Twilight of the Renegades [Import]

1. Paul Gauguin in the South Seas

2. Skywriter

3. Why Do I Have To...

4. Class Clown

5. Spanish Radio

6. Time Flies

7. How Quickly

8. High Rent Ghetto

9. She Moves...

10. Just Like Marilyn

11. No Signs of Age

12. Driftwood

Twilight of the Renegades,Jimmy Webb,Sanctuary,Pop,Rock/Pop,Singer/Songwriter,Soft Rock,United States of America

Twilight of the Renegades [Import]

Average customer rating:

Like coming home...
Webb the Melodic
Without Regret

Twilight of the Renegades
Jimmy Webb
Manufacturer: Sanctuary
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A6T2E4
Release Date: 2005-08-16

Tracks:

Paul Gauguin In The South Seas
Skywriter
Why Do I Have To...
Class Clown
Spanish Radio
Time Flies
How Quickly
High Rent Ghetto
She Moves...
Just Like Marilyn
No Signs Of Age
Driftwood

Customer Reviews:

Like coming home..........2006-02-24

The man who had us rocking from the 60's on is back in business and it's like coming home to hear this CD. From "Gauguin in the South Seas" to "Driftwood", the collection is classic Webb: beautifully arranged, beautifully played and sung.

I happen to think "Skywriter" should be added to the list of future standards. Maybe tomorrow I'll have a different opinion. I can't quite seem to take this CD out of my player. If you've loved Webb's works such as "El Mirage" you will probably feel the same way, too.

If you've just been introduced to Webb, don't be surprised you won't be after the rest of his works. Lucky you, to hear it and fall in love for the first time. Lucky me to embrace an old friend again.

Welcome back, Jimmy, it's good to have you recording again. You've been missed.

Webb the Melodic.......2005-08-24

After witnessing Jimmy Webb and Glen Campbell perform in New York at Feinstein's this year, I was eagerly awaiting this CD.At that show Campbell sang No Signs of Age which is included on this disk and Webb performed Time Flies solo.Both songs are destined to be standards-there melodicism and timeless lyrics move and inspire. How many albums include even 1 standard? A standard is a song singers want to sing regardless of music trends for eternity.The rest of the album includes gems such as How Quickly which after repeated listens inspires with it's sad message-- a feat few songwriters can carry off.The beauty of Webb's writing as in Skywriter and She Moves is his melodies married to his lyrics is masterful.There is a variety of Webb offerings on this album.But most of all it contains some of his most moving ballads.Skywriter,Time Flies,She Moves,and No Signs of Age are songs singers will want to sing and players will want to play.Thank you Jimmy.

Without Regret.......2005-08-21

Those of us who love Jimmy Webb as a performer and as a songwriter have waited with bated breath for 9 years for a new set of songs. As the Rhino set "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress: Jimmy Webb in the 70s" documents, Webb was an immensely powerful and inventive singer and songwriter. His albums have held their value as fans clamour to get copies. This set is probably not the place to begin for those seeking to hear the voice behind "Up, Up & Away" & "MacArthur Park." From the artwork sketch of a tired Jimmy and the cowboy sitting on his horse & the "Twilight" title, Webb is not going out with best shot, if this is intended as a parting shot. But his ardent fans like me will still welcome hearing yet a few more of his songs and his voice, even if it sounds a bit tired and offhand, not quite so full of passion at it had been. Vocally, the closer "Driftwood" written 15 years ago musters a great deal of passion and has Webb's lovely voice backed by his sister Susan whose voice blends seamlessly with Jimmy, "Through rainfall close ashore, Through the spray swept away, To the coastline tossed & torn, thrown high & falls to rest, Oh like people, baby like you & I." "How Quickly" has nice energy with Ira Segel's guitar percolating rhythmically and Beth Nielsen Chapman's vocals supporting the lovely melody, "So swiftly you turn without regret to the arms of your new lover, How quickly we forget." "Just Like Marilyn" is also a treat with Webb's witty lyrics, "In this old Ramada Inn bar singing 'All In Love Is Fair,' In this overstuffed naugahyde lounge with the organ thin trying to sound just like a singing violin." Of the other tracks, "Paul Gauguin In the South Seas" experiments with dissonance, painting a sonic landscape more than a pop song. "Class Clown" is a nice tune with Webb witty & worldly wise. While any Jimmy Webb set is going to have depth and intelligence, this is not the best. Knowing that, fans should still explore with confidence the nuances of this master musician's latest offering. Enjoy!

