{"id":43260,"date":"2013-08-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/celebrates-50-years-in-music-cd-dvd\/"},"modified":"2013-08-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-14T00:00:00","slug":"celebrates-50-years-in-music-cd-dvd","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/celebrates-50-years-in-music-cd-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrates 50 Years In Music (CD\/DVD)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Beach Boys and Rolling Stones were not the only artists to recently celebrate their golden anniversaries. The career of Tom Rush began in 1962, when he was a student in the Boston area. He celebrated his 50th<\/sup> anniversary in fine style with a concert at Boston Symphony Hall on December 28th<\/sup>, 2012. A number of longtime friends were along for the ride, including Jonathan Edwards, David Bromberg, Dom Flemons, and Trevor Veitch. A chronicle of that evening has been released as a 13-song CD and 16-track DVD. <\/p>\n

Today, Tom Rush falls into the singer-songwriter category, but during the 1960s he was an important part of the of the folk music revivalist movement.<\/p>\n

In addition to his own songwriting skills, he has always had an ear for a good song. He covered tunes by Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, and James Taylor before they received mainstream commercial success. <\/p>\n

While his solo performance of \u201cChild\u2019s Song\u201d is emblematic of his style and much of his career, here is he accompanied by a full band that fills in and expands his sound without distracting from the music\u2019s original intent. Guitarists Bromberg and Veitch, mandolin player Robin Batteau, saxophonist Joe Mennonna, background vocalist and harp player Edwards, pianist David Buskin, bassist Paul Guzzone, percussionist Marshall Rosenberg, and an array of other background vocalists fill the stage with sound, textures, and people.<\/p>\n

He presents a number of songs that span his career. Highlights include a calm rendition of \u201cNo Regrets\/Rockport Sunday,\u201d the complete band approach of \u201cWasn\u2019t That A Mighty Storm,\u201d and a laidback cover of Joni Mitchell\u2019s \u201cUrge For Going.\u201d <\/p>\n

Rush has always had an affinity for the blues. His cover of Bo Diddley\u2019s \u201cWho Do You Love\u201d was one of his defining performances, and here it returns in a rocking version. Likewise, Sleepy Joe Estes\u2019 \u201cDrop Down Mama\u201d is given the same treatment.<\/p>\n

Rush is a master storyteller, whether they be his own words or someone else\u2019s. These stories permeate the performances and leave a lasting impression of his importance in the stream of American music.<\/p>\n

His supporting cast steps forward a number of times to occupy the spotlight. David Bromberg gives a sparse performance of \u201cStatesboro Blues,\u201d accompanied only by his acoustic guitar and Dom Flemons harp. He then ramps it up on his own composition \u201cTongue,\u201d complete with two electric guitars. There is the beauty of Robin Batteau\u2019s \u201cLancelot\u2019s Song,\u201d the fun of David Buskin\u2019s \u201cJews Don\u2019t Camp,\u201d plus Jonathan Edwards and ensemble\u2019s \u201cGet Together\u201d and solo \u201cMy Love Will Keep.\u201d In the same vein, Dom Flemons involves the whole group on \u201cYour Baby Ain\u2019t Sweet Like Mine\u201d and solos on \u201cMy Little Lady.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tom Rush celebrated his anniversary with friends. I would have liked a little more Rush, but it was an appropriate way for him to honor his life\u2019s journey in music. Hopefully Celebrates 50 Years In Music <\/i>will only be a pause as he looks ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":31557,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[6241],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-43260","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-tom-rush","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/43260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/43260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43260"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=43260"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=43260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}