Jackson, Strait, And Buffet To Release Live Album And Unpolished Performance Adds To Lambert’s Appeal
- Alan Jackson, George Strait, and Jimmy Buffet are slated to release a live album from an event they performed together back in 2004. The album will contain the first recording of “Seven Bridges Road” from Jackson.
UPDATE: Billboard has more information the album, including a list of the songs from each artist that will appear on the album.
- Preston Jones says that Miranda Lambert lacked polish during her performance at Billy Bob’s, but it was part of her appeal.
Yet for all of her energy, genre-blindness and genuine charisma, Lambert is still a little rough around the edges, almost coltish in her eagerness to connect with the audience. Her stage patter didn’t consist of much more than plugging her upcoming album, thanking the crowd for supporting her debut album, Kerosene, and giving shout-outs to local radio for “playing the crap” out of her songs.
- Patty Griffin isn’t exactly country, but some of her music sounds more country than a lot of current country artists. Her latest album, Children Running Through, has been racking up some rave reviews lately.
Jason Gonulsen from Glide Magazine has a beauty of a quote from Steve Earl saying that Patty’s songs “make most people a little uncomfortable–like they’ve just walked in on a private moment in someone else’s life and they know they should turn around and tiptoe away, but they can’t. They make me jealous.”
Jenni L. Simmons from Americana Roots describes my favorite track, “Trapeze:”
“Trapeze” is a musical vignette of a fluid duet with Emmylou Harris. Their warm harmonies and balanced vibratos twirl ’round and upwards, further painting the portrait of a trapeze daredevil whose courage is part of her hope. The music lilts along and culminates in Griffin banging her guitar and both women proclaim, “Hallelujah” over and over (and I must say, they ought to do a whole album together. This song and “Long Ride Home” from 1,000 Kisses are startling proof).
I listened to the album one time through this morning and enjoyed the stripped down quality of her music. It’ll be one that I will definitely go back and listen to again.
- Stephen M. Deusner from Pitchfork praises Charlie Louvin’s new album released yesterday.
Listening to Charlie Louvin’s new album of old songs is like hearing your grandfather sing hymns. The 80-year-old country music veteran has the warm and easy authority of someone who has spent his entire life with these songs; he knows every word, every melody, every implication by heart. His voice, hardened by experience, sounds worn and weary, especially compared to his popular material of 50 years ago. Most of all it sounds lonely, as if it were created by God specifically to harmonize with his brother Ira Louvin, who died in 1965.
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February 21, 2007 at 11:06 am Permalink
I love me some Patty Griffin. Have you heard her debut, “Living With Ghosts”? It’s fantastic. It has her original recording of “Let Him Fly”, which the Chicks covered for their “Fly” album.
February 21, 2007 at 2:47 pm Permalink
I’ve never seen so many euphemisms for “bad vocals” as in that Charlie Louvin review. It’s still an enjoyable listen for fans of traditional country music, but I suspect that the large number of duets is due to the label’s realization that Charlie can’t sing anymore. Even though most of his duet partners are not great technical singers, I have to say that I prefer the solo tracks on the album; the contrast between Louvin and the fresher voices he’s singing with just makes the album difficult to listen to.
Miranda: Since the release of “Kerosene,” I’ve thought of Lambert as a female Dwight Yoakam (not a perfect comparison, but one that’s easier to understand by listening to the entire album, not just the radio singles). The reviewer’s comments about “genre-blindness” and fusion of country and punk-rock certainly support the comparision.
February 21, 2007 at 2:59 pm Permalink
Hey Kevin, no I haven’t heard any Patty Griffin before, but I’ll definitely listen to the one you mentioned since I ended up liking her sound.
Matt, I wasn’t very keen on the Charlie Louvin album after a couple of songs so I didn’t ever finish listening to it. I can see where you’re going with the Dwight Yoakam comparison as well, although I haven’t heard her entire album yet.
February 21, 2007 at 5:38 pm Permalink
Brody,
Do some cherry-picking off of her last album by downloading “Useless Desires”, “Top of the World” and “When It Don’t Come Easy.” I’ll e-mail you some unreleased stuff of hers that’s awesome.
February 21, 2007 at 10:25 pm Permalink
Songs are in your “contact@brodyvocher dot com” mailbox.
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