Raised By Humans

Spider John Koerner | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 1992)
• Original Release Date: May 1, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Red House
• ASIN: B000001B9E
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144,001 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Summer of '88

2. The Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn

3. The Water Is Wide

4. Titanic

5. Boll Weevil

6. The Farmer's Curst Wife

7. Santy Anno

8. More Pretty Women Than One

9. Midnight Special

10. The Fox

11. Old Smoky

12. Everybody's Going for the Money

13. Ezekiel

14. Poem

Editorial Reviews

spider john koerner - blues, folk, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, pop, r&b, eclectic

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars raised by humans---Spider John Koerner, January 23, 2000

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Linda (Wisconsin, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Raised By Humans (Audio CD)

If you only can buy one folk album, let this be the one. From the Prelude to the Poem, this is Spider John's most cohesive recording. Everything he is known for is intact: the syncopated guitar pickin', the raw true-to-form vocals, and wry sense of humor--this CD is a must-have.It includes Summer of '88, the first song he'd made up in 15 years.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars no flies on spider, May 10, 2001

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James M. Yeager "This Is Me" (Washington DC, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Raised By Humans (Audio CD)

takes old stuff apart and puts it back together like it was not only new but hadn't yet quite been thought of three seconds before he started playing. on the beat and startling picking chops...

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album, November 20, 2010

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Marianna99 (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Raised By Humans (Audio CD)

I love this album. Somewhere between blues and folk or a combination of the two, the rhythm and beat of all the songs on the album and Spider John's singing are wonderful. Listen closely to his guitar-playing. It is said that his system of plucking and strumming the guitar is one that he he invented and that he is in a class of its own. Accompanying instruments and the way they are played are great as well. How many times have we heard the song "Water Is Wide" (a favorite of mine), but when you hear it played by Spider John it might just become your favorite too. My other favorites on the album are "Summer of '88," "The Farmer's Curst Wife" and "The Fox," but you will love them all. Listening to this album as I write this makes me want to get up, dance, and stamp my feet, and I'm sure it will have the same effect on you. Spider John is considered a folk legend and you will know why when you listen to this album.