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Michael Hedges - Taproot Audio CD

A fair review of the Michael Hedges "Taproot" 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 Michael Hedges reviews here, or go back to the Michael Hedges tabs.

Michael Hedges Band: Michael Hedges
Title: Taproot
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Release Date: 2008-03-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Naked Stalk 2: Jealous Tunnel/About Face 3: Jade Stalk 4: Nomad Land 5: Point A 6: Chava's Song 7: Ritual Dance 8: Scenes [On the Road to Shrub 2] 9: First Cutting 10: Point B 11: Song of the Spirit Farmer 12: Rootwitch 13: I Carry Your Heart

IF ITS NOT A BABY, THEN YOURE NOT PREGNANT!!!
May my older sibling RIP and guide me to holiness. What if Micheal's mother aborted him? Let us pray the saints of tomorrow are not damned by their own families like 50 million American children since 1973.


His music is truly a blessing


I got to see him perform his music from Taproot live at my college back in the 90's and I am SO GLAD I went! It's tough to believe that all the sounds are JUST HIM ALONE playing a 12-string guitar. Michael Hedges (God rest his soul) had been blessed to play like Angels were guiding his fingers. No accompaniment when I saw him perform live. Just him alone on stage. Magnificent!

His music is featured in the movie "August Rush", and that is what prompted me to pull Taproot out of my music drawer and listen once again. Wonderful to listen to with all of his nuances. My favorite is 'Ritual Dance', and my second favorite is 'Rootwitch'. I can feel his passion and energy in every cell of my body.

I was so sad to find out he passed away in a car accident. It makes the CD's I have of his so precious.

Turn up your volume, and enjoy!.


Taproot
Everything Michael has gifted to us is TIMELESS. Michael Hedges is LIFE INSPIRING! He makes a person relaxed or feel like
dancing. Michael's music and voice bring joy and a sense of peace on this troubled planet.

There are few in this world that is as profound in music as Michael Hedges.


i carry your heart
This particular album, though not his strongest effort, is obviously his most personal. I met Michael when he was opening for CSN in my town. I can just hear the demons being exorcised and the joys being relived as the tracks progress to the amazing arrangement of e. e. cummings' magical ode, i carry your heart. Hedges, Crosby, and Nash collaborated on several tunes, some of which C&N recorded after Michael's untimely death (what death IS timely??). The final song is a magnet for me: I know this is outside the review guidelines, but I'm going to share anyway. My dad died when I was 5; two weeks before his death, he went to the jewelry store and purchased a heart-shaped locket for my mother for their anniversary; he had the jeweler insert a smaller gold heart inside the locket. Wrapped alongside the locket was a copy of the poem, i carry your heart. Nineteen years later, my mom read this poem at my wedding. When I saw the title of the final song in the record store, I almost fell over! Take a close look at the poem, then listen to Hedges' interpretation -- sounds to me like the perfect love song. Thanks, Michael!.


The Channel to the soul
Michael hedges has unlocked the key to many people's soul. In the passst 8 months I have purchased many of Hedges cd's. I have many friends and also have met many people with this opinion. Wether the guitar slapping, picking, or harmonics that you enjoy, all of these elements are key to Hedges preformances. He does not only know how to play the acoutic guitar better than anyone in his time , let alone ever, he knows how to relate to people with his sounds and brighten up their day.


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