Black Eyed Man

Cowboy Junkies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 11, 1992)
• Original Release Date: February 11, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002WGP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,782 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of two must-own Junkies discs, April 29, 1999

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[e-mail] (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Eyed Man (Audio CD)

As an admitted Junkies devotee, I've listened to everything they've put out that I can get my hands on. Despite many good albums, Black Eyed Man is the one to which I consistently return when I want to hear the best of the Junkies. Although Trinity Session -- the other must-own -- is fantastic for its sparse arrangement, Black Eyed Man features the two most underappreciated qualities the Junkies possess: Michael Timmins's writing and Jeff Bird's awesome mandolin. How often is it that you hear a performance that defines an instrument? Jeff Bird has that kind of effect on me with his mandolin on "Murder Tonight in the Trailer Park," as do Timmins's lyrics. As for Timmins' lyrics, his perceptiveness and storytelling ability are present from the lyrics in other Junkies material, but none are as captivating or interesting -- although perhaps less introspective than in later recordings -- as on Black Eyed Man. For the best of the Junkies, buy and listen to them in this order: Trinity Sessions, Black Eyed Man, and then, at 4.5 stars, Pale Sun Crescent Moon. It rocks in a way that the others don't, and moves in a more edgy direction.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best place to start your journey with Cowboy Junkies, March 15, 2005

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John Truslow (Vestal, New York, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Eyed Man (Audio CD)

I'm writing this review to encourage readers who might have heard of Cowboy Junkies and want a good place to start. This is your album. Black Eyed Man is wonderful, soulful, perhaps even visual music that is bound to please you. The music here is very easy to listen to, has tracks that are easily distinguished from each other, and is memorable for the amblin' mood it creates. This is not "easy listening" in the elevator sense of the phrase - you can rest assured that you will find intelligent constructions and complex lyrics. For another fantastic place to start, try their album "Trinity Sessions" along with this one. The two together give you a strong foundation to explore the other styles of this talented band.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OPUS FOUR, September 30, 2000

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Daniel S. "Daniel" (Geneva, Switzerland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Eyed Man (Audio CD)

After THE TRINITY SESSION, BLACK EYED MAN is a second masterpiece in the Cowboy Junkies' career. Like BLONDE ON BLONDE for Bob Dylan, the album marks a new frontier for the canadian band ; " Let's go electrical " whispers the Timmins family between two guitar solos of brother Michaël and Ken Myhr.

The three songs composing the tribute to Townes Van Zandt, COWBOY JUNKIES LAMENT, TOWNES BLUES and TO LIVE IS TO FLY are simply perfect. And you will even have the pleasure to hear Margo swing (yes!) in TOWNES, a song written by Michaël Timmins.

A HORSE IN THE COUNTRY is a beautiful melancholic song and IF YOU WERE THE WOMAN AND I WAS A MAN an instant standard that will haunt your room for many nights. I just cannot understand why the songs of the Cowboy Junkies are not played more often at the radios, Michaël Timmins has the not so frequent gift to be able to add soulful words to great melodies.

A CD for your library. Warmly recommended.