2006-07-31
With tunes so firmly rooted in aspects of life that both mirror and define place, this CD reminds me of Willie Nelson, John Prine, and Tom Wait in the same skin playing their folkified country best. The emphasis is Texamericana with ample doses of pickin', fiddlin', and mandolin. There is decent range in the offerings and every song would air well. In particular, check out Magdelene (2), Cinco De Mayo in Memphis (8), and Analog Girl (9), although the real sleeper just might be "give me just one more puff of that Worry B Gone" (Was Country Joe in the studio?) If this is as typical Guy Clark as the liner notes claim, well then I'll be rummaging through the library for more. – Michael BurgwinGoldmine Pickers
Lonesome Gone
WILD PONIES
THINGS THAT USED TO SHINE
JOSHUA RADIN
We Were Here
Rickie Lee Jones
The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard
Leonard Cohen
Songs of Leonard Cohen
HARLEM PARLOR MUSIC CLUB
SALT OF THE EARTH
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