The essence of folk music as told through anti-establishment fables
Arlo Guthrie's masterpiece of storytelling and piano playing, where humor and social commentary intertwine.
His style, exemplified by "Alice's Restaurant Massacree," which incorporates lengthy monologues, vividly conveys the atmosphere of the counterculture at the time. While inheriting the tradition as Woody Guthrie's son, his unique, lighthearted way of speaking satirizes absurd realities, which is a sophisticated form of storytelling through music.
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7 TRACKS:
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1)
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Alice's Restaurant Massacree
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2)
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Chilling Of The Evening
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3)
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Ring-Around-A-Rosy Rag
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4)
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Now And Then
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5)
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I'm Going Home
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6)
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The Motorcycle Song
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7)
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Highway In The Wind
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Remastered By - Lee Herschberg
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Written-By - Arlo Guthrie
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Producer - Fred Hellerman
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Art Direction - Ed Thrasher
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Liner Notes - Harold Leventhal
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Producer [Assistant] - Al Brown (6)
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Photography By [Cover Photo] - Sherman Weisburd
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Artwork [Photo Concept] - Richard Chalfin
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Photography By [Liner Photo] - Diana J. Davies