1 Joy Tears
2 Evening Call
3 Cold+Dark+Wet
4 Bucket
5 Mighty Sweet Watermelon
6 Treat Each Other Right
7 Eugene
8 Coneville Slough
9 Kokomo
10 Pound It On Down
11 Skinny Days
12 Whippoorwill

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in awe

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: First song I ever heard by Mr. Greg Brown was on some Montana internet radiostation in august 2006. (I live in Amsterdam/Netherlands).
Had never heard about Greg Brown before. The song was "two little feet", and already when the intro began, I knew it was going to be so damn good.
Immediately afterwards I googled for him, landed at Red House and he had just released "The Evening Call". They played a full version of "Joy Tears" on their site. No words to describe how overwhelming his voice and music are. I really have no idea why he's not a BIG STAR. Immediately ordered "The Evening Call". A treasure.
Hope you will be doing some shows in our sincity one day. Greg, be assured the Amsterdam-crowd will embrace you.

National Treasure

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: Greg Brown writes intelligent poetry with a sense of resigned humor that's captivating if you pay close enough attention ("She found a new man on the Internet," he writes. "Wham I'm spam and it's cold and dark and wet.").

But even if you miss a telling detail or two in these story songs, Brown's propulsive guitar playing and voice, which is veering towards a Tom Waits growl on his 23rd album, pulls you along the folk blues tracks. This is a wise, experienced, self-deprecating wit telling tales, pondering the emotional truths of love (a recurring theme on this disc) and our place in time.

The centerpiece is "Eugene," a mostly spoken word travelogue told from the viewpoint of a veteran RV and fisherman pondering where his country has gone. But Brown wisely follows that with two stunners, "Coneville Slough," looking back at an old romance and "Kokomo," a ride out of town that's a descendant of "The Weight." Just to show he's an old softy, Brown ends the disc with "Whippoorwill," a valentine guaranteed to leave a lump in your throat.

Great CD and artist

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: This CD is great. Very dark, thought-provoking, funny and always musical. Greg Brown's voice is truly soulful and deeply rooted in the blues, but his music defies categorization. It's pretty meaningless to call him a "folk singer", except that he's a brilliant observor and chronicler of human behavior and American culture. Folk musicians are noted for that kind of thing I guess. As others have said, it's very surprising that Greg Brown is not way better known by lovers of all kinds of music from blues to country, folk and rock.

quality greg brown

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: I downloaded and gave it a full listen this morning. I enjoyed the first listen. It has the qualities of other Greg Brown recordings that make me keep coming back to this artist. Like others, I'm sure it will continue to grow on me with future listens.

Good Stuff

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: This album is truly one of his best. Each play of the album will gain more and more appreciation as you connect more and more with each song's underlying meaning. Be sure to check out "Cold and Dark and Wet" and "Whippoorwill".