We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions / American Land Edition [Cd+Dvd]

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We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions / American Land Edition [CD+DVD]Opis:The premise was simple. Bruce Springsteen invites a dozen or so New York City musicians--packing banjos, fiddles, accordions and the like--to his New Jersey farmhouse for a three-day hootenanny and leaves the tape rolling. The results are sublime, his 21st album featuring their versions of songs harvested from Springsteen's dog-eared LPs by Pete Seeger. Not all written by Seeger, the songs are how the American folk icon interpreted them, and these organic recordings, with no rehearsals or overdubs, pay tribute with the simplicity and spontaneity he intended. It's not hard to link Springsteen's dissatisfaction with American politics to the protest song "We Shall Overcome" or even the Irish ballad "Mrs McGrath," where he alters the lyrics to read, "I'd rather have my son as he used to be/Than the King of America and his whole navy." But the beauty of these Seeger Sessions are pieces that underscore the mood of the bandleader, which borders on down-home amusement: the bluegrass outlaw ballad "Jesse James," the Dylanesque "Pay Me My Money Down" and the euphoric "Jacob's Ladder," a gumbo-and-whiskey-fueled romp that could pass for the closing hymn at the Church of Asbury Park. --Scott HolterProduct DescriptionGreatly expanded edition of the WE SHALL OVERCOME/THE SEEGER SESSIONS album. “We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions - American Land Edition” is a CD/DVD set with new bonus tracks, live concert videos, music videos, an expanded documentary and an expanded booklet. The additional content in detail: three new songs (“How Can A Poor Man Stand Search Times And Live”, “Bring 'Em Home”, “American Land”), “Buffalo Gals” and “How Can I Keep From Singing” for the first time on CD (previously only on DVD), a documentary of recording sessions, music videos for “American Land” and “Pay Me My Money” Down”, concert recordings of the songs “How Can A Poor Man Stand Search Times And Live” and “Bring 'Em Home”, new Springsteen photos by Danny Clinch, additional lyrics and track-by-track notes by Dave Marsh in a booklet expanded to 28 pages.

ReviewIt's doubtful that any Bruce Springsteen fan ever expected they'd buy an album on which The Boss sings that primary school favourite ''Froggie Went a Courtin'''. Yet, on this lively new album, he covers the amphibian sing-along as well as 12 other tunes popularised by the American folk legend, Pete Seeger. Springsteen and his fantastic band largely favour folk standards and spirituals over the political songs that got the Communist Seeger blacklisted in the 1950s. Recorded live in the living room of Springsteen's New Jersey farmhouse, it's very much in the spirit of Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes or The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's classic Will The Circle Be Unbroken - a fine example of a contemporary artist taking great delight in collaborating with crack musicians and mining his country's songwriting past. The album bristles with the sound of fiddles, banjo, accordion, pump organ, horns and Bruce's boozed-up hollers to the band. All of which can be seen on the 30 minute DVD that complements the album. It's a long way from Born To Run but, in its own foot-tappin' way, no less exhilarating. --Nigel Smith Find more music at the BBC This link will take you off in a new windowAutor:Bruce SpringsteenNośnik:Audio CDPłyt:Język: English: Published; English: Original Language; EnglishData wydania: 2006-10-02Waga: 0.20 gramWysokość: 0.3 cmSzerokość: 5 cmDługość: 5.6 cmWe Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions / American Land Edition [CD+DVD]UWAGA: Kupując produkt na tej aukcji zgadzasz się na wydłużony termin realizacji wysyłki (10-14 dni roboczych). Podany towar pochodzi z zagranicznego magazynu, stąd wydłużony czas realizacji który podany jest obok.