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Jesse Cook — Virtue
Album: Free Fall
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7.6

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Total ratings: 854









Released: 2000
Length: 4:03
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 SmilinJimmy wrote:

It's NewAge. boo. It's country. boo. It's metal. boo. It's technopop. boo. It's easylisteningoperacountryrapmetal. boo. It speaks to you or it doesn't. Frankly, I don't much care about the label, the end result is what counts. I happily give out 2's for those that leave me cold, and the 8's for ones that kick me in the junk.



Before it finished I rated it at 8.  @20 seconds later it became a 9 for me. Thanks, Bill!
Posted 9 months ago by justin_case    [ Reply ]
 Candela wrote:

This music definately grabs my attension..




I Agree. Same here.  EXCELLENT!  Thanx RP!  
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Nice guitar.  Absolutely unendurable triangle.  PSD.
Posted 2 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
smehan55 wrote:
What does his hair have to do with anything, and why do you feel compelled to judge him because he chooses to have hair?
Because it looks funny. Get a grip. Sheesh.
Posted 16 years ago by esotericderek    [ Reply ]
rickf wrote:
Well nature is dealing with that as he's starting to getting a bald spot
What does his hair have to do with anything, and why do you feel compelled to judge him because he chooses to have hair?
Posted 16 years ago by smehan55    [ Reply ]
Well nature is dealing with that as he's starting to getting a bald spot mojoman wrote:
Jesse, do something about that hair!
Posted 17 years ago by rickf    [ Reply ]
This music definately grabs my attension..
Posted 17 years ago by Candela    [ Reply ]
It's NewAge. boo. It's country. boo. It's metal. boo. It's technopop. boo. It's easylisteningoperacountryrapmetal. boo. It speaks to you or it doesn't. Frankly, I don't much care about the label, the end result is what counts. I happily give out 2's for those that leave me cold, and the 8's for ones that kick me in the junk.
Posted 17 years ago by SmilinJimmy    [ Reply ]
Wait! I know you guys know this. How often does RP recycle its playlists? This is madness.
Posted 17 years ago by cochlear    [ Reply ]
So many armchair critics. So so tedious. Every day's playlist is a revelation. Thanks Bill. Freed from commercial radio tyranny forever. Some people still just don't appreciate what they've got here, and that's a real shame. Will it all please everybody? No. But come on folks, easy does it. Geez. Don't like it, don't listen.
Posted 17 years ago by miktvk    [ Reply ]
It's called "NewAge" and it rhymes with "sewage". But this ain't either. Its derned good picking, if you axe me. omniphiliac wrote:
This is the second time I've seen the phrase "New Age" used in reference to really excellent guitar playing. The first was a response to a piece by an artist in Mali. And then there's this. Sort of makes me think if there's a genre called "New Age" and these songs are representative of that genre...well, you can count me in as a fan, though I've never dressed up like a hobbit. I think it's beautiful. What's wrong with something that's just basically well done? Ah, I suppose it's lacking a little testosterone. But man, you can't listen to Whitesnake all the time.
Posted 17 years ago by fretman    [ Reply ]
goo wrote:
Gawd {yadda yadda} new age crap {etc} hobbits {and so on}
This is the second time I've seen the phrase "New Age" used in reference to really excellent guitar playing. The first was a response to a piece by an artist in Mali. And then there's this. Sort of makes me think if there's a genre called "New Age" and these songs are representative of that genre...well, you can count me in as a fan, though I've never dressed up like a hobbit. I think it's beautiful. What's wrong with something that's just basically well done? Ah, I suppose it's lacking a little testosterone. But man, you can't listen to Whitesnake all the time.
Posted 17 years ago by omniphiliac    [ Reply ]
jagdriver wrote:
Right up there with Ottmar Liebert and Strunz & Farrah, he is.
I was thinking Ottmar on Xanax with a sore right hand.
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
That Michael Bolton can wail man!
Posted 17 years ago by diseasedyak    [ Reply ]
