Pearls in the Snow

Kinky Friedman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 5, 1999)
• Original Release Date: January 5, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Kinkajou Records
• ASIN: B00000HZSQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,190 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Pearl!, August 22, 2000

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johnny marks (san antonio, texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pearls in the Snow (Audio CD)

Ignore my close association with this effort and understand this: I would not have joined this 2 year journey had i not believed in my heart that "Pearls In The Snow" would showcase the cream of the Tradional Country Crop! Songs by Kinky, produced by Nashville's brightest new "studio magic lady", Kacey Jones, and performed with mind blowing emotion by the true blood of Real Country: Willie, Lyle, Dwight, Marty, Lee Roy, Guy, Asleep At The Wheel, and many more. It delivers smoked Texas Music on butcher paper. Eat it with your hands and let the sauce stain your sole forever...

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best country album of the year., May 6, 1999

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This review is from: Pearls in the Snow (Audio CD)

This is the best album of ANY genre so far this year. I was blown away by this album. The roster of artists who contributed to this album is impressive, but the real joy is hearing these "Pearls", as indeed they are. Kinky Friedman, for all his success as a mystery writer, is one of the most overlooked songwriters in modern American music. GET THIS RECORD!! You will not be disappointed. On a cautionary note, however, if you like this record and would like to hear more Kinky Friedman, though there are several records out there, the best are: Sold American, Kinky Friedman, and maybe Lasso from El Paso. Steer clear of Old Testaments... and the other live performance compilations,unless you're a total Kinkophile. But "Kinky Friedman", for example, contains the bulk of his collaborations with the legendary and enigmatic Panama Red (Good luck finding a record by HIM, and I don't mean Peter Rowan!), featured as a co-writer on "Pearls in the Snow" on "Autograph", as performed by Delbert McClinton, and "Homo Erectus" featuring the Texas Jewboys. This record will stand up a long, long time. You'll be glad you bought it. "Pearls in the Snow" is a treat.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great songs, great singers, September 3, 2002

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This review is from: Pearls in the Snow (Audio CD)

There may be better tribute albums out there, but I don't know about them. An all-star cast delivers the goods here. I'll just mention a few of my favorite tracks: Willie's version of "Ride 'em Jewboy," while not quite as heartfelt as Kinky's own, is excellent. Guy Clark, a great singer-songwriter himself, does justice to "Wild Man From Borneo," a song with depth that popular music seldom reaches. Marty Stuart's version of "Lady Yesterday" is great; Billy Swan (remember him?) does an especially beautiful take on "When the Lord Closes the Door." I should mention that Jonathan Yudkin plays absolutely beautiful violin on that one. I can't quite get into "Ol' Ben Lucas," though. They could have left that one off, but that would have ignored another side of the Kinkster, I suppose. This album is a unique document that is an essential part of any serious country collection. The final track, "You're Welcome, Kinky," is pretty whacked. I don't want to give away the ending here, though.