Search - Mickey Newbury :: Long Road Home

Another masterpiece by Newbury

www.MoisBenarroch.com | Israel | 02/17/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Newbury's new cd of new material "A Long Road Home" is a long awaited cd by his fans. All the songs here are new songs, so if you are one of those who don't understand why Newbury rerecords his songs time after time as if it was an obsession, then this is a cd you should buy. By now I think I should compare Newbury's work to a Bach cantata or to Mozart's Requiem. This songs live in pain and find beauty where life touches the bottom. Memories of roads not taken, unfulfilled love, and behind all this a deep religious feeling this is not Christian pop, though). "Oh I tried to keep the rain from falling
you know I tried to keep the rain from falling
it's not the rain in the skies, but the rain in your eyes."Newbury has built through the years a songbook that is one the best in American music, his songs have been covered 350 times, they have been number one hits but also great covers that brought the best out of the performers. This cd shows he is still doing it, and all the songs (I mean all of them) will one day be considered classics!"One more song of heart and flowers, one more night of lonely hours
One more mile of winding highway, one more day of new beginnings."Well, I could go one praising this cd, and if you are wondering about the high price tag that comes with it, just think about the hundred of times you'll listen to it and that most of the money goes to the artist and not to some big corporate. The cd has been for four days in my cd player since I received it. I think it will still be there in a month. This is the kind of cd that makes me forget I have a collection of 5,000 cd's and Lp's."

Masterpiece

John P. Burns | College Park, Maryland United States | 03/15/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have purchased every recording by this artist and every one of them is a treasure to me. This particular recording captures the viewpoints of a mature man who has truly lived and can look back both with pleasure and pain. The autobiographical nature of this work helps chronicle the feelings of one of the most profound and poetic songwriters of our times. The music is lyrical and beautiful. The lyrics are simply some of the finest produced in the last twenty years. If there was any justice in the music business, this album would have won a grammy in the folk genre and I am aware that it would have had to beat out a very good recording by Bob Dylan. Dylan's recent work is great, but does not touch the heart and soul of this work. Buy it and listen to it in one sitting. Then listen again. It truly is an American masterpiece."

Sad, even for Newbury

The Winged Eel | Churubusco, IN United States | 06/30/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Maybe it is just me, but this could well be the saddest, yet most beautiful cd I have ever heard.The last 4 songs in particular are very difficult, yet rewarding listening.The backing music is sparse and appropriate.



Newbury's once strong voice is reduced to a rattling whisper. The lyrics to many of the songs make it clear that Mr Newbury knew his time was short.Yet these are not "pity me" type songs, just beautifully sad,such as only Mickey Newbury could write.



Mickey Newbury is certainly one of the most under appreciated songwriters who ever lived.The songs on this cd are no exception."