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Bruce Cockburn, (pronounced “CO-burn”), has had a long and distinguished career with much success in his native Canada.
His first albums were fairly straight ahead folk music spotlighting his brilliant guitar playing. In fact, there were a good number of instrumental guitar numbers on those early recordings. A Christian element came into his music around the time of the album Salt, Sun And Time, and over time his writing has taken on a stronger and stronger political orientation.
Perhaps the most consistent element of Cockburn’s music has been his willingness to change and evolve over time. In this way, he is similar to fellow Canadians Joni Mitchell and Neil Young.
He has had a couple of radio hits in the United States, including (Wondering Where The Lions Are and If I Had A Rocket Launcher).
His albums in the 80s are considered some of his strongest, including Humans, Inner City Front, Stealing Fire, and Big Circumstance. After Big Circumstance he struggled with writer’s block, and his output began to slow down; but he recovered with the formidable Nothing But A Burning Light, which led the way back to a sparer, more folk-oriented form of music. His later album The Charity of Night contains one of his most thoughtful songs,Pacing The Cage.
His 2006 album Life Short Call Now was preceded by Speechless, a collection of instrumentals, many of them from earlier albums. The album highlights Cockburn’s prodigious abilities as a guitarist.
His first albums were fairly straight ahead folk music spotlighting his brilliant guitar playing. In fact, there were a good number of instrumental guitar numbers on those early recordings. A Christian element came into his music around the time of the album Salt, Sun And Time, and over time his writing has taken on a stronger and stronger political orientation.
Perhaps the most consistent element of Cockburn’s music has been his willingness to change and evolve over time. In this way, he is similar to fellow Canadians Joni Mitchell and Neil Young.
He has had a couple of radio hits in the United States, including (
Wondering Where The Lions Are and If I Had A Rocket Launcher).His albums in the 80s are considered some of his strongest, including Humans, Inner City Front, Stealing Fire, and Big Circumstance. After Big Circumstance he struggled with writer’s block, and his output began to slow down; but he recovered with the formidable Nothing But A Burning Light, which led the way back to a sparer, more folk-oriented form of music. His later album The Charity of Night contains one of his most thoughtful songs,
Pacing The Cage.His 2006 album Life Short Call Now was preceded by Speechless, a collection of instrumentals, many of them from earlier albums. The album highlights Cockburn’s prodigious abilities as a guitarist.
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maxson924 wrote:
I'd go with his most recent one (Small Source of Comfort). It's fantastic.
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KeithJones wrote:
Maybe try "Humans" from 1980 (or perhaps the compilation of singles entltled "Anything Anytime Anywhere" from 2002)
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grahamr93 wrote:
what's a good album of his to listen to?
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LQQKIE wrote:
Vote for Bruce Cockburn in group Canada
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OdeTooJoy wrote:
hey, its franklin! ^_^
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Hexedreaper wrote:
One of my favorite musicians.
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spiklenci wrote:
Una belleza: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhgicY3UD0E
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AidsWK wrote:
Love your ass
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supedude wrote:
hahahhahaha cock burn, what a name
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AndThenIDrowned wrote:
i love some good old cock-burn
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solaroperator wrote:
http://cockburn-industries.com/
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Jan_mag_Musik wrote:
i was gonna troll here with my cockburn and all but it seems that's already gotten painfully old. i still have a big cock tho.
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YosemiteTim wrote:
Child of the Wind- breathtaking song
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luckystoned wrote:
luckystoned says: listen to bruce cockburn :)
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Psilocybee wrote:
to the guys making fun of his name;grow the fuck up! im a fresh fan as of today thanks to my local jazz station here in minneapolis,and so far i must say bruce makes masterful music!
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krahnd wrote:
Birmingham shadows so deep and emotional, nice blues. It have to be at the top
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Breaking-Wheel wrote:
Awesome work overall. But I think something might be wrong with me 'cause I like The Trouble With Normal more than Stealing Fire...
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xelamercedes wrote:
I love this guy. Hope he comes to New Orleans or somewhere near...
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SteelyDan79 wrote:
aaahahaha making fun of his name is sooo cool! go listen to his music instead, fuckers!
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StDionysus wrote:
I got a cockburn after visiting red light district.
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Bruce Cockburn in ARCATA, CA on 04/29/12
29 Apr 2012 | from brucecockburn.com
Artist: Bruce Cockburn
Tour: Small Source of Comfort Tour
Date: Sunday, April 29th 2012
Time: 8:00pm
City: ARCATA, CA
Venue: JOHN VAN DUZER THEATRE
Country: United States
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