Pedal Steel

Terry Allen | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: January 1, 2006
• Release Date: January 3, 2006
• Label: SUGAR HILL
• Copyright: (C) 2006 Sugar Hill
• Total Length: 35:44
• Genres:
• ASIN: B001EVJJ2O
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,581 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best CDs You Will Ever Own, Promise!, September 30, 2007

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Johnny Hughes (Lubbock,Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pedal Steal (Audio CD)

I first discovered Pedal Steel out at Mike and Jack's, the underground West Texas hideout which fostered so much music. Imagine, that was twenty years ago. Terry Allen is a complex, totally artsy genius.

If there is one CD that every serious Texas music lover should own, this is it. Pedal Steel is a play, a concept album, a risky musical departure from the ordinary. You have my word that you will love it. Terry Allen is a true Texas treasure.

Johnny Hughes, author of the upcoming novel Texas Poker Wisdom.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mighty Fine, July 12, 2006

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Daniel Morris (Westlake, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pedal Steal (Audio CD)

Captivating. Listened to this on a long stretch of highway. Terry Allen writes like he's hearing that final call; intense and involving. Musta been a helluva play to see, but listen to this anyway. You DO have an imagination, dontcha? And don't miss CHIPPY.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Chapter, March 15, 2006

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E. C Goodstein (Northern CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pedal Steal (Audio CD)

Sure it's short-- but really distinctive. This one twists and twirls together 'western' legends-- Billy the Kid morphs into a story about a tragic pedal steel player (and back again), with pointed satirical and touching evocations of the West. Beauty, humor, tragedy, absurdity, lust and a changing, kinda wild landscape all around. And musically, he touches on stuff from "Sentimental Journey" to Hendrix-feedback, spoken word akin to a 'Texasfied' Firesign Theatre, Willie & Waylon, maybe Tom Russell or Ian Tyson's psychologically complex cowboy songs, and his own work. Can't say the themes aren't also in his other work-- but the concentration and sometimes pointed phrasing here make it worthwhile. Compelling I think.