 | | |
| | Hobo's Lullaby | | | Music Artist : | | Arlo Guthrie | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Rising Son | | Release Date : | | 1993-06-29 | | Store Price : | | $17.99 | | Artistopia's Price: $14.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
|
|
|
|
|
CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Anytime
2. The City of New Orleans
3. Lightning Bar Blues
4. Shackles and Chains
5. 1913 Massacre
6. Somebody Turned on the Light
7. Ukulele Lady
8. When the Ship Comes In
9. Mapleview (20%) Rag
10. Days Are Short
11. Hobo's Lullaby
| |
Other Artist Albums
|
|
|
|
Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
|
 Very Nice!
Submitted on: 2009-11-02 |
|
| This is a classic CD to own. My favorites are City of New Orleans and Hobo's Lullaby. They both bring back memories. |
|
|
|
This is the America I love
Submitted on: 2009-05-09 |
|
| I knew this album from the vinyle version, when it was first released. 20 years ago, I lost the vinyle. Since then, I always remembered this album as a beautiful one, but I did not remember at what point it is a great collection of elegant and nostalgic melodies, with great arrangements. Some of my favorite musicians participate (You'll recognize Ry Cooder from time to time). Happily, this album is still available : jump on it, don't miss it, it is a "must have" for anyone loving acoustic sounds and gentle voices. Thanks you, Arlo. |
|
|
|
 Hobo's Lullabye
Submitted on: 2004-09-04 |
|
| I like this CD just as I have always liked all of Arlo's music. This CD contains 11 songs and has a total playing time of 39 minutes. I'm surprised that it costs five times more than his other CDs which are very good too. |
|
|
|
Quality Musicianship
Submitted on: 2004-05-16 |
|
| I can't help but think that people overlook the quality of the music on these early to mid '70's Arlo albums; singing and songwriting aside, these sesions are pretty impressive. Ry Cooder stands out especially for his understated but beautiful solos (check out "Days are Short"); but there's more. The rhythm section shines throughout, and the bluegrass stuff is exceptional. The Arlo albums from "Washington County" thru "Brooklyn Cowboys" seem to be considered period pieces, but that's a tremendous understatement. They are valuable collections of very talented musicians doing some of their best work at the peaks of their careers. Profoundly underrated stuff! |
|
|
|
The Most Whimsical Arlo Strikes Again!
Submitted on: 2003-07-26 |
|
| I am often stunned to find how many people are still unfamiliar with Arlo Guthrie and his wonderful music. This collection from mid- stream in his career features a cover photo of the feckless boy himself standing on a pasture hill in the rural town of Washington, Massachusetts, a lovely and perhaps quaint town on the top of the mountain of the same name (and not "the" Mount Washington in northern New Hampshire). This terrific album illustrates what incredible talent, diversity and intelligence this sometimes slapstick and even vaudevillian singer has. Arlo really is one of a kind, a true artist who often covers sour subjects with a sugary satirical style, thus making these bitter pills about life more tolerable and acceptable to discuss and think about. Here our perpetually young and impish Mr. Guthrie shows all of his sides, sometimes serious, often impish, and always sporting a twinkle in his eyes, from the silly and memorable title tune of "Hobo's Lullaby" to the hysterical "Ukulele Lady"" He shows his more serious side with wonderful entries like the lyrical "City Of New Orleans" and with Bob Dylan's "When The Ship Comes In". Probably the greatest thing about most of these songs is that they weave their way into your subconscious memory, so you may find yourself humming or singing one of them involuntarily next time you're in the shower and feeling pretty good about the world. This is indeed a wonderful album by someone often assumed to be a lightweight because of his inordinate success with novelty songs like "Alice's Restaurant" and "The Motorcycle Song". But when he wants to be serious, as with a moving interpretation of his father's (Woody Guthrie) song "1913 Massacre", he is as fine a folksinger and troubadour as anyone on the scene. And anyone familiar with Guthrie the man and his continuing good works in rural western Massachusetts as a sort of self-appointed one-man project on helping those in need, he is obviously much more than that, and anyone taking a close listen to this album will discover the true depths of his quite considerable singing and songwriting talents as well. Enjoy. |
|
|
|
