Cardiff Rose

Product Description
Roger McGuinn, whose voice and 12-string guitar had been signature elements of the Byrds, was flying high again on solo albums three and four: Roger McGuinn & Bandand Cardiff Rose. Released in 1975, the former longplayer features McGuinn’s tortured vocals on screaming rocker "Somebody Loves You," a mindbending version of Bob Dylan’s "Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door" and a churning reprise of McGuinn classic "Born To Rock And Roll." Rejuvenated by a featured spot in Dylan’s fabled Rolling Thunder Revue in 1975, McGuinn hooked up with storied producer/guitarist Mick Ronson to create Cardiff Rose, the solo LP many consider his best. From the ringing opening chords of "Take Me Away" and the scurvy buccaneer tale, "Jolly Roger," both fascinating postcards from Rolling Thunder, to the swaggering "Rock And Roll Time" and Joni Mitchell’s fervent "Dreamland," McGuinn’s feet barely touch the ground on this 1976 masterpiece. Accompanied by liner notes penned after recent interviews with the great man himself, both McGuinn classics now available on compact disc with bonus material, have been sourced from the pristine Columbia Records master tapes and have never sounded better! McGUINN

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Cardiff Rose

Average customer rating: McGuinn Plays On LEAR JETS AND PIRATES WHATEVER! JOLLY ROGER'S HIGH WATER MARK

Cardiff Rose Roger McGuinn Manufacturer: Sundazed Music Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Roger McGuinn Roger McGuinn & Band Limited Edition Thunderbyrd Peace on You ASIN: B0002XEE2K Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

1. Take Me Away
2. Jolly Roger
3. Rock and Roll Time
4. Friend
5. Partners in Crime
6. Up to Me
7. Round Table
8. Pretty Polly
9. Dreamland
10. Soul Love (demo recording)
11. Dreamland (live)

Album Description

Roger McGuinn, whose voice and 12-string guitar had been signature elements of the Byrds, was flying high again on solo albums three and four: Roger McGuinn & Bandand Cardiff Rose. Released in 1975, the former longplayer features McGuinn's tortured vocals on screaming rocker "Somebody Loves You," a mindbending version of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" and a churning reprise of McGuinn classic "Born To Rock And Roll." Rejuvenated by a featured spot in Dylan's fabled Rolling Thunder Revue in 1975, McGuinn hooked up with storied producer/guitarist Mick Ronson to create Cardiff Rose, the solo LP many consider his best. From the ringing opening chords of "Take Me Away" and the scurvy buccaneer tale, "Jolly Roger," both fascinating postcards from Rolling Thunder, to the swaggering "Rock And Roll Time" and Joni Mitchell's fervent "Dreamland," McGuinn's feet barely touch the ground on this 1976 masterpiece. Accompanied by liner notes penned after recent interviews with the great man himself, both McGuinn classics now available on compact disc with bonus material, have been sourced from the pristine Columbia Records master tapes and have never sounded better! McGUINN

Customer Reviews:

McGuinn Plays On.......2007-05-12

As an original Byrd's fan, I have followed the career's of the various members over the years. McGuinn's folk output can best be heard here.
Enjoy.

LEAR JETS AND PIRATES.......2006-07-09

Jolly Roger was going for broke on this 1977 release, the fourth of five albums he released in the 70's. He's playing and singing like a man with a pistol to his head on this one, like a man who's definitely trying to prove something after the disappointing commercial response to his previous solo efforts. And he delivers. His range of topics has never been broader, from the search for the Holy Grail ("Round Table"), to transforming Joni Mitchell's "Dreamland" to an ode to the angst of the space age, to raw punk rock ("Rock 'n Roll Time") before it became junk rock, to getting to the rock bottom of a murderer's intent with his searing vocal on "Pretty Polly", to looking into a pirate's soul on "Jolly Roger". All the songs are first-rate McGuinn, and that means first-rate, period. With the success of recent releases like LIMITED EDITION and THE FOLK DEN PROJECT, Roger is finally beginning to get his due, and people are discovering he's been flying in the stratosphere for a long time.

WHATEVER!.......2006-03-03

I was so looking forward to getting and finally hearing this highly recommended album from Roger McGuinn. Honestly, I do not understand all of the accolades for this album! I am a Byrds fan and have heard other solo music from Roger but this one is just plain BAD!!!!!!!! What garners "critical acclaim" anymore is beyond me. If it wasn't for "pretty polly", the entire record would be a dud! The cover of Bowie's "soul love" is hideous and pointless. Gee, that just described the entire thing in a nutshell for me! A really loooong hour to sit through a bad record when there are so many legitimate great ones!

