Streets of Sin

Joe Ely | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 15, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder / Umgd
• ASIN: B00009XFQP
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,894 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 15-JUL-2003

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars He's Done It Again, July 18, 2003

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J. Kelly "Jim Kelly" (Salem, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Streets of Sin (Audio CD)

Joe Ely has done it again. He's come up with a great collection of new material as well as a couple of Butch Hancock winners. Featured on the disc is a return of David Grissom on electric guitar after a hiatus from Ely's work. Jimmie Dale Gilmore's guitarist, Robbie Gjersoe adds some great work on acoustic, resonator and Dobro guitars, particularly on Ely's "That's Why I Love You Like I Do" and Hancock's kiss-off to lost love "Wind's Gonna Blow You Away". Joel Guzman on keyboards, organ and accordian maintains the tex-mex feel on cuts throughout the disc.

Then there are the songs. "Flood On Our Hands" documents the plight of folks living with the ever present danger of flash floods in the Texas Hill Country. The title track, "Streets of Sin" records the story of a man seeking salvation. "Twisty River Bridge" tells the story of the dangers of mixing "love, wine and gasoline".

This is a disc of very strong new material that will stand the test of time along with other Ely efforts. If you're new to Joe Ely, this will help you understand what the enthuiasm about his work centers on. And if you've been listening to Joe all along, you'll greet "Streets Of Sin" with open arms and you won't be disappointed.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a surprise this was.., March 31, 2004

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Bill Allison "Bill Allison" (Southwest Missouri, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Streets of Sin (Audio CD)

I just picked this up yesterday afternoon and I'm still listening. Having never heard Joe Ely before, I listened to some samples based on an Amazon recommendation. That was enough to get me hooked but when I actually heard the whole album...well, let's just say that I've got another favorite. I agree with another reviewer who said that every song is a potential hit, but let's talk about the opener "Fightin' For My Life" a second. Just listen to the lyrics. Go ahead, just click the sample button up there and take 30 seconds to hear what you've been missing. Also, I love the "it's gonna be a rough night out tonight, I know the kung-fu" bit. When I hear something like that, I just have to smile.

The next track "I'm On The Run Again" is classic outlaw-country at its best. This sounds like it could have been a huge hit back in the Waylon/Willie days. VERY good.

I honestly can't find one weak track on the whole album. To say the least, this guy is great. It's not everyday that I pick up on something this good and I've got some serious backtracking to do here. I'm wishing that I had picked up The Flatlanders' "Wheels of Fortune" to go along with it. In fact, I think I will.

Highly reccommended.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 6 years after Joe is still Joe, September 10, 2003

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Di Marino Maurizio "talgarik" (Italy) - See all my reviews
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It was 6 years that we had no news of Joe Ely - except his involvment with the Flatlanders - so this CD is really welcome because it stands the test with the best of Joe's catalog.
12 tracks here, all of them written by Joe himself except tracks 1 & 11 coming from fellow Faltlander Butch Hancock catalog: Fightin' for my life is a great opening track and though written by Butch it suits perfectly Joe's voice. Great album, poignant lyrics, simple and beautiful melodies, John's tenor and a lot of good work by a fine ensemble of musicians, especially by Joel Guzman at the organ and keyboards: it's no surprise that since its release this album rules the number 1 spot on the lists of Americana Radio.
If you like Joe Ely buy this one and you won't be disappointed, if you don't know him yet, well this is a good place to start.