Joan Baez

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Artist: Joan Baez
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2001-08-14
Music Label: Vanguard Records
Soundtracks:
  1. Silver Dagger
  2. East Virginia
  3. Fare Thee Well (10,000 Miles)
  4. House of the Rising Sun
  5. All My Trails
  6. Wildwood Flower
  7. Donna Donna
  8. John Riley
  9. Rake and Rambling Boy
  10. Little Moses
  11. Mary Hamilton
  12. Henry Martin
  13. El Preso Numero Nueve
  14. Girl Of Constant Sorrow
  15. I Know You Rider
  16. John Riley

Music reviews of Joan Baez

Music Review: Baez's Voice Works Better On Some Songs Than Others
Rating: 4 Stars

It's impressive that at only 19 years of age Joan had the capacity to appreciate the classic songs on this record. Compare that to the terrible schlock that most teen-agers listen to nowadays. So, yes, her song choice is outstanding and Baez no doubt played a role in bringing these great songs to a wider audience.

But the truth is that her voice works better on some songs than others. I enjoy her singing more on the ballads, collected by Francis Child in the 19th century, that can be traced back to the British Isles. Joan's technically gifted soprano has a lofty and elegant tone that works well on songs like "Mary Hamilton" and "Henry Martin". But on the Appalachian tunes "Wildwood Flower" and "East Virginia" I much prefer the warm and rootsy Carter Family versions. I also admire Baez's gutsy willingness to offer a "female perspective" on "House Of the Rising Sun". But her lyrics are mediocre compared to the brillance of the original.

I still consider this a worthy purchase for the English and Scottish ballads. But would encourage listeners to seek out other versions for the American folk and country songs.

Description of Joan Baez

History's ear hasn't been kind to Joan Baez: in retrospect, set against the traditional voices whose material she interpreted, her own versions seem painfully pretty, her soprano icy and removed. But it's hard to gauge now the force of her first record, a folk-revival landmark. Released in 1960 after a triumphant Newport Festival appearance, the record had deep material and emotion that few of her urban folk contemporaries possessed. Her version of "John Riley" is compelling, "East Virginia" glowing, and "Silver Dagger" concentrated, while "Preso Numero Nueve" showed her future political turn. (This 2001 reissue offers two previously unreleased tracks plus an expanded version of "John Riley.") --Roy Kasten

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