JOHN PRINE OREGON CONCERT REVIEWS 2004

McDonald Theater, Eugene, OR
November 10, 2004    Support: Shawn Camp

By: shawn
We always wondered who Wallah was- as in it's a half an inch of water, or it's happening to Wallah... Oh, and the other one - they're standin in soup land? We went to your concert in Eugene and we loved it- thanks for the story about misunderstanding lyrics-

By: b h bandit
I was enjoying the concert so much - john Prine is an amazing singer and songwriter- thanks john

By: Carolyn Lamberson - The Register-Guard
Preview - http://www.registerguard.com/news/2004/11/05/5.tk.prine.1105.html    November 5, 2004 
   Maybe it's always Prine time -  The Register-Guard
   "You can't really categorize a genius as big as John Prine's." That's what rollingstone.com says, anyway. But that doesn't stop the whole world from trying. 
    Prine won a Grammy in 1991 for best contemporary folk album with "The Missing Years." But he's equally at home in the rock and country worlds. 
    Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty joined him on "Missing Years," and Emmylou Harris and Trisha Yearwood loaned their vocals to 1999's "In Spite of Ourselves." He made a movie - "Falling From Grace" - with John Mellencamp. 
    He even put out a rockabilly album, 1979's "Pink Cadillac," recorded at the famed Sun Studios by the label's founder, Sam Phillips, and his son Knox. 
   Versatility and John Prine go hand-in-hand. So Eugene fans of literate rock- and country-tinged folk music have something to get excited about. Their guy will perform at the McDonald Theatre on Wednesday. 
   And no, he's not pushing a new album. His most recent release was the 2001 DVD of "John Prine: Live From Sessions at West 54th," which stemmed from the PBS series of the same name. 
   The fan Web site John Prine Shrine (jpshrine.org) reports that a new album is in the works for March 2005. But after nearly 30 years as a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter and 17 albums, he most likely will have plenty of material to keep the fans entertained. 
   Prine picked up the guitar at age 14, and as a young man became a fixture on the Chicago folk scene of the late 1960s. According to a record label bio, Prine's best friend managed to get Kris Kristofferson to come see Prine perform one night. 
   That fateful event helped Prine land a major label record deal. Prine later was able to return the favor. Kristofferson now records on Oh Boy Records, the label Prine founded in the 1980s. 
   Prine has come to see his songs covered by a wide variety of artists, from Bette Midler and Bonnie Raitt to Tammy Wynette and Johnny Cash. 
   "It's a great feeling when you put something in a song and other people say that's exactly how they feel," Prine said in the biography distributed by his record label. "That's the most gratifying thing about songwriting for me. 
   "It's always been a real outlet for me - being able to put those feelings down." 

By: Jim Merrrigan
I've been very fortunate to have seen John live many times. I went to this show with some friends that had never seen John perform live. Of course I told them how great it would be....blah,blah,blah.. I guess I had fallen into that smug or complacent mode where I felt that I couldn't be surprised, no matter how good it gets....Well I'll be the first to admit that I was WRONG! I don't know if this was the best show that I've ever seen but it sure feels like it. I can't seem to pry this smile off my face !

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