New Jackson Browne 2CD "Hits" coming

There's a big full page ad on the back of the new Billboard for "The Very Best of Jackson Browne". I wonder how the mastering will be? In stores in March.

WHERE IS THE ROE DVD-A????

 

Ah, the '70s. Before every Tom, Dick and Harry got a Digital Workstation with "software loudness"! "Hey, we got it, let's use it!"

PS - There was an interesting item inside the mag about Jackson Browne. It states that his "immediate focus is on a series of DVD-As to be released on Warner Strategic Marketing this spring!.

What's Warner Strategic Marketing? Is that RHINO?

 

LMAO!!!!

 

I would've liked Song For Adam and Lawyers In Love.

DISC 1:
1. Doctor My Eyes
2. Rock Me On The Water
3. Jamaica Say You Will
4. Take It Easy
5. These Days
6. For Everyman
7. Red Neck Friend
8. Fountain Of Sorrow
9. For A Dancer
10. Late For The Sky
11. Before The Deluge
12. Your Bright Baby Blues
13. Pretender, The
14. Here Come Those Tears Again
15. Load Out, The
16. Stay
DISC 2:
1. Running On Empty
2. You Love The Thunder
3. That Girl Could Sing
4. Boulevard
5. Somebody's Baby
6. Tender Is The Night
7. In The Shape Of A Heart
8. Lawless Avenues
9. Lives In The Balance
10. I Am A Patriot
11. Sky Blue And Black
12. I'm Alive
13. Barricades Of Heaven, The
14. Looking East
15. Naked Ride Home, The
16. Night Inside Me, The

 

I would have added/substituted "The Crow and the Cradle" (from the NO NUKES concert album) and "The Road and the Sky" or "Farther On" (both from Late for the Sky).

 

While I maintain my opinion that THE NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR is one of the most willfully botched greatest hit comps in memory, I thought the title track was the best thing Jackson Browne had done since HOLD OUT.
Looks like it'll be one of those annoying gotta-have tracks that'll keep fans from selling off an otherwise redundant collection.

 

Does anyone here like the song "Looking East"? I think that tune is exceptionally good. If played loud in the car, it always causes leadfoot to me.

If anyone has the Enhanced CD, there is a cool "making of" section where the song goes through various stages of creation - very interesting. It's neat to hear the track laid down and the lyric coming together.

To me, this is a "missed gem" of a tune that might have been huge in the late '70s, early '80s. This is the kind of tune that I really like that you don't hear that much anymore, strong guitars, strong drums, driving beat with a big buildup to the ending. I must just like guitars too much....

I can't see why this was not a hit, then a standard......?

 

For all intents and purposes, yes. It's the fancy-schmancy name for the Time Warner back catalog department, most (if not all) of which gets issued on Rhino.

 

Shouldn't this actually be in Music Corner?

 

Thanks again, Tim!!

(Note to gorts) Tim should get a custom title like "Forum Historian" or "Recorded History Guru" or something a bit more clever, as he always has a wealth of info, and does author those valuable Goldmine Price Guides!)

 

"Lawyers In Love" is a pretty significant hit to be left off of this thing, isn't it?

 

I've heard other folks say that, but why? I thought it was a good one disc overview, and it was aiming to be a "best of" vs. "greatest hits". It also had a couple of new songs that were pretty good; it looks like there's nothing new or archival in the upcoming set.

- Joe

 

Steve, I remember some of those 70's albums from JB, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, to name a few, stating in their liner notes "This album was recorded using the Aphex Aural Exciter". Can u tell me...Just what did this thing do to the sound of these albums? Back then i thought these were some of the better sounding albums when compared to others.
Thx,
Tim

 

Well,

I visited...of all places...Rhino Records homepage and found a revised(?) tracklisting:

CD1:
DOCTOR MY EYES
JAMAICA SAY YOU WILL
ROCK ME ON THE WATER
TAKE IT EASY
THESE DAYS
REDNECK FRIEND
FOR EVERYMAN
FOR A DANCER
FOUNTAIN OF SORROW
LATE FOR THE SKY
BEFORE THE DELUGE
YOUR BRIGHT BABY BLUES
THE PRETENDER
HERE COME THOSE TEARS AGAIN
THE LOAD-OUT
STAY

CD2:
RUNNING ON EMPTY
YOU LOVE THE THUNDER
BOULEVARD
SOMEBODY'S BABY
TENDER IS THE NIGHT
LAWYERS IN LOVE
IN THE SHAPE OF A HEART
LAWLESS AVENUES
LIVES IN THE BALANCE
I AM A PATRIOT
SKY BLUE AND BLACK
I'M ALIVE
THE BARRICADES OF HEAVEN
LOOKING EAST
THE NAKED RIDE HOME
THE NIGHT INSIDE ME

If this is correct, they did rectify a big sin of omission with Lawyers in Love....

I'll definitely grab this one. The single disc was weak in selection and missed way too many key songs and singles.

Brian

 

Yeah, but they dumped "That Girl Could Sing"! IIRC it was one of his bigger hits, no? I always loved Lindley's solo on that one, hate to see it left off...
Bruce

 

They could have left off "The Naked Ride Home" tracks. That CD was a dissapointment to me.

 

This is from a fansite which seems pretty reliable in its information:

http://www.jrp-graphics.com/jb/jbnews.html

The Very Best of Jackson Browne, a 32-track, 2-CD set, will be released on March 16th. Many of the songs have been remixed and all have been remastered. Jackson designed a very elegant package, and it includes liner notes by Dave Marsh and lyrics to all of the songs. (Please note that this is NOT an attempt by Elektra to release something because they can; Elektra has nothing to do with this release. It was totally created by Jackson with Rhino / Warner Strategic Marketing.)

 

It baffles my mind that Steve Hoffman was not chosen to master this compilation. Steve did a terrific job on the DCC Jackson Browne discs. What are these guys (the powers that be) thinking??

 

I don't like the collection... the song selection is so poor!

 

Seems pretty serviceable to me, pretty much covers the bases...what is that poor about it, besides personal faves that may be missing?