The Gibson Brothers - Long Way Back Home
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Track List: Long Way Back Home
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- Mountain SongDownload & Buy
- Callie's ReelDownload & Buy
- Dreams That End Like ThisDownload & Buy
- The Way I FeelDownload & Buy
- OpheliaDownload & Buy
- Any Man In His Right MindDownload & Buy
- Long Way Back HomeDownload & Buy
- It's All Right With MeDownload & Buy
- Alone With YouDownload & Buy
- I'm Not Wanted HereDownload & Buy
- I Gotta Get Back To YouDownload & Buy
- Satan's Jeweled CrownDownload & Buy
- He'd Take Her Back AgainDownload & Buy
- Bonus Track 1Download & Buy
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Album Details: Long Way Back Home
- Release Date:
- 03/16/2004
- Label:
- Sugarhill [Country]
- UPC:
- 015891398624
User Reviews: Long Way Back Home
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full, visceral brand of bluegrass
, April 1, 2004Reviewer:
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| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews The Gibson Brothers have been one of the most consistent folk and bluegrass acts on the circuit since the middle 1990s. Their radical hard country approach to the music stands out in stark contrast to generic would be the neorevivalists. Eric and Leigh approach each song, whether it be Kieran Kane's stomping "Mountain Song," Gordon Lightfoot's classic "A Long Way back Home," or their own "I'm Not Wanted Here," with its earl Scrugg's banjosity with the same elegance and viewpoint: that this is a living tradition descended from antiquity. This music is not preserved nor is it preserved as such; instead it is vibrant, alive, spooky and heartbreaking sometimes, joyous and rolling at other. In any case scenario, it's music that assents to life and the mountain heritage. Easily their most accomplished outing, A Long Way Back Home is the kind of bluegrass record that doesn't get made anymore; amazing heartfelt singing, popping instrumental breaks and a freshness that could never exist in a museum of dead legacies.. - Thom Jurek , All Music Guide |
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The upstate New York bluegrass group known as the Gibson Brothers is really two talented brothers and a father and son team that can deliver a close-knit harmony without a hitch. The brothers are writer, banjoist, and vocalist Eric Gibson and writer,...Full The Gibson Brothers Biography
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Pros: the brothers’ duet singing and songwriting
Cons: drums and steel?
From the town of Ellenburg Depot in the Champlain Valley in upstate New York., The Gibson Brothers emerged on the music scene in 1991 and put out albums on the Big Elm, Hay Holler and Ceili labels early in their music career. Their “traditional music with a twist” has won them many fans and a 1998 award for “Emerging Artist of the Year.” In 2002, they signed with Sugar Hill Records and released the highly acclaimed “Bona Fide” in 2003. When not performing, Leigh is a dairy farmer, and Eric is a school teacher.
Their sophomore effort on the Sugar Hill label, “Long Way Back Home,” continues their formula of a full, visceral brand of bluegrass built around the brothers’ duet singing and songwriting. This disc consists of seven originals. Leigh Gibson contributes Dreams That End Like This, Any Man in His Right Mind, and I Gotta Get Back To You. Eric Gibson composed The Way I Feel, I'm not Wanted Here, and He'd Take Her Back Again. Drawing inspiration from the Adirondacks on a beautiful spring day, Eric collaborated with Roy Hurd to pen “Callie's Reel.” In each case, the song’s author sings lead with his brother singing harmony. The only number with three-part harmony (courtesy of Alan Bartram) is “I’m not Wanted Here.” Although brother duet singing is a large part of their signature sound, I’d encourage them to consider a few more songs with additional harmony on future releases. Maybe even invite their little sis, Erin, back into the vocal mix now and then as they did on the “Bona Fide” album?
Besides the traditional “East Bound Train,” the band covers of songs by Kieran Kane, Gordon Lightfoot, Jackson Leap, Jaime Robbie Robertson, Chris Jones, and Edgar Edens.
Leigh Gibson plays guitar and sings. Eric Gibson plays banjo, lead guitar, and sings. The brothers are once again joined by their talented bass player Mike Barber and mandolinist Marc MacGlashan. Special guests include Jason Carter (fiddle), Luke Bulla (fiddle), Rob Ickes (dobro), Russ Pahl (steel guitar), Sam Zucchini (percussion), and Alan Bartram (harmony vocal). Another difference from the “Bona Fide”project is the band’s increasing use of drums and steel guitar. These three original cuts (Dreams that End Like This, Any Man in his Right Mind, He’d Take Her Back Again) clearly show their distinctive, countrified stamp to some of their contemporary material. Now, with veteran experience to supplement their youthful energy, the Gibson Brothers’ fame as bluegrass and country stars continues to grow. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now) ...