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'Til We Outnumber 'Em: Woody Guthrie
Tracklist of 'Til We Outnumber 'Em: Woody Guthrie
Reviews:
Disappointing tribute for a Folk Icon
There is no bigger Woody Guthrie fan than me and I was greatly excited when I found out that Ani Difranco, another singer/songwriter I greatly admire, had put together a tribute to Woody. It is, however, fairly disappointing.There are some good bits, here and there. Difranco's version of Do Re Mi is hot and her version (with Indigo Girls) of Ramblin' Round is the best thing on this CD. Billy Bragg is always good. But Springsteen is wasted on a version of Car Car and Plane Wreck at Los Gatos (the latter of which is done much better by Baez on her First 10 Years collection). Ramblin Jack Elliot does a very respectable version of Talkin' Dust Bowl but he also does 1913 Massacre again, which is already on the original Tribute album from the sixties. David Pirner's version of Pretty Boy Floyd does not hold a candle to Dylan's version on the A Vision Shared CD or Guthrie's own version. The whole ablum is interspersed with various people's reflections on Woody which would have been fine if they were in the booklet but only interupt the music on the CD and get rather boring after you've heard them once or twice.
ENJOYABLE
Ani DiFranco has done a good job of introducing young America to Folk music, Woody Guthrie and Utah Phillips. Her version of "Do Re Mi" plus the Indigo Girls "Ramblin Round" and a fun singing, not yelling Bruce Springsteen "Riding In My Car" highlight this one night of music. "Til We Outnumber Em' is live and there are some better studio covers of Woody, but it's still enjoyable.Good Songs, OK Performances
I found this a bit on the weak side. Only Ani DiFranco's "Do Re Me" is really distinctive, and most of these songs have been covered much better previously. For instance:"Riding in My Car" -- Bob Dylan; "Deportee" -- Springsteen (in 1981); "Ramblin' Round" -- Odetta; "Pretty Boy Floyd" -- Bob Dylan
And I wish this CD would have included Joe Ely or Jimmie Dale Gilmore, both of whom performed at the show and can be seen in the cover photo.
As another reviewer noted, the '68/'70 "Tribute to Woody Guthrie" CD is far better, with excellent performances from Dylan, The Band, Ry Cooder, Arlo Guthrie, etc. Unfortunately, even that CD cuts out a couple of strong tracks that were on the 2-LP original (Richie Havens' "Vigilante Man" and Judy Collins' "So Long" were two of my favorites).