Morrison, Cahalen & Eli West / I'll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands
| Album: | I'll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands | Collection: | Country | |
| Artist: | Morrison, Cahalen & Eli West | Added: | Feb 2014 | |
| Label: | Heaven Hill Entertainment | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2014-09-26 | Pull Date: | 2014-11-28 | Charts: | Country/Bluegrass |
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| Week Ending: | Nov 16 | Nov 9 | Nov 2 | Oct 19 | Oct 12 | Oct 5 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2014-09-26
Reviewed 2014-09-26
TRADITIONAL AMERICANA
Exceptional album. Acoustic music with very fine songwriting, playing & vocals. A tour thru folk, bluegrass, cowboy songs, Texas swing, you name it. And it’s all good. Cahalen gets most of the lead vox, with Eli doing harmony; they switch on a few numbers. Cahalen plays banjo, mandolin, and dobro. Eli plays acoustic guitar. Guests add fiddle and bass.
No FCC issues.
1 * Mid-tempo. Nice vocal harmony with banjo and guitar interplay. (3:30)
2 ** Mid-fast. High & lonesome sound. A fiddle quotes “Battle of New Orleans.” (2:37)
3 ** Mid-fast. Joyous. Eli’s singing is wonderful. Guitar and mandolin. (4:06)
4 Mid-fast. Cahalen sings Ralph Stanley-styel. Banjo, guitar & fiddle. Merely good. (3:25)
5 * Mid-tempo. Clever, original folk song about Mama, Daddy and the family mule. Beautiful vocal harmony. Banjo & guitar. (3:27)
6 * Mid-tempo swing. Eli croons a pretty love song a la Bob Wills. Guitar & fiddle. (4:01)
7 Slow. Cahalen sings a spare, lonely cowboy song. Guitar accompaniment. (4:36)
8 Mid-fast then fast. Instrumental folk dance medley. Good for a mic break or PSA. (4:38)
9 *** Mid-fast. A folk-song masterpiece. Excellent lyrics & singing. Perfect mandolin & guitar. A life spent on hard jobs is rewarded by the love of a faithful woman. (4:06)
10 Mid-tempo. Cover of a Louvin Bros’ tune is good, not great. (2:36)
11 * Mid-slow. Eli sings uplifting country-gospel testimony. Cahalen’s harmony and mandolin fill it out. (2:35)
12 Mid-slow. Another with a religious theme. A call to repent. (4:31)
13 Very slow. Nicely sung funeral prayer. (3:07)
14 Mid-fast. Instrumental reprise of track 1 (2:07)
Exceptional album. Acoustic music with very fine songwriting, playing & vocals. A tour thru folk, bluegrass, cowboy songs, Texas swing, you name it. And it’s all good. Cahalen gets most of the lead vox, with Eli doing harmony; they switch on a few numbers. Cahalen plays banjo, mandolin, and dobro. Eli plays acoustic guitar. Guests add fiddle and bass.
No FCC issues.
1 * Mid-tempo. Nice vocal harmony with banjo and guitar interplay. (3:30)
2 ** Mid-fast. High & lonesome sound. A fiddle quotes “Battle of New Orleans.” (2:37)
3 ** Mid-fast. Joyous. Eli’s singing is wonderful. Guitar and mandolin. (4:06)
4 Mid-fast. Cahalen sings Ralph Stanley-styel. Banjo, guitar & fiddle. Merely good. (3:25)
5 * Mid-tempo. Clever, original folk song about Mama, Daddy and the family mule. Beautiful vocal harmony. Banjo & guitar. (3:27)
6 * Mid-tempo swing. Eli croons a pretty love song a la Bob Wills. Guitar & fiddle. (4:01)
7 Slow. Cahalen sings a spare, lonely cowboy song. Guitar accompaniment. (4:36)
8 Mid-fast then fast. Instrumental folk dance medley. Good for a mic break or PSA. (4:38)
9 *** Mid-fast. A folk-song masterpiece. Excellent lyrics & singing. Perfect mandolin & guitar. A life spent on hard jobs is rewarded by the love of a faithful woman. (4:06)
10 Mid-tempo. Cover of a Louvin Bros’ tune is good, not great. (2:36)
11 * Mid-slow. Eli sings uplifting country-gospel testimony. Cahalen’s harmony and mandolin fill it out. (2:35)
12 Mid-slow. Another with a religious theme. A call to repent. (4:31)
13 Very slow. Nicely sung funeral prayer. (3:07)
14 Mid-fast. Instrumental reprise of track 1 (2:07)
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