Ease Down the Road

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The second installment of Will Oldham songs recorded under his nom de plume of Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Ease Down the Road finds Oldham playing his quintessential role as the crack-voiced acoustic troubadour. He is backed by a drunken choir and a rickety orchestra featuring, among others, brother Ned Oldham, avant-garde director Harmony Korine, Papa M's David Pajo, and a gaggle of longtime musical comrades from Oldham's first group, Palace. In comparison to the first Bonnie "Prince" album--the spectral I See a Darkness--the mood is warm, playful, and concerned mainly with love, infidelity, and the joys of the flesh; "She's a fine looking lady, and she likes to go down on me," croaks Oldham on "A King at Night," "And I like to go down on her too..." Lewdness aside, though, there's much to recommend Oldham's latest incarnation as a serious artist, rather than some lo-fi freak, suitable only for a niche audience; the lazy, sleep-encrusted love balladry of "Break of Day" drags on the castoffs of a raggedly clothed Bob Dylan, while "After I Made Love to You" gently embraces the gospel tradition, albeit a gospel to the joys of infidelity, with Oldham whispering of "doing something filthy / in a rented room tonight". He's made better albums, but Ease Down the Road finds this lo-fi Lothario reclining into a comfortably gritty middle age. --Louis Pattison

Product Description
The key word for this release is 'ease'. Featuring a dozen musicians of varying ability and physical appeal. Of course the key player is Will Oldham. With songs such as 'At The Break Of Day' and 'After I Made Love To You', Oldham spits out standards for the next age. Standard jewel case. 2001 release.

Ease Down the Road,Bonnie 'Prince' Billy,Palace Records,Alternative Country-Rock,Indie Rock,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,Singer/Songwriter

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Ease Down the Road

Average customer rating: Fabulous for any Broadway-lover Top Shelf TERRIFIC CD'S Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs Great Compilation!

Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series) Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series) Broadway: The American Musical Broadway: The American Musical Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series) Somewhere over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals ASIN: B00064ADMK Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

1. Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey
2. Swanee- Al Jolson
3. When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams
4. A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel
5. My Man- Fanny Brice
6. Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
7. If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)- 78rpm Version Eddie Cantor
8. Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence
9. Bill- 78 rpm Version Helen Morgan
10. Ol' Man River- Paul Robeson
11. Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
12. Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting
13. Body And Soul- Libby Holman
14. Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby
15. Night And Day- Fred Astaire
16. Heat Wave- Ethel Waters
17. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Tamara
18. You're The Top- Ethel Merman
19. Summertime- Anne Brown
20. September Song- Walter Huston
21. My Heart Belongs To Daddy- Mary Martin
22. It Never Entered My Mind- Shirley Ross
23. Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal
24. Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin
25. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake

Tracks:

1. New York, New York- Cris Alexander,Adolph Green,John Reardon
2. If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton
3. Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas
4. There's No Business Like Show Business- Ensemble
5. How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan
6. Once In Love With Amy- Ray Bolger
7. Wunderbar- Alfred Drake,Patricia Morison
8. Some Enchanted Evening- Ezio Pinza
9. Lost In The Stars- Todd Duncan
10. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend- Carol Channing
11. Luck Be A Lady- Robert Alda,Guys
12. Getting To Know You- Gertrude Lawrence
13. Who Cares?- Jack Carson,Betty Oakes
14. Stranger In Paradise- from " Kismet" Doretta Morrow,Richard Kiley
15. Ballad Of Mack The Knife- Gerald Price
16. Hey There- from "The Pajama Game" John Raitt
17. Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon
18. I Could Have Danced All Night- Julie Andrews
19. Standing On The Corner- from "The Most Happy Fella, 1956" Shorty Long,John Henson,Alan Gilbert
20. The Party's Over- Judy Holliday
21. Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
22. Tonight- Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence

Tracks:

