I-10 Chronicles

Various Artists - Rock | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 28, 2000)
• Original Release Date: March 28, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Back Porch
• ASIN: B00004S37U
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,653 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. L.A. Freeway - Bill & Bonnie Hearne

2. Carmelita - Adam Duritz

3. Everybody's Talkin' - Willie Nelson

4. Saint Valentine - Joe Ely

5. He Don't Care About Me - Sarah Nicole

6. Smack Dab In The Middle - Joe Ely

7. New Mexico Rain - Bill Hearne

8. Black Magic Woman - Charlie Musselwhite

9. El Guateque De Don Thomas - Eliades Ochoa

10. Across The Borderline - Meredith Marshall

11. Eighteen Inches Of Rain - Bill & Bonnie Hearne

12. Yipi - Cherokee Rose

13. Are You Listenin' Lucky - Joe Ely

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable collection of southwestern music, July 11, 2000

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William Merrill "eclecticist" (San Antonio, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I-10 Chronicles (Audio CD)

This disc actually does a good job of capturing the feeling of traveling along I-10 through TX, NM, AZ and CA, and the different musical cultures one encounters. It's a feeling I know -- I live a mile from the highway in question and drive it to work each day, and have traveled to Houston and other destinations on I-10. (In fact, I first listened to the CD while driving on I-10.) The collection has performances from some familiar people like Willie Nelson and Joe Ely, plus some I've never heard of (Bill Hearne, Meredith Marshall) but will look for in the future. They do pleasant and real versions of songs that talk about traveling, and life at various places along the road. Besides the expected country and roots-rock flavors, there are dashes of Mexican and Native music, adding spice to the blend. My only minor quibbles are: (1) what's Cuban musician Eliades Ochoa doing on the album? I-10 doesn't go anywhere near Cuba! and (2) how can the song "Everybody's Talkin'" be used on both this project AND the "Bleecker Street" compilation from last year? I don't think it works equally well for summing up Greenwich Village in the `60s AND the modern US southwest! (I think "Bleecker Street" was the right place.)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another good driving CD., March 28, 2002

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thefallingman (Sackets Harbor, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I-10 Chronicles (Audio CD)

Outside of Adam Duritz's cover of "Carmelita," Joe Ely's "Saint Valentine," and Bill and Bonnie Hearne and Willie Nelson's "Eighteen Inches of Rain," there's not much here to write home about. However, it is all quite enjoyable. Put this in the car and start driving, because that's what this is for.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing Better Than This, October 11, 2001

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Blue "lakehuron" (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I-10 Chronicles (Audio CD)

I heard this CD playing in a music shop. Call it luck and I bought it right away and will never be sorry. It introduced me to Bill and Bonnie Hearne and I get to hear Carmelita which I first heard Linda Ronstadt sing. There's not a recording on this CD that I don't like. I wish all compilations were this excellent.