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Music CD - Dougie MacLean: Live: From the Ends of the Earth
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Music CD: Live: From the Ends of the Earth
Artist: Dougie MacLean
List Price: $16.98
Our Price: $10.97
Your Save: $ 6.01 ( 35% )
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Manufacturer: Celtic Corner
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Tracks:
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1. She Will Find Me
2. Scythe Song
3. Rescue Me
4. Rite Of Passage
5. All Together
6. Green Grow The Rashes
7. Ready For The Storm
8. Feel So Near
9. Talking With My Father
10. Singing Land
11. Caledonia
12. This Love Will Carry
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0073931007424
Format: Live
Label: Celtic Corner
Manufacturer: Celtic Corner
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Celtic Corner
Release Date: 2001-09-18
Studio: Celtic Corner
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Customer Rating:
Summary: always a good listen
Comment: Dougie McLean always leaves me satisfied, musically speaking. His voice has matured over the years as has his musical style. On his live album his humor and passion comes through in a way a studio recording cannot. This purchase was not for me however, but for my son. He recently turned 40 and I went for an all too rare visit. As we drove down the back roads of South Carolina in a day trip adventure (no we were NOT lost, just exploring) we got into a discussion of favorite music. I found out he had never heard Dougie MacLean so I knew I needed to remedy that right away. Here is to getting lost...er I mean exploring on back roads and listening to good music.
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Summary: Ancient voice
Comment: At first this music may seem a little commersial, countrylike, but when listening to the lyrics and the way Dougie MacLean performs the songs, it's like listening to a voice from forgotten times, when man and nature was close and connected. Beautiful songs, lovely voice, but not too sweet to sound authentical. My favourites are "Feel so near," and "Caledonia."
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Summary: Live: From the Ends of the Earth
Comment: Excellent voice, tunes, and feelings. Clear and easy to understand lyrics that touch the heart and the mind. I barely listen to anything else these days--replacing Neil Young as my number one artist.
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Summary: Great music, great performer
Comment: I've only recently been introduced to Dougie MacLean's music, and after hearing "Caledonia" I decided to purchase the Live CD.
I think definitely that the entire CD is great, with only one possible weak tune (All Together).
A great place to start on the CD if you aren't familiar with Dougie's music is with the song "Ready for the Storm" which is a strong tune with a great guitar pick, in the style of the '70s singer/songwriters like James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg and many of the others from that era. Another great tune is "Scythe Song" which again has a great pick, but also has great sentimental lyrics about a boy learning how to work the scythe from his father. I also really loved the song "Green Grow the Rashes" which is from Robert Burns' poem, adapted by Dougie MacLean. Again nice guitar. A little difficult to understand the words, because it is in the original Scottish language..(what does tapsalterie mean?). I found myself singing this one to myself for days after hearing it for the first time. The highlight of the entire CD is the song "Caledonia" which is now an anthem in Scotland and just a great overall song. I think that back in the '70s, that this song could have been a great hit in the U.S. if it was released here.
Other songs that I felt were highlights were "Talking With My Father" which again has a nice guitar pick and nice words about a man when he realizes he is becoming his father. Also highlights were the opening song "I know She Will Find Me", the final song "This Love Will Carry" and "Feels So Near"
In many of the songs, Dougie gets the audience involved with singing the words with him, a la Fogelberg with "There's a Place in the World for a Gambler" during his concerts or Harry Chapin with "Circle" during his performances. These were "Rescue Me", which also has a cute story that went with the song, "Green Grow the Rashes", "Feels So Near", "All Together", "Singing Land" and "This Love Will Carry". Sometimes it gets to be a little bit too much, but you can't help but sing with Dougie on this CD.
All in all, a great artist, a great CD and performance. I'm looking forward to purchasing more of his material and seeing him in concert in Oshkosh, WI this November.
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Summary: An album for coma sufferers!
Comment: I have been acquainted with Dougie's music for some years. His best period was in the early 90's when his band had some talent. I have never cared much for his lazy languishing vocals, but this album will bore you in to a coma. No wonder he has slipped into obscurity.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Over the years, Dougie MacLean has played in the seminal Scottish folk bands the Tannahill Weavers and Silly Wizard, composed music for numerous TV and movie soundtracks, including The Last of the Mohicans, and written a piece for chamber orchestra called "Perthshire Amber." But even though MacLean has been successful in every musical setting he's entered, he is still best known for his songs. On Live: From the Ends of the Earth, he performs a dozen of his most famous compositions--including "Ready for the Storm," the song that introduced him to American audiences when it was covered by Kathy Mattea--backed only by his own delicately fingerpicked guitar. He also sings a moving, understated version of "Caledonia," which has become something of an anthem for the supporters of Scottish independence. MacLean's melodies retain echoes of the ancient music of Scotland, but his lyrics have a universal appeal. His songs have been covered by singers such as Mary Black and Dolores Keane, played by orchestras and marching bands, and even remixed with drum loops and techno backbeats, but MacLean's intimate renditions included here are destined to become the definitive versions. --Michael Simmons
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