Various Artists - The Inner Flame: Rainer Ptacek Tribute [2/7]

Artist:

Various Artists

UPC:

809236121820

Description:

A portion of the proceeds from THE INNER FLAME: THE RAINER PTACEK TRIBUTE will go to benefit Ptacek`s fight against cancer.
Producers include: Howe Gelb, Charlie Jones, Malcolm Burn, Victoria Williams, Vic Chesnutt.
Engineers include: Craig Schumacher, Charlie Jones, Donovan Cowart.
Includes liner notes by Howe Gelb.
All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.
Tributee: Rainer Ptacek.
In the spirit of both SWEET RELIEF projects, THE INNER FLAME benefits a gifted cult musician plagued by illness and mounting medical bills. Blues guitarist Rainer Ptacek is the beneficiary of this combination benefit/tribute album organized by Giant Sand`s Howe Gelb and Robert Plant. The eclectic array of artists on this project do a great job reinterpreting Rainer`s introspective compositions, whose mood and ambiance recall Nick Cave and P.J. Harvey (whose reading of "Losin` Ground" has lots of rough, dirty edges that enhance its words of woe).
Appropriately enough, Victoria Williams and Vic Chesnutt show up, both performing with their spouses, as Mark Olson helps out his wife on the Sufi/Aboriginal-tinged "Something`s Gotta Be Done" and Tina Chesnutt joins her hubby for the alt-Tammy/George twang of ""Where`s That At?" "Rude World" even allows Plant and Jimmy Page to dive into a combination of drum loops, swirling Wurlitzer and gnarly-sounding guitar that thoroughly updates the blues. THE INNER FLAME is a bright introduction to a talented songwriter.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Inner Flame, The - Giant Sand/Rainer Ptacek
2. Farm, The - Lucinda Williams
3. Rude World - Jimmy Page/Robert Plant
4. Good Book, The - Emmylou Harris
5. Story Teller - John Wesley Harding
6. Rudy With a Flashlight - Evan Dando
7. Something`s Gotta Be Done - Mark Olson/Victoria Williams
8. Junkpile - Grandaddy
9. Losin` Ground - Eric Drew Feldman/John Parish/PJ Harvey
10. Limit To It - Chuck Prophet
11. Where`s That At - Tina Chesnutt/Vic Chesnutt
12. Life is Fine - Madeleine Peyroux
13. 21 Years - Rainer Ptacek/Robert Plant
14. Powder Keg - Chris Whitley
15. Broken Promises - Jonathan Richman
16. One Man Crusade - Kris McKay
17. That`s How Things Get Done - Howe Gelb
18. Be Prepared - Rainer Ptacek/Calexico

Album Information

Release Date:

05/07/2012

Type:

Collection

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alt Country

Label:

Fire Records

Catalog Number:

218

Original Release Year:

1997

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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