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John Denver was no William Shakespeare, but he could wield sentimentality as skillfully as the bard could wax poetic. ATO Records' The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver gathers up an oddball team of contemporary artists with a shared love for the late Muppets/Rocky Mountains loving singer/songwriter, and lets them strut and fret their hours upon the stage by paying homage to a rich assortment of Denver classics. Not as immediately gratifying as 2000's Mark Kozelek-curated Take Me Home: A Tribute to John Denver, the 16-track collection does have its moments. Some artists, like My Morning Jacket ("Leaving on a Jet Plane"), Train ("Sunshine on My Shoulders"), and Old Crow Medicine Show ("Back Home Again"), play it straight, which despite putting in fine performances, simply makes you miss the impossibly beautiful sound of Denver's voice. Other participants like Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes ("Wooden Indian") and J Mascis and Sharon Van Etten ("Prisoners") turn up the heat, which in the latter's case sounds a lot like Dinosaur Jr. with Sharon Van Etten providing backing vocals, but ultimately, it’s the outliers that keep things interesting. Josh Ritter and Barnstar! turn1972's "Darcy Farrow" into a full-on pub-worthy Dubliners song, Blind Pilot forge the already epic “The Eagle and the Hawk” into an indie arena rock anthem, and Brandi Carlile and Emmylou Harris (a duo that should invest some more time together) twist "Take Me Home Country Roads" into the feral, gospel stomper you never knew it wanted to be, breathing new life into the songs without losing a thing in the process.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Jim James, Producer - John Denver, Composer - My Morning Jacket, MainArtist - BMG Ruby Songs, MusicPublisher - 1967 Chrysalis One Music, MusicPublisher
2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC. 2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC.
DAVE MATTHEWS, MainArtist - Rob Evans, Producer - BMG Ruby Songs (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Chrysalis One Music (ACAP), MusicPublisher
2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC. 2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC.
Jim James, Producer - John Denver, Composer - Kathleen Edwards, MainArtist - BMG Ruby Songs, MusicPublisher
2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC. 2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC.
J Mascis, MainArtist - John Denver, Composer - Sharon Van Etten, FeaturedArtist - BMG Ruby Songs, MusicPublisher
2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC. 2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC.
Train, Producer, MainArtist - Mike Taylor, Composer - Dick Kniss, Composer - John Denver, Composer - Ross Peterson, Producer - Wb Music Corp, MusicPublisher - BMG Ruby Songs, MusicPublisher - Chrysalis One Music, MusicPublisher
2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC. 2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC.
John Denver, Composer - Old Crow Medicine Show, MainArtist - BMG Ruby Songs, MusicPublisher
2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC. 2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC.
John Denver, Composer - Lucinda Williams, MainArtist - BMG Ruby Songs, MusicPublisher
2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC. 2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC.
John Denver, Composer - Amos Lee, MainArtist - BMG Ruby Songs, MusicPublisher - Chrysalis One Music, MusicPublisher
2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC. 2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC.
Mike Taylor, Composer - John Denver, Composer - Allen Stone, MainArtist - BMG Ruby Songs, MusicPublisher - Chrysalis One Music, MusicPublisher
2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC. 2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC.
John Alagia, Producer - Milow, FeaturedArtist - John Denver, Composer - Brett Dennen, MainArtist - BMG Ruby Songs, MusicPublisher
2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC. 2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC.
Evan Dando, MainArtist - John Denver, Composer - Jimmy Parr, Producer - BMG Ruby Songs, MusicPublisher
2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC. 2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC.
Brandi Carlile, Producer, MainArtist - Bill Danoff, Composer - Taffy Nivert Danoff, Composer - Emmylou Harris, FeaturedArtist - John Denver, Composer - Buddy Miller, Producer - The Twins, Producer - Wb Music Corp, MusicPublisher - BMG Ruby Songs, MusicPublisher - Chrysalis One Music, MusicPublisher
2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC. 2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC.
Mike Taylor, Composer - John Denver, Composer - Wb Music Corp, MusicPublisher - BMG Ruby Songs, MusicPublisher - Chrysalis One Music, MusicPublisher - Blind Pilot, MainArtist - Israel Nebeker, Producer
2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC. 2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC.
Mary Chapin Carpenter, Producer, MainArtist - Bill Danoff, Composer - Taffy Nivert Danoff, Composer - BMG Ruby Songs, MusicPublisher - Chrysalis One Music, MusicPublisher
2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC. 2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC.
Tom Campbell, Composer - Josh Ritter, MainArtist - Steve Gillette, Composer - BMG Ruby Songs, MusicPublisher - Chrysalis One Music, MusicPublisher - Barnstar!, FeaturedArtist - Zachariah Hickman, Producer
2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC. 2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC.
John Denver, Composer - Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, MainArtist - BMG Ruby Songs, MusicPublisher
2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC. 2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC.
Album review
John Denver was no William Shakespeare, but he could wield sentimentality as skillfully as the bard could wax poetic. ATO Records' The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver gathers up an oddball team of contemporary artists with a shared love for the late Muppets/Rocky Mountains loving singer/songwriter, and lets them strut and fret their hours upon the stage by paying homage to a rich assortment of Denver classics. Not as immediately gratifying as 2000's Mark Kozelek-curated Take Me Home: A Tribute to John Denver, the 16-track collection does have its moments. Some artists, like My Morning Jacket ("Leaving on a Jet Plane"), Train ("Sunshine on My Shoulders"), and Old Crow Medicine Show ("Back Home Again"), play it straight, which despite putting in fine performances, simply makes you miss the impossibly beautiful sound of Denver's voice. Other participants like Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes ("Wooden Indian") and J Mascis and Sharon Van Etten ("Prisoners") turn up the heat, which in the latter's case sounds a lot like Dinosaur Jr. with Sharon Van Etten providing backing vocals, but ultimately, it’s the outliers that keep things interesting. Josh Ritter and Barnstar! turn1972's "Darcy Farrow" into a full-on pub-worthy Dubliners song, Blind Pilot forge the already epic “The Eagle and the Hawk” into an indie arena rock anthem, and Brandi Carlile and Emmylou Harris (a duo that should invest some more time together) twist "Take Me Home Country Roads" into the feral, gospel stomper you never knew it wanted to be, breathing new life into the songs without losing a thing in the process.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:59
- Main artist: Various Artists
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ATO Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC. 2013 Rocky Mountain Merchandise LLC. Under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC.
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