Lost Blues & Other Songs

Will Oldham | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 31, 1997)
• Original Release Date: April 9, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Drag City
• ASIN: B0000019S9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,152 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ohio River Boat Song

2. Riding

3. Valentine's Day

4. Trudy Dies

5. Come In

6. Little Blue Eyes

7. Horses

8. Stable Will

9. Untitled

10. O How I Enjoy the Light

11. Marriage

12. West Palm Beach

13. Gulf Shores

14. (End of) Travelling

15. Lost Blues

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Frailty and joy perfectly counterposed, October 10, 2008

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E. Milton "cineaste" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lost Blues & Other Songs (Audio CD)

I am gradually working my way through the extensive back catalogue of the unalloyed genius that is Will Oldham. I brought this album recently and I have to say I find it possibly his most enchanting. The younger Oldham's voice was more frail, more fragile than his more recent incarnations, but none the less appealing for that. I can't understand people who criticise the vocals on these early records. In my view, Oldham has a remarkable singing voice. No one on earth could cover his amazing songs better than he sings them himself. The remarkable Ohio River Boat Song opens this album. For all those who say Oldham is morose, please listen to this song, a sublimely uplifting and joyful ode to love. Although tinged with sadness in the last line, the collective choral singing makes the heart soar. Other gems on this album are Trudy Dies, Come In, West Palm Beach and Gulf Shores. However, the poetry of the lyrics (although perhaps lacking narrative, they are extraordinarily expressive, the guy is a genius at forging a resonant phrase that will bring tears to your eyes), the subtle but ingenious instrumental accompaniment in these songs, make the whole album a pure joy from start to finish. No serious music collector should be without it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't get any better than this, May 18, 2000

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Darren Toth - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lost Blues & Other Songs (Audio CD)

I am listening to this album right now; I can't stop listening to it! I found Palace on a tape my sister made for me, and I've been hooked ever since. As a writer, it's hard to find music to listen to while working, but Palace's mellow and familiar sound is comforting background music for anything. "Lost Blues" is sometimes sedate, sometimes funky, but always good.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lost Blues & Other Songs, August 30, 2008

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Truman Fischer (Tacoma, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lost Blues & Other Songs (Audio CD)

Palace Music is evidently the musical brainchild of a certain Will Oldham. This album is a collection of songs he performed with an ever-changing ensemble of friends and musicians. The songs lope along at a dutiful pace, like an old, reliable horse. Will's vocals are charmingly disheveled, yet honest and soulful. Songs of tragedy, love and lots of death adorn this dusty diamond, and as I listened they conjured images of pioneer trails, blue skies dotted with puffy, white clouds and apple trees, leaves blowing lazily in the dry, autumn air. Standout tracks include "Riding", "Little Blue Eyes" and the surprizingly focused "Gulf Shores". This is the kind of stuff I always want to hear at open-mics, but hardly ever get to. Palace Music are in no hurry, and that's a rare treat. For my money, this is about as good as Folk Music gets.