I feel as thought this piece ended too soon.
Posted 17 years ago by johkir    [ Reply ]
Gawd I hate this new age crap. This is music for people who like to dress up like hobbits and medieval damsels. ekkk.
Posted 17 years ago by goo    [ Reply ]
looks like he just stepped off the cover of a romance novel.
Posted 17 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
Bill, You should list French composer Rene Aubry. Would fit in really well after Jesse Cook.
Posted 18 years ago by FAY    [ Reply ]
Nice way to ease into the day. Pretty and not too challenging.
Posted 18 years ago by pannaramma    [ Reply ]
Nice set, Bill. Just strolled into work, and life is ambient. You may outdo yourself from yesterday.
Posted 18 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
At the first few bars I came here wondering what Gipsy Kings album this was from. Then as I discovered the artist (new to me) and the bars went by and nothing really seemed to develop, I realized what wonders can be achieved with resonant effects and a tinkle bell, and I issued a rare sub 5. A wasted opportunity. .goat
Posted 18 years ago by MtnGoat    [ Reply ]
You definitely don't want to judge this CD by its cover. Some marketing guy probably thought that cd cover was cool...Otherwise it's a good song.
Posted 18 years ago by savoyard    [ Reply ]
more, more, more... GORGEOUS MUSIC.. DELIGHTFUL
Posted 18 years ago by honeygirl    [ Reply ]
i really would like to have those curls though. talk about hella product.
Posted 18 years ago by TheJestress    [ Reply ]
This isn't very good, but the little bell in the background makes it really awful. Did the producer wonder, how can we make sure people know that this is new agey nonsense-I know add a little tinkeling bell!
Posted 18 years ago by loud_family_fan    [ Reply ]
Anyone else keep waiting for this to turn into HOTEL CALIFORNIA?
Posted 18 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
And a couple of months later, the same set agin! gallowsj wrote:
Strangely enough, 5 months later I'm hearing this song right after "Go Insane"! I hope RP isn't a very long tape loop! Nawwww must be an incredible coincidence.....
Posted 18 years ago by erik_1099    [ Reply ]
New Age Fluff. Something that would hear at the dentists office while getting drilled.
Posted 18 years ago by mgoldman    [ Reply ]
IceNine wrote:
After hearing Lindsey Buckingham's "Go Insane", this is just... I don't know... bleh!... bland sonic wallpaper.
Oh No no no no no....bliss in the form of this eloquent young man
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
After hearing Lindsey Buckingham's "Go Insane", this is just... I don't know... bleh!... bland sonic wallpaper.
Posted 18 years ago by IceNine    [ Reply ]
SpaceCowboy wrote:
It's like meeting this beautiful woman you feel tremendously attracted to, only to discover that nobody's home when you start talking to her.
Christie Brinkley?
Posted 18 years ago by rixtar99    [ Reply ]
boy, this sounds as if a dude from an new-age ashram tries to impress a bunch of boyscouts with some guitar tabs ... no substance, no nothing.
Posted 18 years ago by borderlessworld    [ Reply ]
jayladdin wrote:
From "Go Insane" to this...smooth! I purchased "Breathing Below Surface" after hearing it here...looks like I'll be buying this one too.
Strangely enough, 5 months later I'm hearing this song right after "Go Insane"! I hope RP isn't a very long tape loop! Nawwww must be an incredible coincidence.....
Posted 18 years ago by gallowsj    [ Reply ]
Wow...this is a exquisite song...i bought a couple of Jesse Cook albums after hearing this one and there's something for everyone in his music. The reworking of Neil Finn's "Fall at Your Feet" on the same album is a good one, too (but begs the question: why get Danny Wilde of the Rembrandts to handle vocals instead of the real McCoy)? Probably the song I listen to the most is "Down Like Rain" which is also sung by Wilde on the Album Nomad. If you like flamenco-tinged world music, check it out.
Posted 19 years ago by webslinger48    [ Reply ]
This is the first time in a very long time that I've screamed in rage and turned RP off...
Posted 19 years ago by Paco3000    [ Reply ]
Jesse, do something about that hair!
Posted 19 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
yawny
Posted 19 years ago by raisedonCFNY    [ Reply ]
jagdriver wrote:
