Cowboy Junkie Fans

You can order not only Waltz across America but a couple of other obscure C J Cd,s like Rarities, B-Sides and slow, Sad Waltzes. Listening to A Horse in the Country late at night after a couple of Azmuth aligners is truly an experience. Multiple eargasims guaranteed.They even sound great through Garfish's old speakers.

Thanks Pops-- and you other goofs too. It's nice to see a good report on their latest release. Actually, I thought it wasn't supposed to be available for awhile? But I got a message from Margo (*_*) the other day and will definitely be ordering ""Open Road""-- starting to drool now......... and BTW for those inclined (such as me), the Junkies have a 3 hour DVD that can be purchased with the new CD. Cheers. Craig

To my friend Craig and other posters above:

I think that those who have read my posts over the past 2+ years will agree that my listening tastes are pretty catholic. So, please take this question in the spirit it is asked: what SPECIFICALLY do you find interesting about Cowboy Junkie's music?

I am not asking this question to antagonize anyone -- I really am curious and want to know what engages you about their music. I owned a copy of the original LP release of The Trinity Sessions -- purchased after the first rave reviews in one of the audio mags in the late 1980's -- and eventually gave the LP away because it failed to appeal to me in any way.

So, as Joan Rivers used to say: can we talk? What elements of this group's music seems to appeal to so many?

Scott C-

I'm actually with SdC on this-I too own Trinity Sessions and well frankly I find it pretty dull...
In not too disimilar fields I find the following better.
Ophelia-Natalie Merchant-all original songs,laid back,nice voice too.
In terms of covers I would argue (mainstream as she was) Eva Cassidy is better at throwing a different slant on well known songs.......
Anything by either female Fleetwood Mac vocalist circa Rumours/Tusk is on another planet both in originality/songwriting/arrangements and singing and well the band trash the CJ's musically.....
I could go on but it's not a competition...enjoy what you enjoy

At first I didn't care for the Junkies but I listened to it every now and again and eventually I grew to really like it. So it sort of grows on you like mold, but good mold :)

~Tim