I haven't reviewed a CD for this blog since July of 2014. (For the record, it was Sarah McLachlan's Shine On...) I guess Sheryl Crow was right: Threads is a great place to stop producing full albums if this is worth blogging about...
Back before I had blog, Crow had a TV special to promote The Globe Sessions album called Sheryl Crow and Friends Live From Central Park. Threads also features Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Stevie Nicks as well but also TWENTY OTHER ARTISTS! This includes 3 Highwaymen (Johnny Cash, posthumously; Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson) and 2 Highwomen (Maren Morris and Brandi Carlyle.) I'll just throw this out there: A female version of Traveling Wilburys probably would include Stevie Nicks and Bonnie Raitt... I think it may be worth noting Emmylou Harris, who was the only performer at both Joan Baez's 75 AND Joni Mitchell's, appears on this album as well...
She covers songs from two Traveling Wilburys: Bob Dylan's "Everything is Broken" off his Oh Mercy album (Which came out in '89 during the "Wilbury Period" coincidently...) and George Harrison's "Beware of Darkness" With Keith Richards, she covers the Rolling Stones classic "The Worst." This was a geek out moment for me because of all the Stones' tunes, the best known songs Keith sings lead on are that one and "Happy" which they did during the above Sheryl Crow and Friends concert!
My favorite song on this album, however, may be "Still The Good Ole Days" clearly co-written by James Gang/ Eagle Joe Walsh. (Wouldn't you rather him as president and not the other one or is that just me?) Maybe it's the hat Sheryl is wearing but the video for it feels like something George Harrison would do...
Since Sheryl insists she isn't retiring, I don't know what this means for her career down the road. Soundtrack appearances? I'm not one to buy singles but we shall see...
Back before I had blog, Crow had a TV special to promote The Globe Sessions album called Sheryl Crow and Friends Live From Central Park. Threads also features Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Stevie Nicks as well but also TWENTY OTHER ARTISTS! This includes 3 Highwaymen (Johnny Cash, posthumously; Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson) and 2 Highwomen (Maren Morris and Brandi Carlyle.) I'll just throw this out there: A female version of Traveling Wilburys probably would include Stevie Nicks and Bonnie Raitt... I think it may be worth noting Emmylou Harris, who was the only performer at both Joan Baez's 75 AND Joni Mitchell's, appears on this album as well...
She covers songs from two Traveling Wilburys: Bob Dylan's "Everything is Broken" off his Oh Mercy album (Which came out in '89 during the "Wilbury Period" coincidently...) and George Harrison's "Beware of Darkness" With Keith Richards, she covers the Rolling Stones classic "The Worst." This was a geek out moment for me because of all the Stones' tunes, the best known songs Keith sings lead on are that one and "Happy" which they did during the above Sheryl Crow and Friends concert!
My favorite song on this album, however, may be "Still The Good Ole Days" clearly co-written by James Gang/ Eagle Joe Walsh. (Wouldn't you rather him as president and not the other one or is that just me?) Maybe it's the hat Sheryl is wearing but the video for it feels like something George Harrison would do...
Since Sheryl insists she isn't retiring, I don't know what this means for her career down the road. Soundtrack appearances? I'm not one to buy singles but we shall see...
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