O Brother, Where Art Thou? |
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List Price: £8.99
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Disc 1:
| 1. Po'Lazarus - J Carter & The Prisoners | | 2. Big Rock Candy Mountain - Harry McLintock | | 3. You Are My Sunshine - Norman Blake | | 4. Down In The River To Pray | | 5. I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow - Soggy Bottom Boys | | 6. Hard Time Killing Floor Blues - Chris Thomas King | | 7. I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow (inst.) - Norman Blake | | 8. Keep on the Sunny Side of Life - The Whites | | 9. I'll Fly Away - Gillian Welch & Alison Kraus | | 10. Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby - Emmy Lou Harris,Gillian Welch & Alison Kraus | | 11. In The Highways - The Peasall Sisters | | 12. I Am Weary - The Cox Family | | 13. I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow (inst.) - John Hartford | | 14. O'Death - Ralph Stanley | | 15. In the Jailhouse Now - Soggy Bottom Boys | | 16. I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow (with band) - Soggy Bottom Boys | | 17. Indian War Whoop - John Hartford | | 18. Lonesome Valley - The Fairfield Four | | 19. Angel Band - The Stanley Brothers | | 20. O Brother, Where Art Thou? / Enhanced Data - Soundtrack |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Joel and Ethan Coen have long established themselves as film stylists without peer: from Blood Simple to Fargo, their movies have never been less than fascinating, and there has never been any question that their films could not have been made by anyone else. In T-Bone Burnett, the producer of the soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art Thou?, they have finally met their match: Burnett's work in assembling a collection of pieces for the Depression-set film is as skilled and entrancing as the film itself.Despite the presence of Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss and bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley, the stars here are the songs themselves, a host of traditional songs augmented by archival recordings. The collection is also a showcase for a host of lesser known and forgotten bluegrass masters: The Cox Family, collaborators with Krauss; Norman Blake, a sideman for Bob Dylan and June Carter Cash; country gospel group The Whites, who once counted Ricky Skaggs as a member (and who, here, cover the Carter Family); and young bluesman Chris Thomas King among them. All bring life to their songs, and the results are sublime--and, at times (Krauss and a choir's take on "Down To The River to Pray", Blake's instrumental version of the oft-repeated "I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow"), downright entrancing. Some of these songs can be found on Alan Lomax collections. If you enjoy this album, we also highly recommend the Harry Smith Anthology of American Folk Music and Woody Guthrie's Asch Recordings series. --Randy Silver
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 O brother music from the film, 2009-07-10
This C.D. is the music from the film featuring George Clooney.It is a better listen if you have seen the film. (Which is well worth watching) but the music is enjoyable on its own. Certainly my kind of music, bluegrass/blues and some spiritual. Well worth the money.
 Fantastic music from a great film, 2009-06-29
I first heard this music when I saw the film on the TV. I was captivated by both the film itself and the music. At the time I thought that the music made the film come alive. I think the genre is called Blue Grass, and it's very American old country style. I would say the film is based around the 1920's Southern States of the USA and the music really fits the bill. A great album - well worth a listen.
Irresistible, 2010-02-20
The movie is pretty good.
I'm not a huge fan of 'Americana' or country music, though I do like bluegrass.
But this soundtrack album is irresistible - musically first class, and packed with atmospheric 'gems'.
I love it - a perennial favourite.
 constant man of constant sorrow, 2010-01-14
Some soundtrack albums irritate because they don't bear much resemblance to what you hear on the film. This one takes its brief a bit too literally. There are some excellent tracks, presented exactly as in the film: American 'Old Time' music, jazzed up just the tiniest bit. It's a reminder that jazz, blues, country and bluegrass all originate in the same music.
The main weakness is the 18 different versions of Man of Constant Sorrow. They soon pall, and make it difficult to listen to the album as a whole.
Then there's the quavery 'Lonesome Valley' - won't it ever end?
O Brother CD, 2010-01-22
Bought this for my husband and he seems happy with both the product and service.
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0008817006925
Format: Enhanced, Soundtrack
Label: Mercury Records Ltd (London)
Manufacturer: Mercury Records Ltd (London)
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Mercury Records Ltd (London)
Release Date: 2000-08-28
Running Time: 61
Studio: Mercury Records Ltd (London) |
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