Audio CD review:
Jimmy LaFave - Trail

Jimmy LaFave - Trail

Band: Jimmy LaFave Title: Trail Rating: Release Date: 1999-02-09 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Positively 4th Street - Jimmy LaFave, Dylan, Bob 2: Red Dirt Roads at Night - Jimmy LaFave, LaFave, Jimmy 3: Because the Wind - Jimmy LaFave, Ely, Joe 4: Burden to Bear - Jimmy LaFave, LaFave, Jimmy 5: Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out - Jimmy LaFave, Cox, James 6: Going Home - Jimmy LaFave, LaFave, Jimmy 7: Simple Twist of Fate - Jimmy LaFave, Dylan, Bob 8: The Perfect Combination - Jimmy LaFave, LaFave, Jimmy 9: How It Must Remain - Jimmy LaFave, LaFave, Jimmy 10: Key to the Highway - Jimmy LaFave, Segar, Charles 11: Oh, Sister - Jimmy LaFave, Dylan, Bob 12: Loved You Like Rainbows - Jimmy LaFave, LaFave, Jimmy 13: Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Jimmy LaFave, Dylan, Bob 14: Oklahoma Hills - Jimmy LaFave, Guthrie, Woody 15: Forever Young - Jimmy LaFave, Dylan, Bob 16: Valentine's Day - Jimmy LaFave, Springsteen, Bruce 17: Ellie's Song - Jimmy LaFave, LaFave, Jimmy 18: If You Want to See Me Rock - Jimmy LaFave, LaFave, Jimmy 19: If Not for You - Jimmy LaFave, Dylan, Bob 20: I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Jimmy LaFave, Dylan, Bob 21: The Open Road - Jimmy LaFave, LaFave, Jimmy 22: Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You - Jimmy LaFave, Dylan, Bob 23: I Threw It All Away - Jimmy LaFave, Dylan, Bob 24: Down in the Flood - Jimmy LaFave, Dylan, Bob 25: Never Be Mine - Jimmy LaFave, LaFave, Jimmy 26: It's All over Now, Baby Blue - Jimmy LaFave, Dylan, Bob 27: Have You Ever Loved a Woman - Jimmy LaFave, Myles, Billy 28: The Lone Wolf - Jimmy LaFave, Childers, Bob 29: One Too Many Mornings - Jimmy LaFave, Dylan, Bob 30: Hold On - Jimmy LaFave, Traditional

Favourite Jimmy album! And by far, Jimmy LaFave is THE BEST! He is what I love about Austin! Whenever he makes an appearance at the Cactus Cafe, I try to be there. As a newbie to the Texas capitol city (I've lived here barely 2 years), I've tried to see my fair share of local artists. . . And his Trails album is by far my favourite! Everyone I've ever lent this CD to has absolutely loved it. . . Simply, its a must have. Reviewer Tim Moore is right! I've been listening to him all summer and have yet to tire of a single song. Once you buy one CD by Jimmy LaFave, you buy all the rest. The joy his music has brought to me cannot be equaled. This two-CD set of mostly but not all Dylan is one of those desert-island choices. The Favestir -- I love that! -- also seems like the nicest guy on the planet. I echo all the praise of the other reviewers. Bless Jimmy LaFave. Jimmy LaFave keeps faith with his audience Jimmy LaFave and his gang of musical cohorts ooze integrity from every pore in this collection, and they take American music right into the faces of audiences all over the world. It is hard to imagine a more deft live recording than "Trail," which hauls its listener along with a globetrotting and vital working band. The pacing here is superb and LaFave's tributes to Dylan et al. make it easy to understand how the author of a tune might not be its best interpreter. And LaFave has the ability to bring out the sometimes hidden best in a song, as though a new angle occurs to him right on stage. Every step of the way, he keeps faith with his audience. There aren't many musicians of his caliber who haven't been tempted to stray from what they do best. But LaFave apparently has stayed on the straight and narrow. His dedication shows here, and it has been worth his long years of experience on the road to hear the maturity in these recordings. There is soul here, plenty, plenty soul. And this collection rewards relistening. It gets better and better which each play. Get it! Devour it!. LaFave's for REAL! Well, here's your chance. So, you like to go out to those smoky live music clubs where everything's authentic. Jimmy Lafave is famous for his intensity. If you want to hear a guy tear his heat out, Jimmy delivers. Want to hear him at his best, try him when he's in some night dive --Austin to Amsterdam, Stillwater to Switzerland. We're talking bootleg style here, tapes taken when he's pouring his heart out to fans across the globe. That includes the (now) famous tribute to Bob Dylan sessions in Austin and parts across the map. But, if you really want to tap the Jimmy LaFave experience, try him at blues, hear him sing "Have You Ever Loved A Woman. " But, don't doubt that the Favester can cover range in the 31 cuts of these two CDs. He can rock too! This may be the very best of all the LaFave offerings so far. When you've listened to these two CDs a few times, you'll feel like you've travelled with Jimmy and his musical Marines across the globe. Get to the end, and if at "Hold On" you aren't tapping your foot with an entertained smile, then book yourself into a home for the criminally music insane. 'Cause this is the real deal. LaFave's for REAL!. A true American treasure, along with Dylan and Springsteen. With the first song I heard, I knew that I was listening to something very special. A few years ago, I was introduced to Jimmy's music by a friend in Austin, Texas--Jimmy's stomping grounds. I have since purchased all of Jimmy's CDs, and listen to him more than any other artist in my collection. Life isn't fair, you know. I always listen to Jimmy, and wonder why he isn't a household word. He is truly as good as ANYONE of the pantheon of great rockers, and often covers the superstars' songs better than they did in their originals. That is not, in any way, to take away from his original work, either, which is a wonderful amalgam of American blues, folk, rock, and country. If you don't own a Jimmy cd, buy one now. I promise you that you will buy the rest of them too. You can see a complete list of all Jimmy LaFave discography, or go back to the Jimmy LaFave tabs