Summer in the Southeast

Bonnie Prince Billy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 15, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sea Note
• ASIN: B000AY9OVW
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #179,932 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Master And Everyone

2. Pushkin

3. Blokbuster

4. Wolf Among Wolves

5. May It Always Be

6. Break Of Day

7. A Suckers Evening

8. Nomadic Revery

9. I See Darkness

10. O Let It Be

11. Beast For Thee

12. Death To Everyone

13. Even If Love

14. I Send My Love To You

15. Take However Long You Want

16. Madeleine Mary

17. Ease Down The Road

Editorial Reviews

Whether recording as Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Palace Brothers or just plain Palace, Will Oldham, is one of the most enigmatic, brilliant songwriters in America. Summer In The Southeast is the first ever Bonnie 'Prince' Billy live album recorded in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and North Carolina by Kris Poulin and mixed by Paul Oldham. With 16 total tracks, it contains many of Bonnie's favorites as well as an amazing band of talented players including David Byrd, Ryder McNair, Pink Nasty, Paul Oldham, Matt Sweeney, Peter Townsend and Adam Smith. Bonnie is a master of the live show, so this is a must for all fans! Sea Note. 2005.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do Not Hesitate-Bonnie & Co. are in top form!, November 20, 2005

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C. J. Mateer "cjmateer" (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Summer in the Southeast (Audio CD)

I gotta say-having seen Will Oldham a.k.a. Bonnie 'Prince' live before: this cd really captures all of the reworkings and looseness of the live shows. Almost every tune is reworked either arrangement wise or vocally-which makes this even more of a uniquely captivating listen. Lots of yelps and howls ("Wolf among Wolves" and "Ease Down The Road"), sped up and rollicking versions of some of Will's softest tunes ("Master and Everyone" & "May It Always Be"), a completely silenced room hanging on every word and note ("I See A Darkness" and "Beast for Thee"), and the band displaying their dynamic rawkness ("Madeleine Mary") just to name a few. It's a great mix between the newer material and the classics with all of Bonnie's cohorts in tow doing what they do. This is right up there with the energy, looseness, and sincerity of the classic Viva Last Blues in my opinion. Maybe not the best place to start your Will Oldham collection (I'd recommend Viva Last Blues & I See A Darkness and take it from there). Highly-Highly recommended for any of Bonnie's already devoted followers.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bonnie Prince Billy on Steroids, January 27, 2006

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J.Rouatt (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Summer in the Southeast (Audio CD)

This album is great on so many levels. Will is in fine form, delivering a heart wrenching performance and the band is spot on while still retaining a ruggedness which gives the songs character. Also, the songs are beefed up to full out hard rock mode which approaches the most ragged Neil Young or (dare I say) Pearl Jam. Tracks from the album 'Master and Everyone' benifit from this reworking, giving them a force and power that was perhaps lacking on that record. Recorded prior to the release of 'Super Wolf' you can hear the germs of that album here as 'Summer in the South East' prominently features Oldham collabrator Matt Sweeney and his more rock oriented guitar playing. The recording itself reveals what sounds like a very intimate affair with audience interaction and between song banter. Tack on another half star to give this an overall rating of 4.5

5.0 out of 5 stars my intro into the BPB world, June 20, 2010

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Norman Umberger "sui generis" (Salisbury, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Summer in the Southeast (Audio CD)

I had heard great things about BPB and this was on sale at Tower and it is incredible. A couple songs are in my heavy rotation and it seems like you are voyeuring a band at its peak who has its audience in on their secret too. I almost am afraid to pull back the curtains. But you sh not be afraid to get this album and enjoy it.