JOLLY ROGER'S HIGH WATER MARK.......2005-04-16

Former chevron leader of The Byrds, Roger McGuinn, along with George Harrison, put out arguably the best albums of the seventies, although they were often underappreciated. His eponymous solo debut was letter perfect in every regard. This, his third, was even better. Sony has sweetened the deal with a studio demo of David Bowie's "Soul Love" and a live take on Joni Mitchell's "Dreamland."
His spirit is completely infectious throughout this disc. His collaborations with Jacques Levy were never finer. His humour, his jangling 12 string, his lusty and robust vocals give these songs vivid immediacey and compelling authority. Dylan would have been just another long winded songwriter in desperate need of an editor had McGuinn not disovered the gems hidden in the Minnesota tramp's rambling semi-tunes. And yet McGuinn never sought the limelight. He was always in service to the music. You'll get that from the opening track, "Take Me Away", a celebration of his participation in the Dylan-Baez Rolling Thunder Review. When I caught the Review in Toronto, McGuinn was clearly in heaven. He and Gordon Lightfoot seemed the two most enchanted with how wonderful the music was and how important it was for all of them to be anonimously involved in Rock's greatest one-off tour. "Jolly Roger" and "Pretty Polly" present McGuinn as lusty pirate. "Jolly Roger" emboldens the swagger and spirit as much as Stan Roger's "Barret's Privateers." "Friend" is quintessentially troubador music. "Rock and Roll Time" is pure new wave rock, stripped of all the corporate baggage that continues to drag music down. "Partners in Crime" is absolutely dead on parody of the hypocrisy among the Chicago 7. "Up to Me" takes an unremarkable Dylan song and turns it into a classic, as only McGuinn could do. "Round Table" is maybe now the most amazing track, describing as it does, a Crusade to convert the Islamic world and steal back the Holy Grail. Leave the Pyhton analogies alone, and consider what this song says and you have to wonder did Roger know something, even way back then...
All through this disc, you'll catch premonitions of punk, power rock, world music. It all reaches an astounding conclusion with his take on Mitchell's "Dreamland." It is worth remembering that at this point, Mitchell had begun to shed her fan base as she moved into a quasi-jazz styling of songs. McGuinn came through with this gem to remind everyone just what a protean writer Mitchell still was.
The bonus stuff is icing on an incredible cake. I still love this CD! The remastering is perfect. This had all the elements to it: great songs, perfect deliveries, wonderful sound. The Byrd was as high creatively as he could be and it was all about the Music. When everything else was bombast or corporate, Jolly Roger pirated what was still real about music and kept it afloat. Rock owes him an enormous debt, and this is the proof right here.

Average customer rating: McGuinn Takes Flight on This Solo Release Roger flew the Coop Excellent Excellent example of the artist going it alone, with humour

Cardiff Rose Roger McGuinn Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B00000256U Release Date: 1992-02-25

Tracks:

1. Take Me Away
2. Jolly Roger
3. Rock And Roll Time
4. Friend
5. Partners In Crime
6. Up To Me
7. Round Table
8. Pretty Polly
9. Dreamland

Customer Reviews:

McGuinn Takes Flight on This Solo Release.......2001-12-31

I first reviewed this album over a year ago after upgrading my old vinyl copy to CD when amazon.com made it available as a cut-out. It then went out of print, but it's good to see it available again. This is easily McGuinn's best solo album until 1991's Back from Rio. The songwriting is consistently strong with McGuinn writing solo ("Friend") and working with long-time collaborator Jacques Levy on "Take Me Away," "Jolly Roger," "Partners In Crime" and "Round Table." McGuinn also co-wrote "Rock and Roll Time" with Kris Kristofferson and Bobby Neuwirth. Also included is a then unreleased Bob Dylan song "Up To Me" (which would not be officially released until Dylan's 1985 Biograph box set). The other non-original is Joni Mitchell's "Dreamland" (which would appear the following year on her Don Juan's Reckless Daughter album). McGuinn also reaches deep into his bag of songs to re-record the traditional "Pretty Polly." The song was first recorded during the 1968 Sweetheart of the Rodeo sessions, but not released until 1990's Byrds box set. This new recording features a more prominent banjo which is provided by David Mansfield and not McGuinn, who is also an accomplished banjo player. This album rocked more than previous McGuinn solo efforts, due in part to the involvement of Mick Ronson as performer and producer. [Ronson had previously worked with David Bowie, Lou Reed and Mott the Hoople.] Even if you gave up on McGuinn and the Byrds after Sweethearts or Untitled, you'll find much to enjoy on this 1976 release. RECOMMENDED

Roger flew the Coop.......2001-08-14

The Byrds, of course, were one of the best folk-rock bands of all time. However, any truly great artist has an album like this one in him or her that goes beyond the "group". This album could not have been made with the Byrds. It has a raw edge that is fantastic. "Jolly Roger" raises a chill everytime I hear it. I want to explode with the raw emotion heard in it. "Rock and Roll Time" is a gritty tribute to the drive of real music. There is not a bad cut on the entire album. I strongly recommend this album to any and all music lovers.

