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One Man Band [CD + DVD]
by James Taylor
from HEAR MUSIC

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• I like some tracks better than their original recordings
  I have most of JT's albums, and I love them. When I listened to this album, I was nearly moved to tears by this album's recordings of "Never Die Young", "My Traveling Star", "Copperline", and "You Can Close Your Eyes". These arrangements with only guitar and piano have a much more intimate feeling than the original recordings with a full band. Wish I would have seen this show live.

• One man band
  A classic James Taylor you must own. If my wife doesn't get her James Taylor fix daily, she gets grumpy.

• My favorite James Taylor performance.
  As "One Man Band" is a CD and DVD combo, the best member of the team is clearly the concert DVD. Without new songs to see, the DVD does reveal James Taylor's humorous side. It's very close to having James come over and play a few tunes in your living room. His only accompaniment is Larry Goldings on the piano. James' relaxed and comfortable nature is a joy to experience.
  As for the production, the audio is outstanding and well balanced. The video must have been done by a guitarist fan. I have played... more info

• LOVE this!
  Two disclaimers to start: I LOVE James Taylor, and I generally HATE "live" recordings.
  O-my-goodness. For any JT fan, this CD/DVD is a REQUIREMENT. I've been "with him" since 1970, so I know all the songs. This CD has a great representation of his music -- and the really cool thing about JT is that he ALWAYS performs a song as if it is the FIRST time he has done so. I have had the good fortune to see him in concert three times, the last time this past October. He sang "Fire and Rain" as if it were a... more info

Tracks:

1. Something in the Way She Moves - James Taylor, Taylor, James [1]
2. Never Die Young
3. The Frozen Man
4. Mean Old Man
5. School Song - James Taylor, Goldings, Larry
6. Country Road - James Taylor, Taylor, James [1]
7. Slap Leather
8. My Traveling Star
9. You've Got a Friend - James Taylor, King, Carole
10. Steamroller Blues - James Taylor, Taylor, James [1]
11. Secret O' Life
12. Line 'Em Up
13. Chili Dog
14. Shower the People
15. Sweet Baby James - James Taylor, Taylor, James [1]
16. Carolina in My Mind - James Taylor, Taylor, James [1]

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