Christ" by Cisco Houston
15. "When The Curfew Blows" by Country Joe McDonald
16. "1913 Massacre" by Ramblin' Jack Elliott
17. "Talking Fishing Blues" by Ramblin' Jack Elliott
18. "Curly Headed Baby" by Cisco Houston
19. "Jackhammer John" by The Weavers
20. "The Great Historical Bum" by Odetta
21. "Pretty Boy Floyd" by Joan Baez
22. "Buffalo Skinners" by Jim Kweskin
23. "Hard Travelin'" by Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston & Sonny Terry

My favorite track is Odetta's "Pastures of Plenty," simply because it best represents how far you can go with Guthrie's music from its folk roots and make it work. When you listen to Cisco Houston do "Do-Re-Mi" you are moving a notch up on the authenticity level, and with the Weavers singing "So Long (It's Been Good to Know You)" and "Jackhammer John" you get a real sense of how these songs were popularized. Of course, everytime you actually get to hear Guthrie sing on one of these tracks, such as the duet with Houston on "Hard, Ain't It Hard" you want to go listen to one of Guthrie's own albums, so those tracks tend to be a bit intrusive given the overall theme of the album.

Not everything will sit just right with you. The tempo of Country Joe McDonald's "Roll On Columbia" is just too slow for me, and I have to admit I was surprised that Joan Baez is not the one singing "Deportee," because her cover of that song is one of her better ones. But you look over the play list and it becomes clear that the old vanguard is not letting the new kids have many bites of the apple here (strange to think that in 1972 when this album first came out that Baez would be restricted to the second tier on an album like this). But whatever faults you might find with some of the tracks, the overall idea and execution and exactly what you would want to find on an album like this. There are several solid Woody Guthrie tribute albums, and this would have to be considered one of them.

The best stuff is a 6, but some drag it down.......2002-10-08

Great material in some definitive versions, but a few weaker ones as well. I have never found Joan Baez's voice appealing; maybe I can't get past her politics, but that warbling vibrato gets on my nerves. And though one wouldn't want to over-represent Cisco, his Pretty Boy Floyd is among my favorites of all his recordings. Ramblin' Jack can also ramble elsewhere as far as I'm concerned.

But the passion and commitment and fire, back when folk musicians really did think they could change the world for the better, shines through. Inspired musicianship and great material; very, very, very good stuff. A great intro, not just to Woody but to a few other forgotten talents. Go check them, expecially Cisco Houston, for the most authentic voice of America you'll hear.

Possibly the best Woody tribute album made so far..........2002-09-27

This has a nice variety of Woody's material and a nice collection of performers, some who were friends of his, not just admirers. I have grown over the decades to prefer Woody's own singing, or interpretations by Cisco Houston and Ramblin' Jack Elliot...whole albums worth. But especially for a beginner in the lore and legend of Guthrie, this is a great starter set.

OUTSTANDING for Guthrie fans and the as-yet unconverted.......2000-07-30

I bought this album for the Woody Guthrie content, I'm a big, big fan of Woody's life and works. Some of the other artists' versions of his tunes, especially Odetta's, damn near moved me to tears. This is an absolutely beautiful collection. There's nothing as moving as Odetta singing "Sometimes fruit gets rotten and falls down to the ground... there's a hungry mouth for every peach as I go ramblin' round." You just know she felt it with her heart.

Father Of The Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions

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The Father of the Delta Blues
Desert Island CD of the first rank!
HoosierDaddy
Son House is the real deal. Listen and learn
Better Son House Exists

Father Of The Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions
Son House
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002877
Release Date: 1992-06-30

Tracks:

Death Letter
Pearline
Louise McGhee
John The Revelator
Empire State Express
Preachin' Blues
Grinnin' In Your Face
Sundown
Levee Camp Moan

Tracks:

Death Letter (Previously Unreleased Alternate Take)
Levee Camp Moan (Previously Unreleased Alternate Take)
Grinnin' In Your Face (Previously Unreleased Alternate Take)
John The Revelator (Previously Unreleased Alternate Take)
Preachin' Blues (Previously Unreleased Alternate Take)
President Kennedy (Previously Unreleased)
A Down The Staff (Previously Unreleased)
Motherless Children (Previously Unreleased)
Yonder Comes My Mother (Previously Unreleased)
Shake It And Break It (Previously Unreleased)
Pony Blues (Previously Unreleased)
Downhearted Blues (Previously Unreleased)

