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Music CD - Jonny Lang: Wander This World
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Music CD: Wander This World
Artist: Jonny Lang
List Price: $13.98
Our Price: $3.87
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Manufacturer: A&M
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Tracks:
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1. Still Rainin'
2. Second Guessing
3. I Am
4. Breakin' Me
5. Wander This World
6. Walking Away
7. The Levee
8. Angel Of Mercy
9. Right Back
10. Leaving To Stay
11. Before You Hit The Ground
12. Cherry Red Wine
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0731454098427
Label: A&M
Manufacturer: A&M
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: A&M
Release Date: 1998-10-20
Studio: A&M
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: Don't betray the blues
Comment: Nothing is more depressing than an incredibly gifted blues musician playing pop music. Nothing against pop, but really, come on. Can you imagine Howling Wolf singing "yummy yummy yummy i've got love in my tummy", or Muddy Waters singing "Daydream believer"? Sickening.
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Summary: Great Album from a Great Talent
Comment: Jonny Lang proves once again that age is not a required criteria when producing a blues album wrought with feeling and emotion. Thanks Jonny...
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Summary: Jonny Lang - His Best So Far
Comment: After hitting big time stardom with his previous effort Lang follows things up with another strong one. The album scored another big hit with the leadoff track "Still Rainin", but shows Lang moving in some new directions. Blues is still the main denominator for this album, but Lang starts bringing in a lot more soul, gospel and funk into the mix as well. This conglomeration of styles would indicate the path his career would take with later albums. I think that this may be Lang's best release to date. The material is all strong and he sings and plays like a man on a mission to prove himself. Highlights include "I Am", "Wander This World", "The Levee", the funky "Right Back", the ballad "Leaving To Stay", and the final track a killer cover of Luther Allison's "Cherry Red Wine". There really is not a weak track on the disc. If you have never explored Lang's material this would be a great place to start.
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Summary: Beautiful blues rock
Comment: Johnny Lang is what--19 here? He's already one of the guitar legends and his voice isn't so bad, either. Admittedly, he's had some amazing help here--David Z produced this CD, but if he didn't have the chops that wouldn't have gotten done.
This is a hard CD to pick a favorite. There's nothing I'd skip over, which is uncommon even for my ultimate favorites. When he belts out the last of "Cherry Red Wine" I've had to just start the whole CD over from the start.
"I Am" is a great soulful song and I can see why so many of the other reviewers have picked it. I keep going back to "Back to the Levee" and "Angel of Mercy" and for the moment, those are my favorites, but that's changed just about every time I've played this CD.
So far, I have liked every single one of Johnny's CDs, looking forward to a long career with a lot of good music.
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Summary: Worthy Effort By A Blues Newcomer
Comment: I was a young musician once, so I try to be fair here. But hearing Lang will make most listeners long for older, more accomplished bluesmen. Still quite enjoyable and augurs well for a successful career By Jonny Lang.
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Editorial Reviews:
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One would think that jumping into the pop-rock marketplace after being branded a blues player might confuse a 17-year-old guitar whiz. No way. Jonny Lang, with the lucid advice of ace producer David Z, understands the role of the blues as solid ground for someone who wants to take flight with intelligent, well-crafted music that has a wide audience. His second album's strengths lie with his gruffly appealing singing voice and his lean, razor-edged guitar phrases. The material is solid, with songs that range stylistically from the ingratiating funk number "I Am" (a hitherto unrecorded David Z and Prince composition), to the it-sure-sounds-like-a-rock-hit "Still Rainin'" (complete with thunderous chords and soulful female backup singers), to a griddle-hot take on the late Chicago blues guitarist Luther Allison's "Cherry Red Wine." All 12 songs are of a piece, tied together by Lang's unassailable musical integrity and his freshness of vision. And R&B master guitarist Steve Cropper is on hand in the Minneapolis recording studio to insure the soulful vibe. --Frank- John Hadley
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