Bath Tub Blues

Greg Brown | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 1, 1994)
• Original Release Date: September 24, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Red House
• ASIN: B000001B9C
• In-Print Editions: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,188 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Over the past 20 years Greg Brown has won the hearts of folk and blues-rocker fans everywhere with his rich baritone and five-star songwriting. On this 1993 recording, Brown and a variety of kids from Iowa--all aspiring songwriters, it seems--deliver 16 songs that mix public domain treasures such as "I See the Moon," Elizabeth Cotton's "Shake Sugaree," and Mississippi John Hurt's "Payday" with charming originals such as "Late Night Radio," "Flabbergabble," "So Long, You Old Tooth," the title track, and the funny "Four Wet Pigs." With lyrics like "The tuna is tired, the seahorse is sleepy" ("Down at the Sea Hotel"), or about the touching trials of "Young Robin," Brown and his kid company create a collection of songs that are as fanciful as they are wistful, witty, and wise. This is also a great introduction for parents who have been encouraged to seek out such Brown classics as 44 & 66, Further In, The Iowa Waltz, or his brilliant recording of William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience, also ripe for children ages 4 to 94. --Martin Keller

Product Description

A GRAMMY WINNING CD by an American folk icon and colorful subject of the film "THE BALLAD OF RAMBLIN’ JACK!" This is the finest collection of songs and performances from his later career. The CD also features liner notes by Jerry Jeff Walker, Guy Clark, Bob Weir, Jackson Brown and several other admirers and saddle pals. There is not a less-than-magnificent track to be found anywhere on the disc and his performance of the title track - a classic tale of Old California - is definitive!

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Customer Reviews

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If ya got kids and like Greg Brown then this CD is a must!, November 3, 1998

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This review is from: Bath Tub Blues (Audio CD)

My 4 year old gets a kick out of "Bath Tub Blues" or as he calls it "I get so dirty" as well as "Monsters & Giants" and "I see the moon" ....Greg Brown has a tune for everyone...this CD... as others of Greg's is a must have...if you have kids and wish to share fun music with them....GET IT!...if you don't have kids GET IT anyway! (your never to old to enjoy these tunes)

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for kids and parents too!, April 20, 2007

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R. Goodman (No. California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bath Tub Blues (Audio CD)

I like Greg Brown -- not the biggest fan, but I appreciate his music. However, this album is probably my favorite kids music CD. My 1 1/2 year old likes it, and even though there are a few morbid things on the CD, it's like Brown thought, "why must all kids music be boring/bland/goofy?" and created the solution. So much kids music will drive you nuts after a while because it has good kid hooks but not much more. Greg Brown has made the CD clearly kids-accessible, but also quite adult-accessible. Kudos. I wish I could find more like it.

2.0 out of 5 stars love greg brown, but this is not so hot, August 28, 2005

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Susan "SCBM" (WEST ROXBURY, MA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bath Tub Blues (Audio CD)

I am a HUGE greg Brown fan and was ecstatic to find a kids' cd for my daughter. I am by no means a squeamish mom and like to expose my daughter to the world. However, this cd is filled with songs about monsters and animals and people dying... not really what I am looking for in a kids' cd. My daughter is pretty young (2), and so she doesn't understand most of the words... but she doesn't like it that much (not much catchy kid stuff going on) and I worry about the words when she gets older. I wouldn't recommend it! Get Poet Game and listen for yourself instead!