Leo Kottke - Try and Stop Me
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Track List: Try and Stop Me
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- MonopolyDownload & Buy
- StolenDownload & Buy
- Mockingbird HillDownload & Buy
- ThenDownload & Buy
- Mora RoaDownload & Buy
- AxolotlDownload & Buy
- Bristol SlothDownload & Buy
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- Jesus MariaDownload & Buy
- GewerbegebietDownload & Buy
- The Banks Of MarbleDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Try and Stop Me
- Release Date:
- 06/22/2004
- Label:
- Rca Victor
- UPC:
- 828766064520
User Reviews: Try and Stop Me
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Raw LEO
, January 6, 2005Reviewer: Rich - See all Rich's reviews -
Leo in optima forma!
, July 21, 2004Reviewer: salentino666 - See all salentino666's reviewsPros: Kottke as the fans like him best!
Cons: Sounds a bit familiar at times.
This is vintage Leo Kottke! The man alone with his guitar, playing lovely melodies, tantalising rhymic scemes, the way Kottke fans want it. Listen to tracks like "Monopoly", "Stolen", Mockingbird Hill", "Then", Bristol Sloth" and the pronunciation challenge "Gewerbegebiet&quo
t; and this record will win you over immediately. "Baks of Marble", with Los Lobos, features his earth shattering barritone. Other tracks contain a lot of imrovised stuff. Alltogether: a full five star recommendation from a (very) long time fan. ...
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Pro Reviews: Try and Stop Me
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Even though six and twelvestring master Leo Kottke's last solo album, released five years before, was named One Guitar, No Vocals, that could just as well have been the title of this one. Except for a setclosing vocal turn fronting Los Lobos on the Weavers' folk song "The Banks of Marble," the rest is just Kottke and his acoustic guitar. Together they make music that falls between folk, world, jazz, gospel, and the dreaded new age that is indelibly tied to Kottke's recognizable percussive style. There are few deviations from his established direction and many of these tracks could have been included on any of his previous twodozen or so discs. But that doesn't lessen the impact of experiencing one of the most respected and intense acoustic guitarists in the history of the instrument ply his craft. In addition to the aforementioned tune, Kottke covers another old folk standard, "Mockingbird Hill," (which he claims to have heard from Patti Page). He tears the song apart, then reconstructs it in his own image. Carla Bley's "Jesus Maria" also goes through the Kottke machine for the third time and emerges sounding like a beautiful and twisted song from the guitarist's own pen. Short and bizarre liner notes for each tune are typically peculiar, some relating to the song in ways only Kottke will understand. Established fans won't find many revelations here, but they will still relish hearing fresh Kottke music, if only because he's obviously still playing at the top of his game 35 years into his idiosyncratic career. - Hal Horowitz, All Music Guide |
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Leo Kottke Biography
Innovative acoustic guitar virtuoso Leo Kottke was born September 11, 1945 in Athens, Georgia. Raised in 12 different states, he absorbed a variety of musical influences as a child, flirting with both violin and trombone before trying his hand at the...Full Leo Kottke Biography
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Pros: leo plays like he's mad at the guitar's limitations; edgy!
Cons: same as above
This CD is perhaps not the best intro to Leo's work. The uninitiated may think the man's insane. We loyal fans know better. This disc has a raw unpolished feel to it that shows off Leo's unique talent. No one can accuse him of him of commercialism. There is no mainstream niche he can be squeezed into. Thank God he dosen't seem to care.