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Music CD - Lyle Lovett and His Large Band: It's Not Big It's Large
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Music CD: It's Not Big It's Large
Artist: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
List Price: $13.98
Our Price: $8.00
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Manufacturer: Lost Highway
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Tracks:
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1. Tickle Toe
2. I Will Rise Up / Ain't No More Cane
3. All Downhill
4. Don't Cry A Tear
5. South Texas Girl
6. This Traveling Around
7. Up In Indiana
8. The Alley Song
9. No Big Deal
10. Make It Happy
11. Ain't No More Cane
12. Up In Indiana (acoustic)
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0602517338586
Label: Lost Highway
Manufacturer: Lost Highway
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Lost Highway
Release Date: 2007-08-28
Studio: Lost Highway
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Mr. Lovett's done it again!
Comment: I have been a fan of Mr. Lovetts for at least 10 years and am never disappointed in any of his CD's and this one is no exception. Some of the songs are repeated in this selection and at first I questioned this, however after listening to this CD a few times you realize that the arrangements are slightly different and in some cases the lyrics are sung to different melodies entirely, which gives the whole song a completely different feel to it. I would recommend this CD to anyone who is a fan of country or even blues music.
Customer Rating:
Summary: indecision
Comment: this is what i feel about this one, a little bit of indecision. The 3 stars rating is maybe too low, but closer to the truth than the 4 stars rating. I have to say mr. Lovett told us a little lie this time, as you can hear the large band isn't so large, except for the first two tracks, so if you remember the large band album in 1989 or "live in texas" there isn't much of it in here. Anyway, you can find the usual warm, confidential, really great use of voice by Lyle and the usual wonderful team of musicians, nothing to say! About the songs: there is a little lie here too. Two of them are repeated twice, in obvious different form, and a couple seem to come from the same idea, so the track list may seem shorter than written on the cd. But i must say the are enough great songs to justify your time and money, with a special mention to "south texas girl" with Guy Clark, "ain't no more cane" and "the alley song" though, like Van Morrison, Lyle tends to rewrite always the same song, but i love both of them! So, this one is not the cd you can't do without, but especially if you don't know Lyle Lovett you can start here then go back to "the road to ensenada", "joshua judges ruth", "and his large band", "pontiac" and the live album. So if you can't have it don't lose your sleep, but if you buy it enjoy it my friend!
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Summary: Lyle strikes again
Comment: Great sound! Lyle's music is so appealing to those of us who like great craftsmanship with a slightly twisted edge.
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Summary: Too Little "Large Band"
Comment: Looks like those of us who bought this instead of the cheaper "special edition" took it in the shorts. Not that there are any songs on that that aren't here, there aren't. But there is an extra disc featuring some alternate takes.
Anyway, I have been a Lyle Lovett fan seemingly forever and enjoy most of what he does. But I enjoy his work with an earlier incarnation of his "large band" most of all and am disappointed to discover that there is very little of that style here. Oh, It's Not Big It's Large is very good but it mostly features down-tempo songs and a lot of introspection.
My favorites are the jazzy Tickle Toe, the forceful medley I Will Rise Up/Ain't No More Cane, the rollicking All Down Hill, and the jumping Up In Indiana. The rest are mostly acoustic and they are just fine, but not when you are expecting the second coming of the Lovett's "large band" era.
Despite the bait-and-switch, which is my reason for tagging this with just three stars, most Lyle Lovett fans are going to like this anyway. If you do decide to buy It's Not Big It's Large, my advice is to go for the currently cheaper special edition. Had I bought mine on amazon, I would have been aware of its existence and bought that edition myself instead of this one. At least this "chump's edition" comes with a handsome booklet containing pictures, lyrics, and the usual information.
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Summary: A dark and thoughtful work
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I think it's the tough juxtaposition of the playful jazz of Lester Young's "Tickle Toe" with the forceful spiritual of "I Will Rise Up" that opens up IT'S NOT BIG IT'S LARGE that threw me off when I started to listen to this one. I couldn't get the feel of it right away, the songs challenge the listener emotionally and even the light hearted songs like "All Downhill" carry a touch of foreboding. There's an elemental feel to this; songs like "Don't Cry a Tear" and "South Texas Girl" are emotionally moving and powerful pieces that will stay with you for quite awhile. There are a few songs that didn't work for me like the repetitive, "This Traveling Around," or the ridiculous "Make It Happy" which might have worked at three minutes, but wears out its welcome at 4:38.
I also didn't need two versions of "Up In Indiana" a slight song that doesn't need further inspection as an acoustic number, especially when placed against the power of "Ain't No Cane" which should have closed the CD. But the overall effect is one that will hold up every time you play it.
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Editorial Reviews:
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On his sophomore effort for Lost Highway (and first release in four years), Lyle Lovett tests the label's free-spirited reputation with an eclectic slate of songs that range from fervent country swing through gospel-blues, though the core here finds the Texas singer-songwriter in a decidedly quiet, introspective mood. Anchored by a vibrant, swinging take on Lester Young's "Tickle Toe," his big band's first sprawling instrumental workout in many a year, Lovett quickly segues into the intriguing gospel-blues of the "I Will Rise Up/Ain't No More Cane" medley before shrewdly contemplating the backside of life and fame's inevitable grade on "All Downhill from Here" and the weary "This Traveling Around." The plaintive grace of "Don't Cry a Tear" and "The Alley Song" hauntingly blurs genre boundaries, while "South Texas Girl" does a little quiet Tex-Mex retrenchment. Lovett celebrates his 50th year here with a muse that's ever restless, yet still spry enough to relish the simple, varied joys of the buoyant "Up in Indiana" (also featured in a stripped-down acoustic version), the bluesy "No Big Deal," and the gospel-meets-carnal playfulness of "Make It Happy" before another fervent, elegiac version of "Ain't No More Cane" brings the album full-circle. --Jerry McCulley
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