Audio CD review:
Jimmy LaFave - Cimarron Manifesto

Jimmy LaFave - Cimarron Manifesto

Band: Jimmy LaFave Title: Cimarron Manifesto Rating: Release Date: 08 May, 2007 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Car Outside 2: Catch The Wind 3: This Land 4: Truth 5: Lucky Man 6: Hideaway Girl 7: That's The Way It Goes 8: Not Dark Yet 9: Walk A Mile In My Shoes 10: Don't Ask Me 11: Home Once Again 12: These Blues

Customer Reviews No one can sing about loss as well as Jimmy " He sang it just as he did 40 years ago, and coming from someone who looks like an aging leprechaun it was more than a little creepy. A little while ago I saw a recent video of Donovan singing "Catch the Wind. That's why Jimmy LaFave's version--with its sense of grownup loss and longing and regret (not to mention the dobro in the background)--struck me so powerfully. Just like his version of "Walk Away Renée," I now can't imagine it being sung any other way. I've played this album a lot since I got it, and I love it. His songwriting is getting better and better (when he sings about his daughter in "Lucky Man," he doesn't say "what a lucky man I am," but "what a lucky man I must be," as though he can't quite believe his good fortune). The back-up vocals are a pleasant surprise. Jimmy reaches out and grabs you It jumped out of the radio and grabbed me by the throat. The first I heard of Jimmy LaFave was his cover of 'Walk Away Renee' on 'Austin Skyline' a good few years ago. I was lucky enough to see him live here in Auckland as the opening act for Lucinda Williams . . . what a concert that was. His cover of 'Catch the Wind' on this will reach out and grab people all over again. . New LaFave cd grows on Cheyenne Chick This latest work projects a different twist/side to his personality. I have all of Jimmy's albums; try to go to all the live shows I can. I love the passion of his other albums and his ability to touch your heart with his words and his voice. All of his albums are excellent. The new album to me has an ever so slight country slant to it but it is good although it took me a few listens to appreciate the added female vocals. As of yet, it is not my most favorite but I will definitely "wear it out" over time. The photography on the cover is phenomenal--good job Brian. I would have liked to had the words to the songs included as with all the other albums. . . You can see a complete list of all Jimmy LaFave discography, or go back to the Jimmy LaFave tabs