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According to legend, it was Son House's blistering bottleneck guitar that prompted Robert Johnson to pick up a six string. House's potent early recordings from 1930 and 1941 to 1942 showcased his raw, emotionally powerful style, but never received the acclaim of Johnson's. When he was rediscovered during the '60s blues revivalist movement, House's voice still possessed wall-shaking intensity and his idiosyncratic slide guitar still had bite. These 21 recordings (including five alternate takes) offer superior fidelity and significant room for House to stretch out. The first disc features his classic "Preachin' Blues," a stirring a capella "Grinning in Your Face," and a nine-minute "Levee Camp Moan," with Canned Heat's Al Wilson on harp. Disc two (outtakes and alternates) includes an odd homage to President Kennedy and a riveting version of the spiritual "Motherless Children." --Marc Greilsamer

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The Father of the Delta Blues.......2005-08-20

I`ve written reviews for releases by Charley Patton and Robert Johnson,the importance of those recordings are well understood and that leads us to Edward"Son"House.Although others made their mark no one had more influence over the blues scene in the 30`s than this man.A combination of preacher and bluesman,Son was always in conflict because of his secular upbringing and the freedom and experiences that being a traveling blues singer could and did offer.
Although he only recorded a few sides in the early 30`s and then again in the early 40`s,that was it.Soon after he moved up north taking a job as a porter on the railways of the northeast.Fast forward to the early 60`s when he was tracked down and asked to perform,which he did,basically re-learning the guitar and then landing gigs at coffee houses and colleges then later festivals around the U.S. and Europe.In 1965 when he recorded these tracks he was at the height of his powers....with a hard often violent playing style and powerful voice he brought the delta blues style he helped create into the present with powerful performances of such classics as Death Letter,Grinnin in Your Face,Preachin Blues,Pony Blues and the list goes on.
With sound quality as an excuse for not wanting to listen to recordings of 78`s from 60 or 70 years ago,these discs are of the highest fidelity so the choice is yours.
Essential and worth every penny,you should make this part of your collection....the blues has never sounded better than this.

Desert Island CD of the first rank!.......2005-02-09

The Blues- either you get it or you don't. If you're one of the ones who does and you don't have this, then you need to stop whatever you're doing and get this. NOW. It's just that damn good. It's just that damn great! This is one of the CDs that gets me through the high times, the low times and all time in-between.

For me it ultimately comes down to two guys: Skip James and Son House. The two embody the differing poles of early blues aesthetic: James' eerie falsetto keen, odd/moribund lyrics (I'd rather be the Devil) minor key-tuned guitar and intricate finger work, under-stated and introspective; then you got House's deep and (utterly masculine) hollerin' vocals, his combative slide work on his National Steel resonator, his frenetic performances- visceral.

Both men had a deeply spiritual bent.

Now then, there are purists and then there are PURISTS. Some reviewers may say that the later Son House (these studio recordings) is lacking the ferocity and skill and power/delivery of his earlier self (the Lomax Library of Congress recordings and the Paramount recordings from the 30's). They may be right but I don't think so. I'm not knocking his earlier recordings- I swear by everything the man did. It's a tradeoff, basically- sound quality vs. intensity is one way of putting it, though, again I disagree: I think the man was just as gigantic on these two CDs as he was back in the day... And you can tell that his soul, his voice, his anima, had been tempered by the passing years. His intensity seems focused and buttressed to me, not worn out. He sounds like the most alive man I have ever heard.

These two CDs beyond are great, though I like the first better. The classic, "Preachin Blues," puts fire in your guts. "Death Letter," (maybe the best blues tune ever crafted) is jilting and hair-raising. Both takes. The same for "Levee camp Moan." The a capella versions of "John the Revelator" are marvelous. "Louise McGhee" is sublime.

Now- On some of the later alternate takes, House loses a bit of luster... The man coughs a little towards the end, but so what. Alan Wilson's harp never gets in the way, and works well. The Charley Patton cover is a fine time.

I've blathered about enough. I hope I've persuaded you a little- read on. My two cents: All of this is essential. ALL. You just don't hear stuff this good. It will have you humming along, singing at work, tapping your foot. It will make you want to learn to play the blues (and there's hope for you! Incidentally, House didn't learn guitar 'til he was 24- picked it up in a matter of weeks, so they say).

Pick this up.

HoosierDaddy.......2004-05-23

When it comes to the delta blues,this is it!Son House(Eddie James House Jr.)These recordings are a major plus for your collection.I'm trying too find the words to express this review but I can't, just buy it and injoy!

Son House is the real deal. Listen and learn.......2004-03-03

Son House taught Robert Johnson the slide blues. Son House taught Muddy Waters. When Son House started performing at Blues festivals again in the mid 1960s, some of Muddy's younger band members would start to go off for a smoke or whatever when the old man came on stage. Muddy wouldn't let them. Muddy Waters would tell all his band members to be quiet and pay attention when the man played because even compared with Muddy, this was the real deal.

