フォーマット |
LPレコード |
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構成数 |
1 |
国内/輸入 |
輸入 |
パッケージ仕様 |
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発売日 |
2016年09月08日 |
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規格品番 |
981820 |
レーベル |
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SKU |
711297512311 |
構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:00:00
There isn't much that a folkie loves more than a train. The images and lore of an engine rolling down the tracks, taking both ticketed riders and boxcar-hopping hobos to new destinations and grand adventures, are staples of American songwriting, both past and present. So it's no great surprise that two accomplished part-time folkies, Billy Bragg and Joe Henry, would cook up a project like Shine a Light: Field Recordings from the Great American Railroad. For this album, Bragg and Henry booked a rail trip from Chicago to Los Angeles aboard the Texas Eagle 421 Service, bringing a recording engineer and a portable recording rig with them. At various stops along the way, the duo recorded classic blues, folk, and country songs with railway themes at various train stations and boarding platforms (except for one tune cut at the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, where iconic bluesman Robert Johnson recorded some of his best-known recordings in 1936). Bragg approaches this material with the utmost seriousness and respect, and Henry possesses a clearer and more pleasing voice. The two men chose material that perfectly suits the theme, including "John Henry," "Hobo's Lullaby," and "Rock Island Line," and Bragg and Henry sing them with sincerity and respect. ~ Mark Deming
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1.[LPレコード]
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1.Rock Island Line
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2.L&N Don't Stop Here Any More, The
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3.Midnight Special, The
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4.Railroad Bill
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5.Lonesome Whistle
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6.KC Moan
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7.Waiting for a Train
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8.In the Pines
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9.Gentle on My Mind
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10.Hobo's Lullaby
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11.Railroading on the Great Divide
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12.John Henry
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13.Early Morning Rain
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〈UKパンク界のウディ・ガスリー〉と呼ばれたビリーとアメリカーナ界の重鎮であるジョーが、シカゴからLAへと向かう長距離列車に乗り込み、その道中で古典的な鉄道ソングをフィールド録音──本作はそんなロードムーヴィーのあらすじみたいな制作方法が取られた一枚だ。吹きさらしで埃まみれになったサウンドは、聴き手をどこか遠くへ誘うイマジナティヴな魅力で溢れている。気ままな旅がらす風情の歌が実にイイ感じ。
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