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• OK Baggy, here goes. - JMCIII 03:11:05 06/10/02 (0)
  In Reply to: Well, uh, John....not that there's anything wrong with that.... posted by Bagsgroove on June 09, 2002 at 16:24:42:

  1.) His first, selftitled album on Atlantic. There are no bad songs here. There are, however, many of his best works. I guess this is what made me a Prine fan. He came out of the gate with a superb record, then got better.

  2.) Bruised Orange on Asylum. Not only are the sopngs good, but the sound quality is more than acceptable too.

  3.) Lost Dogs And Mixed Blessings on Oh Boy. His best "mature" work.

  4.) In Spite Of Ourselves on Oh Boy. This should not be your first intoduction to Prine. Choose any of the other three first. But, this is Prine in duet with many of the top female vocalists of today (Iris Dement, Emmy Lou Harris, ect.) doing covers (with the exception of the self-penned title tune) of country songs. I know, I know, I'm not a country fan myself. But if you find you like Prine, you're going to like this one too.

  I would then suggest, should you find that Prine is your kind of singer, to pick up each and every one of this records. (And here's a hint, buy all his early stuff on LP if you're still into vinyl. Not only will it sound better, but it'll be cheaper too.)

  Go get em, Baggy.

  John Crossett
  
  

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• Hard to beat the first album "John Prine" - Bruce Righter 17:51:30 06/09/02 (0)
  In Reply to: Well, uh, John....not that there's anything wrong with that.... posted by Bagsgroove on June 09, 2002 at 16:24:42:

  I'm sure John will have his own opinions, but "John Prine" is awfully good. The song "Angel from Montgomery" has always been a favorite (also covered by Bonnie Raitt on her own album & in a live duet w/ Prine on "Bonnie Raitt Collection").

  
  
  

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• Re: Well, uh, John....not that there's anything wrong with that.... - Neil E. 16:59:13 06/09/02 (0)
  In Reply to: Well, uh, John....not that there's anything wrong with that.... posted by Bagsgroove on June 09, 2002 at 16:24:42:

  Just about anything will do. "Prime Prine", an early greatest hits type collection, is a good sampling of his early years may be as good as any place to start. "Bruised Orange" might be another.

  His buddy, the late Steve Goodman would be another worth the time and effort if you're not familiar.

  Neil
  
  

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