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Jackie Blue

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When I saw the title of the CD "Jackie Blue" I thought maybe A&M wised up and released "It'll Shine When It Shines" on CD. NO such luck. I must say...this lastest CD DOES include some great OMD tunes and it's a great start for someone new to the unique sound that is the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. But "It'll Shine When It Shines" needs to be released in its entirety

Recorded on an abandoned farm in the 70s it has that stark but nostalgic feel. No other recording has ever came close to capturing that feel that the complete album gives you.

Here's hoping the right person reads this and others like it and gives OMD fans what they've been hoping for ...."It'll Shine When It Shines" on CD!

of course....."you might think I'm wasting time but I'm just a good old boy that's learned to wait...."

Like the other reviewer I am puzzled as to why A+M has not put " It'll Shines When It Shines " onto CD. I recently bought a copy of 'Shines' on an LP from GEMM, not a bad copy but not great either. Nevertheless, it was 13 bucks well spent. I listened to the 8-track of 'Shines' until I wore it out. It was 1975, I was in college and having a great time. I would get home from classes, slap the 'Shines' 8 track home and get royally roasted. Two 'hidden' gems from 'Shines' are " Look Away " and " Lowlands ". The latter song is one of the most saddest songs I have ever heard. One of the most beautiful too. I highly recommend to every Ozark Mountain DD fan to get the " It'll Shine When It Shines " album, someway somehow.

If you like the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, I suggest you buy some of their original stuff. This is all re-recorded and it is not nearly as good.

If you are considering ordering this CD thinking it is a greatest hits package of the songs you remember from the 1970s, you'd only be partially correct. It seems that the band RERECORDED the old classics. This is particularly evident when you hear the title track, "Jackie Blue". To the band's credit, however, this fact is listed on back of the CD. But it would not be evident, of course, for Internet orders...be forewarned.

Having this album is better than having no Ozark Mountain Daredevils. But I found the quality of the recordings lack an edge that the originals had. For instance, in "Walking Down The Road", the orginal had an acoustic guitar solo that was one of my favorites. They replaced that with an unimaginative electric solo on this album.

That being said, I am listening to it again right now because the Daredevils had an original sound that I still love, and this album captures it close enough to enjoy.

I am confused about what happened to this band. Why did they record this album? Why haven't they released "It'll Shine When It Shines" and "Car Over the Lake" on CD? I would much rather have had those albums than this.

It is amazing what digital quality does to old songs. Although this is a recent release Album it features most of the "Classic-Daredevils" songs, done in some cases a slightly slower tempo than the originals. The recording, I found to be of a very high quality, being fully digital. For first time "Ozark" buyers this is an excellent value for money CD. The band covers Ten of their original songs including the hit single "Jackie Blue". As I mentioned, some of the songs are a slightly slower tempo than the originals, but this does not detract from the quality of the singing and playing of the band. This is as good an Album as "The Greatest Hits", released several years earlier. Overall this is a good selection of old songs re-recorded using the latest technology. A must for all "Ozark" fans and a good starting point for new ones.

Need to issue the original on CD... Fantastic Album

I am bummed that It'll Shine When It Shines is not on cd; an album that I really love, one of the three records I kept when I dumped my vinyl. Great road music, wore out a maxell cassette, listened to this thing lots. Anyone got a copy of this burned onto cd and would like to make a friend???

EDIT 3/10/2006 - The years have surely flown by.

A real nice guy from Boulder Colorado did in fact burn me a copy of 'It'll Shine When It Shines' off of an album he had. Great guy. And now of course it is out on CD but I surely have kept the copy he made me, kept it for sentimental reasons, nice to know that there are folks out there who will help you out.


It'll shine when it shines
And you might think I'm wasting time
But I'm just a good old boy
That's learned to wait -
Yeah I'm just a good old boy that's learned to wait

i'll have to agree with most of the other reviews. where the heck is a c.d. of "it'll shine when it shines"????? most prefered " don't look down" which is lost forever. you can't buy any more ozark "greatest hits" without pure repeat of the last one you bought. hopefully this could change?! i love these guys, i grew up on this sound, and i miss them.

this is a remake of original cd. the sound quality is not that good. i'll purchase the greatest hits but it doesn't have the song "it'll shine when it shines" on it. now that i think about it this cd doesn't have the song "e.e. lawson" on it either. oh well, please put the original on cd that's all i can say.