Kris Kristofferson - This Old Road
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Artist: Kris KristoffersonBrand: Baker & Taylor
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-03-07
Model: 607396608829
Music Label: New West Records
Soundtracks:
- This Old Road
- Pilgrim's Progress
- The Last Thing To Go
- Wild American
- In The News
- The Burden Of Freedom
- Chase The Feeling
- Holy Creation
- The Show Goes On
- Thank You For A Life
- Final Attraction
Music reviews of This Old Road
Music Review: Go Break A Heart
Rating: 5 Stars
Guy Clark, a friend, told Kris one night to "Go Break a Heart", as he was going on stage, instead of the old sawbone "Go Break a Leg." It seems somehow the right thing to say. These are the lyrics from Kris's song "Final Attraction" the last song on the CD. All of Kris's friends and those he loved. The Old Troubador comes through on this CD.
"Come on boy, get back up there
You can do it one more time
For Hank Williams, go break a heart
And Janis Joplin, go break a heart
And Waylon Jennings, go break a heart
And John Lennon, go break a heart
And Roger Miller, "
And Jimi Hendrix, "
And Mickey Newbury, "
(add on....)John and June Cash
Vince Matthews, Shell Silverstein,
And maybe one time for me,
Go break a heart"
This is the barebones of Kris Kristofferson; superb, poetic lyrics and his distinctive voice, like old fine whiskey. He is approaching 70, and he plays on this CD with his guitar and a few old friends. It is bleak and oh, so sweet. The lyrics in these songs break your heart, as Kris wishes. They are real, and we know exactly what Kris is saying. This is the man who won our hearts and souls with his gravelly, whiskey voice, putting his honesty on the line for us.
Kris was a Rhodes Scholar who turned down a position at West Point to work as a janitor in Nashville. Soon he was known for his song writing and voice, writing with Shel Silverstein, "Me and Bobby McGee", "Sunday Morning Coming Down," and "For the Good Times." Kris Kristofferson is known as a living legend at this point in his career. But, he tells us he is the same man he has always been. He talks of freedom in many of his songs. "If you took freedom out of the songs, you'd have very few Kristofferson songs," he laughs.
"If I had to describe it in one word, I'd say it's honest," he says of "This Old Road". "It's all pretty close to the bone, about my own personal journey. It's about what sense I've made of my life up to now."
"Pilgrim's Progress" is a song that Kristofferson says, "tells the truth, a progress report."
The CD pays tribute to those who have gone on "The Last Thing to Go," wherein he salutes "those of us who took things seriously, who were trying to move people;
"The Show Goes On," a song he calls "a fond look back at the way we were putting ourselves out there and trying to create something special.
" On "Wild American" he reminds listeners of some personal heroes; people like Native American activist John Trudell and others who "happen when you need `em" like Merle Haggard and Steve Earle.
"Final Attraction," a song that was inspired by watching the communication between Willie Nelson and a large crowd of listeners. Go Break A Heart"
"In the News" takes a hard look at modern-day life with the mention of Lacy Peterson refrain of "Read about the sorry way he done somebody's daughter. Chained her to a heavy thing and threw her in the water. And she sank into the darkness with their baby son inside her. A little piece of truth and beauty died."
"The Burden of Freedom" focuses on "the fact that freedom is a double-edged sword," Kristofferson says. "When I wrote it back in the late 60s, it was about leaving the path I had been prepared for--West Point and all that--but it's mostly about doing what you believe is right whether that makes you enemies or not."
"Chase the Feeling," which describes destructive behavior-"it takes one to know one, baby"
"Holy Creation" is his beautiful composition. He says the song was inspired by his eight children, whom he calls his "greatest legacy."
"Thank You for a Life." "The best love songs can be taken on a couple different levels, so that song is being sung to my wife but also to God," he says. "In the end, it's all love."
This CD is about love, freedom, and the people, like BK and me, who love Kris Kristofferson and his music. A critic has said of this CD, "And on this, the most intensely personal album of his career, he goes the extra mile, creating a thing of rare beauty, grace, and eloquence." Kris never thought he was a good singer. He was a good songwriter, he does agree. He didn't like singing his songs, but others did, like Janis Joplin. It wasn't until after Joplin died from a drug overdose in October 1970 that Kristofferson first heard her recording of his song.
"She had hooked it. It was a very emotional experience for me" he said. That's how we feel now Kris. You hooked it. This is an emotional experience for those of us who love your music. Highly, highly recommended, prisrob 5-19-06
Description of This Old Road
Kris Kristofferson has always identified himself first and foremost as a writer, and true writers know that what works best is giving a piece of themselves to the listener. With his latest album, This Old Road, Kristofferson lays a chunk of his own soul on every track. This beautifully sparse recording, puts an emphasis on his fine lyrics and distinctive voice by featuring Kristofferson, his guitar, and harmonica. The album is so intimate it makes the listener feel as if they are sitting in Kristofferson?s living room while he picks and sings just for them.Though Kris Kristofferson has long seemed ageless, the approach of his 70th birthday plainly has the songwriter looking back, taking stock and coming to terms with his legacy and his mortality. The result is his most consistently compelling release in decades, as well as his most stripped-to-the-bone intimate. The spare production by bassist Don Was captures Kristofferson in all his rough-edged, plain-spoken, and big-hearted glory, with occasional support from guitarist (and longtime Kristofferson compatriot) Stephen Bruton and drummer Jim Keltner putting the focus on songs that combine the poetic grace of Kristofferson's early classics with a conviction that has grown stronger with the passing years. "Wild Americans" offers a roll call of outspoken heroes--from American Indian activist John Trudell to country maverick Steve Earle--while "In the News" lambastes the very concept of a holy war. Yet it's the spiritual side of Kristofferson that really touches the soul, from a father's wonder at the "Holy Creation" of his children's birth to the bittersweet benediction of "Thank You for a Life." With the title cut, "The Last Thing to Go," "The Show Goes On," and "Final Attraction," he takes a look back at the life of a troubadour and decides that, for all the bumps, this road has been one of incomparable rewards. The listener shares the riches. --Don McLeese
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