Standard Songs for Average People CD

I listened, dumbfounded and amazed at what I was hearing. 14 songs - hand picked by these masters - "From Pistol Packin' Mama" to "In The Garden" - gunslinging and God - only Prine and Wiseman could take these old, semi-forgotten tunes and breath such new life into them. From the wonderful line art cover to the lines inside, it's a brilliantly sumptuous collection that will blow you away. John Prine and Mac Wiseman should have teamed up sooner, whether it be their songs or someone elses. They are magic together and their choice of songs on Standard and Average are anything but! Prine has gold inside of him and with Wiseman - we can listen to a wealth of their riches. Look at the Track list and you can see the pattern here, as each song plays, it just gets better. Mac Wiseman's voice is hearty and the perfect compliment John Prine's wholesome. The magnificent arrangements are backed up by a bevy of talent such as Jack Clement (the instigator of this pairing), Charles Cochran, Lloyd Green, Jamie Hartford, Dave Jacques, Kenny Malone, Pat McLaughlin, Jason Wilber, Joey Miskulin, Stuart Duncan, David Ferguson, the Carol Lee Singers, Lester Armistead, Kennith Blevins, Mike Bub, Ronnie McCoury, Tim O'Brien, Pat McInerney, and Roger Cook. Whew! How's that for a band! It's a beautiful, let me say that again, beautiful album... with some high and lonesome, every stringed instrument imaginable, percussion and back up singers. This one won't get lost on your music shelf and is a sure winner from these musical geniuses who have made each song their very own. You'll play it once, and then again and again. Perfect for the collector, or bluegrass, folk, country, gospel, crooning fan - It will stay in your player and play in your head for years to come.