Sowing The Seeds-The 10th Anniversary
Various Artists
Reviews
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2008-01-07
Reviewed 2008-01-07
VARIOUS ARTISTS appleseed recordings 2007
CD #1 "And Justice For All"
****1: 0:20 Pete Seeger spoken word, GO right into #2
****2: 4: 26 Pete Seeger & Bruce Springsteen
****3: 3:31 Ani DiFranco covers "Waist Deep In the Big Muddy"
****4: 2:46 Donoan's cover of "Universal Soldier"
****5: 5:17 Eric Anderson & Wyclef Jean mild rap
****6: 3:55 spoken word 'Theater', nice background orchestra, dedicated to those people who speak out before it is politically correct to do so.
**7: 3:10 male singer/songwriter about rescue workers at WTC on 9/11
****8: 5:11 GREAT FEMALE SINGER/SONGWRITER VOCAL, GREAT BACKUP BAND, slow to mid. if you have listened to the world according to Byrd and you catch Democracy Now with Amy Goodman, she plays this a lot on her show
****9: 3:44 PETE SEEGER, BILLY BRAGG, ANI DIFRANCO, STEVE EARLE & ANNIE HILLS
10: 3:38 Pete Seeger folk song "The whole human race is on death row"
****11: 6:33 Jackson Brown & Joan Baez cover "Guntanamara"
12: 5:24 fast fem vocal, from South Aafrica, she helped topple apartheid government
13: 5:24 slow to mid Native American song male vocal
**14: 4:02 slow male & fem vocals about the environment
15: 3:20 male & fem chorus, slow, about corporate greed, economic inequality & war.
16: 4:34 male & fem vocals, slow, Civil Rights, Freedom song, cello
***17: 2:20 George W's guide to answering embarrassing questions.
18: 2:23 slow Pete Seeger song from the 1970's never recorded before, fits the Bush regime.
****19: 6:23 slow, Irish singers cover of "Where Have All the Flowers Gone"
CD #2 " Love Hope and Appleseed"
**1: 1:09 slow banjo pickng.
***2: 3:39 Irish male vocalist & Bosnian cello player
3: 4:26 Irish female vocalist, slow to mid
***4: 4:17 mid tempo female vocal an "underground folk anthem'
5: 4:42 Bruce Cockburn cover of "Turn Turn Turn"
6: 3:23 upbeat male & female duo about living life fully.
***7: 3:47 upbeat rock beat Al Stewart.
8: 3:33 slow to mid Donovan
***9: 3:37 male vocal, mid tempo "Baby It's You"
10: 3:35 male vocal & guitar
****11: 3:15 nice folk guitar & male vocal
****12: 3:40 nice folk guitar & male vocal cover of Dylan's " Don't Think Twice"
13: 4:17 three male folkies, slow
***14: 4:03 Eric Andersen & Lou Reed
15: 4:59 Judy Collins, slow vocal & guitar
16: 5:13 Scottish male folkie, slow
**17: 4:59 four folkies, slow in English & Spanish, whistling
**18: 0: 57 Pete Seeger spoken word D Farrell 12/2007
CD #1 "And Justice For All"
****1: 0:20 Pete Seeger spoken word, GO right into #2
****2: 4: 26 Pete Seeger & Bruce Springsteen
****3: 3:31 Ani DiFranco covers "Waist Deep In the Big Muddy"
****4: 2:46 Donoan's cover of "Universal Soldier"
****5: 5:17 Eric Anderson & Wyclef Jean mild rap
****6: 3:55 spoken word 'Theater', nice background orchestra, dedicated to those people who speak out before it is politically correct to do so.
