Weed

Chris Whitley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 3, 2004)
• Original Release Date: February 3, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Messenger Records
• ASIN: B0002609XA
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #179,487 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #98 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Blues Rock

Track Listings

1. Power Down

2. Living With The Law

3. Know You

4. Phone Call From Leavenworth

5. Cool Wooden Crosses

6. Big Sky Country

7. The New Machine

8. Clear Blue Sky

9. Bordertown

10. Narcotic Prayer

11. Kick The Stones

12. Weightless

13. I Forget You Everyday

14. Make The Dirt Stick

15. Dust Radio

16. Can't Get Off (instrumental)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great acoustic versions of Whitley classics, March 30, 2005

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Joseph Defranceschi "joey d" (madison, wi) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Weed (Audio CD)

Texas-blues ballad writer Chris Whitley once again takes out his National steel guitar and gritty, distinctive voice with very nice results. Weed, released in late 2004 along with War Crime Blues, features acoustic versions of previously release originals from the albums Din of Ecstasy (1995), Terra Incognita (1997), and his brilliant debut, Living with the Law (1991). Born in Texas and raised in New York City, Whitley has been living in Europe for the last few years where he has been able to hone in on his raw, original blues sound. Speaking of raw, Weed was recorded in Whitley's bathroom on a two track minidisc player. (1998's Dirt Floor was recorded in a barn.)

Chris' style of bare-bones, one-take blues has never been more apparent than with Weed. The songs are beautifully written, drawing on everything from love and heartbreak to late parties and a phone call from prison. Simple songs from a deep and complex man make this album unique and highly entertaining, especially when heard in contrast to their blues-band versions from the earlier albums. His poetry is apparent in the track "Narcotic Prayer," "If I found her breathing, how could I adjust?/ Should I see her bleeding, calling me in trust?" Whitley's Weed is a very nice, calm album that showcases his songwriting and introspective voice. Go get this album if you liked Nick Drake's naked swansong, Pink Moon, or the southern blues of Taj Mahal.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Modern day field recording..., February 27, 2005

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Evan Blewett (North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Weed (Audio CD)

Chris recorded this on a portable minidisc recorder in his girlfriend bathroom, which gives the recording a very intimate feel. In my opinion the songs from his early catalog benefit from being stripped down to bare essentials. A true musical artist, check him out live if you can.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Acoustic Versions of C.W.'s Classics, July 25, 2007

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Markus Pacal (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Weed (Audio CD)

"Weed" was the first of two internet-only & live show releases that Whitley put out in 2004. These are most likely songs you know. I believe they have all been featured on some of C.W.'s former releases. They were all written between 1986-1996 and were recorded in Dresden @ his girlfriend's house on a two-track MD. 16 total tracks of Whitley favorites re-recorded acoustically. It gives each song a different feel & shows just how good the original compositions were. Bathroom-acoustic blues, baby!