genre: folk
state: us
quality: lossless (ape, cue, covers, size: 252 mb)
time: 45'20"
wikipedia:
American Pie is McLean’s second album; his first, Tapestry, having been released to only moderate commercial success and acclaim in 1970. McLean was a protégé of Pete Seeger, having played with him in the 1960s. The album American Pie was intended as a unified work, as McLean has said that he was influenced by The Beatles' Sgt Pepper album and envisioned American Pie to be a similar album. Believing that an artist's work should stand by itself, McLean generally did not offer explanations for his work's themes or meaning, though he did describe the title song as involving "a sense of loss". The album was dedicated to Buddy Holly, a childhood icon of McLean's, and was released in 1971 on the heels of the '60s, the defining decade of McLean’s generation. It has a melancholy feel and rather sparse arrangements. At the time of the writing McLean’s first marriage was failing and the optimism and hopefulness of the 1960s was giving way to the nihilism and hedonism of the 1970s
01. American Pie 8:33
02. Till Tomorrow 2:15
03. Vincent 4:00
04. Crossroads 3:39
05. Winterwood 3:11
06. Empty Chairs 3:26
07. Everybody Loves Me, Baby 3:35
08. Sister Fatima 2:34
09. The Grave 3:12
10. Babylon 1:43
bonus: 11. Mother Nature 5:11
12. Aftermath 4:03
Don McLean – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo
Warren Bernhardt – piano ("Crossroads")
Ray Colcord – electric piano
Tom Flye – drums ("The Grave"), engineering
Ed Freeman – string arrangements
Paul Griffin – piano ("American Pie")
Lee Hays – arranger
Mike Mainieri – marimba, vibraphone
Roy Markowitz – drums, percussion
Gene Orloff – concert master
Bob Rothstein – bass, vocals
David Spinozza – electric guitar ("American Pie")
West Forty Fourth Street Rhythm and Noise Choir – chorus
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