| Sounds of Wood and Steel, Vol. 2 | 
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Sales Rank: 23815
Category: Music
Artist: Various Artists
Publisher: Windham Hill Records
Studio: Windham Hill Records
Manufacturer: Windham Hill Records
Label: Windham Hill Records
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 11404
UPC: 019341140429
EAN: 0019341140429
ASIN: B00000HXEW
Release Date: January 12, 1999
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| Tracks:
| • | Year Down in New Orleans - Griffith, Nanci | | • | Wicker Baskets - Haseltine, Dan | | • | Something That We Do - Black, Clint | | • | The Wings of the Morning - Dykes, Doyle | | • | Caroline, No - Asher, Tony [Rock] | | • | Ava's Eyes - Sambora, Richie | | • | The Island - Messina, Jim | | • | Naima - Coltrane, John | | • | Opportunity - Baden, T.J. | | • | Liz & Opie - Wooten, Victor L. | | • | Rusticity - Crary, Dan | | • | After the Gold Rush - Young, Neil | | • | Taylor Willobee - Crowell, Rodney |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 As super as VOL 1 January 19, 2007
Volume 2 is top quality instrumental work, and compares very well to one of my favorite CDs - Sounds of Wood & Steel Volume 1.
Terrific Collection of Guitar Instrumentals September 18, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This second volume of the SOUNDS OF WOOD & STEEL series is a simply wonderful album of guitar instrumentals. As with the previous volume, each song features Taylor guitars (which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1999 when this CD was released).
There are numerous highlights, including Taylor co-founder Bob Taylor's rendition of "After the Gold Rush." [Note: Neil Young was an early proponent of the Taylor guitar.] Also, Elliot Easton's performance of "Caroline No" is amazing. Easton chose the song because of his working relationship with Brian Wilson (he has performed and recorded with Wilson) and his belief that it is the "prettiest pop ballad ever." In addition, the Hawaiian slack-key flavor of "The Island" performed by Jim Messina (with Kenny Loggins sittin' in providing wordless vocals) is a real joy.
Bottom line, there isn't a weak cut in the bunch. And don't be misled by the fact that this CD was released on the new age Windham Hill label. There's no navel-gazing guitar noodling here--just musicians sharing their love of guitars. Very satisfying. [Running Time - 47:47] HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
great stuff! November 25, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
What's not to like about this compilation? I'm not at all sure why some reviewers were "disappointed" by this cd. I'm thrilled to have so many leads to all of this talent. One shouldn't expect to like every tune on a cd such as this, because there are so many different styles, but I feel that the producers did an amazing job keeping the tone very similar, so that one can enjoy this cd from beginning to end. Keep in mind, too, that this type of music is designed to be background for reading, or writing a letter, or doing a puzzle, or studying, or just relaxing. It's SUPPOSED to be unobtrusive. It's not supposed to be mindblowing or alter your consciousness. It's just supposed to set a mood and help you mellow out, and it certainly does that artfully.
Beautiful music January 16, 2002
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
If you like, even just like, acoustic guitar you will like this record. The perfect record for a candlelight dinner or peaceful quite evenings. I love just about every song on this record. Lovely, intricate guitar playing.Listening to this record on the couch, with the lights off and my eyes closed, makes me feel like I am lying by a crackling creek, in the grass, under a blue sky, temperature about 80 degrees, when I was ten years old.
 Disappointing compared to the first volume May 25, 2000
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
The sound quality is great and the playing is top-notch. However, only a handful of tracks here (including "Caroline, No" Elliot Easton, "Liz & Opie" Victor Wooten, "Wings of the Morning" Doyle Dykes and maybe one or two more) seem inspired. Taken on it's own terms, the collection overall sounds pleasant enough but the weaker tracks come across as being here just for the project theme- to demo the Taylor Guitar sound. If you can only get one of the two volumes, Vol. 1 is absolutely the one to go with. This one is for serious guitar enthusiasts only or music collectors/completists who want these tracks because they may not be available elsewhere.
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