Rediscovered in Rochester, New York, relearning to play the guitar, (how this country abuses the masters that come from its people, particularly its Black people), put back on the stage by the folk revival's blues section.

People outside of the blues life focus on the guitar playing or the rhythm of the singing, but where the power comes from is the feeling and the words that are put together, the life and the meaning of the blues. Son House in his youth and his old age, on this and his other sides, always gave it.

So Like Muddy Waters, I would like you to know that
Son House is the real deal.
Listen and learn

Better Son House Exists.......2002-12-06

These 1965 recordings by Blues elder Son House are decent. This powerful and compelling singer is aged, but still at the top of his form. The song selection is great, and the sound quality is also good, but better recordings exist. Fans should specifically look at the 1941 Library of Congress recordings capture a younger Son House, and Masters of the Delta Blues, for even earlier Son House songs.

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Songs of New Orleans
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Manufacturer: Preservation Hall
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000B5XZXI
Release Date: 2005-10-04

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Bill Bailey (Won't You Please Come Home)
Go To The Mardi Gras
Summertime
My Blue Heaven
Dr. Jazz
My Josephine
Old Spinning Wheel
Ti-pi Ti-pi Tin
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
Maryland, My Maryland

Tracks:

Bourbon Street Parade
Algiers Stomp
Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
Basin Street Blues
St. Philip Street Breakdown
Milenburg Joys
Georgia On My Mind
Some Of These Days
That's A Plenty
Careless Love
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone

Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs

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Love the cowboy songs
Old Time Western fun!
yyyyeeeehhawwwww!!!!!
Fun for kids and adults!

Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs
Riders in the Sky
Manufacturer: Disney
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ASIN: B00004X09K
Release Date: 2000-08-29

Tracks:

Woody's Roundup
Act Naturally
Jessie, The Yodelin' Cowgirl
The Ballad Of Bullseye
You've Got A Friend In Me
Hey Howdy Hey
My Favorite Toys
How Does She Yodel?
Prospector Polka
You've Got A Friend In Me (Instrumental)
'One, Two, Three,' Said The Prospector
Home On The Range
Shhh! A Secret Bonus Track!

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When the makers of Toy Story 2 went looking for a story that Woody could own in the celebrated sequel, they settled on thickening the plot by making Woody the former star of a 1950s-era television variety show. In the wake of the film's success, Disneyland launched an immensely popular variety show spinoff featuring some of the music on Woody's Original Roundup. Subtitled A Rootin'-Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs, this imaginary soundtrack to a fictional TV show is spiritedly played by cowboy band Riders in the Sky. The songs are compact ditties that kids will fall in love with--especially the title track, the darling "Jessie, the Yodelin' Cowgirl," and the hit "You've Got a Friend in Me." Without much fanfare, this hoedown has leapt to the front of the pack as one of the year's best children's music releases. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

Review of Woody's Roundup.......2007-03-27

My kids love this CD. I think we've almost worn it out because they've listened to it so much!

Love the cowboy songs.......2007-01-18

My daughter loves to listent to it while walking on the treadmill. It keeps her happy and occupied. Not ALL music can do that!

Old Time Western fun!.......2006-02-24

My kids love to dance and sing to these songs wearing cowboy hats and guitars. It makes them feel like they are part of Woody's Gang themselves.

yyyyeeeehhawwwww!!!!!.......2005-08-20

its the best cd my dad ever bought me
cant get enough toy story

Fun for kids and adults!.......2003-03-29

I bought this CD strictly based upon other people's reviews, as I had never heard Riders in the Sky before. My kids (ages 2 1/2, 4 and 5 1/2) ask for this CD often---especially my youngest! The CD is peppy and fun and enjoyable to listen to--even after the 50th time. If your kids like TOY STORY 2, then chances are very good that they will enjoy this CD as well. Even my husband enjoys this CD and he often balks at "kids music" that isn't familiar.

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1. Mighty Fortress Is Our God
2. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
3. Here Is Love
4. Take My Life and Let It Be
5. Come Just as You Are
6. Isn't He
7. Godly Men
8. Rise up, P Men of God
9. Lord, I Lift Your Name on High
10. Seek Ye First
11. Just as I Am
12. I Love You Lord
13. Shout to the Lord
14. Power of Your Love
15. Sweet Wind
16. We Will Ride
17. Shine, Jesus Shine (Lord, the Light of Your Life)
18. Jesus, Mighty God
19. Breathe on Us Again