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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0081227351526 Label: Elektra / Wea Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea MPN: 73515 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Elektra / Wea Release Date: January 19, 1999 Studio: Elektra / Wea Editorial Review: Amazon.com: There are few music fans who are not familiar with a Tom Paxton song--whether they know it or not. Paxton emerged from the folk movement of the 1960s and went on to pen a remarkable body of work that has been covered by literally hundreds of singers. Indeed, the songs on this collection, culled from the seven albums he cut from his start on through 1971, include what are now unarguably American standards in the rarefied tradition of Stephen Foster and Woody Guthrie. His lyrical charm and simplicity of melody informs children's songs ("Going to the Zoo," "Marvelous Toy") and hilarious social satires ("What Did You Learn in School Today," "Forest Lawn"). His most memorable songs, though, are the romantic ballads such as the title track, "Ramblin' Boy," and his signature apologia "The Last Thing on My Mind." This album is a perfect Paxton primer, the only quibble being over the songs left off. The breadth of Paxton's early work surely merits a double CD. --John Sutton-Smith Average Rating:
 Rating: - An all-time classicGreat folk music. Timeless. Protest songs that we could use now, but wouldn't be aired on most stations today! Rating: - A Great Collection of Classics -- Some Hard to FindFor those wanting to celebrate Tom Paxton's 70th birthday (Oct. 31, 2007), this collection of Paxton's music on Electra Records is your best bet as it includes many songs from his earlier years he no longer performs and/or does not include in his later collections. Among these great gems are "Victoria Dines Alone" -- a cello-backed musical painting of an old, lonely woman dining alone in a cafe; it will make you wonder whether Paxton was inspired by Eleanor Rigby, or the Beatles found inspiration ... Read More Rating: - MemoriesHey, buy this CD. If you lived through the sixties or would have liked to this folk hero is a must listen. There was an stupid war going on then and there is a stupid one going on now. War is war and his songs touch a cord. If you have never heard "Last thing on my Mind" it will blow you away.."Whose Garden Was This?" Killer. Just check it out... enjoy Rating: - ONE GREAT FOLK ARTISTI was in high school during the VietNam unrest and got into protest music at that time-but the only record by Tom Paxton that I enjoyed was Mysterious Toy. Ater all these years I forgot about him and while shopping in a card shop I heard a childs song-I Have Yo Yo and recognized the artist. From that shopping trip it brought me to Amazon and this great CD by Tom with his vast array of various songs. A truly great artist.Buy it-listen to it- and go back in time whether good or bad. Rating: - Great AlbumListening to Tom Paxton is like a time machine back into the turmoil and frustration of the sixties. This album shows why Paxton is one of the principle movers of the resistance to the war in Vietnam. Some of the songs make you want to cry they're so beautiful, but mostly the humor and good nature is what comes through. "The Vietnam Ragg" probably sums up most guy's attitudes towards the draft most perfectly. We lost a lot in this country when folk music fell out of favor. Men like Woody Guthrie, Pete ... Read More |
