1. Caleb Meyer
2. Good Til Now
3. The Devil Had a Hold of Me
4. My Morphine
5. One Morning
6. Miner's Refrain
7. Honey Now
8. I'm Not Afraid to Die
9. Rock of Ages
10. Whiskey Girl
11. Winter's Come and Gone
Amazon.com's Best of 1998
A much more quietly celebrated CD than her debut, Gillian Welch's sophomore effort assured fans of old-timey country folk that she was salt of the earth. Her songs speak with both plaintive yearning and a seasoned storyteller's moxie, urged on by her and David Rawlings's economical guitar picking and strumming. Welch's vocal timbre bears ideally twangy power, giving her a constantly strong vault into her similarly creative tales, which help place this CD clearly in the realm of the exceptional. -- Andrew Bartlett
Amazon.com
On her remarkable debut, Revival, Gillian Welch sang of men and women who were intimately tied to others, even as they mourned dead children or lost homes. Hell Among the Yearlings finds Welch in even darker territory. In this world, loss can't be assuaged by human connection because there is none: morphine junkies, dying hobos, and alienated workers stand utterly alone in a sparse landscape where hope comes, if at all, in merely surviving. For example, the woman who kills her rapist or the singer who unconvincingly declares her troubles have flown because "Winter's Come and Gone." Appropriately, Welch's stunning voice goes it alone, surrounded by little more than her own banjo and the spare old- time and country-blues guitar of partner David Rawlings. --David Cantwell
Album Description
Second album from the melancholic folk revivalist from 1998. Produced by T. Bone Burnett. Acony Records.
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Hell Among the Yearlings
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2001-06-12)
- Publisher: Acony Records
- Label: Acony Records
- Format: Original recording reissued
- Studio: Acony Records
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 54 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #12646
Avg. Customer Review:
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Modern "Old-Time" and "New Grass" Meets the Blues 2006-12-12
Comment: I heard of Gillian Welch through the "O Brother" movie and soundtrack (one of the "sirens"), and began to listen to cuts off some of her CDs. At first, I didn't listen to this one because her other CDs had higher ratings overall in the reviews. But, when I decided to listen, I was immediately hooked. I bought the CD and haven't been disappointed in the least. As a matter of fact, this one grows on me the more I hear it. Gillian has a "lazy" style on this that is perfect for those moody-weather days (or any others for that fact). She combines "old-time", "new grass" and "blues-flavor" in a modern, acoustic (except for one song) fashion that is addictive. I hope she does more work like this CD!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: New Favorite!!!!!! 2006-05-22
Comment: I never new of Gillian Welch until I went to a concert in Berkeley,CA recently. She blew me away!!! This amazing vocalist and musician was by far one of the best I have ever heard. She brings so many emotions with her music.The instruments are soulfinding. Her voice is unbelievable. A must have for anyone who appreciates heartfelt, beautiful music.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: New Yorker Profile 2005-08-11
Comment: There is a great profile of Welch and Rawlings in the New Yorker titled "The Ghostly Ones". Google "Gillian Welch" "New Yorker".
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Gillian Welch's Pinnacle Album 2005-07-13
Comment: What do you get listening to a Gillian Welch recording? You get a collection of heartfelt, melodic, simple, and beautiful songs that range from melancholy to inspiring. Gillian Welch's sophomore album, Hell Among The Yearlings, has to be her best in my best opinion.
Welch teams up on most songs with her partner in crime, David Rawlings.. whom (if you've seen this guy, i'm sure you'll agree) is an absolute magician on the guitar. It is such a treat to see these two perform live (or on tv, like I've seen them). The two work so well together. As much as I love Gillian Welch's music, I have to credit David Rawlings for giving it that extra special touch.
Best tracks here include, in no special order, My Morphine, Good Til Now, Miner's Refrain, Winter's Come and Gone, and I'm Not Afraid to Die. Buy this cd, it is her best. Her last cd, Soul Journey, was a departure from her previous works, and is alright. But I definitely hope for something like "Yearlings" on her next effort.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: instant melancholia / addictive, haunting poetry and music 2004-05-15
Comment: Welch's voice and Rawlings' guitar sound as intense, beneficent and honest as music can get. I enjoy an extremely addictive mixture here of haunting poetry and music that comes straight from the heart, in an American country/folklike-style that reverberates and finds refuge in my soul immediately. A music of 'instant melancholia', or, if I may borrow some of Welch's own beautiful lyrics here- a music that's like '(...) morphine' that 'will be the death of me'. Very impressive and highly recommended!
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