The Trinity Session

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On their sophomore effort, Canada's Cowboy Junkies manage to make a one-day recording session in an old church one of their most satisfying listens. Featuring the sultry voice of Margo Timmins, the precise musicianship of her brothers Peter (on drums) and Michael (on guitar), and bassist Alan Anton, The Trinity Sessions is a spare, evocative, countrified-rock classic. Their inspired reworking of both "Blue Moon" and "Working On A Building" reveal the Timmins family to be talented interpreters and insightful neo-traditionalists. Mixing the ambitious songwriting of Margo and Michael Timmins with subdued covers of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane" and Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," The Trinity Sessions is an exquisite collection that holds up quite well under repeated listenings. --Mitch Myers

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The Trinity Session

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Late nights and cold days
the earliest is still the best
great tone poem for late night
a unique work
The Trinity Session is great!

The Trinity Session
Cowboy Junkies
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002WCL
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Mining For Gold
Misguided Angel
Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis)
I Don't Get It
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
To Love Is To Bury
200 More Miles
Dreaming My Dreams With You
Working On A Building
Sweet Jane
Postcard Blues
Walking After Midnight

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On their sophomore effort, Canada's Cowboy Junkies manage to make a one-day recording session in an old church one of their most satisfying listens. Featuring the sultry voice of Margo Timmins, the precise musicianship of her brothers Peter (on drums) and Michael (on guitar), and bassist Alan Anton, The Trinity Sessions is a spare, evocative, countrified-rock classic. Their inspired reworking of both "Blue Moon" and "Working On A Building" reveal the Timmins family to be talented interpreters and insightful neo-traditionalists. Mixing the ambitious songwriting of Margo and Michael Timmins with subdued covers of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane" and Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," The Trinity Sessions is an exquisite collection that holds up quite well under repeated listenings. --Mitch Myers

Customer Reviews:

Late nights and cold days.......2007-06-18

I got this as a hand-me-down cassette and it got me through so many late nights and cold, dark days when I was in college that I couldn't _not_ replace it when it finally gave out. I especially missed "Misguided Angel" and "200 More Miles". It's not dynamic, though, so if you're looking for something with a more obvious rock sound, this isn't it, but it's a great album.

the earliest is still the best.......2007-05-14

I got a new copy of this to put it on my ipod. My favorite line is "soul like a lucifer..soul like a piece of wood."

great tone poem for late night.......2007-05-09

I read reviews before buying this (which I typically do not do before writing a comment) and mostly I agree...however I would give this a 4.5 for the following: The Cowboy's version of Waylon's "dreaming my dreams' so diminishes the melody its a missed opportunity--and the bass line is just plain out of synch with what this song requires....and on Hank Williams "I'm so lonesome I could cry" nobody changes Hank's lyrics...especially "lonesome SKY to Haze" which doesnt make the next stanza rhyme...there are two times when the harmonica comes in and its mixed way too loud --its jolting...I have to say that their take on Sweet Jane kinda makes up for those lapses....

a unique work.......2006-08-31

This is the most intimate cd I have ever heard. The band actually went into a church and recorded the album live. What you hear is what they did, no studio modifications.

The sound is very slight and organic. No matter how much you turn up the volume, you cannot make the music loud. The drums are played with a brush, the guitars are turned way down and any electronic amplification is kept to a minimal.

B/c of the set up, the vocalist's voice is mixed way up front and is the feature of the cd. Boy, can she sing and her voice is beautiful and expressive.

That being said, not every song is fantastic and it is not an exceptional cd. The grandeur of the work is in the atmosphere not in the strength of songs. The silent, intimate nature of the cd does make some of the songs sounds a bit similar to each other.

The best songs are "Blue Moon", "Sweet Jane" (they do the version from Velvet Underground live 1969, the mellow version) and "Misguided Angel"

This is a unique work that is exactly what the title says it is. The "Trinity Sessions" a bunch of songs recorded inside of a church.

The Trinity Session is great!.......2006-02-24

I really enjoy listening to the Cowboy Junkies...if you like them, you'll like this CD too.

Restrung: The String Tribute to the Matrix

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Its an attempt
Restrung Reignites!
38 minutes of boredom
Neither astonishingly good or bad
Think Apocalyptica

Restrung: The String Tribute to the Matrix

Manufacturer: Vitamin Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000CC85S
Release Date: 2003-10-14

Tracks:

Welcome To The Real World
Power Plant-Score
Rock Is Dead
Clubbed To Death
My Own Summer
Session
When The World Ends
Furious Angels
Trinity Dream
Chatteau

Customer Reviews:

Its an attempt.......2006-01-02

After hearing the first Matrix soundtrack, I thought Clubbed to Death and My Own Summer would be interesting to hear and faithful to the original. I was wrong.

My Own Summer with strings is dreary and somewhat sad, not expressing the shouting anger of the original. The riffs are fit for an electric guitar, not a cello.

Clubbed to Death is worse. The sound effects aren't played well with strings. Instead of sounding like a good effect, it sounds like a cat wailing, represented by strings. The bass in the stringed isnt great either. I love the original Clubbed to Death, but this one doesnt sound quite right.

It was an attempt, but it didnt work.

Restrung Reignites!.......2005-12-14

Once played, I immediately understood the humor in it. Restrung has it's serious side, but at the same time, you can't help but think, "they're playing rock/heavy metal on string instruments!" Insightfully speaking, I find it funny that the majority of the music for the Matrix was composed on digital devices, yet, Restrung is performed on analog instruments. Not only this, but also the fact that they can take abrasive metal music and expose the inner beauty of their melodies and accent their percussive structures simultaneously. Converting metal music to a wonderful orchestration is no easy task; almost any director will tell you this - ask Michael Kamen, director of the San Francisco Symphony.

38 minutes of boredom.......2004-05-26

I like string music. I even like "tribute"-Albums, but this CD really sucks. Every track is a sleeping pill on it's own.

Neither astonishingly good or bad.......2004-04-24

The addition of "pop" songs is a serious detraction to what might have been a good idea - I have several other tribute albums by this group of people (the Bjork one is particularly good) and while they're not the aforementioned Aopcalyptica, there are some winners on this CD.

The covers of Furious Angels is more resonant and sad than the original, while Chateau is probably the best song on the disc. I just wish they did a cover of the original Chateau Swashbucking cue Davis had written - that would make for a much better string quartet song.

Think Apocalyptica.......2004-04-22

I'm a big fan of metal and I like most classical, so I'm a big Apocalyptica fan. I really liked the Matrix Restrung CD too.

This CD isn't quite as good as Apocalyptica, but if you like their remakes of Metallica and other heavy metal songs, plus if you like classical in general, you'll probably like this CD.

Apocalyptica somehow captures the speed and intensity of even the most driving speed-metal they remake. Some of these Restrung versions of fast Matrix songs, however, are slower renditions(other reviewer mentioned the Manson song, and it is definitely slower).