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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
By Jeb Lund
Format:Audio CD
Tim Lincecum might have a bionic arm, but surely Tim McCarver has a bionic throat, delivering just a stunningly gutty performance that's not afraid to celebrate music the traditional way with hard vocal work that just sings the songs *right*. As Tim McCarver is fond of saying, "A picture is worth a thousand words," and in the process of listening to an entire great American songbook, your brain will take you away to anywhere between three and seven pictures, idylls and reveries that tap into the collective unconscious memory of what it meant to walk amidst eden. Each song is delivered with what I can only describe as a kind of calm-eyed beauty that seems to recursively calm the process of singing the song itself. Indeed, Tim McCarver is so supremely convinced of the sublimity of his own delivery and interpretation that perhaps even Tim McCarver would say that Tim McCarver has gotten to Tim McCarver. Slight disappointment that this album does not include the rumored covers of Brandon Arroyo's songs, nor does McCarver follow his broadcast partner and Natalie Cole's lead and do a duet with his own dead father, but easily the quality of what remains overshadows that shame. This offering presents a real change-up from the rest of Tim McCarver's career. Well, they call change-ups like that "cement mixers," so don't let it throw you a curve. Bear down and take it in stride, and soon it'll have you trying to "sing" for the fences. This is a musical feast fit for a Jeter.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By J. Walters
Format:Audio CD
Thanks McCarver... I've been looking for the perfect gag gift to give my brother for Christmas. Too bad you didn't record a duet with Joe Morgan and add it to the album. That's the only thing that could make the CD more annoying.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By J. STERN
Format:Audio CD
In this world, during the time of man there have been great feats of technology and science, works of art, and feats of the human spirit in the face insurmountable odds; the wheel, the polio vaccine, the Sisteen Chapel, Ghandi . . . now, in our time, there is the indomitable beauty of the musical stylings of one, Mr. James Timothy McCarver.
McCarver's interpretation of Americana makes one want to stand up on their office desk and scream for all to hear, "I'M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!"
To fully appreciate McCarver as an artist, one must fully understand from whence he came. See, McCarver was born and raised in America (Memphis, Tenessee on October 16, 1941 to be exact). His roots are embedded into a Post World War II American Patriotism like no other. For McCarver the world is bright and hopeful. For McCarver things are simple. Simplicity is what sets McCarver apart. He has no other sides. The beauty of McCarver's art is that it is literal and without depth of any kind. What you see is what you get.
On "Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You" McCarver contrasts his view of relations with the fairer sex and the role of women in the world, with his poor syntax. This type of soul-baring can't be encompassed in McCarver's other works. Only through the medium of song can McCarver deliver this unique blend of "simple."
Most people know McCarver as a baseball man, but now the whole world will see that McCarver is more than just a jock, he's God's gift to mankind, the greatest artist of all time.
McCarver's interpretation of Americana makes one want to stand up on their office desk and scream for all to hear, "I'M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!"
To fully appreciate McCarver as an artist, one must fully understand from whence he came. See, McCarver was born and raised in America (Memphis, Tenessee on October 16, 1941 to be exact). His roots are embedded into a Post World War II American Patriotism like no other. For McCarver the world is bright and hopeful. For McCarver things are simple. Simplicity is what sets McCarver apart. He has no other sides. The beauty of McCarver's art is that it is literal and without depth of any kind. What you see is what you get.
On "Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You" McCarver contrasts his view of relations with the fairer sex and the role of women in the world, with his poor syntax. This type of soul-baring can't be encompassed in McCarver's other works. Only through the medium of song can McCarver deliver this unique blend of "simple."
Most people know McCarver as a baseball man, but now the whole world will see that McCarver is more than just a jock, he's God's gift to mankind, the greatest artist of all time.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun Gift
I bought this for a friend who didn't believe me when I told him Tim McCarver sings, and a pretty good one at that. Read more
Published 10 months ago by J. Binder
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mellifluous tones of Tim McCarver!
Mellifluous tones of Tim McCarver!
I bought this CD as a joke, but decided to listen to it and I was blown away. Read more
I bought this CD as a joke, but decided to listen to it and I was blown away. Read more
Published 22 months ago by andrejk
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tim McCarver -- The Unknown Tenor
I quickly selected, PLAY ALL SAMPLES! Again and again and again until I thought my brain could handle no more pleasure, and felt certain that I had fully repented for every sin... Read more
Published on March 18, 2011 by G. Morley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Life-changing
It's hard to conceptualize that Tim McCarver was once mere genetic material waiting to be realized inside of his parents' respective gonads. Read more
Published on October 29, 2010 by Brandon Arroyo
5.0 out of 5 stars
Where Jazz and Baseball Meet
Tim McCarver matches his career .388 slugging percentage with this tour de force debut album. Tim McCarver Sings Selections from the Great American Songbook is a must-own for any... Read more
Published on October 13, 2010 by Full Count of Americana
5.0 out of 5 stars
Three Wolf Moon for music lovers
When asked if he likes Phil Collins, a surly but misty-eyed Jack Donaghy replies, "I have two ears and a heart, don't I?"
The same could be said about Mr. Read more
The same could be said about Mr. Read more
Published on October 30, 2009 by Kevin J. Donovan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally...
Finally, the great American commentator tackles the Great American Songbook. Sinatra, Crosby, Cole, Bennet - just keeping the seat worm for the great Tim McCarver. Read more
Published on October 15, 2009 by McMusic Lover
1.0 out of 5 stars
Whaaat?
Are you people nuts?
Tim McCarver has no business singing anywhere except a karaoke bar, and even then not within 500 miles of me. Read more
Tim McCarver has no business singing anywhere except a karaoke bar, and even then not within 500 miles of me. Read more
Published on October 14, 2009 by The Voice of Reason
1.0 out of 5 stars
A Piece of Garbage
You cannot be serious -- I received this CD as a joke for my birthday from my brother. He knows how much I hate McCarver and his inability to broadcast a baseball game. Read more
Published on September 26, 2009 by Shana
5.0 out of 5 stars
Whoda thunk it?
You don't have to be a fan of St. Louis baseball--hell, you don't have to be a fan of baseball at all--to appreciate this AMAZING debut record by the Bard of the Bases, Tim... Read more
Published on September 23, 2009 by B. Kooistra
