Tangled Tales

Dan Hicks, Dan Hicks And the Hot Licks | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 24, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Surf Dog (Ada)
• ASIN: B001Q8FS5C
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,004 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review by "Tangled Tales" Expert, April 22, 2009

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Famous Jonny Mambo "Famous Jonny Mambo" (Carrboro, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tangled Tales (Audio CD)

Having just interviewed Dan on my radio show, I feel that I am uniquely qualified to grace this amazingly fun release with the the almighty Amazon five star rating. I have spent the past month immersing myself in this CD and it has been a delight. It took about 3-4 spins for the music to sync with my nervous system and then I was hooked and wanting for more...You must pay attention or you miss the wonderful detail that has been crafted into this meticulous package of magic. Dan is riding with head-held-high in the creativity department. Sure, there are remakes, but they are way different than earlier versions and those songs have seasoned like fine wine. This is great entertainment and well worth the price that is being asked for it. Dan is a magician. Don't deprive yourself.

Keep on Truckin'

DJ Famous Jonny Mambo (Mojo Ballroom on WCOM)

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Am Young Again!, April 4, 2009

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Dr. Debra Jan Bibel "World Music Explorer" (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tangled Tales (Audio CD)

Once upon a time in the time-space continuum...the San Francisco Bay Area in the 60s [1965-1974]....Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks made some fun and funny recordings of countrylike swing. Over the years his albums were fine but did not have that peculiar spirit of yesteryear. With Tangled Tales, Dan and the Hot Licks (don't short shrift the Hot Licks, whose contrasting voices and accentuations contribute much to the swing) have channeled the epoch with a truly excellent album. And this time he has the help of some great country rock and blues musicians: David Grisman, Charlie Musselwhite, Roy Rogers, and Bruce Forman, among others. The album includes some covers, but the songs are well chosen, from Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues to jazz master Horace Silvers' Song for My Father. Chris Goldsmith, the producer, did a fine job in getting it all together. I think that I struck it rich again!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dan's still got it., March 27, 2009

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Betty C. (Santa Rosa, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tangled Tales (Audio CD)

This album is exactly what I had hoped. It's Dan! I love the guest instrumentalists on this as well. My immediate favorite is The Diplomat. I also enjoy his cover of Dylan's Subterranean Homsick Blues. Great job Dan!