The Fantastic Pickin' on Series Bluegrass

by Pickin' On

Overview

The Pickin' On series of releases has a simple formula: Get together some hot bluegrass pickers and let them loose on an album's worth of songs by a huge rock band or artist. The series has proved quite popular and CMH keeps crankin' 'em out. This disc collects 12 highlights from past releases, including versions of the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black," U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze," and Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here." Part of the fun of the series is hearing familiar AOR staples being deconstructed and rebuilt bluegrass style. It must have been a daunting task to arrange Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" or the Beatles' "Paperback Writer." Bluegrass purists no doubt find this concept to be a sellout of the worst kind, but more easygoing fans of the style and fans of weird concepts in general will find much to enjoy in both the Pickin' On series and in this sampler. ~ Tim Sendra

Product Details

Release Date:	10/15/2002
Label:	Cmh Records
UPC:	0027297000223
Rank:	67516

Tracks

1. Paint It Black  - Mick Jagger  - Keith Richards  -  Pickin' On
2. Paperback Writer  - John Lennon  - Paul McCartney  -  Pickin' On
3. Wish You Were Here  - David Gilmour  - Roger Waters  -  Pickin' On
4. Born to Run  - Bruce Springsteen  -  Pickin' On
5. D'Yer Mak'er  - John Bonham  - J. Jones  - John Paul Jones  - Jimmy Page  - Robert Plant  -  Pickin' On
6. That Smell  - Allen Collins  - Ronnie VanZant  -  Pickin' On
7. Purple Haze  - Jimi Hendrix  -  Pickin' On
8. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For  -  Bono  - Adam Clayton  - David Evans  - Larry Jr. Mullen  -  Pickin' On
9. Rift  - Trey Anastasio  - Tom Marshall  -  Pickin' On
10. Casey Jones  - Jerry Garcia  - Robert Hunter  -  Pickin' On
11. Tripping Billies  - Dave Matthews  -  Pickin' On
12. Hotel California  - Don Felder  - Glenn Frey  - Don Henley  -  Pickin' On

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pickin' On   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Jimi Hendrix   Composer
Joe Esposito   Cover Art
David Evans   Composer
Ryan Foster   Mastering
J. Jones   Composer
Adam Clayton   Composer
Mick Jagger   Composer
Allen Collins   Composer
Paul McCartney   Composer
Jimmy Page   Composer
Larry Mullen, Jr.   Composer
David Haerle   Executive Producer
Don Henley   Composer
John Bonham   Composer
John Paul Jones   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Roger Waters   Composer
Jerry Garcia   Composer
Bruce Springsteen   Composer
David Gilmour   Composer
Tom Marshall   Composer
Glenn Frey   Composer
Dave Matthews   Composer
Trey Anastasio   Composer
Keith Richards   Composer
Bono   Composer
Don Felder   Composer
Robert Plant   Composer
Robert Hunter   Composer
Ronnie Van Zant   Composer