Audio CD review:
The New Riders of the Purple Sage - The Adventures of Panama Red

The New Riders of the Purple Sage - The Adventures of Panama Red

Band: The New Riders of the Purple Sage Title: The Adventures of Panama Red Rating: Release Date: 20 July, 1989 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Panama Red 2: It's Alright With Me 3: Lonesome L.A. Cowboy 4: Important Exportin Man 5: One Too Many Stories 6: Kick In The Head 7: You Should Have Seen Me Runnin 8: Teardrops In My Eyes 9: L.A. Lady 10: Thank The Day 11: Cement, Clay And Glass

Customer Reviews This album is a must for your collection, "Panama Red" alone is worth the price of addmission! & Eagles mixed into a bowl and fired up! I bought this album solely for "Panama Red" but the entire album turned out to be very enjoyable. The Dead, Skynard, Allman Bros. The sound of the album is unique but also reminiscent of other bands that were popular at the time of it's release (1973). Mostly, the lyrics are funny but occasionally become introspective. The "drug culture" and language that is present in the songs take you back to a seeminly simpler time, this one is definitely worth buying. Cool Country Rock Its amazing how after 30 yrs the songs still sound as good as they did way back then. I first bought this album in 1975. Very good collection of tunes. Half the cd is country and the other half is rock. Total track time is around 30 minutes. Very good music. . Trust me, this rocks. All the same. I see there are already plenty of reviews of Panama Red already, so I really have no excuse for writing my own. . . Firstly, I think people who don't like this album are probably thinking of NRPS as the dead's little sister, which frankly it is not. It has very little to do with the dead. It's psycadelic cowboy rock. It is also totally fantastic. There is not a song on the album that I don't like. Here's a mini review of the songs- "Panama Red"- Totally a classic. First time I heard it I was singing along by the end. "It's All Right With Me"- Oo-Oo- yeeeaaah, to qoute it. "Lonesome LA Cowboy"- The lines about smokin' dope, snortin' coke are great. Heck, the whole song is. "(Ok Sam)Important exportin' man"- Very catchy. Greatest saxaphone. "One Too Many Stories"- Oh, woe. The only one I couldn't call my favorite. But it's still fine. "Kick in the head"- Absolutely my favorite. The lyrics are bizarre and typicle Robert Hunter. (Funny the dead never preformed it) "You Should Have Seen Me Runnin"- Lord. Buffy Sainte-Marie is the greatest back up ever. I don't know why there isn't more of her and less of Donna Jean. (???) "Teardrops in My Eyes"- I can't help dancing when this plays. Happiest sad song ever. "L. A Lady"-Really well done. Good singing, good music, good lyrics. What more could you ask for? "Thank the Day"- Typical Torbert (It's about sailing). The lyrics "I couldn't keep from smiling" must apply to the listener. "Cement, Clay and Glass"- Wait a sec. THIS is my favorite. Great anti urban sprawl song. I have only one beef, and trust me it's not the song's fault. I guess when they put it onto cd they changed it a little, because at the end when he (David Nelson, I think. Don't qoute me) is singing "Cement, Clay and Glass" over and over you can hear Donna Jean Godchaux singing signifigantly louder than the he is. This isn't a problem on the record (I know because I have it), just the Cd. Thats it for the songs, but I think I should mention one other thing thats unfortunate: the packaging for the Cd is not nearly as exciting as it was for the record. The fantastic Panama Red cartoon is rather squashed. Aslo, the sleave that had the lyrics and the picture of NRPS with the grungy dog is not reproduced anywhere. Thats really all, and, frankly, I can deal with the two small drawbacks because the CD means I can listen to it in the car, lend it to my friends, whatever. It's pretty hard to dislike the New Riders, so you should definatley give this Cd a try. . You can see a complete list of all The New Riders of the Purple Sage discography, or go back to the The New Riders of the Purple Sage tabs