On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Jon Weisberger mentioned:
> Bare Tracks (The Columbia Years). Now *this* is the real find of the trip;
> I had no idea this was coming (thanks a lot, whoever's doing Koch
> publicity). 4 tracks from As Is (though "White Freightliner Blues" isn't
> among them, unfortunately), "Numbers," "Tequila Sheila," "If You Ain't Got
> Nothin'," "Rough On The Living" and a bunch more, including his duet with
> Rosanne Cash. Also includes a version of "The Gambler" that appears to
> predate you-know-who's by a few months. Boy, is this good stuff....
I'm very sure that Bare's "The Gambler" beat Kenny Rogers', as my reaction
to Rogers' was "Why is this one the hit when he ruined a good Bare song?"
Anyway, thanks for mentioning this, Jon; I never would have known to look
for it myself, and I can already predict it will be high on my Reissues of
the Year list if I ever do one. And, not to suggest cause and effect or
anything, but some time ago, when someone wondered what good stuff from
the '70s was worth reissuing, these were high on my list. So it *is* the
sort of thing I'll rush out to buy. (But I'll probably still burn my own
CD with the original LPs, because most of 'em were good all the way
through.)
Bob
P.S.: I think the reason for the references to the Louvin Bros. toward
Damnations TX is that they actually sound like Freakwater, and *they*
sound like the Louvin Bros., as we all know. <g>
