At 89

Pete Seeger | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 30, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Appleseed Records
• ASIN: B001CW7LPM
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,735 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Most Fitting Capstone, October 7, 2008

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Joe Anthony "Joe Anthony" (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: At 89 (Audio CD)

I learned of this CD while I was watching the Dave Letterman Show. At 89 years old, Pete Seeger is still vibrant and youthful. This CD features some old songs and some new ones. Sometimes, Pete Seeger plays music; sometimes he talks; sometimes he talks to a musical background; other times he lets someone else do the singing.

I would highly recommend this CD to anyone who would like to explore the music of Pete Seeger, but doesn't know where to start. It is a most fitting capstone that brings together many aspects of the man's life and work; his gentle spirit; and his fiesty sense of justice.

The CD is also quite an achievement. In my collection of over 1,000 classical, jazz and folk recordings, I have only a few that reveal such enthusiasm at such an advanced age.

Some interesting comparisons are as follows: Frankie Laine recorded "Wheels of a Dream" at age 85. George Burns recorded music well into his 80s and early 90s. Classical musicians Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Vladimir Horowitz, Leopold Stokowski, and Pablo Casals made recordings into their 80s and 90s. I also once saw Lionel Hampton rock the Newport Jazz Festival at age 80; and last year I saw David Brubeck live in concert at age 87.

Mr. Seeger has reached the status of such luminaries and has become something of a national treasure; a living link to folk and protest music of the Great Depression; the Red Scare; the Civil Rights Movement; the Vietnam War Era; the Environmental Movement; and more. What else can be said except that a "people's history" of America can be told through his prolific body of music.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do you give a legend less than five stars? I don't, October 1, 2008

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John A. Gregorio (Castalian Springs, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: At 89 (Audio CD)

Pete as 89 is as powerful as Pete at 50. The music he sings, with lyrics that matter, empowers him . My only criticism is the use of singers, but I have always like Pete to sing alone, or with an audience or with protest marchers. Choirs and such seem to dilute the power of his performance.
I have listened to Pete in all the "ages" of my life, and wish he has many more although he is 89!
One warning: Some of the songs are without Pete, and our songs he has done over the years. I would have preferred to use some earlier recorded songs of Pete, but these songs are very, very good.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Viva Pete!, October 31, 2008

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Heather Rose Bridger (California, USA) - See all my reviews

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We can only hope Pete will be around long enough to see a positive result in next week's elections! He is an inspiration to us all, a testament to the power of positive, dedicated, optimistic, conscientious, committed people to make this world a better place. Fans who enjoy this CD may also want to check out Pete's spoken recollections of playing the great Spanish Civil War songs on another Appleseed release, "Spain In My Heart: Songs of the Spanish Civil War". He shares some poignant memories and also plays some great banjo!Spain in My Heart: Songs of the Spanish Civil War