Tom Russell

Tom Russell | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 22, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Philo Records
• ASIN: B0000003SB
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #138,030 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Home Before Dark

2. U.S. Steel

3. Downtown Train

4. Love Makes A Fool Of The Wise

5. The Definition Of A Fool

6. As The Crow Flies

7. The Road To Bayamon

8. Alkali

9. Wise Blood

10. Joshua Tree

11. Mezcal

12. William Faulkner In Hollywood

13. Fire

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably his best, November 17, 1999

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Miko (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tom Russell (Audio CD)

All of Tom's albums are quite good, so it's difficult to choose one to call his most essential. I always, however, keep coming back to this one. The quality of the songwriting is unparalleled, as are the arrangements and playing.

The thing that sets this one apart is probably what one would refer to as the amount of "classic" songs. A lot of the essential TR material is right here on this disc, and it is a great place to start if you haven't heard of him yet. Mezcal, William Faulkner, Road To Bayamon...wow.

Not enough can be said about US Steel, undoubtedly his finest work lyrically, and that rumbling Johnny Cashian arrangement-goosebumps! The details (he makes you feel like you are looking at that closed down plant with him) and powerful imagery sum up everything that a TR song is all about.

I remember seeing TR at Matty T's (in NY ) shortly after this disc was released, and asked him why it was so hard to find his stuff in the stores. He suggested I "call Rounder every day to complain, I do." He didn't stay with them for very long, but thank god that this album still exists. Don't pass up this oppurtunity, buy it now!

5.0 out of 5 stars Songwriting at its best, November 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Tom Russell (Audio CD)

Tom Russell is one of the greates singer/songwriters I know. This cd, recorded in the late 80's in Norway, contains 12 country-rock songs, and each one of them is a classic.