Gold should also serve to surprise and confuse the expectations of those who’ve been quick to place labels on the extremely talented and prolific former leader of the now-legendary alternative-country band Whiskeytown. While Adams’ previous releases were
... an uncanny masterpiece' - Pete Townshend, 1969
It's a quote that's forever associated with the album. It was used in advertising at the time of release. Unlike many claims made in advertising it has, like the album it heralded, stood the test of time.
For his follow up album, Crockett wrote freely, over a two-month period across the United States on the back of a tour bus. The resulting songs-raw, personal, vivid portraits of a country in transition-ended up being connected after all.
Bad But Beautiful (Verve By Request Series) by Eartha Kitt. Kitt is in excellent form on this never-before-reissued 1962 album, swinging her way through Billy May arrangements on classics like "Love For Sale" and "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend."