Wildfires & Misfires: Two Decades Of Outtakes & Rarities

Jason & The Scorchers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 21, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Yep Roc Records
• ASIN: B00005V3XT
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,458 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure gold in the dusty, June 24, 2003

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bob ashmore (Jupiter, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wildfires & Misfires: Two Decades Of Outtakes & Rarities (Audio CD)

This is a surprizing mix of songs most done during the first two decades of Jason and the Scorchers. The liner notes are extensive with Jason giving tid-bits to enliven your understanding and enjoyment of the music. Some are covers of their standards, Absolutely Sweet Marie, Jimmie Roger's Last Blue Yodel and Cappuccino Rosie. These are very different versions from the versions that you have heard. A number of songs they never released are here as well.
If you enjoy Jason and the Scorchers, don't pass this by.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A great CD for Jason and the Scorchers collectors, September 16, 2002

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D. Christen "dan_chris" (Rushville, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wildfires & Misfires: Two Decades Of Outtakes & Rarities (Audio CD)

Jason and the Scorchers recorded two of the greatest Country-Punk-Rock albums : 'Lost and Found' and 'Fervor'. I was really excited when they released this collection of unreleased and rare material. However, it did not turn out to be the 'huge' album that I hoped it to be. All the previously released material is definitely better in its original then these alternative versions. The live material is a bit 'sloppy' at times and one of the tracks ('Tear it up') is even faded out - a definite 'no-no' for a live recording. The highlights to me are 'Fallen Angel', 'Buried me like a Bone' and the great cover version of 'Ruby, Don't take your love to town'. If you are a Jason and the Scorchers fan, this one should be part of your collection, otherwise try to get 'Both Sides of the Line' which combines the first two releases on one CD.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Genres jump too drastically..., December 1, 2004

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Stephen Cabral (New England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wildfires & Misfires: Two Decades Of Outtakes & Rarities (Audio CD)

This is made up of 19 tracks of outtakes, rarities & live stuff. Jason Ringenberg gives a couple of sentences of background info on each song. Some of the highlights are a live guitar duel in the true sense of the word between Warren Hodges & Link Wray...covers of Polk Salad Annie and Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town with the guitarist from The Georgia Satellites and there is a real tearjerker that's sung by Hodges' mom. As individual songs go, this disk is a great collection...but as an entire album it fails because the songs genres jump too drastically between mellow C&W weepers into live raunchy "guitars on 11" rockers. It was laid out chronologically but in this case it's too jarring. But it should sound great in my CD shuffler.