Tom Russell - The Long Way Around

Tom Russell has been releasing terrific records without pause since the mid-'70s, and this acoustic, mostly live retrospective package may be the best of the bunch. In fact, after listening to its 17 tracks -- which include duets with Nanci Griffith, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and others -- the only remaining question about Russell is: Why isn't this guy very, very famous? Sure, you can hear lots of influences here -- everyone from Merle Haggard and Buck Owens to Ian Tyson (a sometime collaborator) and Bob Dylan. But the end product is an artist with an instantly recognizable, personal sound. It's a little bit country, a little bit folk, a little bit rock, with lots of great picking, lilting melodies, and consistently first-rate lyrics that sound like the result of experience and conviction, not the desire to impress or score hits -- but he sure does impress. There isn't a clunker in the bunch, but if forced to pick highlights, one might list "Beyond the Blues," a duet with Gilmore; "U.S. Steel," with guitar and vocal reminiscent of early Johnny Cash; "Walkin' on the Moon," which Russell wrote and performs with Katy Moffat; and "Gallo del Cielo," an exuberant south-of the-border excursion. 1. St. Olav's Gate 2. Outbound Plane 3. Big Water 4. Beyond The Blues 5. Spanish Burgundy 6. U.S. Steel 7. Walkin' On The Moon 8. The Angel Of Lyon 9. Veteran's Day 10. The Eyes Of Roberto Duran 11. Blue Wing 12. Haley's Comet 13. Manzanar 14. Mineral Wells 15. Gallo Del Cielo 16. The Road To Bayamon 17. Box Of Visions @320 kb/s

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skaeld (2007-08-01)

please seed

propbay2 (2013-01-08)

FWIW, I have tried 3 times now to download track 15 but it never completes downloading..... the rest of the songs seem fine. Thanks for the upload. :)