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Sings Greatest Palace Music | 
 enlarge | Artist: Bonnie "prince" Billy
Label: Drag City
Category: Music
List Price: $15.98
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 17534
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 252
UPC: 781484025221
EAN: 0781484025221
ASIN: B0001KL50S
Release Date: March 23, 2004
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| Tracks:
| • | New Partner | | • | Ohio River Boat Song | | • | Gulf Shores | | • | You Will Miss Me When I Burn | | • | The Brute Choir | | • | I Send My Love To You | | • | More Brother Rides | | • | Agnes, Queen of Sorrow | | • | Viva Ultra | | • | Pushkin | | • | Horses | | • | Riding | | • | West Palm Beach | | • | No More Workhorse Blues | | • | I Am A Cinematographer |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Greatest Palace Music appears to be a strangely-packaged greatest-hits collection, stuffed nicely some of the most affecting songs Will Oldham's penned, "Ohio River Boat Song" and "Horses" among them. But while his own fan club picked these songs, here they've been wholly re-recorded by Oldham under his currently-preferred moniker Bonnie Prince Billy (though he continues to record under his own name when he feels like it) since retiring the Palace name and its permutations in the late 1990s. Sings was cut in a fancy Nashville studio, with a host of wizened session pros including pianist Hargus "Pig" Robbins and bluegrass fiddler Stuart Duncan. Each song has layers of fiddle, pedal steel, vibes, vocals, even saxophone. You'd sooner have expected an electronic album from Oldham than this--none of it appears to have been played by a drunk indie-rocker. A few of the arrangements are almost Branson/ Mandrell-ish and seem like a put-on at first (witness the off-Broadway gospel backup vocals on "Pushkin.") But with a few listens, the album's adult genius is clear. Here are intriguing, laidback versions of a master songwriter's best songs, sung in his most assured voice yet. Is it some bizarre, ironic in-joke? Who cares, when the result sounds this great? --Mike McGonigal
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| Customer Reviews:
 Overlapping demographics November 21, 2008
OneLove (so fla)
Cult-country folkster Oldham serves up a fitting tribute for fans of his earlier groups associated with the Palace moniker, offering his particular brand of contemplative chanteys, although in this context it comes more straightforwardly restrained and at that, more predictable and less engaging, even in the face of a relatively strong lineup.
 Great cd! August 27, 2008
Rosalynn Gottschall
This is a wonderful cd. I was very pleased with the transaction. Friendly service and adequate shipping. Thanks!
I am not a country fan, and this was my first Oldham album April 7, 2008
smellsblue
I heard "New Partner" from this album on some internet radio station a while back, and knew then that I had just stumbled onto something great. Just based on how much that song instantly grew on me, I went ahead and bought the album. Like I said, I'm no country fan - never have been - and every friend started doubting their perception of me when they'd hear me listening to this album. I have since become a huge Bonnie fan and own many of his albums, but this one is still very special to me - it made me appreciate country music. I do like the 'rawer' versions of these songs from his earlier albums, but it's interesting to see what a vocal coach and session musicians brought out of him. I think it speaks volumes that this was my first album of his, as I still don't like country music. He is country/folk/alt - this album just focuses on the country. If you don't like country, consider yourself open-minded, and are a fan of this man, then it wouldn't hurt to give this one a try. You might be surprised at yourself.
dare i say, cute? March 24, 2006
space_antelope (Baltimore Maryland)
somehow this release is very endearing. the richer production takes away from the barebones feel of days in the wake, etc., and it's in a way more effective, i think because it feels less pretentious, which is not to say ingenuine necessarily. calling this dude a genius is kind of like calling conor oberst the next dylan, but he is certainly very talented and a good wordsmith.
There is darkness, there is light May 25, 2005
Arise Therefore (Orange, MA United States)
This is a really fun album for folks who are already familiar with these Palace songs. The songs that were originally dark are still dark, but now they're fun and dark. The version of Cinematographer on this disc is celebrational! I would not recommend it as a starting place for anyone interested in Palace or BPB. But if you've already had an "in", then go ahead, buy one of these!
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