Right up there with Ottmar Liebert and Strunz & Farrah, he is.
Talk like Yoda, you do! ;)
Posted 19 years ago by SpaceCowboy    [ Reply ]
I'm sorry, but I this, imho, really bad. It's hackneyed, boring, and totally void of substance. Great guitarist, it sounds nice, but still... What about the MUSIC? It's like meeting this beautiful woman you feel tremendously attracted to, only to discover that nobody's home when you start talking to her.
Posted 19 years ago by SpaceCowboy    [ Reply ]
lester wrote:
Very nice.
Very Very Very Very NICE!
Posted 19 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Right up there with Ottmar Liebert and Strunz & Farrah, he is. Like this? Check out Willie & Lobo and all Gipsy Kings instrumentals (I don't care for their "singing"), as well as the other artists mentioned above.
Posted 19 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Lovely!
Posted 19 years ago by Zobi_la_mouche    [ Reply ]
This is the difference between music that you hear and music that you feel.
Posted 19 years ago by BluEyes    [ Reply ]
From "Go Insane" to this...smooth! I purchased "Breathing Below Surface" after hearing it here...looks like I'll be buying this one too.
Posted 19 years ago by jayladdin    [ Reply ]
Very nice.
Posted 19 years ago by lester    [ Reply ]
would be lovely to hear some selections from the "Motorcycle Diaries" soundtrack here.
Posted 19 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
Memo to self: buy this! There's a lot of stuff on RP that i think is quite nice but this is the 1st in a while I've been impelled to buy the record. Straightforward feelgood and y not. Admittedly it's borderline schmaltz but it's just far enough north of the border to bear repeated playings.
Posted 19 years ago by stornoway    [ Reply ]
This is just stunning. I've been wanting to get some of his CDs for ages, now. Time to do it! :goodvibes.gif:
Posted 19 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
wow... I think you're reading my mind. I was just on amozon adding this cd to my wishlist. Great stuff.
Posted 19 years ago by sherp    [ Reply ]
Leslie wrote:
This man makes the guitar sing. A true virtuoso. quote> well put, but i wonder if i am the only one that doesn't like players that make their instrument "sing" like a human voice. I think that sounds always tacky, no matter how good the player, or tasteful the music ...
Posted 20 years ago by federico    [ Reply ]
Seen him live at the Montreal Jazz fest. I must say i was totally blown away. See him live if u ever get the chance.
Posted 20 years ago by ironlung    [ Reply ]
Leslie wrote:
This man makes the guitar sing. A true virtuoso. Great segue from Bruce Cockburn's Bone In My Ear to this piece Bill.
I concur with the segue bit. Beautiful.
Posted 20 years ago by akim    [ Reply ]
"Virtue" from a virtuoso. Nice composition. Very nicely played.
Posted 20 years ago by ChardRemains    [ Reply ]
Wonderful. :D
Posted 20 years ago by reindeer    [ Reply ]
I'm floating on a late afternoon mediterranean sea :meditate.gif:
Posted 20 years ago by ghevlana    [ Reply ]
:meditate.gif: Just lovely...
Posted 20 years ago by bev    [ Reply ]
Admit it - jus' plain sexy!
Posted 20 years ago by voxhound    [ Reply ]
Gorgeous...
Posted 20 years ago by arighter2    [ Reply ]
Puts on a great concert!
Posted 20 years ago by cabernet911    [ Reply ]
Posted 20 years ago by LEFTY6    [ Reply ]
Sounds especially good over the 'phones, great track.
Posted 20 years ago by Schmackdown    [ Reply ]
Mr Cook is good dinner music.
Posted 20 years ago by alanb    [ Reply ]
Floating above the muck
Posted 21 years ago by kahaki    [ Reply ]
8)
Posted 21 years ago by indigo_xia    [ Reply ]
felt like I was in an elevator :?
Posted 21 years ago by shaggenstein    [ Reply ]
Great pleasurable listening.
Posted 21 years ago by cmpguy    [ Reply ]
Beautiful :nodhead:
Posted 21 years ago by jbwiv    [ Reply ]
aharamanx wrote:
Extremely Excellent
I completely agree!
Posted 21 years ago by BQHsMom    [ Reply ]
Sounds like a slow version of the Gypsy Kings to me.
Posted 21 years ago by ludwig7    [ Reply ]
Thought it was Ottmar Liebert, now I\'ll have to go check out Jesse.
Posted 21 years ago by jamesbradley    [ Reply ]
This man makes the guitar sing. A true virtuoso. Great segue from Bruce Cockburn's Bone In My Ear to this piece Bill.
Posted 21 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]