Townes Van Zandt - For the Sake of the Song
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Artist: Townes Van ZandtBrand: Dig
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-09-04
Music Label: Fat Possum [Old]
Soundtracks:
- For the Sake of the Song
- Tecumseh Valley
- Many a Fine Lady
- (Quicksilver Daydreams Of) Maria
- Waitin' Around to Die
- I'll Be There in the Morning
- Sad Cinderella
- Velvet Voices
- Talkin' Karate Blues
- All Your Young Servants
- Sixteen Summers, Fifteen Falls
Music reviews of For the Sake of the Song
Music Review: Great, but Could Have been Greater
Rating: 4 Stars
Don't get me wrong: I do like this album. As a Townes fan, how could I not like it? At least half of the tracks are bona fide classics, and the rest are very good with the exception of one stinker, "Sixteen Summers, Fifteen Falls." Twenty-one years since I first bought this album, this song still does not work for me.
I would say that the overproduction bothers me on this album, but that's too easy; after all, some of the songs like the title track and "Many a Fine Lady" are not overproduced. Let's say that the production does not always work for me. "Tecumseh Valley" and "Waitin' Around to Die" are produced in a manner reminiscent of late Sixties Glen Campbell. Folks, that's just not right. Actually, I kind of like the overproduced "The Velvet Voices," but I wouldn't want a whole album of it.
Many of these songs were rerecorded for the next two Van Zandt albums Our Mother the Mountain and Townes Van Zandt; I believe those versions (and those albums) are far superior. I would highly recommend getting Our Mother the Mountain and Townes Van Zandt first. Then, check this one out. It is certainly worth having in your collection.
Description of For the Sake of the Song
Originally released in 1968 For The Sake Of The Song is a re-issue of Townes' well known debut album. Produced by Jack Clement (Charley Pride, Chet Atkins, U2 etc.) and featuring original liner notes by Mickey Newbury, Townes Van Zandt went on to cement his status as a cult icon among gifted song writers.General CDs
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