Song Will Rise

Peter Paul & Mary | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 17, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002LLN
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,313 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Media Type: CD
Artist: PETER PAUL & MARY
Title: SONG WILL RISE
Street Release Date: 07/24/1990
Domestic
Genre: FOLK

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My personal favorite of the PP&M series, January 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Song Will Rise (Audio CD)

Of all the PP&M recordings, this one seems to overflow with emotion more than any of the others. Partly it's their performances, partly the selections. From the joy expressed in "When the Ship Comes In" to the pain of "Spring Hill Mine Disaster" it's all there. This recording has the intensity that is lacking in manyof their recent albums. If I could only keep one of their albums, this would be it.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a fine album, November 2, 2001

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Mr. Geoffrey M. Teece "gmteece2" (Birmingham UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Song Will Rise (Audio CD)

A fine album, which in some ways represented this trio in a definitive way. A powerful, emotive record and worth buying for one track alone-a gorgeous version of Gordon Lightfoot's 'For lovin' me'. Other standouts are the excellent version of Dylan's 'When the Ship Comes In', 'Ballad of Spring Hill', 'Wasn't that a time' and 'Monday Morning'. It seemed at the time that they couldn't go wrong. An album that will always have a special place in my collection

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Shift In The Wind, June 21, 2001

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Megan Seacord - See all my reviews

This review is from: Song Will Rise (Audio CD)

It is with A Song Will Rise (ASWR) that PPM continued in their roles as political and social activists. At the time of its release, ASWR blended what PPM did best: interpret song. From their premiere self-titled release, handsomely photographed against the brick wall of the famed Greenwich Village coffeehouse, The Bitter End, PPM embraced American folk songwriters in the Woody Guthrie tradition. As they continued to make inroads into the '60s American consciousness, their choice of songs became increasingly strident. Possessed of seamless vocal harmonies, this trio taught more than one musically-obssessed teenager to understand three-part harmony. ASWR has the political rouser "Wasn't That A Time" pitted against a different-but-equal political tune "Gilgarra Mountain." PPM's dedication to mining the best of Celtic, Anglo and American song only furthered both their musical popularity and their message. Almost every PPM record from the early years included a classic like "San Francisco Bay Blues." Here it was that newly-converted listeners would immediately recognize the song, but usually never before showcased with such universal musical appeal. A Song Will Rise makes the prediction that indeed a song, or more precisely, PPM's song(s) would rise not only in a nation's consciousness but to the top of popular music charts worldwide. It may be hard for young listeners to understand how prominent this trio was for several decades. Relegated now to a folkies' equivalent of dinosaur rock, PPM can still draw crowds but as a group seem contented to make less challenging musical contributions. It is their right and a privilege of age but if I could make a cautionary statement to the beloved Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey to recall their original cohort and trailblazer, Bob Dylan, who at 60 continues to push the musical envelope to the delight of all. Take a risk. Your audience is ready.