Greenback Dollar/Some Fool Made A Soldier Of Me/To Be Redeemed/Honey Are You Mad At Your Man/Adios Farewell/Poor Ellen Smith/My Lord What A Mornin’/Long Black Veil/Genny Glenn/The First Time/Dogie's Lament/The New Frontier
Hugely successful US folk group the Kingston Trio entered the US album chart for the fifteenth time with the optimistic New Frontier. It includes an uncensored version of Greenback Dollar. (US:16)
“Greenback Dollar - need I say more? Well, actually I can. This is a great set of songs for the kings of folk revival. Some Fool Made A Soldier Of Me is excellent, and quite memorable. But, overall, this album has great energy.”
“They should be heard not just for the hits. These guys can play guitar and banjo pretty fine also. Plus their harmonies are not too shabby. Overall, this is a good buy.”
“These albums were released near the end of a much more civil period in our history than the time which soon followed. The gentle sounds and thoughtful lyrics are to be treasured.”
“The Kingston Trio were arguably the best folk group ever, and these songs are so wonderful, vivid, sincere and real you can't help but love them. The Trio proved that music could be intelligent, tuneful, fun and serious at the same time, and still be popular. All of these songs are worth listening to over and over again."
"They're all anti-war songs, but they're not specific about what war, which is what makes them so effective."
"New Frontier is upbeat, basically cheerful, optimistic music celebrating youth, nowhere more so than on John Stewart's title song, a bold, optimistic celebration of the Kennedy era."
"The original songs are interspersed with familiar standards, all sung with sweet harmonies and played with winning exuberance."
“The mix of songs is extremely diverse and, if not the group's ideal repertory, shows off their ability to deal with folk music in a multitude of moods and settings."
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