Kindness of the World

Joe Henry | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 31, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 27, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mammoth / Pgd
• ASIN: B000004AVH
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,651 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #44 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Singer-Songwriters

Track Listings

1. One Day When the Weather Is Warm

2. Fireman's Wedding

3. She Always Goes

4. This Close to You

5. Kindness of the World

6. Third Reel

7. Dead to the World

8. I Flew over Our House Last Night

9. Some Champions

10. Buck Dancer's Choice

11. Who Would Know

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Music to Wake to, September 3, 2004

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Jesse Trent "crazy_jesse" (Chesterton, IN) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Kindness of the World (Audio CD)

Joe Henry starts out "Kindness of the World" with the words "One day when the weather is warm I'll wake up on a hill" and sets the tone of the whole album. There are some upbeat tunes on the album, and fantastic guitarwork and backing vocals by the Jayhawk's Gary Louris, but for the most part, Joe Henry lays out some decent mellow Minnesota-style alt country with great lyrics and swell music.

If you're into the whole Uncle Tupelo, Jayhawks, Gear Daddies alt-country type sounds, this is a good album for you. It goes well with the first Wilco and Son Volt CDs.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, December 23, 2003

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Earl B "ebravonz" (Auckland New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kindness of the World (Audio CD)

For me, this and Short Man's Room are his best - the lyrics and musicianship on each are stunning, and each time I listen to one of the two, I decide it's his best, until I listen to the other one again. But any of his later recordings - up to and including this year's Tiny Voices - are also stunning - more challenging musically and lyrically, but with sonic landscapes that are in a class of their own. And Joe's website - now www.joehenrylovesyoumadly.com - is articulate, moving, and well worth a visit. Thanks Joe. Any chance of a tour to New Zealand one day?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent lyrics, great hooks, September 12, 2004

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moose_of_many_waters (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Kindness of the World (Audio CD)

A true diamond in the rough made during a time when indy labels were on the ascent. Every song is produced with a deft touch. The musicianship is superb. This album is one of the best, if not the best, alternative country albums ever made.

Joe Henry has moved on to more adventurous terrane since this album, but this one might have been able to garner a mainstream audience had it been on a major label and promoted properly. The eerie back up vocals of Victoria Williams fit Joe like a glove. The lyrics are smart and enigmatic. The hooks linger in your head for a long, long time. Put this one on your shelf under the label, "Obscure classics."