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| Sales Rank: | 72697 (lower is better) |
| Price Used: | $59.99 |
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| Release Date: | 1997-09-09 |
| Label: | Rounder Select |
| UPC: | 011661036628 |
| Binding: | Audio CD |
| Published By: | Rounder Select |
| ASIN: | B0000002O7 |
| Category: | Music |
Tracks on Aereo-Plain by Rounder Select
- Turn Your Radio On - John Hartford, Brumley, Albert E.
- Steamboat Whistle Blues
- Back in the Goodle Days
- Up on the Hill Where They Do the Boogie
- Boogie
- First Girl I Loved
- Presbyterian Guitar
- With a Vamp in the Middle
- Symphony Hall Rag
- Because of You
- Steam Powered Aereo Plane
- Holding
- Tear Down the Grand Ole Opry
- Leather Britches - John Hartford, Traditional
- Turn Your Radio On - John Hartford, Brumley, Albert E.
Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions
Amazon.com
John Hartford didn't just bite the hand that fed him; he made it a full-course meal. After Glen Campbell rode Hartford's "Gentle on My Mind" to the top of the charts, Hartford was secure enough to stick his tongue out at the Nashville establishment. His songs offer an almost unparalleled blend of sardonicism and sincerity, a silliness tempered by a respect for musical tradition and beautiful melody. And despite his irreverence, he attracted the best pickers in the business. Norman Blake, Tut Taylor, Vassar Clements, and Randy Scruggs accompany him on this 1971 "newgrass" gem, a spontaneous album that was recorded live in the studio without any arrangements whatsoever. Delicious instrumentals stand by novelties about sex ("Boogie") and drugs ("Holding"), and semiserious diatribes ("Tear Down the Grand Ole Opry") live next to old-time gospel harmonies ("Turn Your Radio On"). Somehow, Aereo-Plain manages to be deeply cynical and emotionally uplifting at the same time. --Marc Greilsamer
Customer Reviews
Thank you, Chatham County Line! - Reviewed on 2008-04-20
1 customer found this review helpful.
Earlier in the week I bought country/bluegrass band Chatham County Line's first release, and one of their songs is entitled "Song for John Hartford", so I decided to check him out, and I truly can't believe I hadn't heard of him prior to this discovery. This was an amazing album from the start until the very finish! The first songs just blew me away instantly. I had my first beer out in the sun while I listened to this album, and I sat with a huge smile upon my face throughout, partly due to my sheer delight of Hartford's wonderful music, and partly because the sun has finally arrived up here. If you're on this page, checking this album out, then I assume that you're in to this kind of music, so in that case, you should not even hesitate getting your grip on this album!
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Book Subjects
- Bluegrass
- Country-Rock
- Folk & Traditional
- Folk Music
- Pop
- Traditional Country
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