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艺人
Stacey Earle
语种
英语
厂牌
Evolver
发行时间
2003年06月03日
专辑类别
录音室专辑

专辑介绍

by Thom Jurek

On the four records Stacey Earle issued up to this point, only the last two feature companion and musical collaborator Mark Stuart's name as a co-leader. His presence is felt on every record, and the increasing sophistication of the pair's collaboration is best evidenced by Never Gonna Let You Go. Sharing songwriting credits, lead vocals, and a band between them, this is easily the finest effort Earle and Stuart have ever issued. Here are 13 tight songs that grace along topics of love and its loss, melancholy, desire, tenderness, sadness, and delight. No, it's not an alt.country record. No. No. No. Get over it. What it is, is a stellar exploration of the many varied styles country music and blues have touched upon and drawn from over the previous 50 years. Here are the gorgeous ragtime blues &Spread Your Wings& and the West Texas-drenched folk of &Me and the Man in the Moon,& which is dusted with the fairy dust of 1940s pop. Stuart's &If You Want My Love& moves through the kind of swing Darrell Scott first evoked on his solo recordings, but is far more effective than Lyle Lovett's attempt at the same thing -- especially with Earle's wonderfully unusual voice and a kazoo riding just above a thumping double bass in harmony. The swing band/jug ensemble feel that comes spilling from the record may seem an unlikely one, but it works like carrots in beef stew. The blues make an appearance on &Fishbowl,& and the lyrics hark back to an earlier time, though the sound on the recording is anything but. ... Read More...