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Balin [Live]

Fred and the Flathe Eaglesmith (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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1. The Building
2. Do You Love Me Now
3. Bailing Again
4. Rooster Fight
5. A Little Lost
6. Run-A-Way Lane
7. Back There
8. Two Machines
9. The Rocket
10. John Deere 'B'
11. No Sorrow No More
12. Tin Pot Nelly
13. I Shot Your Dog
14. Small Motors
15. Dixie Mountain
16. Some Roads
17. Mary Lane

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Only if you're a fan of bluegrass and roots music Mar 18 2004
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
I LOVE Fred. I think his live album "Ralph's Last Show" is one of my favorite albums and I play it constantly. Trying to build my collection of Fred's music I bought this one.

Perhaps I should have read the reviews more closely I wouldn't have bought this album. But, I did.

So, if you've seen him live and you love his hard-drivin style (49 tons of diesel locomotive couldn't drag me back to you!) you will be disappointed in this album. But, if you're a real bluegrass fan and want to hear Fred's more rootsy side, then you probably will like it.

That said, I can't wait to see Fred again live.

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A Master Storyteller Speaks Mar 18 2004
Format:Audio CD
When I first listened to James King's version of the Fred Eaglesmith song "Thirty Years of Farming", I knew that there had to be something more to this Eaglesmith guy. So I got "Balin", which has to be one of the classic pieces of storytelling on any CD anywhere by anyone.

Every cut is a masterpiece; from "The Building" through "Mary Lane" with "The Rocket", "John Deere 'B'", "I Shot Your Dog", and "Small Motors" along the way. There's just not a weak cut or filler anywhere on this CD. The sound; guitar, clawhammer banjo, five string banjo, dobro and fiddle, along with Eaglesmith's solid vocals is perfect and fits the material to a T.

This is truly a must have for anyone who appreciates a great story, well told, in songs.

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O Brother Fred Jan 3 2004
Format:Audio CD
Fred's bluegrass effort "Balin'" is another exquisite disc in Fred's very strong catalogue. From the a cappella opener "The Building," we know we're in for a great down home roots treat. "Do You Love Me Now" is a classic, with Fred's catchy chorus giving a failed love affair a sense of irony. "Baling Again" is a touching remembrance of a daddy gone on. "Bring your money & bring your gun; if you got any rotgut, bring it along," Fred sings on the loping "Rooster Fight." It's rare to have tracks at a minute & a half these days; so "A Little Lost" breezes by with the Flathead Noodler's great harmonies. "Run-a-way Love" is a great country track that'd fit well on most of Fred's other recordings. John Allen's fiddle moans on the aching "Two Machines," "I changed the magneto & the wire, but it won't go no matter how I try." "The Rocket" is an aching track from an old man's point of view that enjoys watching the trains. "John Deere B" is another sad country weeper about a great old tractor relegated to a restaurant decoration. "No Sorrow No More" sounds like it was sung in a Baptist Church in the 1930's. "Tin Pot Nelly" is classic Eaglesmith creating great musical drama from sparse lyrical touches, "There's a picture on the wall when momma was pretty; she had new clothes and she had nice things." Country is as country as country can be on "I Shot Your Dog." "Some Roads" boasts a gorgeous melody on a great outlaw track, "I'm going to turn myself in today; she'll be crying by the scaffold when the hangman calls my name." Fred Eaglesmith is one of Canada's great musicians. This set combines bluegrass touches with sparse acoustic country arrangements. There are no weak tracks. You don't want to miss this great set! Enjoy!
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