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Intersections 1985-2005

Bruce Hornsby - Intersections 1985-2005 Audio CD

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Band: Bruce Hornsby
Title: Intersections 1985-2005
Rating:

Release Date: 2006-07-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Way It Is [Live][#] 2: Mandolin Rain [Live][#] 3: Valley Road [Live][#] 4: Jacob's Ladder [Live][#] 5: Nobody There But Me [Live][#] 6: End of Innocence [Live][#] 7: Look out Any Window [Live][#] 8: Across the River 9: Lost Soul [Live][#] 10: Fields of Gray/That's Where It's At [Live][#] 11: Walk in the Sun 12: Gonna Be Some Changes Made [Live][#] 13: Dreamland 14: Song A 15: Song B 16: Song C 17: Song D 18: Variations on Swan Song & Song D 19: Song F 20: Song H [#] 21: Barcelona Mona 22: Backhand 23: Jack Straw 24: Madman Across the Water 25: Darlin' Cory 26: Valley Road 27: Crown of Jewels [Live][#] 28: Big Stick 29: Valley Road [Live][#] 30: Hop, Skip and Jump [#] 31: Love Me Still [Live][#] 32: Shadowland 33: Show Goes On [Live][#] 34: Barren Ground 35: Night on the Town [Live][#] 36: Talk of the Town [Live][#] 37: Rainbow's Cadillac 38: Pastures of Plenty 39: Spider Fingers/Tempus Fugit [Live][#] 40: White Wheeled Limousine/Long Black Veil [Live][#] 41: King of the Hill/Twelve Tone Tune/Mystery Train [Live][#] 42: Resting Place [Live] 43: Preacher in the Ring, Pt. 1 44: Preacher in the Ring, Pt. 2 45: Fortunate Son/Comfortably Numb [Live][#] 46: Sneaking Up on Boo Radley [Live][#] 47: Shadowhand [Live][#] 48: Sticks & Stones [Live][#] 49: Chill 50: Good Life 51: What the Hell Happened 52: Hooray for Tom 53: Candy Mountain Run [Live][#] 54: Way It Is [DVD] 55: Valley Road [DVD] 56: Look out Any Window [DVD] 57: Defenders of the Flag [DVD] 58: Across the River [DVD] 59: Talk of the Town [DVD] 60: Fields of Gray [DVD] 61: Walk in the Sun [DVD] 62: Swing Street [DVD] 63: Go Back to Your Woods [DVD] 64: Barcelona Mona [DVD] 65: Love Me Still [DVD] 66: Valley Road [DVD] 67: Mighty Quinn [DVD] 68: They Love Each Other [DVD] 69: Comfortably Numb [DVD] 70: Imagine [DVD] 71: Another Day [DVD] 72: Tide Will Rise [DVD] 73: Talk of the Town [DVD] 74: Star-Spangled Banner [DVD] 75: Gonna Be Some Changes Made [DVD] 76: Candy Mountain Run [DVD]

REAL BAD

Bruce if you read this, Bring back the Range and get back to your roots, You do some very Beautiful stuff but sadly NOT this mess. This is a complete trashing of Hornsby by Hornsby.
A total waste of Money.

Pure Musicianship
His song socially-conscious song "The Way It Is" would become a number one pop single. Bruce Hornsby's career would begin in 1986 with a fast start. It seemed that Bruce Hornsby (with his band - The Range) was poised for a career as pop star. However things would change in 1988 when Bruce Hornsby did what I term an "internship" with the Grateful Dead. Hornsby had always been a long admirer of the Grateful Dead and soon began performing with them at live shows - and was a fixture on the Dead's tours from 1990 to 1992. It is clear that time with the Grateful Dead really changed Hornsby. Hornsby soon realized he didn't have to no longer be a pop star. Hornsby soon would focus much more on the musicianship as opposed to pop-friendly radio. His 1993, "Harbor Lights" album really showed much more of a Jazz influence. This soon would make Hornsby one of the most respected musicians in the music industry. In fact, many musicians would seek an opportunity to work and collaborate with Hornsby. Hornsby would also garner a reputation for one of the great live performers as he would incorporate much of the elements from working with the Grateful Dead (like jamming) into his own live shows. The two elements of collaboration and live work are brought together on a 4 CD, 1 DVD anthology boxed set entitled - "Intersections". If you are a fan of good musicianship, than this collection is a must have.