1. Seventy-Six Trombones- Robert Preston
2. I Enjoy Being A Girl- from "Flower Drum Song, 1958" Pat Suzuki
3. Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman
4. My Favorite Things- from "The Sound Of Music" Mary Martin
5. Put On A Happy Face- from "Bye Bye Birdie" Dick Van Dyke
6. Try To Remember- Jerry Orbach
7. Camelot- from "Camelot" Richard Burton
8. Love Makes The World Go 'Round- Anna Maria Alberghetti
9. I Believe In You- Robert Morse And Co.
10. The Sweetest Sounds- Diahann Carroll,Richard Kiley
11. Comedy Tonight- Zero Mostel
12. What Kind Of Fool Am I?- Anthony Newley
13. As Long As He Needs Me- Georgia Brown
14. Hello, Dolly!- Carol Channing,Cast
15. People- Barbra Streisand
16. Anyone Can Whistle- from "Anyone Can Whistle" Lee Remick
17. If I Were A Rich Man- Zero Mostel
18. Night Song- Sammy Davis, Jr.
19. The Impossible Dream- Richard Kiley
20. If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon
21. Open a New Window- from Mame Voice

Tracks:

1. Willkommen- from "Cabaret" Joel Grey
2. Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast
3. I'll Never Fall In Love Again- Jill O'Hara,Jerry Orbach
4. The Ladies Who Lunch- from "Company" Elaine Stritch
5. Tea For Two- Roger Rathburn,Susan Watson
6. I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo
7. I Don't Know How To Love Him- Yvonne Elliman
8. We Go Together- Adrienne Barbeau,Barry Bostwick,Walter Bobbie,Cast
9. Corner Of The Sky- John Rubinstein
10. Send In The Clowns- Glynis Johns
11. Ease On Down The Road- Stephanie Mills,Tiger Haynes,Ted Ross,Hinton
12. One- from "A Chorus Line" Cast
13. All That Jazz- Chita Rivera,Ensemble
14. Tomorrow- Andrea Mcardle
15. Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Patti Lupone
16. Come Follow The Band
17. Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach
18. And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday
19. The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia

Tracks:

1. Memory- Betty Buckley
2. I Am What I Am- George Hearn
3. Move On- Bernadette Peters,Mandy Patinkin
4. Do You Hear The People Sing?- Michael Maguire,Cast
5. The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford
6. You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman
7. The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast
8. Doctor Jazz- Gregory Hines,Company
9. With One Look- Glenn Close
10. On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook
11. Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble
12. Seasons Of Love-
13. Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize
14. I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble
15. Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway
16. Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur
17. Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band
18. I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company
19. Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous for any Broadway-lover.......2007-01-30

Packs into 5 CD's a sampling of Broadway tunes from the 20's thru (almost) today, mostly from original cast recordings. Includes not just well-known hits, but also some lesser-known gems. Sound quality is first rate, booklet is informative too. Have given this as a gift to several friends with rave reviews.

Top Shelf.......2007-01-04

This is THE definitive collection of Broadway hits. I have other collections, and none of them measure up. A great deal of care was obviously taken in compiling and presenting this box set. It covers a lot of ground, starting with some long-forgotten but still very enjoyable hits from the days of yore, and finishing with present-day favorites. To the best of my knowledge, the recordings are by those who made them famous. You won't be disappointed.

TERRIFIC CD'S.......2006-03-23

THESE BROADWAY MUSICALS CD'S ARE A BROADWAY LOVERS DREAM. WITH EACH SONG, MEMORIES COME FLOODING BACK. BOTH THE FAMILIAR AND THE FORGOTTEN SONGS ARE A TRUE LISTENING PLEASURE. IF YOU LIKE BROADWAY, YOU'LL LOVE THIS SET.

Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs .......2005-06-14

This Collection was perfectly made it has almost all the most famous Broadway songs on this 5 cd set. The Music is great and has Broadways greatest treasures like "Memory""People""With One Look""Give my regards Too Broadway" just to name a few of this numerous cd set with over 100 songs. This is a great buy if you like musicals or The music of Broadway

Great Compilation!.......2005-01-17

If you are a fan of the Broadway Musicals, this is a collection that you should purchase. Since I got the 5 disc set I've enjoyed listening to it. The majority of the songs are done by the original singers. The collection is priceless considering that you will have over 100 songs from popular musicals since the beginning of Broadway

Average customer rating: The easiest one...? surrious. The King at Night Plantive, Melancholy, Brooding & Fantastically Brilliant.... Windswept polly pocketed love

Ease Down the Road Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Manufacturer: Palace Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: I See a Darkness Master and Everyone Superwolf Summer in the Southeast The Letting Go ASIN: B00005AKGL Release Date: 2001-04-03

Tracks:

