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Time The Revelator

Gillian Welch Format: Audio CD

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Track Listings

1	Revelator
2	My First Lover
3	Dear Someone
4	Everything Is Free
5	Elvis Presley Blues
6	I Want To Sing That Rock And Roll
7	April 14th, Part I
8	Ruination Day, Part II
9	Red Clay Halo
10	I Dream A Highway

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Grammy-nominated artist Gillian Wlch has 3 created some of her most passionate works on her 3rd album Tim (The Revelator). The tne song CD produced by songwriting partner David Rawlings. "Gillian combines echoes of bluegrass musical purity with lyrics about trouble lives that carry the grainy authenticity of old B&W photos..-LA Times"

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.63 x 5.12 x 0.39 inches; 3.17 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Acony Records
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2001
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2006
Label ‏ : ‎ Acony Records
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00005N8CQ
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Best Sellers Rank: #43,034 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #271 in Alt-Country & Americana (CDs & Vinyl)
- #451 in Traditional Folk (CDs & Vinyl)
- #529 in Contemporary Folk (CDs & Vinyl)

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Quality was good

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2023

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This was a usual performance by Gillian. Songs were well recorded and performed. A must for fans

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Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2023

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She’s incredible David as well … their best album . Dylan Townes and these two … my people …

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Hold your breath...

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2004

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This is a gorgeous album. Like many people, I first learned about Welch & Rawlings through their work on "O Brother Where Art Thou" and "Down by the Mountain." Despite having little previous interest in bluegrass, I was instantly hooked. I finished collecting their albums this year, and was delighted to find out that "Time (The Revelator)" was the best of a very good body of work.
I'm especially fond of the eerie title track, "Revelator," a contemplation of Welch's own success. The songwriter successfully walks a fine line between invective and self-pity, and her refrain -- "Time's the revelator" -- is at once fierce yet chilling. Rawlings's guitar accompaniment is equally fantastic; he's an astonishing musician. Together, they make the song into a small masterpiece.
(Incidentally, I saw the two of them play this at a venue in Atlanta several months ago. When they got to a particular four-letter word towards the end of the song, the seemingly grave audience cheered with delight).
Other highlights:
The sweetly seductive "Elvis Presley Blues" will get to you even if you've never cared for Elvis. It seems like pure heartland at first, but has a touch of Lou Reed-like suggestiveness.
"I Want to Sing That Rock And Roll" was the first Welch/Rawlings tune I ever loved, and it's still a good one. Like other reviewers, I wish they had re-recorded the track for this album; the ovation at the end is a little disconcerting.
"My First Lover" is the album's most leisurely and enjoyable song; thudding power chords recall a lazy, stupefying roll in the hay.
"I Dream a Highway" is the album's other masterpiece, a 14 minute ballad with a narcotic, haunting intensity. Despite its length and repetitive melody, it never gets boring; instead, it invokes an eternal road trip through loneliness and revelation. It's a great song -- the thrillingly slow finish to a marvelous album.

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"Time" For A Change

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2001

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A number of musical artists this summer seem to be obsessed with time: Mary Chapin Carpenter in "Time*Sex*Love" is saddened by it and feels helpless and manipulated in its mighty grip; Nancy Griffith is frozen in it and ruminates about the past in "Clock Without Hands"; but Gillian Welch, however, feels that although you may be hurt by it, time reveals all; you don't necessarily have to be its victim.
There is an immediacy to the songs on this album that is quite startling. When I listen to the distinctive vocals and the superb guitar/banjo strumming, I feel like I am sitting with Welch and Rawlings on a large porch in the middle of the summer and they are singing and picking right in front of me as I sip my iced tea and brush away the insects. This collection feels so intimate, as if every track has been sung and loved for years. Gillian Welch proves here that less is, indeed, more. There are few artists who could do more with a guitar, a banjo and two voices than Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.
Although nothing can quite come close to the emotional whallop that "Hell Among the Yearlings" packed, "Time" feels more positive as if Welch finally feels empowered instead of defeated by "Time". With positive statements like "I want to electrify my soul," we finally feel that Welch believes she can finally make a difference in her life. It's this belief in change that is the key, whether or not change comes. "We're gonna do it anyway, even if it doesn't pay," Welch sings in "Eveything is Free". Although the harshness of life is still the undercurrent and mover of her songs, Welch makes a bold step forward in dealing with "Time".

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Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2010

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Gillian and partner David Rawlings take some risks with "Time (The Revelator)" and succeed by keeping things fresh while maintaining their sound. "April The 14th" is divided into two parts with two songs separating them, the second titled "Ruination Day" and the whole song is a rumination on the assassination of Lincoln, the Titanic and the fate of the 'Okies' among other things. And then there's "I Dream A Highway" but more about that later. The title track goes down easy with lovely picking by Rawlings and the pair's seemingly effortless natural harmonies. The song builds nicely with intertwined guitars. "My First Lover" is a bittersweet reminiscence enhanced with a reference to an old Steve Miller song. "Dear Someone" is a dreamy bluesy waltz. Gillian and David's ability to infuse a depressing lyric about being poor with a jaunty upbeat melody is wonderful and rich in irony. "I Want To Sing That Rock And Roll" is a joyous live track that's infectious as hell. The next song, "Elvis Presley Blues" is one of my favorites here with a splendid melody and heartfelt lyrics. These blues make me feel good. I like the comparison of Elvis to a chorus girl and a Harlem queen- an interesting take on the King. The woes and hopes of the worker are explored on the understated and haunting "Everything Is Free".

The album closes with the epic (in length and thematic scope)"I Dream A Highway". A sort of opposite of Dylan's "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" or "Desolation Row" in that it's more hopeful and the narrator of this song is more confident than Dylan's dazed and confused suitor though there are subtle similarities in both songs. "I Dream A Highway" is the perfect final track, leading you gently out of Gillian and David's world. For now. I consider this album and "Hell Among The Yearlings" to be their masterpieces.

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Reviewed in Germany on November 24, 2023

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I love this album, it's brilliant.

michel

Chanteuse indispensable, à connaître absolument!...

Reviewed in France on September 16, 2021

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Gillian semble chanter simplement, sans esbrouffe, sans chichi et pourtant au fil des écoutes elle nous atteint en plein coeur, l'émotion nous submerge, on ne peut résister à cette chanteuse, un chant simple et magnifique, merci Gillian...

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DrHugoZCamaleon

Muy bello

Reviewed in Spain on December 10, 2019

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Bellísimo disco intimista,preciosa voz y guitarra,mucho feeling' esta pareja. Una maravilla !

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A P Harris

Highly recommended

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2019

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Having only just discovered Gillian Welch this purchase was a bit of a gamble, however its a gamble that has really paid off. This CD is full of wonderful songs, beautifully sung. Welch's voice is honest and full of haunting depth. Accompanied by the amazingly skilled guitar work of her partner David Rawlings every track is filled with integrity and warmth. These dark ballads are never depressing but always intriguing. My favourite album of the year so far. Highly recommended.

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Reviewed in France on April 18, 2018

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Je rejoins les rangs de ceux (plus bas) qui avouent avoir (trop) longtemps ignoré l'existence de cette auteure, compositeur interprète majeure. C'est en lisant un article sur Ryan Adams que je me suis penché sur la discographie de la dame. Le moins que l'on puisse dire c'est que je n'ai pas été déçu. C'est beau et intemporel, donc indispensable.

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