Where the Sidewalk Ends [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Shel Silverstein

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 3, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 1976
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00004Z3M6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,936 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

If you've heard Shel Silverstein's bawdy Freakin' at the Freakers Ball, your notion of the man who wrote Where the Sidewalk Ends might've been skewered. Silverstein was nothing if not a tad twisted. But his twists and turns in world of children's arts were well considered and infectiously charming. When he recorded poems and rhymes from Sidewalk, the book was nearly a decade old. But he brought the words to life, albeit a funky, sometimes nasally delivered, sometimes abruptly jolted life. Silverstein knew that his changes in voice pitch, his quickly dashed mixes of spare guitar and pinched singsong delivery, and, most of all, his rhythmically fetching words were ideal for hearing. Sidewalk, which took home a 1984 Grammy for best children's album, still stands boldly above (or at least apart from) so much of what's recorded for kids. One should expect nothing less than pretzeled genius from the guy who wrote such pop hits as "The Unicorn," "A Boy Named Sue," and "On the Cover of Rolling Stone." And that's what comes through on this expanded Sidewalk, with its 11 newly added snippets (including "Hector the Collector," "Hungry Mungry," and "If I Had a Brontosaurus"). If it's a rhyme you're after, look no further. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for anyone with children, February 15, 1999

By	Alan Winterrowd "Boomcoach" (Bluffton, IN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Where the Sidewalk Ends (Audio CD)

I was buying Shel's books for my kids several years befor they were born and found this album at the time of my daughter's birth. I have enjoyed Shel's writing, both for Dr. Hook and for his own releases. Shel's interpretations of his own works, on this album, are hilarious. His choice of titles is well done, all of the poems he does work very well.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! Shel is always GREAT!, December 18, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Where the Sidewalk Ends (Audio CD)

I have grown up listening to the adult as well as children's recordings of Shel Silverstein. I first heard this in 3rd grade, and I STILL think it is great. Everyone who stumbles upon this needs to do me a favor. Listen to or read anything you can of Shel's. It will be worth your time!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars work that stands the test of time, October 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Where the Sidewalk Ends (Audio CD)

I grew up with this book and loved it dearly. I love the fact that it is still around today and as refreshing as ever. This is a book that will be passed on to my children someday, and it is even more delightful in audio form. A must have for any parent, as they will enjoy it as much as their kids.