5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful Music From A Pale Brother, May 28, 2003
By A Customer
This review is from: Lost Diamond Angel (Audio CD)
This debut album from Jimmy Ryan is excellent.
How did a college kid from North Carolina become the fan of a mandolin player from Boston? It wasn't seeing him play at a club - that happened a few years later, when he toured with Orchestra Morphine. I discovered Jimmy Ryan when I heard his haunting and beautiful mandolin playing on the Morphine song "In Spite Of Me".
This album, dedicated to Sandman, almost made me forget about the fine Brothers, Pale. I'm not an expert on "Roots" or bluegrass music, so the only thing I can really say with any authority is...I liked the music. The slower and sadder numbers, such as "Happy Couple" and "John Brown", are genuine and heartfelt, while the more upbeat songs like "Drunker's Lament #7 or 8" inspire your feet and hips to move.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
You won't be sorry!, December 18, 2002
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This review is from: Lost Diamond Angel (Audio CD)
I discovered Jimmy Ryan via Catie Curtis, and I'm so glad that he finally released a solo album. Don't let the mandolin fool you... "Lost Diamond Angel" rocks, though it has roots-y elements as well. Take a chance, you won't regret it!
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