 |  | Could have been recorded in 1971 (compliment!) |  |
A belated review for an album I've had for many years, largely because I've just read all the reviews and I'm slightly surprised at some of the comparisons - particularly Gram Parsons, who I can't hear in there at all.
For me, the antecedents of this band are not so much the Byrds/Burritos,as Buffalo Springfield and their offshoots, particularly Neil Young and - the biggest soundalike of all - Poco. If someone had told me this was an unreleased Poco album recorded between "From The Inside" and "A Good Feelin' To Know" I'd have been tempted to believe them.
Anyway, it's excellent, and has stood the test of time.
July 28, 2008I am not much of a music reviewer, but I just wanted to get my vote in. I have owned this album since it was released and I keep coming back to it. The songs are always fresh and leave me with a longing for other bands like the Jayhawks. If a band can create an album like this just once in their career, they have done a great job. I urge you to take a chance and buy this one, you won't regret it.
April 17, 2008 | | The Jayhawks - Pleasent Americana Roots Rock | |
I don't really remember how I got into this band since it is not really the type of stuff that I normally listen too, but somewhere along the line I picked up this and another one of their albums and still enjoy them quite a bit. I guess I would categorize the Jayhawks as American roots rock. There are elements of folk, country, and rock to be found in their material along with tight vocal harmonies the occasional blistering guitar solo. They are not a band that blew me away upon first listen, but over time I grew to enjoy what they do. Highlights of the disc include "Waiting For The Sun", "Two Angels", "Take Me With You When You Go", and "Nevada California". This is not an album I pull out often, and I have to be in the right mood, but I do enjoy it when I give it an occasional listen.
June 4, 2007| | | One of my few favorites... | |
This is my favorite record of all time. It's like a story that takes you from chapter to chapter with such amazing songstyling and vocal harmonies, All I really want to say about it, is that you are really missing out if you do not experience Hollywood Town Hall. The stuff that they do now is also very good, but here you have them in their heyday with both Olson and Louris bouncing harmonies off eachother - amazingly beautiful. They Jays also defy being labeled, so in order to explain them to my friends, I say that they are like alt.country + roots rock + power pop + a little bluegrass and a little honkytonk thrown in there too. While still being dynamically beautiful. Just listen to it even though I sound like a raving lunatic, we give the best reccomendations anyhow.
December 21, 2006 | | the jayhawks are a great band | |
it says it right on the the sticker they put on the cd "the jayhawks are an astonishingly(sp?) easy band to love." it is true. they are a great band they are my second favorite band right behind tom petty & the heartbreakers. i love this cd it is not their best(tomorrow the green grass and rainy day music are both better). but this album is still about as close to perfect as a band can get. the song "clouds" has one of my favorite opening lines of any song "the God of the rich ain't the God for the poor..." also the song "settled down like rain" is just fantastic and is probably my favorite song of all time. i am very suprised no one else has mentioned this song. they tend to single out "take me with you(when you go)", "waiting for the sun", and "nevada, california" which are all great songs but still not as good as "settled..." basically this album is great and i can't imagine anybody not enjoying it. it is a classic one of the best albums i own.
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