Cake Or Death Music Cd

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Cake or Death      Artist : Lee Hazlewood      List Price : $14.98 USD        Your Price : $14.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2007-01-23      Studio : Ever Records      Label : Ever Records      Avg. Customer Rating : (8 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Cake Or Death      I thought that was really cool.      Rating:      This is the last album by the late Lee Hazlewood. It is a very eclectic album, with lots of different types of songs. Lee's voice was not at full strength at this point, but it doesn't matter; his weathered voice is totally appropriate for this album. There are five guest vocalists helping out on the album, including Lee's very young granddaughter. The songs highlight Lee brilliant production skills, as well as his eccentricities. Lee's own records were never as commercial as the ones he produced for Nancy Sinatra, but they are very charming in their own way. This is the perfect final album for an often under appreciated artist.     Customer Reviews for Cake Or Death Cd      Lee Hazlewood has left the planet      Rating:      Yup, Lee's gone. He died in August of 2007. I know I will miss him. I was a fan when he worked with Nancy back in the 60s, and I happily re-discovered him back in 1999 when he released his collection of jazz standards with the Al Casey Combo, a CD called Farmisht, Flatulence, Origami, ARF!!! and me ... A long title for a superb record. I have played and replayed it nearly to death in the past several years. So I was excited to learn there was a new CD, but about the same time I learned of Lee's passing, which kinda muted the pleasure. But Cake or Death is an outstanding good-bye collection, I'll say that. A very eclectic mix with an international cast His duet tracks with Lula and Ann Kristin Hedmark are nearly perfect, especially the latter pairing on "Please Come to Boston." It brought briefly to mind the LP he did so long ago with Ann-Margret, The Cowboy & the Lady. And the final cut, The Old Man, will bring tears to your eyes if you have a soul and you loved Lee. Thanks for the good times and all the tunes, Lee. Godspeed. - Tim Bazzett, author of the Cold War memoir, SoldierBoy (RatholeBooks 2005) Editorial Reviews for Cake Or Death Audio Cd      Album Description      CAKE OR DEATH is LEE HAZLEWOOD's swan song, his last album, following his rediscovery by an extraordinary range of contemporary artists such as Beck, Pulp, Sonic Youth and Nick Cave. Full of HAZLEWOOD's trademark drama, sentiment, lyrical trickery, subtle politics, dry wit and unforgettable melody CAKE OR DEATH a fabulous curtain call that finds HAZLEWOOD displaying all of the charm and talent that has made him one of the most name-checked and influential artists in rock and roll history. It's one hell of a swansong.