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Gord's Gold, Vol. 2 | 
 enlarge | Artist: Gordon Lightfoot
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music
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Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 5930
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 25784
UPC: 075992578424
EAN: 0075992578424
ASIN: B000002LFJ
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | If It Should Please You | | • | Endless Wire | | • | Hangdog Hotel Room | | • | I'm Not Supposed to Care | | • | High and Dry | | • | Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald | | • | Pony Man | | • | Race Among the Ruins | | • | Christian Island (Georgian Bay) | | • | All the Lovely Ladies | | • | Alberta Bound | | • | Cherokee Bend | | • | Triangle | | • | Shadows | | • | Make Way for the Lady | | • | Ghosts of Cape Horn | | • | Baby Step Back | | • | It's Worth Believin' |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 29 more reviews...
More tin than gold August 16, 2008
This second helping of Gordon Lightfoot's "gold" is a tepid follow-up to his phenomenal first album of hits and songs. Except for a couple of tunes, the music itself lacks depth and interest. The production is overly-synthesized, masking Lightfoot's best assets -- his soulful voice, the poetry of his stories and the rugged clank of his folk guitar. His forays into blues and standard country-rock are mistakes. There are tunes that are so heavily reverbed that it sounds like you're listening to a performance from an echoey hallway. The album's hits -- "The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald" and "Alberta Bound" -- are not Gordon's greatest. "Wreck" is good, but it's one of the few times I would have preferred the radio version than the reworked one. This second-rate material just begs to be recorded live, with Lightfoot propping up the weaker material with intros and applause.
Recommended only for Gordon's biggest fans. The rest of us can download the 2-3 good tunes from iTunes or wherever.
It's Good to Hear Gord Again! October 28, 2007
I can remember my old Gordon Lightfoot records. I must have played them so much that I have memorized the lyrics to most of the songs. It's good to be able to play these songs in my car now! I wish they would have kept the original arrangements of "The Wreck of the Edmond Ftizgerald" and "High and Dry." But, overall, this is a good CD to have handy. If you combine this with the first Gord's Gold album, then you can drive a long time listening to and remembering Gord!
 Poor production qualtiy September 28, 2007
I ordered this and listened - and in a rare move for me - sent it back to Amazon. If you love Gordon Lightfoot's music, and I do, just get the original recordings. They're all on CD now.
 Open Mind June 17, 2007
I have to give this 5 stars to hopefully raise the overall rating. When I bought this yesterday, I was expecting a train wreck but it's actually very good. Yes, Gord's voice isn't as strong as in the early recordings but it's great to hear a newer-take on the songs...it's almost like listening to a live concert sometimes. I have every Gordon Lightfoot album and I still enjoyed listening to this CD.
 "Write a review..............eh??" November 23, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Some thoughts on this album. One previous reviewer stated that Gord's voice is not as good as it was, in the 1970's. When Sundown was recorded in 1973-74, he was 35. I do not know of anybody, whose voice is the same, say at 55. His voice has matured. It is true that his problems with the bottle, did nothing to help his voice,but I enjoy his recordings post-1984. This particular album is noteworthy for the inclusion of "If It Should Please You". The others are more like in concert. These songs are well done, but I still prefer the original recordings.
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