|
John Denver Album: “Wildlife Concert”
| Album Information : |
|---|
|
|
Release Date:1995-08-14
|
|
Type:Unknown
|
|
Genre:Soft Pop, Beatles Legacy, Classic Country
|
|
Label:Sony Mid-Price
|
|
Explicit Lyrics:No
|
|
UPC:5099748069429
|
Review - :
{$John Denver}'s first live album, {^An Evening with John Denver} (1975), was a lavish two-LP set accompanying a network TV special, released at his commercial peak. His second live album, {^The Wildlife Concert}, is a lavish two-CD set accompanying a cable TV special and home video, released at his commercial trough. {$Denver} performs most of his Top Ten hits from the '70s (but not {&"Thank God I'm a Country Boy,"} the big hit off the last live album), getting the bulk of them out of the way early on the first disc. He adds some well-chosen covers by {\folk} peers such as {$David Mallett} (the antiwar {&"You Say the Battle Is Over"}) and {$Tom Paxton} ({&"Bet on the Blues"}), selects some of his better, if less familiar, songs of the last decade ({&"The Harder They Fall,"} {&"Falling Out of Love"}), and introduces new material touching on his favorite romantic ({&"Is It Love?"}) and political/philosophical ({&"Amazon"}) themes. With such a balanced set list, he manages to revitalize the best of his catalog, reassert his {\folk} roots, and, to an extent, redefine himself. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
|
|
