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Great Days: The John Prine Anthology

by: John Prine

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0081227140021
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
MPN: 71400
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Atlantic / Wea
Release Date: August 17, 1993
Studio: Atlantic / Wea

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Editorial Review:
If you buy Great Days: The John Prine Anthology, you may live to regret it. He's probably the best American folk-song lyricist of his generation, mixing low-key poignancy and deadpan humor in perfect proportions. His musical limitations serve to reinforce the understated nature of his art, and his short, plain-spoken lines (written in the offhand conversational style of his Midwestern and Appalachian characters) sneak through the back door of your imagination and won't leave. So where does the regret come in? Well, as you listen to the 41 songs arranged chronologically on these two CDs, you're going to ask yourself, "If someone can write 41 songs as good as these, isn't there a good chance he wrote more than 41?" After hearing the anthology's six songs from Prine's 1971 debut album, for example, you may decide to go out and buy that album itself. After you hear songs as delightful as "Pretty Good" and "Your Flag Decal," which didn't find their way into the collection, you may soon find yourself hunting down all 10 of Prine's original studio albums. Then you may regret having bought Great Days. --Geoffrey Himes

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- Folksy music with a dark vision
John Prine has created some of the most masterful songs that look at the dark side of humanity. Drug addiction, senior grief and other afflictions are compelling sung. There are some themes of hope, as people have courage while in difficulty and a couple of fun songs like "Illegal Smile". Don't look for happy hootenanny music, this guy had the heavy metal lyrics a lifetime before that music came along. The Greek playwrights treasured tragedy for it's catharsis, Prine's music offers the same thing. ... Read More

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- Ch##st, I love John Prine
I was exposed to Prine when I was about 19 years-old, but never really paid him much mind. At 37 I purchased this little box set and fell in love. It had all the stuff I loved. I was specifically looking for Lake Marie (A majestic ballad not on this set. . . .) But I found so much gold here I couldn't pass it up.

I saw John in concert in Denver recently. He said his guitar was sick and needed some work. He had the guitar tech send out another one. This instrument, he said, was Steve ... Read More

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- not so much
I got introduced to JP with his Fair and Square cd. Brilliant! So I read the reviews on this one and went for it. I like some of the songs but not as much as I anticipated. It is hard to listen to much because the mix is awful. His vocals are buried so deep in the music to the point of being hard to hear. The live cuts work the best. Must of had a different engineer.

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- Great album!
I have had this CD set for about 6 years, and remains one of my favorites. If you aren't familiar with his work, take a moment to listen to a couple of clips.

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- Fishin' 'n' Whistlin'!
Doesn't have a lot of his newer stuff, but this is *THE* "Best Of" That you will ever need! 'Nuff said....

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