1. May It Always Be
2. Careless Love
3. A King At Night
4. Just To See My Holly Home
5. At Break Of Day
6. After I Made Love To You
7. Ease Down The Road
8. The Lion Lair
9. Mrs. William
10. Sheep
11. Grand Dark Feeling Of Emptiness
12. Rich Wife Full Of Happiness

Amazon.com

The second installment of Will Oldham songs recorded under his nom de plume of Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Ease Down the Road finds Oldham playing his quintessential role as the crack-voiced acoustic troubadour. He is backed by a drunken choir and a rickety orchestra featuring, among others, brother Ned Oldham, avant-garde director Harmony Korine, Papa M's David Pajo, and a gaggle of longtime musical comrades from Oldham's first group, Palace. In comparison to the first Bonnie "Prince" album--the spectral I See a Darkness--the mood is warm, playful, and concerned mainly with love, infidelity, and the joys of the flesh; "She's a fine looking lady, and she likes to go down on me," croaks Oldham on "A King at Night," "And I like to go down on her too..." Lewdness aside, though, there's much to recommend Oldham's latest incarnation as a serious artist, rather than some lo-fi freak, suitable only for a niche audience; the lazy, sleep-encrusted love balladry of "Break of Day" drags on the castoffs of a raggedly clothed Bob Dylan, while "After I Made Love to You" gently embraces the gospel tradition, albeit a gospel to the joys of infidelity, with Oldham whispering of "doing something filthy / in a rented room tonight". He's made better albums, but Ease Down the Road finds this lo-fi Lothario reclining into a comfortably gritty middle age. --Louis Pattison

Album Description

The key word for this release is 'ease'. Featuring a dozen musicians of varying ability and physical appeal. Of course the key player is Will Oldham. With songs such as 'At The Break Of Day' and 'After I Made Love To You', Oldham spits out standards for the next age. Standard jewel case. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews:

The easiest one...?.......2005-12-23

Since Will Oldham took on the name Bonnie Prince Billy and started recording in a studio the songs took different forms too. Now there's a little more room for a little more different sounds and gentler instrumentation.

This CD doesn't have any songs that I would put in my all-time Will Oldham top 10. But then, the guy has written so many good ones in the last 15 years.

It's a very laidback album, the lyrics are a little more upbeat than in his Palace days. He definitely shows that a good song is sometimes more important then a slick performance. But, like Oldham, Dylan and Neil Young have already showed that.

There are no bad songs, no top songs but just a pleasant 45 minutes of craftmanship.

The reason I have given this album only 3 stars is to compare it with his other albums, so of which are better and some clearly better.

surrious........2005-02-24

this album rocks. maybe not in the traditional sense but in a kind of la la la way. rully good.

The King at Night.......2004-12-13

Worth getting if only for the two songs,"The King at Night" and "At the Break of Day". Of course, all the other songs are better than anything else out there, but these two flat blow me away. There is not a more gifted songwriter on the planet these days. Bob Dylan used to be. Will Oldham (Bonny Billy) is our new heir.

Plantive, Melancholy, Brooding & Fantastically Brilliant...........2004-01-20

William Oldham (bonnie `Prince' Billy), finds himself alone in seemingly single-handedly broadening the possibilities of contemporary folk & Country music, thereby exploring downtempo emotional acoustic music to it very limits. It's an album of intimate melancholy, beautifully gloomy & deceptively complex. His songwriting continues to expand & grow in composition, and William knows how to pull magnificent performances from just the most minimal of melodies...."May It Always Be" & ""After I Made Love to You", are quietly understated tracks, yet contain a full body of emotions in a wonderfully plaintive way. William has this magnificent ability of being seemingly troubled & disparate, yet immediately charismatic, in a way few artists are able to convey. As with virtually all of William solos albums, there are too few tracks on his albums (in this case 12 tracks), and the combined running time is barely over half an hour, but William hands in such a splendidly balanced & delightful album, that such trivial quibbles are redundant.

Windswept polly pocketed love.......2003-12-23

This is fresh, cool as an early autumn breeze, bringing to mind old folk recordings, but also Seals and Crofts and The Hollies, in the gracious use of timeless chees-ish synths, and a lyrical excellence unmatched. Just what you need.

