North By Northeast - Roots, Rock & Country

The Immortals (Author), The El Caminos (Author), The Swinging Steaks (Author), Eric Martin (Author), The Cowlicks (Author, Performer), Treat Her Right (Author), The Country Bumpkins (Author), The Derangers (Author, Performer), The Blood Oranges (Author, Performer), Hypnotic Clambake (Author, Performer), We Saw the Wolf (Author), The Merles (Author), Chris Murphy (Author), Miss Xanna Don't & The Willin' (Author), Kevin Salem (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Northeastern Records
• ASIN: B000B4N3WC
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,112,666 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

North by Northeast - Roots, Rock & Country // 1. Early Man - Treat Her Right 2. Two Sisters - The Immortals 3. Farmer of Chester's Daughter - We Saw the Wolf 4. Old Noah - The Merles 5. Heathen Hornpipe - Chris Murphy 6. Tempted - The El Caminos 7. Beg, Steal or Borrow - The Swinging Steaks 8. Funtime - The Country Bumpkins 9. Anna Lee - Eric Martin 10. Midnight Blue - Miss Xanna Don't & The Willin' 11. Rio Sangre - The Derangers 12. Borderline - Kevin Salem 13. Joe Féraille - The Cowlicks 14. High on a Mountaintop - The Blood Oranges 15. Fate - Hypnotic Clambake

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Boston Roots Rock, October 21, 2005

By 

D.C. Hanoy (Athens, Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: North By Northeast - Roots, Rock & Country (Audio CD)

This 1991 compilation from Northeastern Records is an excellent sampler of (mostly) Boston-area roots rock bands, although that label may be a little too confining. Everything from traditional Appalachian and Cajun tunes to Iggy Pop is tackled, usually with surprisingly good results. There's Shadows-meets-Morricone instrumental rock, and one track that sounds like the B-52's moved their love shack to zydeco country. But the Blood Oranges' version of "High On A Mountain Top" is a notch above anything else on the disc. The Ola Belle Reed classic has been recorded many times, but it's given new life here. All in all, a very worthwhile collection. Highly recommended.