Country Gentlemen - The Early Rebel Recordings: 1962-1971 (2005)
BAND/ARTIST: Country Gentlemen
- Title: The Early Rebel Recordings: 1962-1971
- Year Of Release: 2005
- Label: Rebel Records Llc
- Genre: Folk, Country, Bluegrass
- Quality: mp3 320 kbps / flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 04:55:00
- Total Size: 710 mb / 1.57 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD1
01. Christmas Time Back Home
02. Heavenward Bound
03. I Am Weary(Let Me Rest)
04. Sad And Lonesome Day
05. The Bluebirds Are Singing
06. The White Rose
07. The Gentleman Is Blue
08. Philadelphia Lawyer
09. Spanish Two-Step
10. Bringing Mary Home
11. The Convict And The Rose
12. Banks Of The Ohio
13. Down Where The River Bends
14. Battle Hymn Of The Republic
15. This World's No Place To Live
16. Uncle Joe
17. Northbound
18. Let The Light Shine Down
19. Girl From The North Country
20. Cold Wind A Blowing
21. Jingle Bells
22. Silent Night
23. We Three Kings
24. Blue Bell
25. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
26. Matterhorn
27. Dark as a Dungeon
28. Big Bruce
CD2
01. When They Ring Those Golden Bells
02. Buffalo Girls
03. A Beautiful Life
04. I'm Working On A Road
05. A Border Affair
06. Johnny Reb
07. Many A Mile
08. Amelia Earhart's Last Flight
09. Lord, I'm Coming Home
10. The Traveler
11. Silver Bell
12. Theme From Exodus
13. Love And Wealth
14. He Was A Friend Of Mine
15. Daybreak In Dixie
16. Some Old Day
17. Raggy Mountain Breakdown
18. Banana Boat Song
19. Going To The Races
20. Waiting For The Boys To Come Home
21. Darling Little Joe
22. El Dedo
23. I'll Be There Mary Dear
24. Blue Ridge Cabin Home
25. Take Me In A Lifeboat
26. The Sentence
27. Where I'm Bound
CD3
01. To The Rescue
02. Rodger Young
03. Green Green Grass Of Home
04. Along The Way
05. Let's
06. Rambling Boy
07. Gentlemen's Concerto
08. Take Me Back To The Valley
09. Fare Thee Well Cisco
10. Preaching, Praying, Singing
11. Mrs. Robinson
12. Two Little Boys
13. Doin' My Time
14. Rank Strangers To Me
15. Heaven
16. Gone Home
17. Rank Strangers To Me
18. I'm Using My Bible For A Roadmap
19. Over The Hills To The Poorhouse
20. Little White Church
21. Heaven
22. Bill Bailey
23. He Will Set Your Fields On Fire
24. Are You Washed In The Blood
25. One Wide River
26. On The Sunny Side Of Life
27. Born Again
28. I'll Break Out Again
CD4
01. Less Of Me
02. I Am A Pilgrim
03. Weapon Of Prayer
04. If I Were Free
05. Teach Your Children
06. Fox On The Run
07. Johnny And Jack Medley
08. I'd Rather Live By The Side Of The Road
09. These Men Of God
10. Cowboys And Indians
11. Sea Of Heartbreak
12. Orange Blossom Mandolin
13. Yesterday
14. The Girl Behind The Bar
15. The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp
16. Country Roads
17. Redwood Hill
18. Secret Of The Waterfall
19. Walkin' Down The Line
20. Breakin' It Down
21. New Freedom Bell
22. The Old Pine Tree
23. The Legend Of The Rebel Soldier
24. C.G. Express
25. Little Bessie
26. The Fields Have Turned Brown
27. Get In Line Buddy
This is an especially pleasing four-CD set, comprising most of the Country Gentlemen's recordings for the Rebel label over a period of nine years, when they used bluegrass music as a vehicle for innovation by way of country, folk, and rock. The influence of the Osborne Brothers can be heard throughout their early work (along with more mainstream country sources), but then they start cutting Dylan and Tom Paxton songs. The odd early individual tracks lead into the contents of the Bringing Mary Home album, which established their reputation nationally as a bluegrass act to be reckoned with. Disc One ends with the controversial "Big Bruce," a gay parody of Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" that skirts a fine line between satire, burlesque, and slur. Disc Two features several previously unissued songs, and also shows the group growing artistically amid a flurry of concert activity -- a surprising number of songs from this period were cut on the fly at semi-pro and improvised studios, as the band fit recording in anywhere they could. Disc Three picks up in 1969 - the group by this time was freely adapting popular as well as folk tunes, thus the presence of "Mrs. Robinson" amid the bluegrass standards. By Disc Four, the group was nearing a summit of popularity and creativity. The irony was that, even as they were achieving success, the group was nearing a decision to leave Rebel. This collection isn't quite ideal, since it is missing a key mid-'60s live recording; the booklet and annotation are very thorough, as is the session information, all of it pitched at the Bear Family level.
