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 Possibly His Best Release Feb 05, 2010
A stunning work possibly his best, raw and connected to spirit as Blind Willie Johnson "Dark Was The Night". This runs in your veins. I never get tired of this one, nicely recorded live with wonderful intimate sound quality. Similar to War Crime Blues, but more cohesive, and a bit more tranquil of a space. These 2 as well his album of covers "A Perfect Day" and "Living With The Law" are essential. Sometimes I think Chris and Billie Holiday have found each other.
Something for his fans Dec 14, 2009
Others have done a good job of reviewing this album, so I thought I'd add a little something else. The following video is a two and a half hour roundtable discussion of audio and why audio quality matters. At 56 minutes in, Craig Street, the producer who did this album discusses Chris and the recording of this album. It's a great, kind of laid back account of the experience. If you're a Chris Whitley fan, you'll enjoy it.
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One Of His Best Jun 06, 2009
A lot of people think that Chris Whitley's debut, "Living with the Law," was his best but I completely disagree. I believe it's a toss up between "Dirt Floor" & "War Crime Blues." Though I do think that every one of his releases is worth a listen. He was just that good. And, unfortunately, very underrated.
"Dirt Floor" features Chris Whitley @ his best because there's no backing band. No big production. No light show. And none of that crap should ever be needed when you're talking about an amazing musician. And Chris Whitley was that and then some.
After the release of "Terra Incognita," Mr. Whitley was dropped from the Work Group, a division of Columbia Records. Some people, including myself, were wondering if he would ever surface again. Well, he did & I think that "Dirt Floor" was where he really found his voice & sorta ushered in a second career of sorts, from this point on all the way 'til his early death in '05 from lung cancer. "Dirt Floor" featured Chris with his National guitar, microphone & stomp-box. He seemed to always be wearing a "wife-beater" from this point on. At least always when he was on stage. This disc's got 9 sparse & haunting tracks. It takes an incredible musician with that "it" quality to hold an audience captive night after night with just the aforementioned mic, guitar & stomp-box. But Whitley was dynamic and a true artist & his live solo shows always felt spiritual. Any of his fans who have yet to hear this recorded treasure, would be wise to seek it out.
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 AUDIO dvd - NO VIDEO Jul 05, 2008
Ohhhhh, it's an AUDIO-dvd! Here DVD means "digital versatile disc" not, as we usually think of it, a "digital video disc". THERE IS NO VIDEO! This is not a video of Chris Whitley, who we all love and miss, performing the songs from one of his great CDs. This is just a souped up audio version of the CD we all have.
Who knew they have DVD's without video? This is for audiophiles. Not for people looking to watch him perform his songs.
Love Chris Whitley, DVD-audios, not so much. Yeah, "Dirt Floor" CD is a 5 star CD. This bait-and-switch DVD Audio 1 star, unless you realize what you're buying. Maybe you have a home theater! Then maybe this is for you.
All the reviews are reviewing the CD. Come on, Amazon. Sheesh.
 Chris Whitley's Dirt Floor CD Dec 16, 2007
It's A Pretty Good CD.
I Miss Chris Whitley.
Chris Was So Great. His Style Of Music Was One Of A Kind.
Love Ya Chris.
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