Poor Little Knitter On the Road - A Tribute to the Knitters
Various Artists
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Poor Little Critter On the Road | Trailer Bride | 1:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Someone Like You | Kelly Hogan & Rock*A*Teens | 3:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Walkin' Cane | Catherine Irwin & The Sadies | 2:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Silver Wings | Whiskeytown | 3:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Poor Old Heartsick Me | Ground Speed & Nora O'Connor | 2:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The New World | The Blacks | 2:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Cryin' but My Tears Are Far Away | John Doe & Old 97's | 4:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Love Shack | Anna Fermin, Jon Rauhouse & Robbie Fulks | 3:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Call of the Wreckin' Ball | Robbie Fulks | 3:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Trail of Time | The Handsome Family | 3:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Baby Out of Jail | 99 Tales | 2:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Rock Island Line | Devil in a Woodpile & Jane Baxter Nailer | 4:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Why Don't We Try Anymore | The Knitters | 3:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 13 Songs |
Customer Reviews
Blander than the original.
I gave this album two stars. One for John Doe's "Cryin' but My Tears Are Far Away", he is after all, one of the original Knitters. The second star is for calling attention to this greatly under-rated band. X was one of the greatest bands ever and their side project, The Knitters rocked. This compilation pales in comparison to the real deal.
Better than the original?
As a huge X fan, I got a kick out of their first Knitters project ('Critter'), with its rough-around-the-edges covers of classic Americana (among which "The New World" in its glorious original form fits in very well, thank you). Hearing some of the songs here on 'Knitter,' I couldn't help but ask why they were done, as they sound a lot like the ones on 'Critter,' -- and Doe's presence on one song adds to that "why-did-they-bother-ish" feeling. But other songs just sound better and truer here on 'Knitter' than they did on 'Critter' where was a bit of a hey-look-at-us-we're-a-punk-band-doing-hillbilly-songs vibe. Know what I mean? Overall, I definitely recommend this record, maybe even more than 'Critter,' and I'd not recommend buying both... but I'd recommend either less than, say, 'Los Angeles' or 'Under the Big Black Sun,' which deserve at least five stars each.
wow, what
these are the worst covers of any songs i've ever heard. what were these people thinking? if you really love the knitters don't ruin them by recording yerself doing the worst job playing their songs ever. ew. I love The Knitters but this is terrible.
- $9.99
- Genres: Alternative, Music, Country
- Released: Sep 21, 1999
- ℗ 1999 Bloodshot Records
