Recent Future

James Keelaghan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 11, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Green Linnet
• ASIN: B000005CRH
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,056 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #62 in Music > Folk > British & Celtic Folk > Irish Folk
  • #88 in Music > Indie Music > Folk > General

Track Listings

1. Sweetgrass Moon

2. Dance As You Go

3. Hero And The Straightaway

4. Get To You

5. Turn Of The Wheel

6. Cold Missouri Waters

7. Sweet Lorraine

8. A Recent Future

9. Honore

10. Lazarus

11. Never Gonna Stop This Train

12. Credits

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

It's easy to get fooled by James Keelaghan. The Western Canadian folk singer owns a handsome voice, and he gives it such a husky tremor that his songs sound far weightier than they actually are. Upon repeated listenings, however, the weaknesses of his recordings become all too apparent--the reluctance of the melodies to break out of predictable patterns, the lassitude of the rhythms, the tendency of the lyrics to favor broad generalizations over specific details. These shortcomings are more evident than ever on Keelaghan's album, A Recent Future. Typical of the album is the title track, in which Keelaghan meditates on the mysteries of time, belaboring the obvious with observations such as "the present what-will-be will be here ever after." --Geoffrey Himes

Product Description

Re-issue of the 1995 Green Linnet release. 'A Recent Future' is a fine example of great songwriting. Contains the original version of 'Cold Missouri Waters' covered by Richard Shindell on 'Cry, Cry, Cry'. Tranquilla Music.2004 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, November 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Recent Future (Audio CD)

I heard "Cold Missouri Waters" done by Cry Cry Cry and found out that Keelaghan wrote it. Original version is great.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars MR. HIMES IS WRONG!, December 1, 2001

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Kevin Poe - See all my reviews

This review is from: Recent Future (Audio CD)

Keelaghan is great! Now I'll agree he's no Gordon Lightfoot. But then who is? I've seen him in concert and found him to be a very entertaining and sincere musician. I listen to his music on a regular basis. Perhaps he's not the most profound or innovative folk singer but whoever is looking for that in folk music probably doesn't understand folkmusic!

Perhaps James use to beat-up on Mr. Himes on the playground....?

Now that would make a song I'd want to listen to over and over again!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting..., February 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Recent Future (Audio CD)

I have yet to hear any of James' albums, and I plan to hear all of them. I came to Amazon.com to get some info and reviews.

I found it curious that the Amazon.com "reviewer" uses different names when reviewing two different Keelaghan albums. There is a "Jeffrey Himes" and a "Geoffey Himes"

The review of 'My Skies' is quite nice, while the review of 'A Recent Future' is quite biting.

Just thought other listeners should be aware...