Average customer rating:

Great Songs Of Broadway {DO RE MI (from the sound of music) } / MARIA (from west side story) / MEMORY (from cats) / MY FAVORITE THINGS (from the sound of music) / SEND IN THE CLOWNS (from a little night music) / EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD (from the wiz) / MUSIC ON THE NIGHT (from phantom of the opera YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE (from carousel) / BRING HIM HOME (from les miserables) IF I EVER WOULD LEAVE YOU (FROM CAMELOT) VARIOUS ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000PKFZYG

Average customer rating:

Ease Down the Road Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000056Q2M Release Date: 2001-12-03

Tracks:

1. May It Always Be
2. Careless Love
3. King at Night
4. Just to See My Holly Home
5. At the Break of Day
6. After I Made Love to You
7. Ease Down the Road
8. Lion Lair
9. Mrs. William
10. Sheep
11. Grand Dark Feeling of Emptiness
12. Rich Wife Full of Happiness

Album Description

Exclusive limited edition French pressing of the sophmore album for U.S. indie icon, Will Oldham's side project will come with a bonus CD that will be limited to the first pressingthat features 3 songs, 'What's Wrong With A Zoo', 'I Send My Love To You' and 'Stablemate'. Slimline double jewel case. 2001 release.

Average customer rating: Don't get this ! Become a drumaholic. Rich at his finest Hot This is a great CD! I love it!

Ease on Down the Road Buddy Rich & His Big Band Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: The Roar of '74 ASIN: B000001VZ8 Release Date: 1996-09-17

Tracks:

1. Time Check
2. Backwoods Sideman
3. Nuttville
4. Playhouse
5. Senator Sam
6. Big Mac
7. Three Day Sucker
8. Ease On Down The Road
9. Tommy Medley
10. Pieces Of Dreams
11. Lush Life
12. Nik-Nik
13. Layin' It Down

Customer Reviews:

Don't get this !.......2005-01-08

This is so horrible that it's laughable.

The pressure to change style in 70's and become the new Buddy Rich to target the new generation comes across as a make it up as we go along Jazzrock Funky Blues sound which makes a jazz fan want to puke.

Become a drumaholic........2002-03-07

This was the first Buddy Rich album I ever bought, in fact it was one of the first albums I ever bought, period. As a young percussionist (not drummer) I was searching for some purpose for the music I was playing. Some definition of what it was to be a musician from a percussion standpoint. That definition was certainly not going to be found in mainstream music or even in classical music.

My search lead me to Buddy Rich and, by complete luck, I stumbled onto this album. It was exactly what I needed, what I wanted, what I was searching for. It showcased Buddy's enormous talent without leaving the rest of the band, and music, far behind. Too often is the case that so much emphasis is placed on Buddy that it is hard for a young percussionist to relate to Buddy and his place in the scope of the band and music. This album is very balanced, yet allows the listener to easily hear the talent of the world's greatest percussionist.

Rich at his finest.......2001-03-12

This cd is great! Playhouse is the coolest song on the cd. If your a young drummer like me, buy this cd, it will inspire you to do anything on the drums.

Hot.......1999-06-17

This album is fast paced and really sends ya!!! It's amazing Buddy could still play the way he did at that age.

This is a great CD! I love it!.......1999-01-15

This CD is so cool! It has the best songs. I've listened to it for hours, and I'm still not bored. My favorites are Backwoods Sideman, and being a jazzz trombonist, Tommy Medley. Try it out!

Average customer rating:

Ease Down the Road Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Manufacturer: Pony Canyon Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005HU4X Release Date: 2002-02-19

Tracks:

1. May It Always Be
2. Careless Love
3. King at Night
4. Just to See My Holly Home
5. At Break of Day
6. After I Made Love to You
7. Ease Down the Road
8. Lion Lair
9. Mrs. William
10. Sheep
11. Grand Dark Feeling of Emptiness
12. Rich Wife Full of Happiness
13. Carloyn [*]

Album Description

Japanese edition of sophomore album for side project of U.S. indie icon Will Oldham. Featuring the typically stellar cast of U.S. underground luminaries including, David Pajo from Papa M, Matt Sweeny from GBV & early Palace. Includes one exclusive bonus track, a cover of Tommy Collins' classic 'Carolyn', which was a hit for Merle Haggard in the early '70s. 2001 release.

Album Details

Japanese version featuring a bonus track

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