Silver Tongued Devil & I

Kris Kristofferson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony Cmg Mkt Group
• Copy Protected
• ASIN: B0000062C6
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,604 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Kristofferson, May 28, 2001

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steve (Falls Church, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silver Tongued Devil & I (Audio CD)

I have been listening to this great album for 30 years. For someone whose name is so well known it is almost criminal that more people do not know that Kristofferson is the greatest poet in the English speaking world. His lyrics speak of freedom and survival of the human spirit like no one else. If you are unfamiliar with his writing this album is a terrific starting point. You will never be able to get enough!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Silver Tongued Poet And I, March 29, 2000

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Brent Evans (Rockhampton, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silver Tongued Devil & I (Audio CD)

Ever since I was born,there has been a copy of this album around me.Kris ushered in the era of the singer songwriter and without him I wouldn't have gotten hooked on Neil Young,Bob Dylan,Warren Zevon;as well as countless country tinged rock groups.SILVER TONGUED DEVIL presents a poet wandering America,cataloguing what he finds there; the characters,love and the situations he finds himself in. With Jennings and Nelson, Kristofferson personified "outlaw country"-country with a dash of rock.This release and his self-titled LP(re-released as ME AND BOBBY McGEE) are Kristofferson's best.I strongly recommend this release to you.

SILVER TONGUE DEVIL AND I - A sly,good natured wink at the excuse,"The devil made my do it!". The snicker near the end of the song gives the whole game away.

JODY AND THE KID - A sad song about the more things change the more things stay the same. From being childhood sweethearts to having a little girl who mirrors her late mother; it's heartbreaking in it's simpleness. Latered covered by Roger Miller.

BILLY DEE - Tale of everybody's friend who slowly loses his battle with a heroin addiction.

GOOD CHRISTIAN SOLDIER - Innocent Christian boy faced with the horrors of combat in Vietnam.

BREAKDOWN (A LONG WAY FROM HOME) - Tale of a loner out on the street a long way from home,not having acheived much.

LOVING HER WAS EASIER (THAN ANYTHING I'LL EVER DO AGAIN) - Kristofferson extolling his passion for his lover(or recent ex-lover). The imagery is just magnificent: "Aching with the freedom of an eagle when she flies". Covered by Roger Miller and Waylon Jennings.

THE TAKER - Kris warning a woman that her current beau will only use her and then dump her. Great Spanish horn arrrangement. Later covered by Waylon Jennings.

WHEN I LOVED HER - The feelings that come with falling in love and breaking up,full of wonderment and confusion.

THE PILRIM, CHAPTER 33 - Song about a 'walking contradiction', a man who indulges in the vices while knowing, "The going up was worth the coming down". I love the credits list Kris rambles off at the start of this track.

EPITATH (BLACK AND BLUE) - The final,sad note on the life and death of Janis Joplin (an ex-lover of Kristofferson's). The solo electric piano gives the song a dirge-like quality.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kris's Best Album, January 3, 2000

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Brian - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silver Tongued Devil & I (Audio CD)

I was going through my parents old albums when I found this. I was listening to them to see what was worth keeping. I had never heard of Kris, but this blew me away. He is a great poet. His voice is full of so much feeling that you believe that he is a down and outer. He is terrific at putting feelings into words. However, it is a little depressing. Buy this.