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John McEuen & Jimmy Ibbotson | Stories & Songs

CD, Planetary

Tekst: Maurice Dielemans

Publicatiedatum: 10 december 2000

Former Nitty Gritty Dirt Band members John McEuen and Jimmy Ibbotson came to Richmond to record a new album in front of a small audience. The result is an intimate live album with two professional musicians singing and playing classic folk songs.
I must admit I haven't heard of this Nitty Gritty Dirt Band before, but I've read that they were a classic bluegrass and country rock band all the way from California. I've decided to give this album a listen, but I don't think I'm the right person to review this album, because this is what they call contemporary country or progressive country, and I'm just a roots-rock weirdo.
Obviously you'll find stories and songs on 'Stories & Songs' (duh!), but there is too much talking on this album, and - besides that - I don't really care much about all the things you can do with a banjo. In between all the mumbling and technical banjo pickin' you'll find some well-crafted songs like 'Luncheonette' and 'Long Hard Road', but still it's not really my kind of country-folk-bluegrass.

http://www.kindamuzik.net/recensie/john-mceuen-jimmy-ibbotson/stories-songs/94/
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