DREAM CITY ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS II 1997-2006

Review "There are not many problems that a Greg Brown song can't fix." -- Jack Johnson Brown is to this country what Richard Thompson is to Britain: its most essential modern troubadour. -- Boston Globe Exquisite...one of America's best songwriters. -- Relix Product Description Dream City: Essential Recordings Vol 2, 1997-2006, is the second "best of" music compilation of songwriting icon Greg Brown. The specially priced two-disc album includes material from his best-selling Red House albums, his two Trailer Records releases, as well as previously unreleased songs and live tracks. At over 90 minutes, the album is a testament to one of the premier American songwriters of our time. Continuing where If I Had Known- Essential Recordings Vol 1, 1980 - 1996 left off, this second collection includes Greg's "middle period" work, starting with his 1997 Grammy-nominated album Slant 6 Mind, to his latest studio album The Evening Call, which was named the #2 Americana album of 2006 by Mojo Magazine. Leading off is title track "Dream City," featuring the driving guitar work of Bo Ramsey, whose two-decade partnership has shaped Brown's sound and sets the tone for the first disc. From edgy electric songs to bittersweet ballads, the release shows Greg Brown's appeal to fans of Americana, blues, roots rock and even traditional folk - showcasing his rich baritone and fine banjo and guitar picking. As an added bonus, the second disc includes three unreleased studio tracks recorded with fellow Red House artist Peter Ostroushko in 2001 -- "Gallery," "Verona Road" and an alternate take of "Lull It By." The final track is the improvised "Christmas Song," a live recording that captures the spontaneous genius of Greg Brown in concert. About the Artist Greg Brown was born in the Hacklebarney section of southeastern Iowa and raised by a family that made words and music a way of life. His seasoned songwriting, storytelling, and music reflect the profound influence Gospel and hymns, classical, early rock and roll, country, and blues had on his music. He moves audiences with warmth, humor, a thundering voice and his unpretentious musical vision. At 18, Greg began his life as a traveling musician heading East to New York where he landed a job running hootenannies at Gerdes Folk City in Greenwich Village. Eventually journeying West to Portland, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. A few years later he returned to Iowa where he recorded a couple of albums on his own (44 & 66 and The Iowa Waltz), touring the country and working on the renowned national radio show A Prairie Home Companion. In 1983, Greg teamed up with Bob Feldman to re-release these two albums under the name Red House Records -- the beginning of the now legendary folk/roots label that has released nearly all of Greg's 27 albums. Since the release of The Iowa Waltz and 44 & 66, Greg has created a legendary catalog of modern American folk classics. From early releases In the Dark With You (1985), Innocence and of Experience (1986) to One Big Town (1989) and Dream Cafe (1992) Greg continually earned critical success, solidifying his status as a folk icon. Each subsequent album from the Grammy nominated Friend of Mine (with Bill Morrissey), The Poet Game to fan favorite The Live One and 1997's stunning Grammy nominated Slant 6 Mind showcased the genius of his songwriting. The new century brought 8 more albums from Greg including Over and Under (Trailer Records), Covenant (2000), Milk of the Moon (2002), If I Had Known: Essential Recordings Vol. 1, 1980-1996 (2003) and Going Driftless: An Artist's Tribute to Greg Brown (2002) which featured performances by Lucinda Williams, Ani DiFranco and many top female songwriters. Following the release of the first volume of essential recordings was Honey from the Lion's Head (Trailer Records, 2003) and 2004's In the Hills of California: Live from the Kate Wolf Festival 1997-2003. In 2006, Greg released The Evening Call, his first new studio album in over four years, which charted high on Americana and folk radio, earned him five stars in Mojo and garnered rave reviews in No Depression, Acoustic Guitar and The Washington Post. Greg's new collection Dream City: Essential Recordings Vol 2, 1997-2006 features some of these new Americana classics along with other fan favorites from his last six studio albums, some previously unreleased material and live tracks.
ASIN: B002BEXE6A
VSKU: DBV.B002BEXE6A.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Greg Brown|Traditional|Rob Arthur|Ricky Peterson|Bo Ramsey|Steve Hayes|Kelly Joe Phelps|Pete Heitzman|David Zollo|Karen Savoca
Binding: Audio cd
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