Hell Among the Yearlings

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studio album
First released:
1998

Overview Edit

Hell Among the Yearlings is the second album by Gillian Welch, released in 1998.

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Record label:
Catalog number:
102
Release dates:
  • Jun 12 2001 in United States

Genres

Alternative Country, Blues, Country, Old-Time. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Title for my review
I saw Gillian Welch & David Rawlings a month ago at the Fillmore in San Francisco. At the time, I'd purchased the "O'Brother" soundtrack, and "Revelator" cause I liked her voice so darn much from that Cohen Bro's film sndtrk. So I go over to the merch booth, look for a tee, dissapointingly don't see any, but there, lying on the table in front of me is the "holy trilogy", if you will.

I only had enough to buy one cd. Out of complete random choosing, I picked up "Hell Among the Yearlings".

And her…
Written by E. Patterson "ep83"
3 stars Mournful Twang Needs Some Help
This is a good album that should have been better. Those who like music with a back-porch flavor - and who aren't afraid of music that explores the dark side of life - will find a lot to like here, but I thought there were too many times where the songs needed an accent and push that the sparse instrumentation just didn't provide.

With one exception - "Honey Now" - the only instruments are Welch's accoustic guitar (or banjo on some songs) and the guitar of collaborator David Rawlings. So it is p…
Written by Stephen Triesch

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Hell Among the Yearlings 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 102
release dates: Jun 12 2001
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