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The Stone Poneys "Featuring Linda Ronstadt/Evergreen Vol 2"

2008 | Genre: Folk | Rock / Songwriter

When it comes to The Stone Poneys, Ronstadt’s first major foray into the music world, there is no denying that all of the elements were in place for a great folk band. Ronstadt sounds great next to the skill of Robert Kimmel and Ken Edwards. And, luckily and thankfully, The Stone Poneys first two albums are preserved together on this single-disc, 27-song compilation.

Often, The Stone Poneys are brushed aside in the annals of folk music as simply the first band that helped launch Ronstadt as a star, sort of like The Faces, which launched the careers of Ronnie Wood (The Rolling Stones) and Rod Stewart. But, The Stone Poneys demand and deserve to be listened to and respected. Their 1960s sound is pure and folksy to the core. At times they feel like Jefferson Airplane and Joan Baez were put together, maybe even throw in a splash of Peter, Paul & Mary.

Be it Sweet Summer Blue and Gold or Bicycle Song (Soon Now), the Poneys really knew how to sound whispy and prescient in the same breath. One of the highlights of the entire collection is Orion, which expertly showcases Ronstadt’s vocal capability and the truly inspired and powerful lyrics of this socially conscious band.

The 27 songs have nearly everything from the Poneys’ catalogue: December Dream, Autumn Afternoon, Different Drum, One for One and New Hard Times. Undoubtedly, the most famous song is Different Drum, which was the Poneys’ biggest hit.

For the first time on one CD, Raven presents two original albums from the purveyors of some of the finest Californian folk-rock of the 1960s - The Stone Poneys. The Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt and Evergreen Vol. 2 (both 1967) helped define a sound and style that remains pure and enticing to this day. As writer Richie Unterberger states in his liner notes, lead singer Linda Ronstadt's clear powerful vocals were the band's focal point and strongest asset. Their debut album is dominated by close harmonies and strong original material by the group's guitarists Bob Kimmell and Ken Edwards - ‘Sweet Summer Blue and Gold', ‘All the Beautiful Things' - plus sublime covers of Fred Neil's ‘Just a Little Bit of Rain' and the traditional ‘Wild about My Lovin'. The follow up LP contained their biggest hit, the memorable cover of Mike Nesmith's ‘Different Drum' plus other songs in a similar vein like ‘December Dream', ‘Autumn Afternoon' and the two-part ‘Evergreen'. The band broke up recording their third album, leaving Ronstadt to finish it with session-men. Highlights included covers of Nesmith's ‘Some of Shelly's Blues', Laura Nyro's ‘Stoney End' and Tim Buckley's ‘Hobo' - added here as bonus tracks - which gave an indication of the country-rock direction Ronstadt would pursue as part of her enormously successful solo career into the 1970s. With detailed liner notes, period images and superb audio quality.

If you want to become a hippie again, check this compilation out.

Track List:

01 - Sweet Summer Blue And Gold

02 - If I Were You

03 - Just A Little Bit Of Rain

04 - Bicycle Song (Soon Now)

05 - Orion

06 - Wild About My Lovin'

07 - Back Home

08 - Meredith (On My Mind)

09 - Train And The River

10 - All The Beautiful Things

11 - 2_10 Train

12 - December Dream

13 - Song About The Rain

14 - Autumn Afternoon

15 - I've Got To Know

16 - Evergreen Part One

17 - Evergreen Part Two

18 - Different Drum

19 - Driftin'

20 - One For One

21 - Back On The Street Again

22 - Toys Of Time

23 - New Hard Times

24 - Some Of Shelly's Blues

25 - Up To My Neck In High Muddy Water

26 - Stoney End

27 - Hobo Buy It at Lowest Price on Amazon

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