Live At The Troubadour [CD / DVD Combo]

Customer Rating :    List Price : $19.98    Sale Price : $9.84    Availibility : Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Live At The Troubadour [CD / DVD Combo] Overviews

In November of 1970 James Taylor and Carole King first performed together at the Troubadour on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. Taylor had just released his debut album for the Beatles’ newly formed Apple Records and King was finding her way as a first time solo performer even though by then she was a famous songwriter with a string of hits for other artists. When they returned to the club for a two-week co-headlining run in 1971 their lives were somewhat different. That summer Taylor’s “Fire and Rain” was topping the charts and King’s landmark Tapestry was on its way to making her a music superstar. Thirty-six years later, in November 2007, James Taylor, Carole King and members of their renowned original band “The Section” (featuring guitarist Danny Kortchmar, bassist Leland Sklar and drummer Russell Kunkel) returned to the Troubadour for a three-night, six-show run to celebrate the venue’s 50th anniversary. Those historic shows are documented in Live at the Troubadour, a special 2-disc CD/DVD. This remarkable recording, culled from these unforgettable shows, features 15 songs and 75 minutes of pristine video and audio including stunning performances of the pair’s most beloved hits such as Carole King’s “So Far Away,” “It’s Too Late,” and “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” as well as James Taylor’s “Carolina in My Mind,” “Sweet Baby James,” and “Fire and Rain,” to name just a few.

The return to the intimate Troubadour–the fertile ground that served as the unofficial home to a some of the era’s defining musicians such as the Eagles, Elton John, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt and Joni Mitchell–rekindled King’s and Taylor’s love for making music together. Variety enthused at the time, “Taylor and King reminded us about the intensity of the song, that the artistically-rich and commercially-viable are not mutually exclusive and how one tiny club continues to be a birthing room for some of this city’s most memorable music.” The experience was deeply felt by everyone, the musicians on stage, and the fans in attendance as well as the project’s technical crew: audio producer Peter Asher (an instrumental figure throughout Taylor’s career) and Emmy-winning video director, Martyn Atkins. Live at the Troubadour is captured in sterling 5.1 stereo and state-of-the-art high definition video.

In the album’s liner notes, Taylor states: “The Troubadour in 1971 wasn’t the beginning, but it was a big step into the light for both of us. When we reunited for the Troubadour’s 50th Anniversary celebration in 2007, it felt like yesterday. It was, and still is, all about the music and the celebration of performing together.” King adds, “What’s even more remarkable is that James’s and my musical connection and friendship continue to transcend time and place. Whenever we’re together, there we are. I feel a tremendous gratitude to be able to share this experience with James, with this fine band, and most of all, with the fans.”

Live At The Troubadour [CD / DVD Combo] RelateItems

• Court Yard Hounds
• The Age of Miracles
• One Night Only Barbra Streisand and Quartet at The Village Vanguard September 26,2009 (DVD/CD)
• Love Is Strange
• The Essential Carole King

Live At The Troubadour [CD / DVD Combo] CustomerReview

Carol King and James Taylor together at the Troubadour! I have to say that of all the artists, I can’t think of two others that represent the 60’s and 70’s better than these two. There songs and voices are cornerstones to the era and have the power to propel us back to a momentous time when we felt empowered to change the world.

James Taylor performs most of his classics, Fire and Rain; Carolina on My Mind; Sweet Baby James, and others. Carol King likewise gives us her classics, I Feel the Earth Move; So Far Away and others. I also did not know that Carol King helped to write Up On the Roof and actually let James release it before she did. The benefits of live concerts.

Both the CD and DVD are well produced. Watch the DVD allows the producers to include the small banter and stories that are often left off a live CD.

If you’re a product of the 60’s and 70’s and you listened to the music then, this is one purchase you’ll want to make.

Bless us all and peace.

*** Product Information and Prices Stored:May 09, 2010 01:20:28

Friends Link : Watch TV Show Episodes Online Now

Women and Country

Customer Rating :    List Price : $11.98    Sale Price : $5.19    Availibility : Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Women and Country Overviews

Women + Country is Jakob Dylan s highly anticipated sophomore album following his critically acclaimed solo debut, Seeing Things. Women + Country is soulful yet striking, ripe with sublime beauty. Paired with Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe award winning producer T Bone Burnett (Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, Crazy Heart) and joined with the stirringly rich vocals of Neko Case and Kelly Hogan, Women + Country creates a compelling and powerful experience for the listener.

Women and Country RelateItems

• Seeing Things
• Midnight Souvenirs
• Leave Your Sleep (2CD)
• Tears, Lies, And Alibis
• The Open Road

Women and Country CustomerReview

I’m guessing when Jakob Dylan was growing up, he probably listened to some Dylan.

As you listen to this album, it’s pretty clear that he also listened a lot to his dad’s buddy, Tom Petty. There’s also echoes of Tom Waits in some songs.

T Bone Burnett is a master at creating atmospherics. I suppose he’s getting a signature sound going, because the ambience is similar to the soundscape he created with Robert Plant and Allison Krauss.

Someone said in a previous review that the mix has a lot of bass in it. I found that to be true as well. Not too big of a deal if you have an EQ to back a bunch of the bass out, but that speaker shattering boom shouldn’t have made it to the final mix.

It’s a laid back and overall good record. The only thing that bugs me a little about the SON is that, unlike his dad, if someone had played me this without telling me who it was, I’m not sure I’d be able to distinguish him from a bunch of other current great voices.

In the end, though, definitely a record worth buying which will sound good for years to come.

*** Product Information and Prices Stored:May 09, 2010 01:06:34

Visit : Watch TV Show Episodes Online Now