Lonesome Billy

Bill Janovitz | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 21, 1997)
• Original Release Date: January 22, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Beggars Banquet Us
• ASIN: B0000018A0
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #379,366 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Girl's Club

2. Think Of All

3. Shoulder

4. Gaslight

5. Ghost In My Piano

6. Strangers

7. My Funny Valentine

8. Peninsula

9. Talking To The Queen

10. Red Balloon

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Let the buyer beware on this one., March 21, 2006

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Vinyl Spin "John" (CT,USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lonesome Billy (Audio CD)

Like the other reviewer of this cd, I am also a fan of Buffalo Tom. Unfortunately this doesn't sound very similar to BT, in fact it is a bit dull. None of the songs seem to have hooks or melodies that stick - after you hear it you instantly forget it. I gave it 2 stars instead of 1 to be fair, since I only played it 3 times, hoping it would grow on me. I'd recommend "Up Here" instead of this one, it's much more listener friendly.

4.0 out of 5 stars Leicester Bangs Review (1997):, June 1, 2011

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Leicester Bangs "words-R-us" (Leicester, England) - See all my reviews

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Bill Janovitz - Lonesome Billy (Beggars Banquet)
Recorded over three days, Bill Janovitz of Buffalo Tom has produced the best work, so far, of his career. With rhythm section Joey Burns and John Convertino, bassist and drummer with Giant Sand respectively, "Lonesome Billy" explores that part of America frequented by saddle-bums and skeletal Longhorn, where tequila is drunk in dark bars and Sam Peckinpah offers the only meaningful direction.

Pedal steel, harmonica and piano weave in and out of these gritty country tunes leaving the taste of Arizona dust in the mouth and a sense of yearning tugging at the heartstrings. It would be nice to think that the rest of Buffalo Tom could be steered in the same direction.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars buffalo tom leader gets mellow, September 24, 2002

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D. R Smyers (dallas, tx United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonesome Billy (Audio CD)

The guy's voice is amazing stuff, a nerdy eddie vedor. he spits sarcasm and love in the same phrase. a very acoustic record full of non sequitors and engaging melodies. a must for all buffalo tom lovers, but still different enough to appeal to more senstive types.