Cowboy Junkies

I agree with you 100%. I'm going to give "Black Eyed Man" more time. Trinity Sessions, still, does it best for me, with Caution Horses not far behind. I have Lay it Down, (I believe,it's called) on the way. peace, warren

I'm a long time junkies fan. I think everything through lay it down is good - with the songwriting and performances on lay it down being a peak for the band. I am disaappointed with miles from our home and open, the follow ups to lay it down. They seemed to lack the melodic sense that made the earlier albums so enjoyable. Give black eyed man a chance, it really grows on you. To live is to fly is a beutiful tribute to Janice Joplin. Great song (i believe written by townes van zandt) and great performance. In terms of what stays in my cd player, its lay it down, pale sun crescent moon and black eyed man. The Trinity Sessions to me are fine, but are more of a critic's darling piece and quite frankly it doesn't end up being played nearly as often as lay it down. The Caution horses has some fine songs on it, but the band seemed to be treading water on the way to the much more expansive black eyed man, pale sun and lay it down. The title track on pale sun is crescent moon; one of the most haunting songs they've ever done, and hard to explain is blues - with some pretty impressive guitar leads. Lay it down speaks for itself - common disaster, come calling, just want to see are highlights and will stand the test of time. Lay it down sounds as fresh to me today as when it was first released. Highly recommended.

does anybody want to buy my copy of trinity sessions for cheap? I bought it because so many were raving about it here at audiogon, but it doesn't do much for me.

I agree Bux-Its clean music-but its liking eating rice cakes. Not a drop of substance. I have also TRIED to like the Trinity Session. It just falls way short. I hope I haven't offended any of my fellow "audiogon junkies" no pun intended

I have a pristine Trinity Sessions lp, played twice I think. Once when I bought it years ago, and once in the last year or two after I learned from someone in the industry the way the vocals were recorded. Some members of the band confirmed the rumor in an NPR interview. The singer was actually singing into her own microphone. The signal from her mic was played through a Klipsch speaker, which was then recorded by the mics that were recording the band.

When I first played the lp, I just found it boring, much as I think Tim suggests in the first response to this thread. Maybe I'm just not sophisticated enough to appreciate the reworking of some familiar songs. When I played it recently, the vocals just seem a little unnatural, but to appreciate that defect you have to have timbrally accurate speakers - this was not something I noticed with my old Monitor Audio speakers. I imagine she sounds great if you like the sound of Klipsch speakers.