David Johansen And The Harry Smiths - David Johansen And The Harry Smiths (2000) [Reissue 2001]
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Features Stereo and Quardrophonic Surround Sound | Label: Chesky Records # SACD225
David Johansen is a true musical chameleon. Whether fronting the influential punk band the New York Dolls, lounging it up as Buster Poindexter or invoking the blues with the Harry Smiths, he has always demonstrated his unique talent for taking a musical style and making it his own. On David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, David and his first-rate band summon the spirit of the blues through American musicologist/folklorist Harry Smith. Featuring gripping performances of songs by Muddy Waters, Mississippi John Hurt and Bob Dylan, this recording sounds so real you'll think you're in the Delta.
With this album, David Johansen embarks on what could possibly be the fourth phase of his career. His first three, of course, were his tenure as lead singer of the punk rock group the New York Dolls, a solo career as a mainstream rocker under his own name, and a lengthy stint as his nightclub singer alter-ego Buster Poindexter. Like that last manifestation, the "David Johansen and the Harry Smiths" act is one developed in New York clubs that has now spread to a recording. Inspired by the celebrated 1997 reissue of the Anthology of American Folk Music, a sprawling compilation of '20s and '30s country and blues recordings assembled by musicologist Harry Smith, Johansen and a quartet dubbed "the Harry Smiths" developed a repertoire of songs from the Anthology along with blues and folk-blues songs by the likes of Lightnin' Hopkins, Muddy Waters, and Mississippi John Hurt, and threw in songs Johansen had occasionally performed in his other careers – Sonny Boy Williamson's "Don't Start Me Talking," which the Dolls used to perform, and "Somebody Buy Me a Drink," which Buster Poindexter was known to warble now and then. The resulting set, reproduced on disc here, is a good mixture of material effectively performed. Johansen, of course, has a gruff, deep voice well-suited to blues songs and a bravura personality that can put across some of the showier numbers. Blues purists may be offended at the idea of Johansen inventing a bluesman character to sing such songs, but, as the use of his real name indicates, this is intended to be a more serious undertaking than the essentially comic Buster Poindexter show. The singer's adoption of this material is no more or less valid than that of any other urban white performer of the last 40 years, and you can hardly dismiss this as a commercial sell-out. On the contrary, the versions are low-key and true to the originals. It remains to be seen whether David Johansen will succeed in reinventing himself yet again, but on the evidence of this album, there's no reason why not.
Tracklist:
01. James Alley Blues
02. Darling, Do You Remember Me
03. Delia
04. Little Geneva
05. Well, I've Been To Memphis
06. Katie Mae
07. Old Dog Blue
08. Somebody Buy Me A Drink
09. Poor Boy Blues
10. On The Wall
11. Don't Start Me Talkin'
12. Oh Death
13. Richland Woman
Personnel
David Johansen - vocals, guitar, harmonica
Brian Koonin - guitar, mandolin
Larry Saltzman - guitar, banjo
Kermit Briscoll - bass, didgeridoo
Joey Baron - percussion
Produced by Brian Koonin & David Chesky. Engineered by Barry Wolifson.
Recorded on November 20 - December 2, 1999 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, New York.
Editing and Mastering Engineer: Nicholas Prout.
