Blissed-Out Birth of Country Rock / Various

I have volumes 3 thru 7 and waiting on 1 and 2 because they haven't been in stock for months in Bay Area . Hit and miss musically!! Very informative well put together booklets like you would expect from Bear Family. Lots of great songs I already loved by Doug Sahm, the Byrds, Burrito Brothers, New Riders,JJ Cale , etc. Plus, a number of songs I now can't imagine living without(Gene Clark "Life's Greatest Fool", "Delaney & Bonnie "Living On The Open Road",Delbert & Glen "California Livin'",etc., but lots of lame ones too. Overall I like it.

The problem of skipping was due to my cd player. NOT the CD. I love it. I want the whole set. How many are in the whole set and how much. I now only have VOL. 1.

Because I was such a good little boy I now own this entire set and if want to know "How it all went down" in the origins of country rock won't you lay your money down.

AKA .. The birth of Country RockLong overdue collection of neglected music. If you love Country Rock as I do,90% will be familiar. Remastering excellent, while on both Cd's song selection orderflows seamlessly. Take a trip back to the era of the Honky Tonk Hippie .......Don't bogart this collection....share it with a friend.......A sweet ride indeed...

Perfect soundtrack for summer cruising

Bear Family Records eröffnet mit dem vorliegenden 2-CD-Set "Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels" eine jetzt schon beeindruckende Serie/Zusammenstellung rund um den Geburtszeitraum des Country Rock. Volume One behandelt die Jahre 1966 bis 1968.Das Ergebnis: Ein weiterer ganz großer Wurf von 'Bear Family Records' - ungemein kompetent und mit immenser Präzision wird hier ein entscheidender Teil der modernen Musikgeschichte beleuchtet und dokumentiert.Und wie von 'Bear Family' nicht anders zu erwarten: das Booklet verdient die Note "Sehr gut +++" = Vorbildlich! ... Informationen zu jedem einzelnen Song, Künstlerportraits und vielfältiges Bildmaterial ... und das auf 96 Seiten.Letztendlich bleibt nur ein Fazit: Höchste Empfehlungsstufe ... unverzichtbar!"It was something in the air, almost like the earth was passing through a cloud. I think this music was the direct result of psychedelia, the chaotic noisiness of it. People wanted to return to the simplicity that country music represented. Three-chord songs, melodies, and stories." [Roger McGuinn / The Byrds]Nachfolgend der detaillierte Inhalt des 2-CD-Sets (6-seitiges Digipack):CD 1:[1] International Submarine Band - Truck Driving Man [Terry Fell] (1966) [2:34][2] Rick Nelson - You Just Can't Quit [Rick Nelson] (1966) [2:20][3] The Lovin' Spoonful - Nashville Cats [John Sebastian] (1967) [2:34][4] Buffalo Springfield - Pay The Price [Stephen Stills] (1968) [2:37][5] Gene Clark with The Gosdin Brothers - Tried So Hard [Gene Clark] (1967) [2:20][6] The Youngbloods - Grizzly Bear [Jerry Corbitt] (1967) [2:22][7] Gene Clark with The Gosdin Brothers - So You Say You Lost Your Baby [Gene Clark] (1967) [2:08][8] The Gosdin Brothers - Tell Me [Vern & Rex Gosdin] (1968) [3:04][9] The Lovin' Spoonful - Darlin' Companion [John Sebastian] (1966) [2:21][10] The Everly Brothers - I'm Movin' On [Clarence 'Hank' Snow] (1967) [2:26][11] Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billie Joe [Bobbie Gentry] (1967) [4:14][12] Buffalo Springfield - A Child's Claim To Fame [Richie Furay] (1967) [2:12][13] The Everly Brothers - Bowling Green [Terry Slater / Phil Everly] (1967) [2:47][14] Bobbie Gentry - Niki Hoeky [Jim Ford / Pat Vegas / Lolly Vegas] (1967) [2:46][15] International Submarine Band - Luxury Liner [Gram Parsons] (1967) [2:51][16] International Submarine Band - Blue Eyes [Gram Parsons] (1967) [2:47][17] The Monkees - What Am I Doing Hangin' Round? [Michael Martin Murphey / Owen 'Boomer' Castleman] (1967) [3:10][18] The Byrds - Old John Robertson [Jim McGuinn / Chris Hillman] (1967) [1:53][19] The Youngbloods - Sugar Babe [Jackie Lomax / Jesse Colin Young] (1967) [2:12][20] Kenny Vernon - Ain't That A Shame [Kenny Vernon] (1967) [1:59][21] Nashville West / The Reasons - Ode To Billie Joe [Bobbie Gentry] (1968) [3:43]CD 2:[1] International Submarine Band - Do You Know How It Feels To Be Lonesome [Gram Parsons / Barry Goldberg] (1967) [3:32][2] The Byrds - Wasn't Born To Follow [Carole King / Gerry Goffin] (1968) [2:05][3] Bob Dylan - I'll Be Your Baby Tonight [Bob Dylan] (1968) [2:38][4] The Band - The Weight [Robbie Robertson] (1968) [4:35][5] Hearts & Flowers - She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune [Jesse Lee Kincaid] (1968) [3:04][6] The Band - I Shall Be Released [Bob Dylan] (1968) [3:12][7] The Byrds - You Ain't Going Nowhere [Bob Dylan] (1968) [2:34][8] The Byrds - Hickory Wind [Gram Parsons / Bob Buchanan] (1968) [3:31][9] The Beau Brummels - Turn Around [Ronald Elliott / Bob Durand] (1968) [3:01][10] The Beau Brummels - The Loneliest Man In Town [Ronald Elliott] (1968) [1:49][11] The Lovin' Spoonful - Never Goin' Back [John C. Stewart] (1968) [2:49][12] The Byrds - One Hundred Years From Now [Gram Parsons] (1968) [2:40][13] Doug Dillard & Gene Clark - Train Leaves Here This Morning [Gene Clark / Bernie Leadon] (1968) [3:50][14] The Spencers - Make Up Your Mind [Dave Spencer / Lou Spencer] (1968) [2:25][15] Doug Dillard & Gene Clark - The Radio Song [Gene Clark / Bernie Leadon] (1968) [3:02][16] The Dillards - Nobody Knows [Mitch Jayne / Rodney Dillard] (1968) [2:16][17] The Dillards - Listen To The Sound [Herb Pedersen / Mitch Jayne] (1968) [2:37][18] Dennis Payne - The Conscience Of You [Unknown] (1968) [2:43][19] The Everly Brothers - T For Texas [Jimmie Rodgers] (1968) [3:32][20] The Everly Brothers - I Wonder If I Care As Much # 2 [Don Everly / Phil Everly] (1968) [2:58]... Viel Spaß wünscht[Reinhard Busse]

