| Keen, Robert Earl / Happy Prisoner -- The Bluegrass Sessions |
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| Album: | Happy Prisoner -- The Bluegrass Sessions | Collection: | Country | |
| Artist: | Keen, Robert Earl | Added: | Feb 2015 | |
| Label: | Dualtone | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2015-02-06 | Pull Date: | 2015-04-10 | Charts: | Country/Bluegrass |
| Week Ending: | Apr 12 | Mar 29 | Mar 22 | Mar 15 | Mar 8 | Mar 1 | Feb 22 | Feb 15 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
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| Album Review |
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| Joseph Reviewed 2015-02-01 | ||
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Robert Earl Keen “Happy Prisoner – The Bluegrass Sessions” Label: Dualtone Records Joseph Reviewed 2/1/15 Fine new release by Robert Earl Keen featuring his takes on 15 mostly well-known bluegrass classics. Most tracks have a funky, spare jug band sound. Lots to like. 1 – (3:27) Hot Corn, Cold Corn* Funky jug-band version, cool frailed banjo. 2 – (3:58) 52 Vincent Black Lightning* Excellent mid cover of Richard Thompson classic. 3 – (3:14) Footprints In The Snow* Great up-tempo version, really fine. 4 – (2:54) 99 Years For One Dark Day* Fine bouncy rendition, w/Peter Rowan on vocals. 5 – (3:36) East Virginia Blues Good mid-tempo version, pretty. 6 – (3:47) Poor Ellen Smith* Slow & spare, haunting, excellent. 7 – (3:51) Long Black Veil Good workmanlike version of this classic song. 8 – (3:17) This World Is Not My Home Decent mid ragtime version, pretty good. 9 – (4:26) T For Texas* W/Lyle Lovett here, who is fantastic! 10 – (1:38) Peter Rowan Intro* Interesting spoken word intro to the next track. 11 – (4:39) Walls Of Time* Fine vocals & playing here, really nicely done. 12 – (3:13) White Dove Decent rendition of the Carter Stanley song. 13 – (2:58) Old Home Place Mid-tempo, just OK. 14 – (2:46) Twisted Laurel* Pretty & slow nostalgic ballad. 15 – (4:13) Wayfaring Stranger* Slow version w/Natalie Maines contributing vocals. | ||
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