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Good Old Boys (Bonus CD) (Dlx) | 
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| Artist: Randy Newman
Label: Rhino / Wea
Category: Music
List Price: $19.98
Buy New: $11.99
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Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 10811
Format: Original Recording Reissued, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 78243
UPC: 081227824327
EAN: 0081227824327
ASIN: B000065DWH
Release Date: May 21, 2002
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Rednecks | | • | Birmingham | | • | Marie | | • | Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man) | | • | Guilty | | • | Louisiana 1927 | | • | Every Man a King | | • | Kingfish | | • | Naked Man | | • | A Wedding in Cherokee County | | • | Back On My Feet Again | | • | Rollin' | | • | Marie (Demo) |
Disc 2
| • | Rednecks | | • | If We Didn't Have Jesus | | • | Birmingham | | • | The Joke | | • | Louisiana | | • | My Daddy Knew Dixie Howell | | • | Shining | | • | Marie | | • | Good Morning | | • | Birmingham Redux | | • | Doctor, Doctor | | • | Albanian Anthem | | • | Rolling |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com essential recording
Randy Newman's 1974 concept album explores the modern contradictions and early-20th-century history of the Deep South with his bracing mix of irony, affection, and empathy for twisted psyches and hungry, venal dreams. What sounds like Southern gothic material is a virtuosic balancing act between light comedy and political broadside, shivering with moments of unexpected pathos: "Birmingham" is a booster anthem, "A Wedding in Cherokee County" a tableau of dysfunctional romance at once grotesque and touching, "Guilty" a probing confession of addiction, and "Louisiana 1927" a Copelandesque tragedy of the ravages of that year's historic flood. Capping it all is his classic, double-edged indictment of racism, "Rednecks," which turns the knife back on smug outsiders blind to their own prejudices. Rhino's 2002 remixed, expanded reissue caps the initial disc with a demo version of the ballad "Maria" and includes a fascinating salvaged-from-the-vaults second disc dubbed "Johnny Cutler's Birthday" (the working title for the project), featuring Newman sketching the finished album through songs and commentary. --Sam Sutherland
Album Description
Deluxe remastered reissue of 1974 album including 'Rednecks', 'Louisiana 1927' & 'Marie'. Plus a bonus disc featuring the 13-song Johnny Cutler's Birthday, the previously unissued 'rough draft' of this 1974 classic. The 2 discs are housed in a double slimline jewel case and a slipcase. 2002.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 31 more reviews...
 good old oys cd..Randy Newman October 24, 2008
I bought this enhanced edition thinking in would have more tracks ..actual songs...not so just a lot of verbal info from the artist about how the songs evolved ..really not what i was looking for!
Great recording March 8, 2008
Great record by an important artist! One of Randy's best (maybe THE best) wherein all elements (composition, orchestration and lyrics) come to fruition.
He IS an American Institution you know.
Oh, for the hard of thinking, the lyrics are satirical.
Simply Brilliant! December 21, 2007
A masterwork filled with beautiful melodies, stunningly poignant lyrics, biting social commentary and piercing truth. Randy Newman's musical genius is evident in every note.
Masterpiece October 5, 2007
This is one of the only items I've seen with over 10 reviews where every rating is 5 stars. This is one of the great concept albums of all time. It's one of the few albums that I've owned that I never hit the skip button. It's one of the few albums I can listen to over and over without getting burnt on it. Some of the others include the 4 amazing concept albums by Pink Floyd.
Being a native of Louisiana and knowing some of the history he refers to makes it that much more entertaining. It's sad, funny, tragic and real. The only criticism I have, as an alumnus of LSU, is the little piece in "Rednecks", "College men, LSU. Went in dumb, come out dumb too." Remember, it is a satirical work.
Since Katrina, I can't listen to "Louisiana" without having to fight back tears.
I could go on about every tune, but I type slow. I feel sorry for anyone who hasn't discovered this album
Inside the mind of... October 2, 2007
I've been listening to Randy Newman's first half a dozen albums, including the obscure live one and Good Old Boys, for 30 years or so. Every note, word and nuance flows in my blood, because he never wastes or over-adorns anything. Sail Away is my favourite - it has 'informed my life' - and the others are warm, witty, comforting friends. Cynics like having cynical friends.
After reading what others said about the bonus disk that comes with this reissue, I had to have it, and it turned out to be nothing less than what I expected from Newman: the real deal. Good Old Boys has always seemed his most tightly conceptual album, and here's why. He intended combining the music with a sort of soundscape to indicate a personal journey of the mind through a region he loves and hates in equal, ample measure. Here he is sitting in the studio, explaining his intentions, and admitting when they are still in the process of formation, while running through many of the songs and a few that didn't make the final cut for the album proper.
If you're interested in the man, great songwriting and the artistic process, it's fascinating. The sound quality is excellent and it's like he's in your living room, giving you a casual, personal preview.
Unlike a lot of bonuses like this - although I don't know of anything else quite like this - I'll play this one again from time to time in the future, and I know I'll always enjoy it. It's a glimpse of the inner workings of a unique man with nothing to prove and everything to say.
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