Aún a riesgo de sufrir un empacho, es imposible no darle 5 estrellas a esta colección de 7 volúmenes dedicada al nacimiento del country rock. Los diferentes discos siguen un criterio cronológico y cada uno de ellos se dedica a un año, comenzando en el 66 y terminando en el 73. Faltan algunos nombres ilustres por problema de licencias, pero lo que se incluye es canela en rama: Buffalo Springfield, Townes Van Zandt, Doug Sahm, Gram Parsons, The Byrds, Beau Brummels, Dylan, Gene Clark, Kris Kristofferson, Everly Brothers, The Band, Ry Cooder, Mickey Newbury etc. Todos ellos vienen con libretos en los que se incluyen abundantes fotos y anotaciones sobre las canciones. Se exprime al máximo el minutaje del cd y el sonido es fantástico, así que no queda otra que recomendarlo efusivamente.

Me gustan esos sellos pequeños dedicados a la orfebrería musical y BEAR FAMILY es uno de ellos. Este volumen doble ofrece 41 canciones de artistas consagrados como The Byrds, The Band, Lovin' Spoonful, Bob Dylan, Everly Borthers y otros menos conocidos como International Submarine Band (donde militó Gram Parsons) o Beau Brummels. La verdad que es impresionante la calidad de los temas elegidos y constatar que muchos de ellos han cumplido medio siglo. Es cierto que es excesivo el precio, pero de vez en cuando Amazon.es lo abarata y entonces sin duda, debes lanzarte a por él.