Share the Land [Original recording remastered]

The Guess Who | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 21, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 1970
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Buddha
• ASIN: B00005173M
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,784 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great job!, December 31, 2000

By 

Steve Marshall "Steve" (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Share the Land (Audio CD)

Shortly after the American Woman sessions, there was a nasty confrontation between the four members of the group. Cummings, Peterson, and bassist Jim Kale accused Bachman of trying to manipulate the group for his own personal gains, eventually deciding to kick Bachman out of the band. Phone calls were placed to Kurt Winter and Greg Leskiw--at the time, two of the hottest guitarists on the Canadian music scene. Winter was more of a ballsy, blues-based guitarist, while Leskiw had more of a laid-back country/jazz feel to his playing. Although they had already recorded some tracks with Bachman, they decided to scrap everything and start from scratch with the new lineup. The result was the diverse, yet highly successful album, Share the Land. The band traveled to Hawaii for a couple weeks to put the finishing touches on the tracks, and then went to Chicago to do the final recording.

Looking at the songs on Share the Land, it's no wonder that five of the album's eight original tracks made it to the band's greatest hits collection, The Best of The Guess Who. There's not a band cut to be found. The hits speak for themselves, but the rest of the songs easily stand up on their own as well. "Moan For You Joe" features some tasty guitar work from Leskiw, and he contributes some fine pickin' on "Coming Down Off the Money Bag." "Three More Days" is a nine-minute workout, similar to what Traffic was doing at the time, and featuring Cummings' only flute solo on the record. As if the album wasn't good enough on its own, Share the Land now has two bonus tracks. The first of which, "Palmyra," is a great song that should've been released in the first place. Based on a riff similar to "No Time," this is easily the best of the bonus tracks on these two CDs.

It's great to see these albums finally getting the treatment they deserve. Aside from the minor production problems mentioned above, the folks at Buddah have done a great job with the recent reissues from The Guess Who. The sound quality has been superb (far surpassing the original vinyl), and the packaging has been outstanding (with new liner notes, photos, and bonus tracks). All they need to do now is release the rest of the band's RCA catalog.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good record, October 2, 2005

By 

Jerry Langone - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Share the Land (Audio CD)

Am I the only one that thinks "Three More Days" is a masterpiece?! It's easily their best song, maybe tied with "American Woman." But this song is unbeleivable, it has powerful lyrics and vocals, along with a great guitar/flute jam. I can't believe no one has shared my views about this song, when I first heard it I was astounded. As for the rest of the album, I like the whole second side: "Hang On To Your Life," "Coming Down off the Money Bag/Song of the Dog." And the title track is pleasing, but I'm only 16, so some of the tracks are a little too old for me. But I have the vinyl of this album and side two is one of my favorites.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Rock's Great Albums, February 20, 2006

By 

Moderate Risk (Lakeland, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Share the Land (Audio CD)

I agree with the reviewer below who thinks "Three More Days" is brilliant. Quite simply, this is one of the great rock albums with Kurt Winters (now deceased) having some of his greatest guitar moments.