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Time (The Revelator) album by Gillian Welch was released Jul 31, 2001 on the Acony label. TIME (tHE REVELATOR) was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Time (The Revelator) songs Displaying a remarkable consistency of vision, Gillian Welch sticks to her guns on her third album, by limiting the sonic palette to the twin acoustic guitars and vocals of herself and partner David Rawlings (and a touch of banjo). With all the hip cred she's built up, especially with her work on the O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU soundtrack, this might have been her big pop move, but Welch plays it admirably straight on TIME (THE REVELATOR). While the melodies and lyrics here do occasionally stretch the boundaries of her willfully anachronistic folk/country style a little, this an even moodier, more intense recording than Welch's previous two Time (The Revelator) album. There's a hazy, dreamlike feel to "Revelator," "Dear Someone," and especially the 14-minute, Dylanesque closer "I Dream a Highway," somewhat akin to the plaints of Lucinda Williams's contemporaneous ESSENCE album. Brief respites from all the serious brow-knitting are provided by the ironic, recorded-live "I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll" and the straight-up homage "Elvis Presley Blues," but ultimately this is a dark, murky (and rewarding) trip. Grammy-nominated artist Gillian Welch has created some of her most passionate works on her 3rd release. ...See Full Description

Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator) Album Track Listing

	Trk	Song
	1	Revelator
	2	My First Lover
	3	Dear Someone
	4	Red clay halo
	5	April the 14th, Pt. 1
	6	I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll
	7	Elvis Presley Blues
	8	Ruination Day, Pt. 2
	9	Everything Is Free
	10	I Dream a Highway
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Welch and Rawlings
These two caught me by surprise while watching the documentary "Down From the Mountain". Two of the tracks on this CD were live performances in the documentary and they compelled me to purchase "Time:The Revelator." They, and this CD are perfect examples of the revitalization of Folk and Bluegrass taking place within America. Great CD.
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My favorite
Gillian's music, puts her among the best. Emmylou, Dolly, Allison and Linda all have something in common. They are as good as Gillian.
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The Real Deal
I am no longer objective about Ms. Welch's music, I adore everything she records. I am not alone as she sold out Park West in Chicago last weekend, 8-12-01. If you have not been exposed to her music, buy this or any other of her CDs. You may need to give it more than one listen as it is different than what most are used to hearing. However, most music lovers will hear the authenticity and beauty of Gillian and David's music and be glad they took the chance.
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Sad but true
The essence of Gillian Welchs voice is sadness. Even when shes singing uplifting songs, her eerie ideophone taps straight into the heartbreak of humanity. An uncanny sense of loss and despair will certainly come to those who bend their ears to the stripped down laments of this Nashville singer. The ten songs on this her third full length album, rarely employ more than one or two instruments: mainly, acoustic guitar and banjo as well as the occasional, faint accompaniment of her long time partner David Rawlings. The duo fray the boundaries between folk, blues, country and western like two old souls who have graciously returned to teach the rest of us their sorrowful secrets.
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Too much, contrived Americana is bad for the soul
Well, if the austere looks and painfully retro photos don't irk you, then the general tonal drift will further the point. So, guess what? They're trying oh-so-hard to be, for lack of better words, 'old-fashioned', and after a while, it's a bloody drag. Yes, I love American roots music and there's some very fine material here, often anchored by some wonderful singing. However, there's also a ridiculous lack of variety with many of the songs droning on endlessly with nearly comically anachronistic lyrics. And then there's the problem of David Rawlings' playing some rather gross errors, which I take it were intentionally left in place so as to make the music seem that much more genuine, or something. Well, sorry, Gillian and Dave, but it's actually a royal pain in the ass to listen to. No one wants to hear musicians mess up, be it in the 1930's or now. It's what's known as sloppy, a term that I believe has been around for quite a while.
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Label	Acony
Orig Year	2001
CD Universe Part number	1944597
Catalog number	470103
Discs	1
Release Date	Jul 31, 2001
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	David Rawlings; T-Bone Burnett
Engineer	Matt Andrews; Mike Piersante
Recording Time	51 minutes
Personnel	Gillian Welch - vocals, guitar, banjo David Rawlings - vocals, acoustic guitar