One More Shot [Original recording remastered]

Jonas Fjeld, Eric Andersen, Rick Danko | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 14, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Appleseed Records
• ASIN: B0000658MT
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,733 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Kindred spirits from different countries, Canada's Rick Danko, Norway's Jonas Fjeld, and America's Eric Andersen connect across all sorts of borders on these 1991 recordings. The reedy-voiced Andersen shares Scandinavian roots with Fjeld (introduced as "a Norwegian national treasure") and New York and Bob Dylan connections with former Band member Danko, and all three steep their material in the American mythos. This two-disc set pairs a reissue of the troubadour trio's studio debut (an award winner in Norway) with the first issue of a live recording from a 1991 Norwegian festival. On the studio sessions, the harmonies are richer than some of the song craft, with Danko's vocals at their soulful best on "Driftin' Away" and Andersen's "Blue River." The live performance elicits an enthusiastic reception from the festival fans, with each of the three artists showcased solo before joining forces. Listening to Andersen's revival of "Hey Babe, Have You Been Cheatin'" conjures 1960s-era Greenwich Village, where he was one of the first to survive the "new Dylan" tag. This package serves as a memorial to Danko, who died in 1999. --Don McLeese

Soundwaves, September, 2002

"Folk music as soul music, that is, just about the best that the human spirit can musically produce for us."

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Trio - CSN could learn a lesson here, July 23, 2002

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o dubhthaigh (north rustico, pei, canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One More Shot (Audio CD)

Taking the last spot in the lineup, nonetheless, Eric Anderson is the architect and musical center for what was one of the truly great trios in modern song in the 90's. This team came about as a result of Eric's move to Norway. He has released several stellar solo recordings based in Norway that are well worth seeking out, and in the course of this endeavour, he began working with Jonas Fjeld. I'm not sure how Rick Danko and the two of them hooked up, but their debut concert in Norway is presented here as a bonus secxond disc to a marvellous recapitulation of their studio work.

This trio is the perfect antedote to the birdchirpy, often off key (especially in concert) harmonics of CSN. What you have are 3 men who can find the notes, expand upon them, provoke interesting twists on the harmonies, and introduce their personal idiosyncrasies in a magnificent tapestry. Pull Crosby out of the other trio, and you have a sheer mess.

The studio songs are extremely well executed, beautifully orchestrated. In concert, Danko flubs a bit of "It makes no difference" but flubs with enormous passion. It is an arresting example of how getting it wrong gets it totally right. Fjeld is the surprise in both the studio and in concert. He is both American raconteur and Scandanavian mystic. His tones are all Norse inflected, and his baritone delivery has a worn in quality that makes him seem part of your interior's history. That brings us to Anderson, perhaps the most underappreciated writer ever to have emerged from the same scene that spit out Dylan and Baez and Paxton and loads of other very essential writers. He writes from the heart, and his songs can leave you devastated, exhilarated, reflective, and so much more. He is a brilliant musician. Well, they all are, and the backup bands in both contexts are superlative.

Go out on a limb, here, if you are unfamiliar with these men. This was a great band that you should listen to, and with Danko's unfortunate passing, a final testament to one of Canada's greatest musicians, one of popular song's greatest interpreters.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice old-fashioned roots music, June 24, 2002

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One More Shot (Audio CD)

An expanded, 2-CD reissue of an unusual and unlikely collaboration between former Band member Rick Danko, Scandinavian roots rocker Jonas Fjeld and Greenwich Village singer-songwriter Eric Andersen. This is a pleasantly diverse outing, ranging from quieter, folkie numbers to electric jam-band tunes. The new version also includes a second disc of live concert recordings that may include a few pleasant surprises. Accomplished, confident rootsy material by an interesting trio of hippie-era old-timers.