The Adventures of Panama Red

The New Riders of the Purple Sage | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 20, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002515
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,633 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Album #4 from these cosmic cowboys, featuring key 'Riders sides as Panama Red; Lonesome L.A. Cowboy , and 9 more. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Trust me, this rocks., March 15, 2006

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Kay S. Cramer (PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Adventures of Panama Red (Audio CD)

I see there are already plenty of reviews of Panama Red already, so I really have no excuse for writing my own. All the same...

Firstly, I think people who don't like this album are probably thinking of NRPS as the dead's little sister, which frankly it is not. It has very little to do with the dead. It's psycadelic cowboy rock.
It is also totally fantastic. There is not a song on the album that I don't like.
Here's a mini review of the songs-

"Panama Red"- Totally a classic. First time I heard it I was singing along by the end.
"It's All Right With Me"- Oo-Oo- yeeeaaah, to qoute it.
"Lonesome LA Cowboy"- The lines about smokin' dope, snortin' coke are great. Heck, the whole song is.
"(Ok Sam)Important exportin' man"- Very catchy. Greatest saxaphone.
"One Too Many Stories"- Oh, woe. The only one I couldn't call my favorite. But it's still fine.
"Kick in the head"- Absolutely my favorite. The lyrics are bizarre and typicle Robert Hunter. (Funny the dead never preformed it)
"You Should Have Seen Me Runnin"- Lord. Buffy Sainte-Marie is the greatest back up ever. I don't know why there isn't more of her and less of Donna Jean. (???)
"Teardrops in My Eyes"- I can't help dancing when this plays. Happiest sad song ever.
"L.A Lady"-Really well done. Good singing, good music, good lyrics. What more could you ask for?
"Thank the Day"- Typical Torbert (It's about sailing). The lyrics "I couldn't keep from smiling" must apply to the listener.
"Cement, Clay and Glass"- Wait a sec. THIS is my favorite. Great anti urban sprawl song.
I have only one beef, and trust me it's not the song's fault. I guess when they put it onto cd they changed it a little, because at the end when he (David Nelson, I think. Don't qoute me) is singing "Cement, Clay and Glass" over and over you can hear Donna Jean Godchaux singing signifigantly louder than the he is. This isn't a problem on the record (I know because I have it), just the Cd.

Thats it for the songs, but I think I should mention one other thing thats unfortunate: the packaging for the Cd is not nearly as exciting as it was for the record. The fantastic Panama Red cartoon is rather squashed. Aslo, the sleave that had the lyrics and the picture of NRPS with the grungy dog is not reproduced anywhere.
Thats really all, and, frankly, I can deal with the two small drawbacks because the CD means I can listen to it in the car, lend it to my friends, whatever.

It's pretty hard to dislike the New Riders, so you should definatley give this Cd a try.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid CD, but too short, May 29, 2002

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STABERDEARTH "STABE" (Bethlehem, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Adventures of Panama Red (Audio CD)

***** I can't help but think that if the NRPS defined the mainstream of country music I'd probably like a lot more of it. This was a party favorite of mine and my whole gang's back in (way back in) college days. This album (ahem...CD) belongs in your collection of party and road cruising tunes along with NRPS's Powerglide. Every song is solid, the lyrics are fun and easy to sing along to, the musicianship and vocals are tight and precise but not stiff. Only one downside (maybe two...). The darned CD is too short, it's over just as you're getting cranked up. That's a good reason to follow it up with a Powerglide chaser. And...even though the musical performance is top notch, this CD has a fair amount of hiss on the quiet sections and gives you the feeling of a hissy cassette background with no Dolby noise reduction. But the music is that good, you'll excuse the poor engineering translation from tape to CD. *****

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IF YOU DO NOT HAVE IT GET IT........, May 13, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Adventures of Panama Red (Audio CD)

FRIENDS HAVE ASKED ME WHAT MY ALL TIME FAVORITE ALBUM IS I ALWAYS SAY PANAMA RED. IF I COULD ONLY KEEP 5 CD'S I KNOW THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST ONE I WOULD GRAB. I THINK EVERY SONG BUT ONE IS GREAT. YOU HAVE FAST COUNTRY UPBEAT TUNES(WITH GREAT STEEL GUITAR), AND SLOW BALLADS LIKE LONESOME LA COWBOY, I THINK IS ONE THE BEST BALLADS I HAVE HEARD. AND YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN ME RUNNING IS ANOTHER GREAT SONG

PUT IT on FIRE ONE UP AND ENJOY THE MUSIC