Who's Gonna Go Your Crooked Mile

Peter Case | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vanguard Records
• ASIN: B0002VER9C
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #141,085 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Original, Beautiful, Soulful, Intelligent, Magical, November 2, 2004

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Steve Guion "Steve" (Hampton, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Who's Gonna Go Your Crooked Mile (Audio CD)

Peter Case is one of those amazing artists who somehow manage to keep going year after year, staying well out of the spotlight, off the radar and, shamefully, ignored by the labels with the muscle to bring him to a larger audience. In a perfect world, Case would sell millions, be on every talk show ans magazine cover and be asked to be the musical guest on SNL (no lipsyncing necessary). Then again, perhaps if Case were that popular, it would screw up everything and he'd suck like most of the other mega-stars (Springsteen excluded, of course).

Peter, if you're out there reading this, thank you for so many amazing songs and thoroughly enjoyable albums (I'm one of the thousands who buy every one of your releases as soon as they come out). And thank you for doing such a great live show in 1987 opening for Husker Du at 1st Avenue and again at Jim Morrison's house in Norfolk, VA last fall. You are a true American treasure and your songs and recordings are timeless. Don't ever stop.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Case in Point, October 15, 2004

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Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Who's Gonna Go Your Crooked Mile (Audio CD)

Certain artists are so good that I feel compelled to get everything they do. The case in point is Peter Case, of course. Also obviously, one couldn't call this collection "Peter Case's Greatest Hits" since most radio doesn't play music this good, but "Who's Gonna Go Your Crooked Mile?" is an astounding collection of excellence. Case has put out CD after CD of classic sets, my favorite being "Flying Saucer Blues" represented here with tracks 8-11. "Two Heroes" is a rock shuffle about a fighter from Kentucky. "Blue Distance" is one of Peter's songs where you feel the ache of longing, "I've lost my direction; I've looked up & down & it makes no difference when you're not around." "I've got 13 children & 3 ex-wives with eyes like daggers & tongues like knives; All the big mistakes, I've made them twice, I'll make them again before they put me on ice," Peter sings in the toe-tapper "Coulda Shoulda Woulda," a great track. "Cold Trail Blues" always sounds to me like "Coltrane Blues" when Peter sings it with a slow plaintive delivery. Case completists will want the great new recording "Wake Up Call," a letter to Saddam Hussein, "You lay your bets on war & suicide, Either way you'll need a place to hide, Big ideas & a spider hole where you can keep all of the lives you stole." "Golden Handcuffs" are usually benefit stipulations that penalize management from early retirement or withdrawal from benefit plans. On "My Generation's Golden Handcuff Blues" Case sings about economic slavery that will have your toe tapping as you feel the sting, "We bought the Big Lie now the payments are due; Your personal freedom's a corporate tattoo." The five tracks from "Beeline" are also excellent including the sizzling, "Something's Coming" with its offbeat bongo percussion. "Crooked Smile" won't be startling because only 3 of the tracks are new recordings, but it is a sterling collection as Case moves from strength to strength. Enjoy!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best CD of 2004., December 22, 2004

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Tom White "playwright" (Austin, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Who's Gonna Go Your Crooked Mile (Audio CD)

Peter Case's retrospective "Who's Gonna Go Your Crooked Mile?" gets my vote for best record of 2004; the songwriting tips the balance. As good as the recordings are, quite a few of these evergreens are sure to be covered by other artists in years to come.