FOREVERLY By Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones

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Foreverly gets my nomination as the most surprising album of the year. Billie Joe Armstrong (of Green Day) and Norah Jones team up to replicate the classic Everly Brothers album, Songs Our Daddy Taught Us from 1958. This bizarre project turns out incredibly well. The instrumentation is sparse, basically guitars with a piano and a muted rhythm section. The focus is on the vocals. Billie Joe and Norah harmonize beautifully. No one sings like this anymore. If you’re in the mood for some mellow songs from the past, you’ll find them here. GRADE: A
TRACK LIST:
1. Roving Gambler 4:08
2. Long Time Gone 3:28
3. Lightning Express 5:00
4. Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine 3:38
5. Down In The Willow Garden 4:32
6. Who’s Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet? 2:56
7. Oh So Many Years 3:03
8. Barbara Allen 4:48
9. Rockin’ Alone (In An Old Rockin’ Chair) 3:00
10. I’m Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail 4:19
11. Kentucky 3:26
12. Put My Little Shoes Away 3:21

13 thoughts on “FOREVERLY By Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones

  1. Richard

    Sorry that comment was so grumpy. I’M grumpy. I’ll do better to stay off the computer today. (Cold weather, burst pipes, sick, Christmas pressure, To quote the line from Jurassic Park, “You name it, we got it”. Bah.

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