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Richie Havens - Nobody Left to Crown Audio CD

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Richie Havens Band: Richie Havens
Title: Nobody Left to Crown
Rating:
Release Date: 2009-01-06
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Key 2: Say It Isn't So 3: Won't Get Fooled Again 4: Standing on the Water 5: Hurricane Waters 6: If I 7: Nobody Left to Crown 8: (Can't You Hear) Zeus's Anger Roar 9: Lives in the Balance 10: We All Know Now 11: Fates 12: Great Mandala (The Wheel of Life) 13: One More Day

Stilll going strong
Since Woodstock, Havens recorded several hit albums and singles and continues to record and perform in concert. Released in 2008, this is the latest recording from the man who, in 1969, played a huge role in making 'Woodstock', the music event for an entire generation. Nothing Left To Crown features 7 new songs written or co-written by Havens, the best of them being The Key, followed closely by Fates, One More Day and the title song, Nothing Left To Crown. Also outstanding are Havens' interpretations of PeteTownsend's, Won't Get Fooled Again, and Jackson Browne's, Lives In The Balance. Havens' take on Peter Yarrow's, The Great Mandella, is a bit disappointing, however. Richie Havens has been writing and recording his style of folk music since the mid 1960's and, although somewhat weakened, his voice remains musically excellent. . . and his songwriting (The Key is a real gem) suffers not one iota for he wear. As for the recording, it's generally good but lacks a certain vividness that exists at a live session and is fairly typical of what is being produced these days. Music: B, Performance: B, Recording :C. .


One of the Greatest Folk Artists Ever
my favorite cover artist ever. .

Saw him back in the mid '60s at the Cafe Wha in Greenwhich Village. . .

to quote Paul Simon. . . . he always "blew the room away. "

First folk artist I ever saw who had absolute mastery over a twelve string guitar. . .

This CD is part of a magnificent legacy. . . .

Richie Havens is a national treasure in its purest sense. . .

BK.


Thank You Richie For Giving Us A Voice
Artists like Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Pete Towsend and others seemed to have slipped into the great void of irrelevancy. So many great artists of the golden age of "classic rock" have continued recording through the nineties and on into the twenty first century. I'm not knocking these artist, for they surely had their day and their claim to genius is undeniable. But when was the last time any of the aforementioned delivered a solid work that put them back on the map and made the music world take notice. I certainly can't think of any. But Richie Havens has never, ever fallen out of favor with anyone who admires true originality. Yes, it's odd to consider an artist original, who made his bones covering the compositions of other songwriters. Yet wheather Richie is singing his own compositions or works by Lennon & McCartney, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Donovan or Dino Valenti he always manages to make them is own. His unique percussive rhythym guitar and vocal stylings set him apart and are instantly recognizable. That's true originality. That's great artistry.

Nobody Left To Crown follows in the footsteps of his other wonderful albums. Yes, it clearly ranks alongside Mixed Bag, Richard P Havens 1983, Alarm Clock and all his other great works. Of course he continues to cover compositions by seminal artists like Pete Townsend, Jackson Browne and Peter Yarrow. But as always, Richie knows presicely how to reinvent them. His artistic interpretations and his keen sense of style make these relevant to today's audience. So wheather we're fighting in Viet Nam or Iraq, wheather we're opposed to the policies of LBJ or W, it doesn't matter. Just as long as Richie provides us with a voice. . . A voice of conscience and reason. Yes, Richie is our moral compass and we look to him to guide us into this new century. Thank you Richie for so much great music and thank you for giving us a voice. .


Good, but a little disappointing
I've been a fan for many year & have seen him in concert a couple of times. Definitely good to hear some new music from Richie Havens. This is not a bad CD, just a little bit slow-paced. Would've been good to hear some uptempo, more rythmic songs.


Richie Havens is back...
Usually it's very hard for classic artist to come out with new albums that fuse modern sound and technology, as well as their classic sound (ex. Nobody left to Crown is yet again another classic album with a modern twist. The Who's "Endless Wire" and CSNY's "Deja Vue Live" both in my opinion were awful considering the groups that put them together). "Crown" is full of new songs with Havens classic sound. With the covering of the Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" you get the best of a classic song with a completly different sound. This album is a must own for all Havens fans, and would be a great way for new fans to discover Richie Havens classic sound and musical genius.


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