Excellent.......2001-06-05

This album has something for every fan. With a superb backing band (including guitar legend Mick Ronson), Mc Guinn has crafted an entertaining group of songs. Of particular note are "Take Me Away," "Jolly Roger," and the gritty "Rock and Roll Time" (co-written with Bobby Neuwirth and Kris Kristofferson). The rendition of "Pretty Polly" included on this album has a much folksier edge than the version on the Byrds box set, and features some of McGuinn's excellent banjo work. There is not a bad cut on the entire album, which is worth the effort to locate. Well done, Roger!

Excellent example of the artist going it alone, with humour.......1998-09-12

This album is worthy of more acclaim, it delves back into traditional US Folk type songs but performs them in a gutsy electric sometimes punk gusto that is miles away from the Byrds that type music which the artist is more known for. A seriously good addition to any collection

Average customer rating: no chiming 12-string Rickenbacker

Cardiff Rose Roger McGuinn Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Thunderbyrd Under the Skin ASIN: B00007LVBP Release Date: 2003-02-20

Tracks:

1. Take Me Away
2. Jolly Roger
3. Rock And Roll Time
4. Friend
5. Partners In Crime
6. Up To Me
7. Round Table
8. Pretty Polly
9. Dreamland

Album Description

2002 reissue of 1976 album produced by the late great Mick Ronson, (that's unavailable domestically), packaged in a digipak. 9 tracks. Sony.

Customer Reviews:

no chiming 12-string Rickenbacker.......2006-04-02

'Cardiff Rose' is a 1976 release from Roger McGuinn, often cited as his finest solo project. I don't disagree with that assessment, and the album certainly possesses appeal, but the notion that this is McGuinn's finest solo work is probably more revealing about the quality of his post-Byrds efforts than it is about the quality of 'Cardiff Rose'. Unfortunately, after The Byrds released the half-studio/half-live 'Untitled', and a respectable reunion album featuring David Crosby and Chris Hillman along with McGuinn, McGuinn's career descended into a free-fall from which he never really recovered. Although 'Cardiff Rose' was good enough to proclaim a comeback, it wasn't good enough to draw the commercial success needed to put Roger back on the radar of popular music.

Prior to recording 'Cardiff Rose', McGuinn was chosen by Bob Dylan to serve in a supporting role on his Rolling Thunder tour band. That tour linked McGuinn up with guitarist and 'Cardiff Rose' producer Mick Ronson, and several other musicians who perform on the disc. McGuinn wisely returned to covering Dylan compositions as well, this time offering a rendition of 'Up To Me', which Dylan eventually released himself on his 1985 'Biograph' CD. The song is from Dylan's 'Desire' period, and has a sound and subject matter reminicent of 'Tangled Up In Blue', but McGuinn's version is predictably less dismal than much of the fare on 'Desire'. In addition to closing with a rousing Joni Mitchell track ('Dreamland', found on Mitchell's 1976 'Shadows and Light' live recording), McGuinn returned to his songwriting collaboration with 'Oh, Calcutta' director Jacques Levy for four of the nine tracks (the opener, 'Take Me Away', 'Jolly Roger', from which the 'Cardiff Rose' title is drawn from, 'Partners In Crime', which gives a nod to then fugitive Abbie Hoffman, nebulously referred to as "Dear Abby", and 'Round Table'). With playwrite Levy serving as McGuinn's lyricist, it isn't surprising that the subject matter of several tracks represent high fiction. 'Jolly Roger', for example, puts to music a swashbuckling pirate tale, while 'Round Table' predictably turns a page on kings, knights, and the search for the Holy Grail. McGuinn somehow also teamed up with Kris Kristofferson for one of the two hardest rocking numbers on the disc, 'Rock and Roll Time', which offers a symbolic alternative to Rocky Mountain Time that is every bit as rugged as the Rockies. McGuinn serves up a banjoed and fiddled version of the traditional tale of the murder of 'Pretty Polly', and one solo composition, an acoustic ballad revealing a symbolic or literal murder of a close friend, titled 'Friend'. The album offers up a nice mix of different sounds, with the one constant being McGuinn's vocals. I like McGuinn's voice, but like Bob Dylan's, it can become a bit grating over the course of a full-length album. McGuinn had much more success sharing leads with the likes of Crosby and Hillman, and he would have done well to tap Kristofferson or perhaps Timothy B. Schmitt, who adds background vocals on the disc, for a lead or two.

For many artists, 'Cardiff Rose' could be their triumph, but for Roger McGuinn it's a foothill in a career of mountain ranges. The version I acquired is remastered but does not feature two bonus tracks (one a live version of 'Dreamland') that can be found on a more recent version of the disc. My version arrived as a glossy and attractive digipak, with little information beyond song listings and credits to the composers and performers. Despite three listings of the song titles, nowhere are we offered running times for the tracks, a common and annoying shortcoming of many a compact disc. The album has to be considered a must-own for McGuinn collectors, and ownership may appeal to many casual listeners as well. I'm too enamoured by Roger's late 1960's productions to keep this on hand, or in my CD changer, however. To each his own.

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