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Black Eyed Man, an album that sounds like an aural facsimile of the parched earth in dead-heat summer, keeps the Cowboy Junkies' quiet, lonesome pop integrity intact. Michael Timmins's guitar threatens to cut loose from the band's low-key mooring, and "Oregon Hill" presents a touch of Southern blues. But it's all tempered by Margo Timmins's dusted-with-longing voice. The band is her pack and follows her voice, almost slowing to the vocal pacing. That facet marks the Junkies as a responsive, listenerly unit, touched by a unique rural-country-music bug, one that steers toward clear, patient guitar picking and a lot more to keep things moving with all deliberate quietude. Then there are the tributes that pair the Canadian quartet with Townes Van Zandt, which proves to be a fruitful musical handshake that takes the Junkies up a few notches in their speed (on Van Zandt's "To Live Is to Fly"). --Andrew Bartlett
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Their best?,
By H3@+h "Over 1500 reviews!" (thanks for the helpful review votes) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)
This review is from: Black Eyed Man (Audio CD)
For a very long time, I considered "The Trinity Session" to be my favorite "Cowboy Junkies" album, but once I got this, I had to reconsider. Track after track is just quality music, and Margo has a perfect voice. "A Horse In The Country" is good, "Murder Tonight In The Trailer Park" is great, and "If You Were The Woman, And I Was The Man" is a nice duet. My favorite though is "Cowboy Junkies Lament", it's just really good. Overall it's a great, what I would call alt-country album, and probably their second best. They do have a few collections out too.
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Best of CJ,
By Batmanbrb "batmansbrb" (Seymour, IN United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Black Eyed Man (Audio CD)
I received this CD as a promo at the music store I was managing in Indianapolis back in the early 90's when it first came out. I had never heard of CJ until this release. It took me a few listens to get hooked, but once I was hooked, I couldn't stop playing it. Even today, I still return to this CD for some great music. The best attributes of CJ are Margo's amazingly fresh and subtle voice, their impeccable instrumentation, and the wonderful lyrics they write. "Southern Rain" is one of my favorite songs when I'm in a mood to listen to Margo's vocals - it's so soothing. "Oregon Hill" is a very fun, catchy southern-styled tune. "This Street" is one of my all-time favorites; as is "Horse in the Country" - mainly because of the lyrics and Margo's incredible understated delivery of these songs. "Murder Tonight in the Trailer Park" is probably one of my all-time favorite CJ songs and I really can't explain why - it's just a song I never get tired of listening to. "Cowboy Junkies Lament" is another all-time favorite of mine. This was a critically acclaimed release in its day and this started me on the road to becoming a CJ fan. I don't see how anyone can call themselves a CJ fan without having this gem.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of two must-own Junkies discs,
By bigdog33@airmail.net - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Black Eyed Man (Audio CD)
As an admitted Junkies devotee, I've listened to everything they've put out that I can get my hands on. Despite many good albums, Black Eyed Man is the one to which I consistently return when I want to hear the best of the Junkies. Although Trinity Session -- the other must-own -- is fantastic for its sparse arrangement, Black Eyed Man features the two most underappreciated qualities the Junkies possess: Michael Timmins's writing and Jeff Bird's awesome mandolin. How often is it that you hear a performance that defines an instrument? Jeff Bird has that kind of effect on me with his mandolin on "Murder Tonight in the Trailer Park," as do Timmins's lyrics. As for Timmins' lyrics, his perceptiveness and storytelling ability are present from the lyrics in other Junkies material, but none are as captivating or interesting -- although perhaps less introspective than in later recordings -- as on Black Eyed Man. For the best of the Junkies, buy and listen to them in this order: Trinity Sessions, Black Eyed Man, and then, at 4.5 stars, Pale Sun Crescent Moon. It rocks in a way that the others don't, and moves in a more edgy direction.
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The best place to start your journey with Cowboy Junkies,
By John Truslow - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Black Eyed Man (Audio CD)
I'm writing this review to encourage readers who might have heard of Cowboy Junkies and want a good place to start. This is your album. Black Eyed Man is wonderful, soulful, perhaps even visual music that is bound to please you. The music here is very easy to listen to, has tracks that are easily distinguished from each other, and is memorable for the amblin' mood it creates. This is not "easy listening" in the elevator sense of the phrase - you can rest assured that you will find intelligent constructions and complex lyrics. For another fantastic place to start, try their album "Trinity Sessions" along with this one. The two together give you a strong foundation to explore the other styles of this talented band.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
OPUS FOUR,
By Daniel S. "Daniel" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Black Eyed Man (Audio CD)
After THE TRINITY SESSION, BLACK EYED MAN is a second masterpiece in the Cowboy Junkies' career. Like BLONDE ON BLONDE for Bob Dylan, the album marks a new frontier for the canadian band ; " Let's go electrical " whispers the Timmins family between two guitar solos of brother Michaël and Ken Myhr. The three songs composing the tribute to Townes Van Zandt, COWBOY JUNKIES LAMENT, TOWNES BLUES and TO LIVE IS TO FLY are simply perfect. And you will even have the pleasure to hear Margo swing (yes!) in TOWNES, a song written by Michaël Timmins. A HORSE IN THE COUNTRY is a beautiful melancholic song and IF YOU WERE THE WOMAN AND I WAS A MAN an instant standard that will haunt your room for many nights. I just cannot understand why the songs of the Cowboy Junkies are not played more often at the radios, Michaël Timmins has the not so frequent gift to be able to add soulful words to great melodies. A CD for your library. Warmly recommended. |
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