Here's something a little different, mainly in that it features recent performances, rather than quite old ones. As we all know, Live in-person music performances were shut down during the pandemic, and are only now just beginning to come back in any form. But as we did for so many other activities, many musicians found ways to keep performing through Zoom and virtual concerts from their homes over the internet. And although this could not really substitute for real Live shows, it did give us the opportunity to see some very intimate, personal performances and stripped down songs from many great artists. And most of these performances were freely available for viewing and listening through Youtube or other online outlets. Some of the wonderful artists that provided an abundance of 'home' concerts and performances were Norah Jones, Melissa Etheridge, Ben Folds, Neil Finn, Grace Potter, Sheryl Crow, Brandi Carlisle, Richard Thompson, John Fogerty, and many others. Fellow music blogger Paul over at his wonderful site 'Albums That Should Exist' has compiled many of these internet home performances into pseudo-albums for listening purposes. Another great artist that has made a series of these types of performances is Jackson Browne. He has made many individual song performances from his home for various charitable organizations he supports, and after their use for those charities they have been released onto Youtube for all to enjoy. And since no one else has compiled these performances into an audio album compilation yet, I thought that I had to do it. And some of these performances are just fantastic (all are good, but some excel to another level). They sound so good, the songs are great, Jackson's voice is still as clear and pure as ever (and he is 72!), and these tasteful arrangements, most with additional guitar accompaniment (Greg Leisz on slide or steel guitar or Val McCallum on lead guitar, as well as a couple w/full band) are just excellent (a particular highlight is the beautiful guitar leads of Val McCallum on 'Before the Deluge' and 'Our Lady of the Well'). These are all performances from 2020-2021 and are available on Youtube (thus full video are available). Jackson will be releasing his 15th album, titled Downhill From Everywhere, later this month. I have added a bonus track (not from home concerts) from a recent appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Live TV show where Jackson plays a new song from the album. So, enjoy these new (recent, at least) solo, duo, and small group performances of some of Jackson's greatest songs, as well as several interesting covers in these Live From Home special performances.
Tracklist:
01. Looking Into You
02. Piney Wood Hills (Buffy Ste. Marie)
03. Farther On
04. Looking East
05. The Pretender
06. Walls and Doors (Carlos Varela)
07. The Waiting (Tom Petty)
08. Barricades of Heaven
09. Don't Let Us Get Sick (Warren Zevon)
10. Before the Deluge
11. Our Lady of the Well
12. Late For the Sky
13. The Rebel Jesus
14. Long Way Around
15. Some Bridges
Bonus Track:
Jimmy Kimmel Live, June 11, 2021
16. Cleveland Heart (From upcoming new album Downhill From Everywhere)
Details:
Tracks 1-2, w/Greg Leisz, for Forest Fete 2021
Track 3, w/Greg Leisz, for the Jack Barton Entertainment Summitfest and Triple A Radio
Track 4, w/Greg Leisz, for Food for Love Benefit Concert, Feb.13. 2021, benefiting New Mexico Association of Food Banks
Track 5, (solo) for 2020 Berklee School of Music Gala honoring Roger Brown, and dedicated to Al Schmidt, longtime recording engineer
Track 6, w/Greg Leisz, for Reeperbahn Fest 2020
Track 7, (solo), for Tom Petty Birthday Bash, October 2020
Track 8, w/Greg Leisz (slide guitar), Mai Leisz (bass), Erin Feinberg (drums), 2020 Dream Concert, for Verde Valley School Native American Scholarship Fund
Track 9, (solo), for #FreeJam 2021, Fran Drescher's Cancer Schmancer Benefit
Track 10, w/Val McCallum, for the Tennessee Riverkeepers
Track 11, w/Val McCallum, April 29, 2021, for the Women's Refugee Commission's 2021 Voices of Courage
Track 12, solo, for Cindi Lauper & Friends: Home for the Holidays 2020
track 13, solo, for @StevieVanZandt and @TeachRocks #StandWithTeachers 2020
Track 14, w/Greg Leisz (guitar) and Yvonne Stewart (vocals), for Rolling Stone's 'In My Room' Series
Track 15, w/Greg Leisz (guitar), Bob Glaub (bass), Mauricio Lewak (drums), for 2020 Steel Bridge Songfest
Bonus Track, Jimmy Kimmel Live, June 11, 2021
Jackson Browne_Live From Home Series 2020-2021.rar
Thanks! Wonderful, intimate tunes and performances by one of the great singer-songwriters.
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! Thank you for sharing, can't wait to hear.
ReplyDeleteJust downloaded the Second volume. Is it possible to re-up this collection? Thanks for the wonderful blog! I've been following you for quite some time.
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