Strangers Almanac
Whiskeytown
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Inn Town | Whiskeytown | 5:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight (Strangers Almanac) | Whiskeytown | 3:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Yesterday's News | Whiskeytown | 2:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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16 Days | Whiskeytown | 3:54 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Everything I Do (Miss You) | Whiskeytown | 4:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Houses on the Hill | Whiskeytown | 2:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Turn Around | Whiskeytown | 5:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Dancing with the Women at the Bar | Whiskeytown | 4:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Waiting to Derail | Whiskeytown | 3:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Avenues | Whiskeytown | 2:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Losering | Whiskeytown | 4:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Somebody Remembers the Rose (Out of Service) | Whiskeytown | 2:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Not Home Anymore | Whiskeytown | 5:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 13 Songs |
iTunes Review
Ryan Adams and Caitlin Cary have since gone on to estimable solo careers, but for a brief flicker in the mid-90s the duo managed to work together as Whiskeytown, an alt-country band with roots in Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead, and the Replacements. Stranger’s Almanac was their 1997 major label debut, after the head-turning indie release Faithless Street. The original album stands as a versatile 13-track collection that established them as virtual veterans (Adams was all of 22!) of the emerging Americana rock scene with several key selections (“Excuse Me While I Try to Break My Own Heart,” “Yesterday’s News,” “Turn Around“).
Customer Reviews
Outstanding album, best work by Ryan Adams
This album is definitely stronger than Pneumonia (Whiskeytown's 3rd effort). "Waiting to Derail", "Avenues", "16 Days", "Dancing with the Women at the Bar", "Turn Around", "Yesterday's News" = excellent tunes. "Houses on the Hill" though pushes this album over the top; simply fascinating. Relatively spare and on the surface just a simple country tune, it is evocative and powerful without being overly sentimental.
Great Whiskeytown Introduction
Strangers Almanac is a fantastic album for anyone wanting to sample what Whiskeytown is all about. There are so many hits and catchy tracks. 16 Days has outstanding lyrics and a foot-tapping pace while Houses on the Hill is so beautiful in it's imagery and sadness. Absolutely a must-have.
Never to be repeated
Regardless of all the bad press Ryan gets, often deservingly, for his notorious behavior, hands down this is one of the best displays of music ever produced. It totally made me rethink what I thought I knew and enjoyed about music. You would be at a loss to have not bought this album.
Biography
Formed: 1994 in Jacksonville, NC
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs By Whiskeytown
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16 Days | Strangers Almanac | 3:54 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Don't Wanna Know Why | Pneumonia | 3:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Houses on the Hill | Strangers Almanac | 2:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Jacksonville Skyline | Pneumonia | 3:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Everything I Do (Miss You) | Strangers Almanac | 4:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Crazy About You | Pneumonia | 2:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight (Strangers Almanac) | Strangers Almanac | 3:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Don't Be Sad | Pneumonia | 3:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Sit & Listen to the Rain | Pneumonia | 4:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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16 Days (Acoustic Version) | Strangers Almanac (Deluxe Edition) | 3:13 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
- $9.99
- Genres: Rock, Music, Country, Roots Rock, Alternative Country, Americana
- Released: Jul 29, 1997
- ℗ 1997 Outpost Recordings
