The Anthology Part V: The Comeback, The First Five Years will be available this spring
Garth Brooks is set to release The Anthology Part V: The Comeback, The First Five Years on April 4th via Pearl Records. Take a seat at Garth’s kitchen table on the morning of the on-sale for Chicago, the first city on the comeback tour.
“The comeback tour had started . . . and the ‘crazy’ started with it.”
To launch the Anthology on TalkShopLive, Brooks will do a series of one-on-one conversations with those present during the comeback. The first conversation will stream Monday, March 10th, with drummer Mike Palmer, fiddler player Jimmy Mattingly, and guitarist Chris Leuzinger. The second will follow on Monday, March 17th with author Warren Zanes and singer-songwriter Karyn Rochelle. The third will be on Monday, March 24th with production manager Brian Petree and road manager Bryan Kennedy. The fourth will be on Monday, March 31st with Storme Warren and sound engineer Mark Miller. The final conversation will be with wife Trisha Yearwood on Friday, April 4th. All conversations will stream at 7 pm ET/4 pm PT.
The conversations will also be a shoppable simulcast on Amazon Live and GarthBrooks.com. The Sevens Radio Network on TuneIn will air the audio live on The Garth Channel and showcase highlights on The Big 615 and Tailgate Radio.
In The Anthology Part V: The Comeback, fans will have an all-access pass to the wildest comeback in music history. Fans will be right by his side as Garth goes through the extreme highs and the extreme lows of the most challenging time in his life as an artist. The music business changed dramatically in the 14 years he was retired. You will get to see how he embraced new technology, reinvented his music past and present, and created a one-on-one conversations between himself and those who waited for his return.
You will be the ultimate fan, following the comeback arena tour that went on to become the largest tour in American history with 391 shows and over 6.2 million tickets sold!
The Anthology has six CDs, 66 songs, including seven live recordings and over 150 never before seen behind-the-scenes photos! This collection captures the magic that led to Garth’s fifth and sixth CMA Entertainer of the Year awards and the passion of the fight to keep the music real.
From Man Against Machine to Gunslinger and the encompassing sounds of Triple Live, this is a must have for the ultimate Garth fan. Told by those who were there, The Anthology Part V is a true testament between Garth and the people on both sides of the curtain.
The Anthology series spans Garth’s phenomenal career, as told by the voices of those who made the remarkable journey with him and witnessed history in the making. The band and crew, songwriters, music industry insiders, family, friends, and other collaborators share their stories in their own words. Combined with Garth’s recollections, these perspectives paint a complete picture of his life and career, creating what Garth calls “liner notes on steroids.”
Each hardbound volume in The Anthology series is filled with rare and never-before-seen photos from the vaults and comes with multiple discs of Garth’s music, including previously unreleased material, live performances, demo versions, and his biggest hits.
Previously Anthology releases include Part I: The First Five Years with behind-the-scenes stories of Garth and his music from the first years of his career. Part II: The Next Five Years is a rollercoaster ride during the period when Garth came into his own as a musician and took greater control of his career. Part III: Live takes fans inside the world of Garth’s live show. Part IV: Going Home is the most personal book in Garth’s Anthology series, sharing key moments in his life, from fatherhood and his marriage to Trisha Yearwood to coming back from retirement.
