Nickel Creek - Reasons Why: The Very Best (CD + DVD)
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Artist: Nickel CreekEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-11-14
Music Label: Sunset Strategic Marketing (SSM) / Sugarhill [Country]
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Lighthouse's Tale
- Out of the Woods
- When in Rome
- Helena
- Smoothie Song
- Somebody More Like You
- Reasons Why
- Can't Complain
- I Should've Known Better
- This Side
- Jealous of the Moon
- When You Come Back Down
- You Don't Have to Move That Mountain [Live]
- Fox [Live]
- Reasons Why [DVD]
- When You Come Back Down [DVD]
- Lighthouse's Tale [DVD]
- This Side [DVD]
- Speak [DVD]
- Smoothie Song [DVD]
- When in Rome [DVD]
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Music Review: Good Reason to buy
Rating: 5 Stars
Nickel Creek's genre is hard to define. Bluegrass is an easy label, as well as folk. Alternative wouldn't be a stretch, either. This album showcases that range with some of Nickel Creek's greatest hits. The tracks span all of their previous releases, and includes two live recordings. Music videos are included on a seperate DVD.
"Helena" is a haunting song of a couple playing games. "Can't Complain" traces the story of a couple that can't seem to make their relationship work, but knew it from the start, so they can't complain. The title track speaks of mistakes and excuses: "Others have excuses/I have my reasons why." "When in Rome" is a great song, and the corresponding video on the DVD is great as well. Classic line: "Where can a dead man go?/A question with an answer only dead men know/But I hope that they never really feel at home/if they spent a lifetime learning how to live in Rome." There most popular single, "This Side," is of course included.
This CD is amazing. If you're a fan of good music, you will enjoy Nickel Creek. They are one of the most creative groups in the music business. On one of the live recordings on this album, "The Fox," they weave Bob Dylan and classical music in with their own song. The lyrics are just as strong as the music, making this CD one of my favorite.
Description of Reasons Why: The Very Best (CD + DVD)
1. The Lighthouse's Tale (5:00) Composed by Chris Thile 2. Out of the Woods (5:20) 3. When in Rome (4:15) Composed by Chris Thile 4. Helena (4:40) Composed by Chris Thile 5. Smoothie Song (3:19) Composed by Chris Thile 6. Somebody More Like You (2:58) Composed by Sean Watkins 7. Reasons Why (4:07) Composed by Sean Watkins 8. Can't Complain (5:31) Composed by Chris Thile 9. I Should've Known Better (4:26) Composed by Carrie Newcomer 10. This Side (3:34) Composed by Sean Watkins 11. Jealous of the Moon (4:40) Composed by Gary Louris 12. When You Come Back Down (3:52) Composed by Tim O'Brien 13. You Don't Have to Move That Mountain (Live) (3:51) Composed by Keith Whitley 14. The Fox (Live) (9:19) Composed by Bob Dylan 15. Reasons Why (DVD) () Composed by Sean Watkins 16. When You Come Back Down (DVD) () Composed by Tim O'Brien 17. Lighthouse's Tale (DVD) () Composed by Chris Thile 18. This Side (DVD) () Composed by Sean Watkins 19. Speak (DVD) () Composed by Sean Watkins 20. Smoothie Song (DVD) () Composed by Chris Thile 21. When in Rome (DVD) () Composed by Chris ThileWhile "progressive bluegrass" might sound like an oxymoron, it's a good description of this dynamic acoustic trio's approach. Fans of traditional string-band music might flinch at Nickel Creek's experimentation, but there is little doubt that the threesome has attracted the largest crossover audience to the genre since Jerry Garcia. Still, the rigors of working together since they were teens have prompted an open-ended sabbatical at the end of their 2007 tour. Cue the Christmas 2006 hits package--it's the perfect time to cash in on the catalog with the band still hot as an active unit. Since Nickel Creek has recorded just three albums for Sugar Hill, it does seem a bit premature for this recap. But the label has done an admirable job by adding a bonus DVD of the act's seven videos and arranging the audio tracks in non-chronological order to enhance the flow. If anyone had any doubts that these youngsters were the future of bluegrass, Reasons Why should erase them. They never let their instrumental virtuosity on guitar, fiddle, and mandolin get in the way of writing terrific material such as "When in Rome"--a should-have-been hit on the order of R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion"--and they also deliver the goods in concert. A nine-minute live version of "The Fox"--one of two previously unreleased performances that close this collection--proves they can mash up Bach, Bill Monroe, and Dylan with such cool aplomb, one can only imagine what the future holds. Until then, we have this compact reminder of Nickel Creek's strengths and potential--a superb collection that is as classy and challenging as the group itself, and leaves the listener wanting more. --Hal Horowitz
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