Outlasting the Blues

by Arlo Guthrie

Outlasting the Blues cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:07
  • Community rating: 3.13/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Teaming up with producer John Pilla, Arlo Guthrie delivers one of the most mature, musically diverse sets of his extensive career. 'Outlasting the Blues' explores heavy themes of mortality, faith, and political disillusionment, backed by a tight rock ensemble and slicker studio production than his earlier acoustic work. The album elegantly bridges his traditional folk-activist roots with a polished, contemporary rock aesthetic.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, political, death, history, protest

Tracklist

  1. Prologue (3:37)
  2. Which Side (4:20)
  3. Wedding Song (3:56)
  4. World Away from Me (3:30)
  5. Epilogue (3:02)
  6. Telephone (2:07)
  7. Sailing Down This Golden River (3:07)
  8. Carry Me Over (3:08)
  9. Underground (1:21)
  10. Drowning Man (3:34)
  11. Evangelina (4:22)

Credits

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