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Leo Kottke - The Leo Kottke Anthology Audio CD

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Title: The Leo Kottke Anthology
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Release Date: 1997-05-06
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Driving of the Year Nail 2: Ojo 3: Vaseline Machine Gun 4: Busted Bicycle 5: Cripple Creek 6: Eight Miles High 7: Bumblebee 8: Bourr�e 9: Bean Time 10: Tiny Island 11: In Christ There Is No East or West 12: Last Steam Engine Train 13: From the Cradle to the Grave 14: Louise 15: Easter [Live] 16: Medley: Crow River Waltz/Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring/Jack Fig [Live] 17: Pamela Brown 18: You Tell Me Why 19: Born to Be with You 20: Mona Ray 21: When Shrimps Learn to Whistle 22: Scarlatti Rip-Off 23: Open Country Joy (Constant Traveler) 24: Buckaroo 25: White Ape 26: Range 27: Airproofing 28: Up Tempo 29: Endless Sleep 30: Sonora's Death Row 31: Embryonic Journey 32: Learning the Game 33: Train and the Gate [Live] 34: Side One Suite: Some Birds/Sounds Like.../Slang/My Double/Three Walls a 35: Sleepwalk 36: Rings 37: Julie's House

collection of guitar wizard's best work
This is a showcase for Kottke's remarkable technique and innovation on 6 and 12 string guitars, and his droning unforgettable voice. Fans of Leo Kottke will have all these tunes already.


Incredible Visionary Muscian
If you like music and especially play guitar Leo Kottke is fantastic.


Circle 'Round the Sun

I had hoped that a retrospective would include (at long last) some if not all of his earlier lp on symposium Records "Circle Round the sun". I've read all of the reviews of this and other music from Leo Kottke and everyone seems to refer to his 1969 lp "6&12String" as being his debut, it's not. there is an even earlier lp by Leo which includes a song about "Mary" (and my memory fails me as to the exact title) that Leo claimed in the liner notes "people listen to this song for the same reasons that people stop to look at car wrecks". This may be the earliest recording Leo made and only hints at what was to come later.
"Circle 'Round the Sun" is a wonderful lp, full of Leo's rich baritone, and more straightforward "folk" style lyrics (If Mamma Knew and Tell me this ain't the Blues being my favorites)
I hope someone, somewhere can convince the powers that be to reissue this long lost treasure.


Leo Kottke's "Anthology"
Twelve string guitar pieces are especially powerful. This is a great collection of a guitar playing master. The singing is warm and soulful. If you like great guitar playing you will enjoy this collection of songs.
Gary Gloris
Lake Worth, Florida .


Retrospective
I found some things I hadn't heard before, some things I had almost forgotten, and some of my favorites. This is a great selection of Leo Kottke's work, including the vocals. I enjoyed them all. No, I don't mind the vocals. There is something about some artists, Dylan and Louie Armstrong among others, that makes the voice a real positive part of the performance even though they aren't opera stars.


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