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Product Description
More Albums by Jerry Jeff Walker (Artist)Run a Quick Search on "Five Years Gone" by Jerry Jeff Walker to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Five Years Gone"Browse more products related to "Jerry Jeff Walker"Product NotesUpstate New York native Jerry Jeff Walker truly hit his artistic stride after relocating to Austin in 1970 and hooking up with the soon-to-be-dubbed "outlaw" crowd of songwriters. This dubious 1969 album, his third solo effort, finds him still struggling to find his voice and his sound. Things don't begin auspiciously here: the opening "Help Me Now" is a hopelessly dated, fuzzed-up bit of pop psychedelia that calls to mind the First Edition. Through much of the album, his stiff delivery sounds somewhat like that of Neil Diamond. Even so, there are some hidden gems, most notably the hushed, dreary "Janet Says" and the simple, upbeat little ditties "Dead Men Got No Dreams" and "Born to Sing a Dancin' Song." There are pretty covers of Keith Sykes and Lewis & Clarke Expedition songs, as well as a requisite but appealing version of his trademark tune, "Mr. Bojangles" (referred to as the "famous drunken recording made early in the morning on WBAI"), but overall Five Years Gone is not as great or as gonzo as what followed it. --Marc Greilsamer If You Enjoy "Five Years Gone (CD)", May We Also Recommend:
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