The Brothers Four - Rally 'Round (1960) + Roamin' (1961) [2006] torrent

This is the same torrent that was uploaded to Demonoid in September 2011.


The Brothers Four - Rally 'Round (1960) + Roamin' (1961) [2006]

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Includes:
Files by track, ripped at FLAC 8 using Easy CD-DA Extractor (www.poikosoft.com)
DVD-ROM: LG GDR816B
Tracks have full tags (including embedded thumbnail)
AMG Bio.txt
AMG Review.txt
info.txt (which is simply these notes included in the torrent)

First biography paragraph from All Music (by Bruce Eder):

The Brothers Four bear a distinction as one of the longest surviving groups of the late-'50s/early-'60s folk revival and perhaps the longest running "accidental" music act in history -- 43 years and counting as of 2001, without any break and with two original members still in the fold. If few recognize that distinction, then it's because the Brothers Four were also part of a largely forgotten chapter in the history of folk music in America.

Read all of the bio at:
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-brothers-four-p1930/biography

All Music Album Reviews:

2 for 1
AMG Review by James Christopher Monger

This two-fer from Collectors' Choice Music features the Brothers Four's second record -- 1960s Rally Round the Brothers Four -- and their third -- 1961's Roamin' with the Brothers Four. Despite the inclusion of folk revival favorites like "Nine Pound Hammer," "Follow the Drinkin' Gourd," "My Tani," and "Blue Water Line," these are not two of the group's most solid efforts, rendering this collection for completists only.

Taken from: http://www.allmusic.com/album/r818208

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Rally 'Round the Brothers Four
AMG Review by Greg Adams

Rally 'Round the Brothers Four, the folk quartet's non-charting second album, contains the minor hit "My Tane," sometimes spelled "My Tani," their ill-fated follow-up to "Greenfields." The album contains a typical assortment of seafaring songs, traditional folk songs, and novelties. Despite the acoustic instrumentation and folk material, the arrangements frequently incorporate pop music devices such as modulating up a semitone or shifting from minor to major keys. In 1960, commercial folk groups in rapidly increasing numbers were recording many of the same songs, but the Brothers Four at least put their own stamp on tried and true repertoire like "Follow the Drinking Gourd" and "Beneath the Willow." Some of the group's later albums, on which they worked with less obvious material, are superior to the comparatively nondescript Rally 'Round the Brothers Four.

Taken from: http://www.allmusic.com/album/rally-round-the-brothers-four-r95988

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Roamin' with the Brothers Four
All Music Album Page: http://www.allmusic.com/album/r95991


Amazon.com's page: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000E112SO

Track List:

01. Nine Pound Hammer
02. My Tani
03. Beneath The Willow
04. The Gallant Argosy
05. The Proposal
06. Hey Liley, Liley Lo
07. Ellie Lou
08. The Fox
09. Marianne
10. Blue Water Line
11. Follow The Drinkin' Gourd
12. Sally, Don't You Grieve
13. Low Bridge
14. Hey, Hey, My Honey
15. The Lilies Grow High
16. The Ballad Of Sam Hall
17. Variation On An Old English Theme
18. Abilene
19. Frogg
20. Pastures Of Plenty
21. Times
22. Betty And Dupree
23. Island Woman
24. This Is Your Land