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(13 customer reviews) 58 of 59 people found the following review helpful
Pioneer Classics-No Strings Attached,
August 23, 2000 James Otterstrom (Big Bear City, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tumbling Tumbleweed (Audio CD)
If you're looking for basic down to earth versions of the Pioneers most popular songs this CD is for you. A delightful simplicity in the playing here breathes fresh life into songs we might have heard too many times. 'I'm An Old Cowhand' with Roy on lead vocal and fine fiddling by Hugh Farr, interestingly enough, has a 'One More Ride' style yodel harmony at the end, and is that Lloyd Perryman or Pat Brady slappin' that bass? Great Stuff! For a Pioneer nut like myself the spartan 'Tumbling Tumbleweeds' on this CD is worth the price of admission, and the haunting eerie mood of 'Blue Prairie' couldn't be improved upon. 'A Melody From The Sky' and 'Blue Bonnet Girl' are both tender and masterful, while the plaintive 'Empty Saddles' never sounded better. 'Over The Santa Fe Trail' is the anomaly here, it almost sounds like an experiment in weirdness, but the strange phrasing and off-key sound make it something of a conversation piece, I'm wondering if the recording might be...Read more
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
nostaligia time,
February 14, 2000 By A Customer
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This review is from: Tumbling Tumbleweed (Audio CD)
I agree with the other customer reviews: this is a treaure-trove of early Roy Rogers and Sons of the Pioneers. I usually complain about more modern versions with their slick and overly lush accompaniment. No such complaints here! "Sparse" is the word that comes to mind for this disc--basically a fiddle, a guitar or two, and a stand-up bass. The version of Tumbling Tumbleweeds is different from the other versions I have by this group. I disagree with the one reviewer about Along the Santa Fe Trail. I didn't find it that bad, but I am convinced that the fiddle player was on a different page from everyone else. Probably not the best "starter" disc for this sub-subgenre (I'd recommend the Country Music Hall of Fame disc), but it's a pretty good supplement. Recommended to all aficionados.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Good music, awful sound,
August 30, 2003 Yvonne Smith (Apple Valley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tumbling Tumbleweed (Audio CD)
One of the benefits of CD is that the background pops and hiss of vinal can be eliminated. However, nobody bothered to do that before releasing this CD. On some cuts the background hiss is so bad it is difficult to hear the music. The music is great, the sound quality is awful. Spend your money elsewhere.
