Search - John Denver :: Back Home Again

A timeless message....

Cody | Alliance, Ohio USA | 09/04/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm only 19 years old, but I first became a fan of John Denver after I watched a VH1 Behind the Music on his life. There was something about his simple message that made me buy my first John Denver CD, after that I quickly obtained many more, this one included.



This album, "Back Home Again", is usually what I give my friends to listen to when they ask me why I'm such a big John Denver fan. Songs such as Back Home Again, This Old Guitar, Annie's Song, and Sweet Surrender are some of his staple songs, but that doesn't mean that the rest are just "fillers". This album has its greatest impact when listened to in its entirety, especially because of the fact that it ends with his classic "This Old Guitar".



It's rare when you can find songs with messages so simple and elegant that they mean just as much now as when they did when originally released, but this album does just that. I recommend it for potential and/or tried and true John Denver fans."

Clueless

Janice Scherwitz | Milford, PA United States | 04/04/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Previous reviews of this album completely miss the mark. Back Home Again, was not, in fact, Denver's peak, but the entry gate into what was to be decades of incredible music. The fact the the reviewer sees this as John's pinacle, only exacerbates his cluelessness. John was an artist who was never appreciated fully in his time and now is misunderstood when he cannot be here to set the record straight. So, for those of you who want to explore Denver at his best, by all means, buy this CD, but don't disregard his later work (especially "The Flower That Shattered the Stone" - one of my personal favorites) because they do not invoke that guileless time in the US when we could "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" or think about going "Back Home Again." John grew up and with his experiences, his music grew as well. He is missed."

SIMPLY ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF ALL FREAKIN' TIME!

Harold Fairbanks II | Houma, LA | 04/10/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

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OH MY GOD!!! I'm almost tearing up just THINKING about this album! What can you say??? What needs to be said??? ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME BY ANYONE!!!!



You will NEVER hear music this honest, pure, catchy, fun, and beautifully recorded. Wow.



From death metal to folk, easy listening to the Beatles, from jazz to R&B, this album stands up to ANY from ANY genre.



GET IT.





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