Track Listings (14) - Disc #1| All Artists: Blackie & The Rodeo Kings Title: Swinging from the Chains of Love (Best of Collection)(IMPORT) Members Wishing: 2 Total Copies: 0 Label: True North Records Original Release Date: 1/1/2008 Re-Release Date: 11/18/2008 Genres: Country, Folk, International Music, Pop, Rock Styles: Bluegrass, Classic Country, Traditional Folk, North America, Country Rock Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 620638051528 |
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 | Blackie & The Rodeo Kings Swinging from the Chains of Love (Best of Collection)(IMPORT) Genres: Country, Folk, International Music, Pop, Rock
What started out as a tribute project to the late Willie P. Bennett, has evolved into one of the most entertaining Canadian roots super groups of all time, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings. After releasing the critically a... more » |
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Product Description What started out as a tribute project to the late Willie P. Bennett, has evolved into one of the most entertaining Canadian roots super groups of all time, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings. After releasing the critically acclaimed High or Hurtin in 1996, Tom Wilson, Colin Linden, and Stephen Fearing, fresh off successful solo projects, found themselves drawn in by the chemistry between them and started writing songs that could only be expressed through the Blackie & The Rodeo Kings medium. This translated into Juno nominations for BARK (2003) and Let s Frolic (2007), as well as a Juno Award for Best Roots & Traditional Album for Kings of Love (1999). Swinging From The Chains Of Love features a collection of tracks from the Blackie catalogue including favourites 49 Tons , Stoned Heaven For A Lonely Man , the title track Swinging From The Chains Of Love and a previously unreleased track; Caves of Jericho featuring the late Richard Bell and a cover of Johnny Cash s Folsom Prison Blues . Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsOn the Wavelength Lee Armstrong | Winterville, NC United States | 11/17/2009 (5 out of 5 stars) "Colin Linden has been tearing up my speakers since "Twister" on Raised by Wolves. I had not tuned into Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, but am so glad I'm on the wavelength now. They do a journeyman's job covering Fred Eaglesmith's "49 Tons." "Water On Gasoline" flames to a pounding rhythm, "All my sins and my salvation lead back to your trap door." "Remedy" has Colin on lead vocals to an infectious beat, "You got the cure, you hold the key, you got the remedy." Liner notes relate it was recorded by The Band on their Jericho CD. The guys rock loquaciously on Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison," transfusing it with a Jimmy Reed-style blues rhythm and Led Zeppelin electricity. "If I Catch You Crying" feels slower, even though the thick instrumentation is busy as it pops & bounces. "Lean On Your Peers" grabs you with its lyric as the music pulses on a stellar track, "Did you hear about Hank? Booze rotted out his liver. Gray and depressed, he gave his wife the finger. What about his kids? What about his ex-wife?" "Swinging from the Chains of Love" is a great set that makes you wonder what gems lurk on the CDs from which these tracks were pulled. Enjoy!" Best of Canada J. Martin | Denver | 10/23/2009 (4 out of 5 stars) "Why these guys are not well known is beyond me. Every album of theirs is great.
This compilation is a perfect introduction to them. Great music, great writing, great harmonies etc etc. They often remind me of The Band. They should be huge in the US. Buy this and spread the word. You will not be sorry." |
