Happy Songs From Rattlesnake Gulch

Joe Ely | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 6, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rack'em Records
• ASIN: B000MCICVA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,299 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars On His Own--Joe Ely Rides Again, May 14, 2007

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J. Reiser "The Raconteur" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Happy Songs From Rattlesnake Gulch (Audio CD)

Now recording on his own label, Joe Ely plans several releases this year, along with an excellent book of poetry and an exhibition of his drawings. "Happy Songs from Rattlesnake Gulch" is undoubtedly the centerpiece of the 2007 effort and would be the centerpiece of most artists' careers. Joe, who just turned 60, continues displaying not only his extraordinary musicality, but his concerned worldview, his offbeat imagination, his wanderer's observations, his wit and finally his sense of hope. He is as complicated, yet down-to-earth as Texas, which has always been his home. Listen to this, his best work in several years, and realize that Joe is also a National Treasure and a singer/songwriter at the very top of his game, celebrating 30 years on top of his craft.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars For a minute there, I thought I put the wrong CD in the player, October 19, 2007

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R. Kyle (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Happy Songs From Rattlesnake Gulch (Audio CD)

My first thought was horns, what the heck? But, Joe Ely's one of those singer-songwriters who I'm willing to listen to just about anything he does. While this isn't "Letter to Laredo" it's still not bad--there's a couple of killer lines in each song and some of the songs are just plain killer.

Of course, my favorites of this CD are the outlaw songs. "Jesse Justice" is about a gambling pool playing man and "Miss Bonnie and Mr. Clyde" deals with a partnership between a young man and the infamous duo. These two are what I really hoped for from this one and they're the pick of the litter.

4 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Joe Ely - Happy Songs From Rattlesnake Gulch, May 9, 2007

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R. Denney "Ron Denney" (Dadeville, AL) - See all my reviews
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A good CD from Joe Ely. Not his best work but still good.