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John Denver - An Evening with John Denver Audio CD

A fair review of the John Denver "An Evening with John Denver" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all John Denver reviews here, or go back to the John Denver tabs.

John Denver Band: John Denver
Title: An Evening with John Denver
Rating:
Release Date: 1992-05-22
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Music Is You 2: Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning) 3: Mother Nature's Son 4: Summer (And Announcements) 5: Toledo 6: Matthew 7: Rocky Mountain Suite (Cold Nights in Canada) 8: Sweet Surrender 9: Grandma's Feather Bed 10: Annie's Song 11: Eagle and the Hawk 12: My Sweet Lady 13: Annie's Other Song 14: Rhymes & Reasons 15: Forest Lawn 16: Blue Grass 17: Thank God I'm a Country Boy 18: Take Me Home, Country Roads 19: Poems, Prayers and Promises 20: Rocky Mountain High 21: This Old Guitar

Country boy sings in the big city
This is real music! He was one of the most expressful singer-songwriters that I have ever heard. I got my first copy of this LP when a teenager and I wore that record out! I ordered it form the RCA record club, remember record clubs? John's music has a magic about it and this live recording is awesome! If you read my other reviews of john's music, you will see that I think he was the Pop king. Darn planes anyhow.

As others have said, buy the 2 cd set. I hate when the record lables cut songs out of a colection. It changes the whole recording.


4 stars for the 2 disk version - i should have looked at the track list before buying
Get rid of some of the songs which are on every greatest hits, if you need room, for god's sake. Shame on the music companies for putting out a one-disc version that was missing key songs (Today, Boy from the Country, and even more from the extended version) not available ANYWHERE ELSE. .


Far Out? You Bet!
For those who can't, audiences can see right through it. I can think of very, very few performers today who can convey a true love of performing in front of an audience. So many performers today simply go through the motions, and so many audiences put up with it. Anyone who saw John Denver perform live know that he enjoyed giving of himself. I can almost hear Denver saying to himself after the final song, "What? It's over? Where did the time go?"

You'll wonder where the time went after listening to this disc. Every song, from "The Music is You" to the touching "This Old Guitar," come across as a heart-felt treasure. Denver had talent, desire, and showmanship. He can deliver hits ("Annie's Song," "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Rocky Mountain High"), humor ("Toledo," "Forest Lawn"), and songs of beauty and depth ("The Eagle and the Hawk," "Poems, Prayers and Promises"). After hearing Denver's comments in between numbers, you'll understand why so many people loved him and continue to love his music.

One moment stands out for me and has ever since I first heard the song nearly 30 years ago. You can't miss the pure joy that exudes from Denver in "Thank God I'm a Country Boy. " His excitement is addictive and the audience picks up on it immediately. I've never been able to hear the crowd's jubilation at the end of the song without smiling and thinking, "I wish I'd been there. " I wasn't, but I'm grateful that RCA was. This is a wonderful concert by wonderful entertainer.

TOTAL TIME: 74:27.


An Evening with John Denver ROCKS!
d. I love this c. It's great because it feels
like you are at the concert with them. John is
a great performer and funny too. I love all of
his stuff,but this is one of my favorite c. d. 's.
Everyone should listen to it.


Just a little different from the album I remember
I bought or received every album he came out with until the early 80's, including this one. I have loved jd since I first heard Take Me Home Country Roads in 2nd grade.

I bought this one to update my collection to CD, and the ONLY repeat ONLY disappointment was the absence of the song "Today. " This wasn't noted very well in the Amazon item descriptions, I found a small notice printed on the CD jacket that these songs were omitted due to copyright restrictions.

Hopefully, I will be able to find a version that has the complete (or even bonus) tracks of the original album.

Update: There is a two-disc version of this that includes all the original tracks, as well as four previously unreleased songs recorded in the late 60's/early 70's.


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