The Weavers

I think its a pretty good collection of old folk songs and do listen to it on occasion just like i listen to a lot of old Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington etc. On most of these you can hear that the recording style is a little dated, to me however, that's the charm of it. To each his own.

Good listening, what ever you are listening to

Peter

There are different musics for different audiences. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it is crap. I like Weavers much better than many of the modern performers who seem to be in a race to see who can scream louder. But many people like them too. So just enjoy what you like. There is no need to trash what you dislike.

J. Gordon Holt (R.I.P.): "The better the recording, the worse the performance...and vise versa."

I am waiting for MFSL Hip Hop....

I'm a Weavers fan. I can see how it feels "fluffy" to those used to more modern sounds, but...

Their music develops tremendous momentum exclusively from vocals and acoustic stringed instruments. The rhythmic urgency feels (to me, anyway) like it underlies a lot of the music that came out of the rock movement and the tonality presages a lot of country music. I also think that the vocal harmonies are beyond great. I find many of those old traditional folk bands forward looking in that respect.

Clearly not everyone's cup of tea (and definitely a reach for hard rock types), but I find that there's a lot to like for an open minded fan of contemporary popular music.

Marty