James Taylor - Gorilla

Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. Warmer. 2007. Album Description

Angry Blues

While the overall album is very good, 'Angry Blues' has Lowell George on slide guitar in the background, and that elevates it to great! George was an innovator in slide guitar, playing 'down' the neck rather than 'up' as do most others. He was the primary motivator of Little Feat and died WAAAY too early at 34 years in 1979. 'Angry Blues' is a standout track and a great intro to his playing style. I sure miss the guy...SSZ August 4, 2008

Nice

I am not a big Taylor fan much beyond Baby James. This one is nice and I love Mexico,It seems to me that Taylor is one of those artists who when down and depressed, does better work. His guitar work gets so lost in his later work. March 19, 2008

A classic only better!

When I started seeing old James Taylor CD on import,I got very excited!
Knowing that these were Japanese imports that were converted into high quality sound! Gorilla is a classic! "Wandering","I was a fool to care" and even "You make it easy" stand out now in the sound,clear and crisp. Check out the prices! I got this import for $7! What a deal! I am a big James Taylor fan from way back . I remember hearing "Fire and Rain" on the radio for the first time...... Gorilla really did not sell well for James as others did, but "How sweet it is to be loved by you"(track 3) will take you back! Check out Amazon's import selections and their are other James Taylor imports that are nicely priced!
October 24, 2007

James Taylor album

I'm adore James Taylor's music, but I don't think this is his best album. Still good, though! July 15, 2007

Favorite James Taylor album

I own many James Taylor albums but I find myself playing this one the most. It's effortless for me to listen to. I just love it. Lest you think I am snowed with anything JT does, well...I only like half of In The Pocket (still a good album) and I * detest * "Flag" (ick! ick!). The last later JT album I had an interest in was New Moon Shine in the 80's. Somehow after that I lost interest. However, one must remember those shining moments - this is one of them. This album is sort of a "stealth peak" album (i.e. I only realized it in retrospect) that started with James Taylor (1st album on Apple), Sweet Baby James, Mud Slide Slim, One Man Dog (all good in their own idiosyncratic ways : ) If you like harmonies and thoughtful yet soothing heartfelt songs of his genre, you'll like this. Oh and really good sounding acoustic pop guitar playing -- the production's good but not overdone - everything's there for a reason. Try it?

P.S. Find the live version of the duet "Mockingbird" with Carly Simon on the No Nukes album and listen to it for the sheer joy of it. It's a lot of fun! Was probably made about the time this was released. May 11, 2007

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