Average customer rating:

Twilight of the Renegades - another Webb masterpiece
I wanted to like this album...
"Paul Gauguin" is worth the price of admission
Without Regret
JIMMY, DON'T RIDE INTO THE SUNSET WITH THIS ONE

Twilight of the Renegades
Jimmy Webb
Manufacturer: Sanctuary
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Pop | Styles | Music

Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music

Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Folk | Imports | Stores | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music

Pop | Imports | Stores | Music
Similar Items:

Archive and Live (At the Albert Hall 1972)
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ASIN: B00091SMFK
Release Date: 2005-05-16

Tracks:

Paul Gauguin in the South Seas
Skywriter
Why Do I Have To...
Class Clown
Spanish Radio
Time Flies
How Quickly
High Rent Ghetto
She Moves...
Just Like Marilyn
No Signs of Age
Driftwood

Customer Reviews:

Twilight of the Renegades - another Webb masterpiece.......2005-11-29

This is an absolutely wonderful album. Somehow Jimmy continues to write masterpieces. This is as good as anything he's done. Unfortunately, we won't hear much about these songs until someone records them and makes hits of them.

I wanted to like this album..........2005-08-18

...but ultimately couldn't!!!!

Agree with the other reviewers that "Paul Gaugin" is an excellent addition to the Jimmy Webb canon, but the remainder of the album is simply not up to scratch - and I say this from the perspective of one who considers "Ten Easy Pieces" one of my favourite albums of all time.

The other 2-3 strong songs on the album, in my opinion, are all done better on Michael Feinstein's magnificent "Only One Life" album of last year, recorded with Jimmy. Maybe Jimmy should have kept some of his creativity for his own recording, rather than selflessly giving it to Michael...

So - save your money with this album, but definitely buy Ten Easy Pieces and Only One Life instead!!!

"Paul Gauguin" is worth the price of admission.......2005-07-10

I have followed Jimmy Webb's songwriting career since the 1967 Johnny Rivers Rewind album. His words and music have continually been an inspiration to my own work and life. My copy of this long-awaited album arrived today. I opened it eagerly and played the lead off cut, "Paul Gauguin in the South Seas". 6 minutes and 45 seconds later I had tears in my eyes for the first time in years. What a great song! Never mind the rest of the CD, it's good enough. But "Paul Gauguin" is a masterpiece: if you don't get it the first time, play it again. And again. Thank you Jimmy Webb.

Without Regret.......2005-07-02

JIMMY, DON'T RIDE INTO THE SUNSET WITH THIS ONE.......2005-06-28

WARNING: Do not be put off Jimmy Webb by what I have written below. I strongly urge every music lover to seek out and discover for himself or herself the magic in Jimmy Webb's music.

Jimmy Webb's new CD TWILIGHT OF THE RENGADES is a disappointment, a disheartening letdown for Webb aficionados who have waited years for a new album. The album does contain inspiring moments and classic Webb songs that have cried out to be recorded and that deserve to be known more widely - 'Time Flies', 'No Signs of Age', 'Paul Gauguin In The South Seas', 'How Quickly' - but these are not nearly enough to save the CD. Sadly, there are few peaks on this record. A stimulating song or performance is quickly deflated by a weak one. Three superb songs, ''Time Flies', 'No Signs of Age', and 'Skywriter', are saddled with poor vocal performances or muddled arrangements. I felt strangely listless after listening to this CD. A Jimmy Webb album usually leaves me soaring. At best, TWILIGHT OF THE RENEGADES is a half-hearted effort. My suspicion is that Jimmy Webb felt an obligation to make this album and no more. There was obviously little motivation to record the best album possible. Discouraging after years of being fed the line that Webb really was hard at work on a solo album.

Study the track list: plainly there was no will to write new songs (ignore the stated copyright dates: the bulk of these songs have their roots in the '80s). Nor was there a will to freshly record a CD's worth of songs (only 10 songs are recent recordings and the CD offers a meager 12 tracks). There appears not even to have been a will to select first-rate material from the abundant Webb song trunk ('Class Clown', 'She Moves, And Eyes Follow', 'Spanish Radio' hardly rank at the forefront of the Webb song catalogue and the less said about the execrable 'Why Do I...', bafflingly issued as a one track promo single in the UK, the better). Even the track sequence seems to have been slapped together with little planning or thought directed to the flow of songs (I reshuffle the tracks when playing the CD). Inexplicably, the lessons of TEN EASY PIECES, by far Webb's best-selling album and the ideal showcase for presentation of his songs (as attested by the recent UK performances), were either ignored or not absorbed. Who's advising this guy? One could spew further but why belabor the point.

The upshot: TWILIGHT OF THE RENEGADES adds up to about a quarter of the superior album I had anticipated from this artist. If you are a Jimmy Webb fan, as with anything Webb-associated, you must have this CD; if you are new to Webb, begin elsewhere (LETTERS, EL MIRAGE, TEN EASY PIECES, SUSPENDING DISBELIEF). Resolve, as well, to attend a Jimmy Webb concert, where you will experience more passionate and stirring renditions of many of the songs that appear on this CD. One wish: that Jimmy Webb recognize the self-evident failings of this album and set a goal to produce a masterwork worthy, as the CD's sleeve suggests, of riding into the sunset to.