Recording of June 2002: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
<B>WILCO: <I>Yankee Hotel Foxtrot</I></B><BR> Nonesuch 79669-2 (CD). 2002. Wilco, prods.; Jim O'Rourke, mix. AAD? TT: 51:51<BR> Performance <B>****</B><BR> Sonics <B>****</B>
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Recording of May 2002: Are You Passionate?
<B>NEIL YOUNG: <I>Are You Passionate?</I></B><BR> Reprise 48111-2 (CD). 2002. Neil Young, Booker T. Jones, Duck Dunn, Poncho Sampedro, prods.; John Hanlon, eng.; Aaron Prellwitz, Alex Osborne, asst. engs.; Tim Mulligan, mix, mastering; John Hausmann, Denny Purcell, mastering; John Nowland, A/D transfer. AAD? TT: 65:29<BR> Performance <B>****?</B><BR> Sonics <B>****</B>
Recording of February 2002: Love, Shelby
<B>SHELBY LYNNE: <I>Love, Shelby</I></B><BR> Island ISLF 15426-2 (CD). 2001. Glen Ballard, prod.; Scott Campbell, eng.; Bob Clearmountain, mix. ADD? TT: 42:19<BR> Performance <B>****?</B><BR> Sonics <B>****</B>
A Year to Remember
As I sit down to write a year's-end musical retrospective, I feel that the old column-writing joke between Stereophile editor John Atkinson and myself about first needing a subject and, second, needing it to make sense, will not be a problem this time out. For me, the music and almost everything else about 2001 have been dwarfed in importance by the mayhem wreaked on New York on September 11.
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Recordings of December 2001: Timeless & Poet
<B>HANK WILLIAMS: <I>Timeless</I></B><BR> Lost Highway 088 170 239-2 (CD). 2001. Luke Lewis, Mary Martin, Bonnie Garner, prods.; Bob Brockman, Michael Hopkins, Mark Johnson, others, engs.; Hank Williams (no relation), mastering. AAD. TT: 43:19<BR> Performance <B>****</B><BR> Sonics <B>*****</B>
Recording of November 2001: "Love and Theft"
<B>BOB DYLAN: <I>"Love and Theft"</I></B><BR> Columbia (85975) (CD). 2001. Jack Frost, prod.; Chris Shaw, engs. Jeremy Welch, asst. eng. AAD? TT: 57:35<BR> Performance <B>****1/2</B><BR> Sonics <B>****</B>
Recording of October 2001: The Tiki Bar is Open
<B>JOHN HIATT: <I>The Tiki Bar is Open</I></B><BR> Vanguard 79593 (CD). 2001. Jay Joyce, prod.; Nico Bolas, eng. Greg Parker, asst. eng. ADD? TT: 44:55<BR>Performance <B>****</B><BR> Sonics <B>****</B>
Recording of August 2001: Come Dream With Me
<B>JANE MONHEIT: <I>Come Dream With Me</I></B><BR>N-Coded Music NC-4219-2 (CD) 2001. Joel Dorn, prod.; Carl Griffin exec. prod.; Todd Parker, eng.; Steve Mazur, asst. eng.; Gene Paul, sonic supervision. AAD? TT: 52:49<BR>Performance<B>****</B><BR>Sonics<B>*****</B>
Recording of March 2001: The Houston Kid
<B>RODNEY CROWELL: <I>The Houston Kid</I></B><BR>Sugar Hill SUG-CD-1065A (HDCD). 2001. Rodney Crowell, Peter Coleman, Steuart Smith, Jim Dineen, prods.; Hank Williams, eng. AAD? TT: 47:01<BR>Performance <B>*****</B><BR>Sonics <B>****</B>
Recording of February 2001: El Cancionero Mas Y Mas
<B>LOS LOBOS: <I>El Cancionero Mas Y Mas</I></B><BR> Warner Archives/Rhino RS 76670-2 (4 CDs). 2000. Los Lobos, Luis Torres, T Bone Burnett, Ry Cooder, Mitchell Froom, Hal Willner, others, prods.; Larry Hirsch, Tchad Blake, Bob Schaper, John Paterno, others, engs. AAD? TT: 5:01:49<BR>Performance <B>*****</B><BR> Sonics <B>****</B>