Whiskeytown - Strangers Almanac [2 CD Deluxe Edition]

Artist:

Whiskeytown

See Also:

Adams, Ryan Cary, Caitlin Tres Chicas

Description:

Whiskeytown: David Ryan Adams (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, banjo, piano, percussion); Phil Wandscher (vocals, electric guitar, organ, percussion); Caitlin Cary (vocals, violin); Jeff Rice (bass); Steven Terry (vocals, drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Alejandro Escovedo (vocals); Rick Latina (pedal steel guitar); Greg Leisz (pedal & lap steel guitars, mandolin); John Ginty (piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B-3 organ, church keys); Kurt Bisquera, Jim Scott (percussion).
The Pocket Horns: Dan Navarro (trumpet); Crecencio Gonzalez (trombone).
Recorded at Woodland Studios, Nashville, Tennessee and Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, California.
Issued 11 years after STRANGERS ALMANAC`s 1997 release, this two-disc deluxe edition features a bevy of Whiskeytown bonus tracks. In addition to live performances and studio sessions, the expanded ALMANAC presents the haunting "Wither, I`m a Flower" from HOPE FLOATS and the spare, twangy "Theme for a Trucker" from END OF VIOLENCE, both of which showcase singer-songwriter Ryan Adams`s moody sensibilities.
STRANGERS ALMANAC was Whiskeytown`s penultimate album. The band is still steeped in the sounds of country and Gram Parsons-inspired country-rock here, but one can hear the music moving toward the pop of their final effort PNEUMONIA. Everything still centers around the voice and excellent songwriting of Ryan Adams (who was still only 22 at the time of this album`s release).
The song "16 Days," for example, with its breezy, open-road, country vibe and the lovely interlocking harmonies between Adams and violinist Caitlin Cary, was released as a single, and rightfully so. There is also the beautiful, melancholic weeper "Dancing With the Women at the Bar," and a revisitiation of "Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight," which appeared on the band`s debut. Adams`s talent shines so brightly here, in fact, that it is little wonder he would soon be pursuing a solo career (the internal tensions in the band would hasten its dissolution as well), but STRANGERS ALMANAC captures this fine, short-lived, alt-country band in full effect.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Inn Town
2. Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight
3. Yesterday`s News
4. 16 Days
5. Everything I Do
6. Houses on the Hill
7. Turn Around
8. Dancing With the Women at the Bar
9. Waiting to Derail
10. Avenues
11. Losering
12. Somebody Remembers the Rose
13. Not Home Anymore
14. Houses on the Hill - (live)
15. Nurse With the Pills - (live)
16. I Don`t Care What You Think About Me - (live)
17. Somebody Remembers the Rose - (live)
18. Turn Around - (live)

DISC 2:

1. Indian Gown - (previously unreleased, Barn`s On Fire Session)
2. 16 Days (Acoustic) - (previously unreleased, Base Ball Park Session Demo)
3. Somebody Remembers the Rose (Acoustic) - (previously unreleased, Baseball Park Session Demo)
4. Avenues (Acoustic) - (previously unreleased, Demo)
5. Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight (Acoustic) - (previously unreleased, Baseball Park Session Demo)
6. Houses on the Hill - (previously unreleased, Early Version Barn`s On Fire Session)
7. My Heart Is Broken - (previously unreleased, Barn`s On Fire Session)
8. I Still Miss Someone (Acoustic) - (previously unreleased, Demo)
9. Kiss & Make-Up - (previously unreleased)
10. Barn`s on Fire - (previously unreleased, Barn`s On Fire Session)
11. Dancing With the Women at the Bar - (previously unreleased, Barn`s On Fire Session)
12. Dreams - (previously unreleased, Barn`s On Fire Session)
13. Breathe - (previously unreleased, Barn`s On Fire Session)
14. Wither, I`m a Flower (From Hope Floats Soundtrack) - (previously unreleased)
15. Luxury Liner - (previously unreleased, Barn`s On Fire Session)
16. Theme From a Trucker (From the End of Violence Soundtrack) - (previously unreleased)
17. Streets of Sirens - (previously unreleased, Barn`s On Fire Session)
18. Turn Around - (previously unreleased, alternate take, Early Version)
19. 10 Seconds - (previously unreleased, Barn`s On Fire Session)
20. Ticket Time - (previously unreleased, Early Version Barn`s On Fire Session)
21. Rain Won`t Help You When It`s Over, The - (previously unreleased, Early Version Barn`s On Fire Session)

Album Information

Release Date:

03/04/2008

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alt Country

Label:

Geffen Records (USA)

Producer:

Jim Scott

Catalog Number:

B0009410-02

Original Release Year:

1997

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Alejandro Escovedo; Dan Navarro; Jim Goodwin

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