Early Muses [Import]

Dan Hicks, Dan Hicks And the Hot Licks | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 27, 2004)
• Original Release Date: November 24, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Big Beat UK
• ASIN: B00000DMG4
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,050 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #13 in Music > Indie Music > Country > Western Swing

Track Listings

1. Intro: Home On The Range

2. Waitin' For The '103'

3. How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away?

4. Slow Movin'

5. Shorty Goes South

6. The Innocent Bystander

7. The Jukies' Ball

8. Euphonius Whale

9. He Don't Care

10. The Gypsy's Secret

11. O'Reilly At The Bar

12. My Old Timey Baby

13. Shall I Ask An Elf?

14. Living With A Lie

15. I've Got A Capo On My Brain

16. Canned Music

17. Love Bug Blues

18. All-Day Sucker

19. The Laughing Song

20. Fallin' Apart

Editorial Reviews

20 never before released performances from the former Charlatan's songwriter. These tracks were made around the time of the Hot Licks' formation in 1967-68, including several Licks classics & 9 Hicks originals, as well as cuts from his personal archive of homemade demos.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best Dan Hicks recording yet, January 10, 1999

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This review is from: Early Muses (Audio CD)

This recording's sound quality is 5 stars! Excellently mastered from the original analog tapes. Voice of Dan only on The Innocent Bystander, Euphonius Whale and My Old Timey Baby. Listen to the finger cymbals on The Gypsy's Secret -- outstanding! But the greatest treat on this recording is the violin playing by David LaFlamme of It's a Beautiful Day fame. A must-own of any fan of Dan Hicks, or accoustic music in general.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A "must have" for any "Dan Fan"., December 10, 1998

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This review is from: Early Muses (Audio CD)

Many of the songs you know and love appear on this CD, but without the Licketts. But you'll have fun filling in the Maryann and Naomi parts ! The sound quality is excellent, considering it's cutting room stuff from the 60's and 70's. Don't wait....order it now ! "It's never to late to be up to date".

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A more intimate Dan, September 21, 2006

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This review is from: Early Muses (Audio CD)

Many of these songs appeared on Dan's classic albums and it's nice to hear the earlier, original versions. What's revelatory for me is the relative absence of Dan's sardonic remove, the hip jokester stance that he typically adopts. A number of tunes, "Shall I ask an Elf," "Euphonius Whale," "He Don't Care,"and especially "The Gypsy's Secret" are delivered in a sleepy, dreamy haze that is very evocative and very enticing. If you like the feel of "I Scare Myself," there are several pieces here that suggest that langorous, stoned, sixties sound that Dan Hicks perfected along with his nuttier, funnier jazz hipster stuff.