The collection consists of four discs and a DVD. Each disc has a theme. Discs 3 and 4 are "By Request" - meaning they are what are considered both most requested songs by fans or personal favorites by Hornsby. Disc 1 is called "Top 90" time - meaning these are versions of songs that charted on the Top 90 on the pop chart. Disc 2 is a potpourri of a lot of stuff - it consists of solo piano work, bluegrass, and pop songs. The DVD consists of a mix of music videos and live performances. In fact on the CDs, there also is a mix of live and studio material. Much of the studio material focuses on unreleased work. There is an emphasis on showcasing the artists who Hornsby worked with. This collection features work with the Grateful Dead, Elton John, the Nitty Gritty Dirty Band, Roger Waters, Robbie Robertson, Bonnie Raitt, BB King, Pat Metheny, and many others. It's important to know that there are many true solo moments by Hornsby on this collection as well.

Here are ten things to look for in "Intersections".

1-The first song on Disc 1 opens with "The Way It Is". This is a straight 8+ minute version consisting of basically Hornsby playing solo piano. While I would have preferred an unreleased version of this song that he did with the Range, this song does provide a great appreciation for how great Hornsby's piano talent is. Disc 2 also features seven more classical versions of piano work by Hornsby.

2-The first disc has some great collaborations such as Jerry Garcia's legendary guitar solo on the studio version of "Across the River" and live versions of songs Hornsby wrote for Huey Lewis ("Jacobs Ladder" - and "The End of the Innocence"). However the unknown gem is a duet that Hornsby does with Elton John called "Dreamland". This is an underrated song blending two legendary pianists and vocalists together. On Disc 2, Hornsby also does a cover of John's "Madman Across the Water" (found on the Elton John tribute album "Two Rooms")

3-Hornsby pays homage to the "Grateful Dead" by covering "Jack Straw". This cover was found on the tribute album "Deadicated". Hornsby does this version with the Range. This version holds its own with the Dead's version. In particular listen to the great piano and guitar solos found on this track.

4-There are three versions of "The Valley Road" on this collection - a live version from a solo concert in Helsinki (Disc 1); and a live version with the Grateful Dead (Disc 2). However the best version might be the straight bluegrass version that Hornsby does with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band found on Disc 2. There is also a video of this song with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band found on the DVD.

5-Disc 3 contains a live version of a song called "The Show Goes On". This is from "Scenes From the Southside". In general, I would have liked to see more songs from this album as I think this contains some of Hornsby's work.

6-Disc 3 also contains a near ten minute version of "Spider Fingers/Tempus Fugit" This version is different than the one found on his live album - "Here Come the Noise Makers".

7-If you like Hornsby's Jazz-inspired work, than "Sneaking Up On Boo Radley" is as good as it gets. There is a terrific live version from 2005 found on Disc 4.

8-Perhaps one of the more interesting pieces of work is found on Disc 4 when Hornsby combines "Fortunate Son" with Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb". There is also a live version of "Comfortably Numb" on the DVD where he performs with Roger Waters in Barcelona).

9-I think the strength of the DVD is in the live and unreleased work. It does include several music videos - some of Hornsby's more popular songs and some videos that might not had been seen before. Perhaps the most interesting video is the one that Hornsby does with Robbie Robertson. The live work is all outstanding - especially the duet of "Comfortably Numb" with Waters.

10-The 59 page booklet features a discography, musician credits, notes from Hornsby himself on each of the songs on the DVD and four CDs, and a potpourri of photos and memorabilia from Hornsby's career. It does justice to the collection.

Overall this is a must for any Hornsby fan, but I think many music fans will appreciate this - highly recommended.

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Bruce.. utterly amazing!
I was lucky enough to see Bruce this past weekend in a small intimate concert. I was blown away, he brought me to tears.

Very genuine sweet funny guy. . . I think I am in love with him! :o).

Music worth listening to over & over
This set has been on our stereo, DVD player, & in our cars for months without becoming tiresome. This Bruce Hornsby set is remarkable not only for the songs, but also for the quality of the recordings, mix of live & studio recordings, the inside photo booklet, DVD, & the variety of styles - solo, with the band, & other artists. Very highly recommended!! .

Questions....
It's a bit strange to get a question from Amazon,to write a review when you never received the item. . . Hopefully Amazon takes care of the problem. . . . However, I have heard Intersections before and I like every bit of it. . . . I really hopes Bruce is coming to Europe sometimes!.

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