foobar2000 1.6.4 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: David Johansen and the The Harry Smiths / David Johansen and the The Harry Smiths
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR18 -1.56 dB -25.01 dB 3:33 01-James Alley Blues
DR12 -5.87 dB -27.98 dB 4:31 02-Darling, Do You Remember Me
DR12 -5.20 dB -27.09 dB 6:38 03-Delia
DR12 -5.72 dB -26.31 dB 3:29 04-Little Geneva
DR11 -5.09 dB -26.03 dB 3:58 05-Well, I've Been To Memphis
DR12 -5.20 dB -27.60 dB 4:19 06-Katie Mae
DR12 -5.65 dB -26.60 dB 3:24 07-Old Dog Blue
DR11 -5.65 dB -26.73 dB 4:10 08-Somebody Buy Me A Drink
DR11 -5.68 dB -26.39 dB 3:19 09-Poor Boy Blues
DR11 -6.04 dB -27.10 dB 2:56 10-On The Wall
DR11 -5.48 dB -25.34 dB 2:32 11-Don't Start Me Talkin'
DR11 -5.64 dB -26.99 dB 4:02 12-Oh Death
DR14 -6.74 dB -28.41 dB 3:51 13-Richland Woman
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 5
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 14112 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: David Johansen and the The Harry Smiths / David Johansen and the The Harry Smiths
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DR14 -1.56 dB -21.69 dB 3:33 01-James Alley Blues
DR16 -5.87 dB -24.94 dB 4:31 02-Darling, Do You Remember Me
DR15 -5.20 dB -23.91 dB 6:38 03-Delia
DR15 -5.72 dB -23.06 dB 3:29 04-Little Geneva
DR15 -5.09 dB -22.75 dB 3:58 05-Well, I've Been To Memphis
DR16 -5.20 dB -24.49 dB 4:19 06-Katie Mae
DR15 -5.65 dB -23.39 dB 3:24 07-Old Dog Blue
DR15 -5.65 dB -23.55 dB 4:10 08-Somebody Buy Me A Drink
DR14 -5.68 dB -23.19 dB 3:19 09-Poor Boy Blues
DR15 -6.04 dB -23.91 dB 2:56 10-On The Wall
DR14 -5.48 dB -22.00 dB 2:32 11-Don't Start Me Talkin'
DR15 -5.64 dB -23.78 dB 4:02 12-Oh Death
DR16 -6.74 dB -25.54 dB 3:51 13-Richland Woman
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: David Johansen and the The Harry Smiths / David Johansen and the The Harry Smiths
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR18 -1.56 dB -25.01 dB 3:33 01-James Alley Blues
DR12 -5.87 dB -27.98 dB 4:31 02-Darling, Do You Remember Me
DR12 -5.20 dB -27.09 dB 6:38 03-Delia
DR12 -5.72 dB -26.31 dB 3:29 04-Little Geneva
DR11 -5.09 dB -26.03 dB 3:58 05-Well, I've Been To Memphis
DR12 -5.20 dB -27.60 dB 4:19 06-Katie Mae
DR12 -5.65 dB -26.60 dB 3:24 07-Old Dog Blue
DR11 -5.65 dB -26.73 dB 4:10 08-Somebody Buy Me A Drink
DR11 -5.68 dB -26.39 dB 3:19 09-Poor Boy Blues
DR11 -6.04 dB -27.10 dB 2:56 10-On The Wall
DR11 -5.48 dB -25.34 dB 2:32 11-Don't Start Me Talkin'
DR11 -5.64 dB -26.99 dB 4:02 12-Oh Death
DR14 -6.74 dB -28.41 dB 3:51 13-Richland Woman
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 5
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 14112 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: David Johansen and the The Harry Smiths / David Johansen and the The Harry Smiths
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -1.56 dB -21.69 dB 3:33 01-James Alley Blues
DR16 -5.87 dB -24.94 dB 4:31 02-Darling, Do You Remember Me
DR15 -5.20 dB -23.91 dB 6:38 03-Delia
DR15 -5.72 dB -23.06 dB 3:29 04-Little Geneva
DR15 -5.09 dB -22.75 dB 3:58 05-Well, I've Been To Memphis
DR16 -5.20 dB -24.49 dB 4:19 06-Katie Mae
DR15 -5.65 dB -23.39 dB 3:24 07-Old Dog Blue
DR15 -5.65 dB -23.55 dB 4:10 08-Somebody Buy Me A Drink
DR14 -5.68 dB -23.19 dB 3:19 09-Poor Boy Blues
DR15 -6.04 dB -23.91 dB 2:56 10-On The Wall
DR14 -5.48 dB -22.00 dB 2:32 11-Don't Start Me Talkin'
DR15 -5.64 dB -23.78 dB 4:02 12-Oh Death
DR16 -6.74 dB -25.54 dB 3:51 13-Richland Woman
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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