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Bruce Cockburn (pronounced “Coburn”), while a cult artist in the United States with a couple of radio hits (
Wondering Where The Lions Are and If I Had A Rocket Launcher), 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.
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. This last album is an important event since it highlights Cockburn’s abilities as a guitarist.
Wondering Where The Lions Are and If I Had A Rocket Launcher), 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.
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. This last album is an important event since it highlights Cockburn’s abilities as a guitarist.
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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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scarboro wrote:
He shoulda changed his name to Coburne, methinks.
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StDionysus wrote:
I got a cockburn after visiting red light district.
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Drenkar wrote:
Bruce is incredible. Listen to some of the older material too. There are absolute gems on every album. And if you can see him live, you will never forget it.
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JoshCIVM wrote:
Love Bruce's music.
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wetwillies wrote:
What a poor guy
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moneen02 wrote:
New album out today! Already got my copy.
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winosm wrote:
I feel Nicaragua is a great tune. More so than Lions or Rocket launcher. Listen! it's haunting deep excellent.
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PsychoBells wrote:
burned my cock with his Cockburning technique
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donbeu wrote:
good artist, but have to say-nice name!!! haha
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moneen02 wrote:
Wunder_bred, if only the others could be exposed to the countless songs that are far better than the top two.
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harajukudude wrote:
a group for people who love to discover great bands that none of your friends heard about! http://www.last.fm/group/Esoteric+Freaks
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Wunder_bred wrote:
When the top two songs happen to be the only two that charted appreciably in the U.S. it really shows you the power of the American market, doesn't it?
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moneen02 wrote:
New album drops in March.
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homestar2525 wrote:
needs more plays! Bruce kills it!
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tree_head wrote:
awesome awesome music. my beat gave me such a sense of direction when i moved towns. if a tree falls was the first song i ever remember hearing
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