Giving Up the Ghost

Jackie Greene | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 1, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: 429 Records
• ASIN: B0013FYT9Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,988 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Track Listing 1. Shaken 2. Animal 3. I Don�t Live In A Dream 4. Like A Ball and Chain 5. Uphill Mountain 6. Don't Let The Devil Take Your Mind 7. Prayer For Spanish Harlem 8. Downhearted 9. Follow You 10. Another Love Gone Bad 11. When You Return 12. Ghosts Of Promised Lands

Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning and Brilliant, April 1, 2008

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rocklover (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Giving Up the Ghost (Audio CD)

This is, by far, Jackie's most accomplished and stunning release to date. The pairing of musicians with Producer Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), shows a maturity and purposeful direction I have not heard on his other releases. There's a wonderful honesty in Jackie's lyrics, and his vocals can go from sweet and low down to raw in your face rock. I highly recommend this release to all as you'll want to jump on this wagon now.......you're watching the next bright star about to shine through.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jackie Greene Should Be Headed For Greatness, April 23, 2008

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Philip R. Heath "Gadgets, Music, & Books" (DFW) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Giving Up the Ghost (Audio CD)

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Jackie Greene has produced an outstanding CD in Giving Up the Ghost. The styles range from bluesy rock to ballads. Some songs, such as Shaken, are somber and mournful, while others, such as Don't Let the Devil Take Your Mind, are full of catchy hooks that won't let go. The songwriting is superb, while Greene's mellow, but strong baritone is one of the best to come along in a while. Greene has been compared to Bob Dylan, but I think this is only partially fair. While this may be true from a songwriting standpoint, I think that Greene has a much better voice. He never slips into the unintelligible, purely nasal delivery for which Dylan is famous. Greene also does a good job of giving a variety of emotion to his 12 tracks to keep them from all sounding the same - whether it is the earnestness of Prayer for Spanish Harlem to the playful, upbeat delivery on Like a Ball and Chain. Finally there is enough variety in the instrumentation of these twelve songs to keep things fresh. Whether you like organ and vibes or trumpets and saxophones, you will find something layered on top of the traditional guitars, bass, and drums. Jackie Greene might be relatively unknown now, but don't expect this to continue until his next CD.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it! Love it!, April 1, 2008

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Anna - See all my reviews

This review is from: Giving Up the Ghost (Audio CD)

Just caught Jackie Greene a few months ago when he played with Phil Lesh and was so utterly amazed by him! This album has to be his best yet! Starting with Shaken and rolling all the way to Ghosts of Promised Lands, every track is awesome! Play it right through cause you won't want to miss a beat!