Inner Flame - A Tribute To Rainer Ptacek, The
Various Artists
Reviews
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2013-03-09
Reviewed 2013-03-09
singer/songwriter/folk/bluesy/rock
Originally released in 1997 to raise funds for medical bills when Ranier was diagnosed with brain cancer. He died in 1997. Released again as a tribute with four additional tracks. One of the best tribute albums I have heard. Great songs by the artists who were influenced by Ranier. Every track is a gem.
1: 5:35 mid tempo, nice guitar work, Howe Gelb raspy male vocal
2: 5:36 slow to mid, Lucinda Williams
3: 3:48 slow to mid, Jimmy Page, nice e guitar rock
4: 4:00 slow to mid, a wonderful Emmylou Harris vocal.
5: 4:18 slow to mid, John Wesley Harding vocal
6: 2:38 slow, throaty male vocal, Evan Dando
7: 3:41 slow to mid, Mark Olson vocal, e guitar with slight sitar twang
8: 3:48 mid to faster, Grandaddy rock, male vocal, drum kit
9: 3:11 fast slightly distorted rock, Eric Drew Feldman bass, female vocal.
10: 4:16 mid to faster rock, Chuck Prophet guitar & vocals
11: 3:26 mid tempo, Vic & Tina Chesnutt
12: 3:12 slow to mid, Madeleine Peyroux vocal with guitar
13: 5:12 mid to faster, bluesy Ranier guitar
14: 5:25 mid tempo, bluesy rock, Chris Whitley guitar & vocals
15: 4:14 slow, Jonothan Richman INSTRUMENTAL
16: 4:16 slow, Kris McKay low down bluesy guitar & vocal
17: 3:15 mid tempo, Howe Gelb guitar & vocals
18: 3:35 slow, Calexico low down blues
Originally released in 1997 to raise funds for medical bills when Ranier was diagnosed with brain cancer. He died in 1997. Released again as a tribute with four additional tracks. One of the best tribute albums I have heard. Great songs by the artists who were influenced by Ranier. Every track is a gem.
1: 5:35 mid tempo, nice guitar work, Howe Gelb raspy male vocal
2: 5:36 slow to mid, Lucinda Williams
3: 3:48 slow to mid, Jimmy Page, nice e guitar rock
4: 4:00 slow to mid, a wonderful Emmylou Harris vocal.
5: 4:18 slow to mid, John Wesley Harding vocal
6: 2:38 slow, throaty male vocal, Evan Dando
7: 3:41 slow to mid, Mark Olson vocal, e guitar with slight sitar twang
8: 3:48 mid to faster, Grandaddy rock, male vocal, drum kit
9: 3:11 fast slightly distorted rock, Eric Drew Feldman bass, female vocal.
10: 4:16 mid to faster rock, Chuck Prophet guitar & vocals
11: 3:26 mid tempo, Vic & Tina Chesnutt
12: 3:12 slow to mid, Madeleine Peyroux vocal with guitar
13: 5:12 mid to faster, bluesy Ranier guitar
14: 5:25 mid tempo, bluesy rock, Chris Whitley guitar & vocals
15: 4:14 slow, Jonothan Richman INSTRUMENTAL
16: 4:16 slow, Kris McKay low down bluesy guitar & vocal
17: 3:15 mid tempo, Howe Gelb guitar & vocals
18: 3:35 slow, Calexico low down blues
Recent airplay
The Inner Flame, Junkpile
Daydream Disaster (rebroadcast from Mar 14, 2013) — Feb 10, 2022
Story Teller
The Songsmith Show — May 03, 2013
The Inner Flame
The Songsmith Show — Apr 19, 2013
21 Years
A Global Warming Sunshine In the Afternoon — Apr 16, 2013
Limit To It
"no way to say" 0011 — Apr 15, 2013
Broken Promises, 21 Years
A Global Warming Sunshine In the Afternoon — Apr 09, 2013
Charting
2013-03-09 — 2013-05-12
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 5 | 1 |
| Apr 21 | 3 |
| Apr 14 | 1 |
| Mar 17 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | The Inner Flame | ||
| 2. | The Farm | ||
| 3. | Rude World | ||
| 4. | The Good Book | ||
| 5. | Story Teller | ||
| 6. | Rudy With A Flashlight | ||
| 7. | Something's Gotta Be Done | ||
| 8. | Junkpile | ||
| 9. | Losin' Ground | ||
| 10. | Limit To It | ||
| 11. | Where's That At | ||
| 12. | Life Is Fine | ||
| 13. | 21 Years | ||
| 14. | Powder Keg | ||
| 15. | Broken Promises | ||
| 16. | One Man Crusade | ||
| 17. | That's How Things Get Done | ||
| 18. | Be Prepared |