**7: 3:10 male singer/songwriter about rescue workers at WTC on 9/11
****8: 5:11 GREAT FEMALE SINGER/SONGWRITER VOCAL, GREAT BACKUP BAND, slow to mid. if you have listened to the world according to Byrd and you catch Democracy Now with Amy Goodman, she plays this a lot on her show
****9: 3:44 PETE SEEGER, BILLY BRAGG, ANI DIFRANCO, STEVE EARLE & ANNIE HILLS
10: 3:38 Pete Seeger folk song "The whole human race is on death row"
****11: 6:33 Jackson Brown & Joan Baez cover "Guntanamara"
12: 5:24 fast fem vocal, from South Aafrica, she helped topple apartheid government
13: 5:24 slow to mid Native American song male vocal
**14: 4:02 slow male & fem vocals about the environment
15: 3:20 male & fem chorus, slow, about corporate greed, economic inequality & war.
16: 4:34 male & fem vocals, slow, Civil Rights, Freedom song, cello
***17: 2:20 George W's guide to answering embarrassing questions.
18: 2:23 slow Pete Seeger song from the 1970's never recorded before, fits the Bush regime.
****19: 6:23 slow, Irish singers cover of "Where Have All the Flowers Gone"
CD #2 " Love Hope and Appleseed"
**1: 1:09 slow banjo pickng.
***2: 3:39 Irish male vocalist & Bosnian cello player
3: 4:26 Irish female vocalist, slow to mid
***4: 4:17 mid tempo female vocal an "underground folk anthem'
5: 4:42 Bruce Cockburn cover of "Turn Turn Turn"
6: 3:23 upbeat male & female duo about living life fully.
***7: 3:47 upbeat rock beat Al Stewart.
8: 3:33 slow to mid Donovan
***9: 3:37 male vocal, mid tempo "Baby It's You"
10: 3:35 male vocal & guitar
****11: 3:15 nice folk guitar & male vocal
****12: 3:40 nice folk guitar & male vocal cover of Dylan's " Don't Think Twice"
13: 4:17 three male folkies, slow
***14: 4:03 Eric Andersen & Lou Reed
15: 4:59 Judy Collins, slow vocal & guitar
16: 5:13 Scottish male folkie, slow
**17: 4:59 four folkies, slow in English & Spanish, whistling
**18: 0: 57 Pete Seeger spoken word D Farrell 12/2007
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Charting
2007-12-31 — 2008-03-03
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Feb 3 | 1 |
| Jan 13 | 4 |
Track listing
| 1. | Oh Sacred World | ||
| 2. | Ghost Of Tom Joad | ||
| 3. | Waste Deep In The Big Muddy | ||
| 4. | Universal Soldier | ||
| 5. | White Boots Marching In A Yellow Land | ||
| 6. | All My Children Of The Sun | ||
| 7. | The Bravest | ||
| 8. | 19 Miles To Baghdad | ||
| 9. | Bring Them Home | ||
| 10. | Walking Down Death Row | ||
| 11. | Guantanamera | ||
| 12. | Heartland Express | ||
| 13. | Indian Prayer | ||
| 14. | There Goes The Mountain | ||
| 15. | Sing About These Hard Times | ||
| 16. | If You Miss Me At The Back Of The Bus | ||
| 17. | The Ross Perot (George Bush) Guide To Answering Embarrrassing Questions | ||
| 18. | The Emperor Is Naked Today-O | ||
| 19. | Where Have All The Flowers Gone | ||
| 20. | Quite Early Morning | ||
| 21. | Music Of Healing | ||
| 22. | There Is Hope | ||
| 23. | Swimming To The Other Side | ||
| 24. | Turn Turn Turn | ||
| 25. | Namaste | ||
| 26. | Gina In The Kings Road | ||
| 27. | Yin My Yang | ||
| 28. | Baby It's You | ||
| 29. | Leave Your Light On | ||
| 30. | Try Me One More Time | ||
| 31. | Think Twice It's All Right | ||
| 32. | Dink's Song | ||
| 33. | You Can't Relive The Past | ||
| 34. | Oh Had I A Golden Thread | ||
| 35. | Sail On | ||
| 36. | Somos El Barco | ||
| 37. | Pete Gets The Last Word |
