They did play one new song, The Killer Is Me, and even added spontaneity to proceedings as they paid tribute to Metallica, strumming the intro to Enter Sandman at the beginning of Sludge Factory. The intensity and passion of the music throughout is impressive; it’s as if they knew this would be one of their final gigs with Staley, and were determined to capture the depth and clarity of the connection between all those involved.

far. I knew beforehand that I was going to have a hard time to rate such an album. I guess that none of these songs would fit on An artist as prolific as Ryan Adams was always going to get to an acoustic album, and when The Cardinals folded in 2009 – the band’s frazzled and tinnitus-plagued singer noting that he was “ready for quieter times”– it seemed the perfect juncture. Every bar gig needs to have that one song in the setlist where the chatter stops, the crowd falls silent, the glasses stop clinking – and everyone can’t help but get mesmerized by the beautiful song being played onstage. If you want such a song in your repertoire, then Eva Cassidy’s magical version of the classic ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ is the song for you.

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Martyn had been drifting away from his pure folk roots ever since 1970’s Stormbringer!, his collaboration with then-wife Beverley. Solid Air’s predecessor, Bless The Weather, included Martyn’s first use of Echoplex, a tape-delay unit used to such gripping effect here. Bruce Springsteen’s former manager Mike Appel once said: “Bruce is not afraid to try things that are not popular. He’s not afraid to be a stone in the stream.” There are few better examples of Springsteen’s willingness to provoke the mainstream than 1982’s Nebraska. That he released this stark, largely acoustic album two years after his then biggest hits to date ( The River LP, and single Hungry Heart) seems amazing, even now. Although acoustic guitar is the foregrounded voice in Daniel Bachman’s 2018 record, The Morning Star, Bachman creates a mesmerizing environment with field recordings, fiddle, and percussion which oscillate between calming and unsettling. Bachman and his collaborators take their time setting this tone before he enters with a more conventional instrumental acoustic guitar passage. Even then, much of The Morning Star is grounded in drones, melodic lines drifting around as if in a daze. At times, Bachman’s style seems equally derived from minimalist influences as much as folk and American primitive. This careful balance between avant-garde and folk sensibilities contributes to making his work consistently compelling. When most people think of Green Day, they think of this song. “Good Riddance,” with its nostalgia-laden lyrics and a soft, pleasing tune, has firmly placed itself as the ultimate farewell song at parties and proms. It is also a staple song used by Green Day to end all of its live performances.

McTell is one of the most enduring figures of the British folk scene, and his Spiral Staircase only solidified and sealed him as one of Britain’s most prominent musicians of the 20th century. This second tenure would pave the way for a less sparse musical career, however, his orchestral arrangements as a contrast to downright simplistic arpeggios and tale telling lyricism depict a country and its history through the very first half of the century. Mrs. Adlam’s Angels sees a pre-Eleanor Rigby structure in regards to lyricism, with inventive innocence and heart striking execution McTell delivered one of England’s most influential recordings, one that connects to American folklore and Blues with his cover of Robert Johnson’s Kindhearted Woman.The Best of Acoustic (2007) is a greatest hits album by Jethro Tull. It includes some of the band's biggest acoustic hits from 1969 to 2007. a yawnfest after the first initial listen. There are better compilations out there and this is simply short version featured on the remastered version of "Minstrel". In my review of this album, I mentioned already what I felt about