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The Missing Years (CD)

By: John Prine (Artist)

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John Prine Artist Snapshot:

Chicagoan John Prine burst onto the early '70s singer-songwriter scene amid a flurry of completely justified hype. He was among the first of many artists pegged as "the new Dylan," but his combination of folk, country, and poetic-but-simple lyrics was completely his own. Over the years, his albums have featured rock and country shadings to varied degrees, but his inimitable writing style has remained consistent.

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DISC 1 for The Missing Years (CD) Album By John Prine (Artist)
1   Picture Show
2   All The Best
3   Sins Of Memphisto, The
4   Everybody Wants To Feel Like You
5   It's A Big Old Goofy World
6   I Want To Be With You Always
7   Daddy's Little Pumpkin
8   Take A Look At My Heart
9   Great Rain
10   Way Back Then
11   Unlonely
12   You Got Gold
13   Everything Is Cool
14   Jesus The Missing Years
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (1/23/92, p.46) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...filled with idiosyncratic delights..."
Entertainment Weekly (11/22/91) - A- - "...all the songs are keepers, perfectly relaxed and wry..."
Q (10/92, p.88) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...more finished and consistent than anything since his classic DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH..."
Musician (12/91) - "...husky charm...refreshing casualness...only Prine's dog-eared persona matters...where corny junk like truth and beauty comes first, he's way bigger than Guns N' Roses...."
New York Times (Publisher) (1/1/92) - "...The newest album by the country-folk songwriter is filled with quotable verses and bitter-sweet comedy..."

Title Note

Personnel: John Prine (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Howie Epstein (acoustic guitar, bass, percussion, background vocals); Mike Campbell (electric guitar, bass); Jay Dee Manness (pedal steel guitar); Steve Fishell (dobro); Phil Parlapiano (mandolin, accordion, harmonium); Mickey Raphael (harmonica); Benmont Tench (piano, organ, harmonium, bass); John Ciambotti, Bob Glaub (bass); Joe Romersa (drums, percussion); Richard Hardwick, Al Bunetta (percussion); Christina Amphlett, Liz Byrnes (background vocals).

Recorded at Huh Sound Theater, Los Angeles, California and The Money Pit, Nashville, Tennessee.

Folk singer and songwriter extrordinaire John Prine had to wait 20 years before the music industry acknowledged him with the coveted Grammy. The golden prize was awarded for THE MISSING YEARS and it's a just reward, although any number of his prior records could have been named Best Folk Album. Which is not to say that THE MISSING YEARS is not a tour-de-force. Quite simply, it is Prine's most rewarding post-'70s release.

With Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' Howie Epstein at the producer's helm and a host of notable guests (Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Phil Everly), Prine unveils a winning set of country-rock tinged folk songs. The rolling "Picture Show" kicks things off with the familiar bang of Prine's trademark laconic delivery and stunning wordplay laced with playful and bittersweet irony. From there Prine goes from strength to strength, ranging from the silly ("It's A Big Ol' Goofy World,") to heartwarming ("Unlonely,") to the simply stunning ("Jesus the Missing Years"). The latter is an absurdist recollection of the 18 unaccounted for years in Christ's life. As the Lord hitchikes through Europe and jams with the Rolling Stones, one is reminded again of Prine's freewheeling and masterful storytelling ability.

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