CD1
01. Christmas Time Back Home
02. Heavenward Bound
03. I Am Weary(Let Me Rest)
04. Sad And Lonesome Day
05. The Bluebirds Are Singing
06. The White Rose
07. The Gentleman Is Blue
08. Philadelphia Lawyer
09. Spanish Two-Step
10. Bringing Mary Home
11. The Convict And The Rose
12. Banks Of The Ohio
13. Down Where The River Bends
14. Battle Hymn Of The Republic
15. This World's No Place To Live
16. Uncle Joe
17. Northbound
18. Let The Light Shine Down
19. Girl From The North Country
20. Cold Wind A Blowing
21. Jingle Bells
22. Silent Night
23. We Three Kings
24. Blue Bell
25. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
26. Matterhorn
27. Dark as a Dungeon
28. Big Bruce
CD2
01. When They Ring Those Golden Bells
02. Buffalo Girls
03. A Beautiful Life
04. I'm Working On A Road
05. A Border Affair
06. Johnny Reb
07. Many A Mile
08. Amelia Earhart's Last Flight
09. Lord, I'm Coming Home
10. The Traveler
11. Silver Bell
12. Theme From Exodus
13. Love And Wealth
14. He Was A Friend Of Mine
15. Daybreak In Dixie
16. Some Old Day
17. Raggy Mountain Breakdown
18. Banana Boat Song
19. Going To The Races
20. Waiting For The Boys To Come Home
21. Darling Little Joe
22. El Dedo
23. I'll Be There Mary Dear
24. Blue Ridge Cabin Home
25. Take Me In A Lifeboat
26. The Sentence
27. Where I'm Bound
CD3
01. To The Rescue
02. Rodger Young
03. Green Green Grass Of Home
04. Along The Way
05. Let's
06. Rambling Boy
07. Gentlemen's Concerto
08. Take Me Back To The Valley
09. Fare Thee Well Cisco
10. Preaching, Praying, Singing
11. Mrs. Robinson
12. Two Little Boys
13. Doin' My Time
14. Rank Strangers To Me
15. Heaven
16. Gone Home
17. Rank Strangers To Me
18. I'm Using My Bible For A Roadmap
19. Over The Hills To The Poorhouse
20. Little White Church
21. Heaven
22. Bill Bailey
23. He Will Set Your Fields On Fire
24. Are You Washed In The Blood
25. One Wide River
26. On The Sunny Side Of Life
27. Born Again
28. I'll Break Out Again
CD4
01. Less Of Me
02. I Am A Pilgrim
03. Weapon Of Prayer
04. If I Were Free
05. Teach Your Children
06. Fox On The Run
07. Johnny And Jack Medley
08. I'd Rather Live By The Side Of The Road
09. These Men Of God
10. Cowboys And Indians
11. Sea Of Heartbreak
12. Orange Blossom Mandolin
13. Yesterday
14. The Girl Behind The Bar
15. The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp
16. Country Roads
17. Redwood Hill
18. Secret Of The Waterfall
19. Walkin' Down The Line
20. Breakin' It Down
21. New Freedom Bell
22. The Old Pine Tree
23. The Legend Of The Rebel Soldier
24. C.G. Express
25. Little Bessie
26. The Fields Have Turned Brown
27. Get In Line Buddy
This is an especially pleasing four-CD set, comprising most of the Country Gentlemen's recordings for the Rebel label over a period of nine years, when they used bluegrass music as a vehicle for innovation by way of country, folk, and rock. The influence of the Osborne Brothers can be heard throughout their early work (along with more mainstream country sources), but then they start cutting Dylan and Tom Paxton songs. The odd early individual tracks lead into the contents of the Bringing Mary Home album, which established their reputation nationally as a bluegrass act to be reckoned with. Disc One ends with the controversial "Big Bruce," a gay parody of Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" that skirts a fine line between satire, burlesque, and slur. Disc Two features several previously unissued songs, and also shows the group growing artistically amid a flurry of concert activity -- a surprising number of songs from this period were cut on the fly at semi-pro and improvised studios, as the band fit recording in anywhere they could. Disc Three picks up in 1969 - the group by this time was freely adapting popular as well as folk tunes, thus the presence of "Mrs. Robinson" amid the bluegrass standards. By Disc Four, the group was nearing a summit of popularity and creativity. The irony was that, even as they were achieving success, the group was nearing a decision to leave Rebel. This collection isn't quite ideal, since it is missing a key mid-'60s live recording; the booklet and annotation are very thorough, as is the session information, all of it pitched at the Bear Family level.
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