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You Can't Relive the Past

Eric Andersen
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (February 22, 2000)
  • Original Release Date: February 22, 2000
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Appleseed Records
  • ASIN: B000047873
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #184,884 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
listen  1. Eyes Of The ImmigrantEric Andersen 6:43$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. You Can't Relive The PastEric Andersen & Lou Reed 4:06$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Gonna Go CrazyEric Andersen 5:05$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. MeadowlarkEric Andersen 4:52$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. Every Once In A Pale Blue MoonEric Andersen 5:06$0.99 Buy Track
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listen  7. Dear MamaEric Andersen 5:23$0.99 Buy Track
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listen11. MagdalenaEric Andersen 7:31Album Only
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Editorial Reviews

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Perhaps you can't relive your past, but for Eric Andersen escape is no option. In these 13 songs--sung in a desolate whisper, played like a seance at Parchman Farm--Andersen, who Bob Dylan has called "a great ballad writer," pursues his darkest memories with one ear cocked to the Delta, the other listening for "the wisdom of Job ... old as the devil." Andersen recorded half of the album in New York and half in Mississippi: Artie Traum picks sparkling lines and Lucy Kaplansky adds sweet harmonies on the acoustic New York material, while a small combo of blues musicians--including legendary drummer Sam Carr and slide guitarist Kenny Brown--add a haunting and muscular electric groove on the Delta cuts. There are also notable writing collaborations with Lou Reed, who cowrites and sings on the title track, and four songs penned with Townes Van Zandt--brooding meditations on mortality imaged in snakelike roads and meadowlark laments. Easy listening? No, but essential for devotees of songwriting at its darkest and deepest. --Roy Kasten

All Music Guide, February, 2000
"His most diverse and adventurous [album] in years. . .This is terrific stuff."

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Album I Have Heard This Year., June 1, 2000
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I'm going to go out on a limb, and say this may be the best work Eric Andersen has ever done. Beautifully written, hauntingly performed with some of his best singing ever. The folk-oriented songs are some of the strongest & most mature he's written, while the blues songs are a bold experiment (and how many artists with a 35-year-career behind them are still experimenting?) that pay off beautifully. More people deserve to know about this one...any fan of Eric Andersen, Townes Van Zandt, Dylan, or any kind of folk/blues music will love this. Buy it...you won't regret it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant compilation, February 24, 2000
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Buy this cd! It is a most interesting piece of art. The songs are like succulent ingredients combined together and served up like a gourmet feast! It is a wonderful feast for the ears and heart. It traces back to the days when music didn't have to be technologically complicated to be great. Kudos to Mr. Andersen.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another delightful masterpiece, March 21, 2000
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Eric Andersen has struck gold with You Can't Relive the Past. I love the variety of song styles, and my favorite song is "Eyes of the Immigrant", both for its theme and its gorgeous lyrics and melody. Its opening reminds me of "Moonchild River Song" from years back. Every Eric Andersen fan should buy this CD immediately-it's great!
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