13 Ways to Live (Jewl)

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 21, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Red House
• ASIN: B0002PUH8S
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #353,386 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

FROM TEXAS WITH COMPASSION! A stunning all-new CD from Austin’s hottest artists created in response to the war in Iraq as an avenue to express their feelings, thoughts and ideas about the situation. Proceeds will benefit the most vulnerable victims of the conflict via the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation whose special programs in Iraq are evaluating and coordinating humanitarian aid and relief while working to address the problem of land mines and unexploded ordinance.

With Abra Moore, Jack Ingram, David Baerwald, Alejandro Escovedo, Eliza Gilkyson, Bukka Allen, Richard Buckner, Will Sexton, Ian Moore, Terry Allen, Patty Griffin, Butch Hancock, and Screen Door Music!

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good songs, great cause, October 11, 2004

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Jon "2xj" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 13 Ways to Live (Jewl) (Audio CD)

I saw Ian Moore at Schuba's in Chicago this past Saturday and he performed his song from this album (The Things We Carried). Let me just say that if you haven't checked out Ian Moore's music yet, do yourself a favor and listen to his latest album, Luminaria. It's amazing. Secondly, his song on this album as well as the work of the other artists on the album is full of emotion, energy, and relevence. In a time of present political uncertainty, perhaps similar to some of the depth of emotion found around Vietnam, this album serves as a barometer of what many of us are thinking and feeling. It is not a campaign piece by any stretch, however. It is just fantastic music compiled into a poetic album that is listenable and beautiful. Again, my hat is off particularly to the underrated Ian Moore whose song alone is worthy of the purchase of this album.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A New Approach to Protest Songs, January 4, 2005

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Anne Bacon (berkeley, california) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 13 Ways to Live (Jewl) (Audio CD)

This is a beautiful album. As the editorial review mentions, the fluency of the whole album is harmonically pleasing, and well structured. Not all of the songs hit my fancy - some of them were lyrically or melodically uninteresting to me - but the ones that did - Abra Moore, David Baerwald, Will Sexton & Patty Griffin - struck hard enough to inspire me to pick up my guitar and figure these songs out. Eliza Gilkyson, Richard Buckner, Ian Moore and Bukka Allen also had quite nice contributions. The two best parts of this compilation: [1] the band - Screen Door Music - turned typical folk songs into beautiful compositions - adding an eerie plucking of the inside of the piano over straight chords, a droning harmonium in the back of a simple 1 -4 -5, or layering several guitars, a cello, upright bass and a resonator, they make these songs beautiful and fluent, sometimes rocking intently. [2] the songs approach aspects of war that are often overlooked by protest songs - most notably hopelessness, and the loss of small things.This music humanizes war - and made me feel connected to the perpetrators and the victims of the un-changing cycle of violence. I would kiss all of these artists in thanks if they were round here.

4.0 out of 5 stars It's about time, November 15, 2004

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Winchester (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 13 Ways to Live (Jewl) (Audio CD)

That artists used their talents for good again. We all remember Live-Aid, and some are old enough to remember No Nukes. Here the cause is Viet-Nam Veterans Against the War. Is this political, yes, but more than that it's human. From Abra Moore's opening, thru a standout David Baerwald tune, thru Terry Allen's Big Ole White Boys, it's not so much about the politics, as it is about people. Some broken, some misguided, but still just people.