At the Cut
- 艺人
- Vic Chesnutt
- 语种
- 英语
- 厂牌
- Constellation
- 发行时间
- 2009年09月22日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
by Mark Deming
At the Cut reunites Vic Chesnutt with several of the collaborators who helped make his extraordinary 2007 album, North Star Deserter, and while you can't force lightning to strike twice in the same place, Chesnutt and this group of gifted musicians have managed to create something similarly powerful and affecting that also has a personality of its own. With Howard Bilerman behind the recording console, Guy Picciotto helping with the production and arrangements, and members of Silver Mt. Zion Orchestra accompanying Chesnutt, this follows a similar template to North Star Deserter, but At the Cut manages to sound more approachable and direct while still conjuring up striking and atmospheric clouds of sound that reinforce Chesnutt's melodies while broadening their horizons into something grand, beautiful, and challenging. Chesnutt doesn't need to bend his songs to the needs of his accompanists, and while a look at the lyric sheet reveals the same sort of skewed Southern gothic archetypes that have always dominated his compositions, these musicians bring out a side in the music that doesn't always rise to the surface in other hands, and the slow, contemplative shuffle of "We Hovered with Short Wings," the muscular dread of "Chinaberry Tree," and the sweet, twangy drift of "Concord County Jubilee" give his images just the backdrops they need. And lest anyone think the musicians are taking Chesnutt's music in a direction he wouldn't consider going himself, the closing number, "Granny," is as powerful and dramatic as anything that came before it, and it creates a large and vivid world with just Chesnutt's voice an acoustic guitar. At the Cut isn't as great a surprise as North Star Deserter, but if you thought the brilliance of that album was a happy accident, this confirms these musicians complement each other very well and hopefully will continue to do so for a long time to come.
最新简评（共8条）
- @Van：It is what it is
- @Beano(吞下无意义想法)：在难过中看到一点希望又突然破灭的感觉
- @sikkim(一個人的戰爭)：.
- @怀念37度_Q.J：遗憾是沙发。因为这是一张多么震撼的专辑。 用强烈的“懦夫”开场，已经无法再言语了....近而进入喃喃自语般的when the bottom fell out，1964年出生的Vic Chesnutt, 在1983年一场车祸后半身瘫痪，此后仍然创作了众多另人记忆深刻的专辑，包括1993年的震动人心的Drunk，2009年12月25日，Vic Chesnutt进入昏迷状态并在十天后离开人世。Flirted with you all my life，用一生与你调情，在他的身上这句话是如此的沉重而渗骨。
- @扰乱(扰乱 就是 扰乱)：gybe made the instrumental
- @小船儿：淡然入心
- @Gao(文化搭台经济唱戏)：Chain Chain Chain 缅怀你Vic Chesnutt！！！
- @怀念37度_Q.J：一张多么震撼的专辑。 用强烈的“懦夫”开场，已经无法再言语了....近而进入喃喃自语般的when the bottom fell out. Flirted with you all my life，用一生与你调情，在他的身上这句话是如此的沉重而渗骨。