Airdream Believer

John Stewart | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 22, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shanachie
• ASIN: B000000DU2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #226,398 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #62 in Music > Indie Music > Pop > Soft Rock

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Airdream Believer" a true gem., September 25, 1999

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[e-mail] (Connecticut) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Airdream Believer (Audio CD)

This wonderful retrospective album is a listening delight. Folk icon/singer/songwriter John Stewart has taken a sweeping overview of his career and covered the songs with style, character and fresh new sound. The result, in my opinion, is an album of memorable songs that portray a wide range of sentiments, opinions and musical styles. In my opinion, this is an album for folks who admire the venerable John Stewart and find value in his thoughts, words and music. Best Song on Album: "The Shadows of the Angels Wings." A must-have album for the collection!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Sampler, August 27, 2004

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Wade (Louisiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Airdream Believer (Audio CD)

John Stewart, America's greatest living songwriter, has been so prolific that it is nearly impossible to collect all of his recordings. For the newly interested purchaser, two samplers will make for a nice introduction. The Phoenix Concerts was released in the mid-1970's and showcases the country-flavored folk-rock style he excelled at. Airdream Believer is a recent release of material that spans his career, all recorded anew. Although some of the songs pale in comparison with the original versions (e.g., "Gold," originally on Bombs Away Dreambabies, and "Reverend Mr. Black," originally on the Kingston Trio's Album #17), others are delightful reworkings of familiar favorites (e.g., "Lost Her in the Sun" and "Daydream Believer"). If nothing else, this collection is worthwhile for a rockabilly rendition of "Get Rythym" (a duet with the late, great Johnny Cash) and an etherial "Shadows of the Angels' Wings." All in all, not his best recording, but very good.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Look Elsewhere, October 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Airdream Believer (Audio CD)

I'm sorry, I disagree that this is a good place to start with John Stewart. I don't think any of the remakes here improve on the originals. IMO, you'd be much better off with any of the double-album compilations out there, which are all 5 stars in my book. This album is worth it, though, if only for Shadows of the Angels Wings (with Nanci Griffith). And for God's sake pick up a copy of Wires From the Bunker, John's brilliant "lost" album.