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Track Listings
| 1. Train Home |
| 2. Outside In |
| 3. Confirmation |
| 4. Crocodile Man |
| 5. Lola |
| 6. Desolation Row |
| 7. Call Time |
| 8. Candy Man |
| 9. Never Needed It More |
| 10. Let It Go |
| 11. Kind Woman |
Product Description
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New Orleans-bred folk-bluesman Smither has few peers. As a musician he's expanded the six-strings-and-foot-stomps delivery of John Lee Hooker into an elegant, original style that draws as much on the sweet jazz melodies of gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt as the spidery swing of country bluesman John Hurt. And his writing has a poet's eye for detail, as when he's pondering mortality on the disc's title track. There's also a gentle, sincere quality that comes through the dusty tones of his voice, until he drops it to a mean-eyed growl to capture the soul of characters like his "Crocodile Man"--loners condemned to live in the dark neglected corners of their own hearts. But for much of this album, Smither's coming from a happier place, where love and life are full of possibilities, and his blues are just another way of expressing joy and wisdom. --Ted Drozdowski
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Incredible
Jun 7 2004
Format:Audio CD
I can listen to this CD everyday and I never seem to get tired of it. It's got a rare quality to it that's hard to define and near impossible to find. If nothing else buy this CD to hear his fantastic take of Dave Carter's song "Crocodile Man". It's worth buying the CD just to get that song.
carry me awhile...
May 13 2004
Format:Audio CD
This is the kind of music that makes you stop and listen. The lyrics are intriguing ("with heavy-handed cheerfulness and a calculated smile, it says 'carry me awhile'") and the delivery arrestingly simple. The title track is like a George MacDonald purgatory transported to New York City. And he goes from channeling Tom Waits in "Crocodile Man" to covering Bob Dylan in "Desolation Row." All without stepping out of his own magnetic style. It's storytelling as much as singing. Buy it. Love it. Tell all your friends about it.
One of his finest!
Feb 6 2004
Format:Audio CD
Roots-blues troubadour Chris Smither has been around so long that his '70s singer-songwriter status has shifted into that of an elder statesman of the alt.country scene. This is a remarkable album -- melliflous, calm and compelling, a very mature work. Some of his albums of the 1990s and early '00s have had their forced moments; here Smither seems entirely at ease, and seems to have nothing to prove. It's a very rich, rewarding album, well worth checking out.
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Like a boat ride through fog in Mississippi
A outsatnding compilation of sometimes eerie, haunting and engaging melodies in a singing style that's a blend of Gordon Lightfoot and Arlo Gunthrie. Read more
Published on Jan 14 2004 by Michael Snyder
A Flaming Fok Blues Tapestry
This entire album is simply excellent. From the chilling cover of Dylan's Desolation Row to the original, and somewhat chilling, title track where "The dead don't get no... Read more
Published on Dec 21 2003 by "p_m_young"
Like an Old Friend
Chris Smither once had his sights set on becoming an anthropologist. It is now a most pleasant irony that musical antropologists will one day discover Chris Smither. Read more
Published on Nov 13 2003 by ned b bane jr
Exuberantly Charming
Chris Smither has been consistently good throughout the 90's, and his "Live As I'll Ever Be" was superlatively sensational. Read more
Published on Aug 7 2003 by Lee Armstrong
Smither fans, rejoice
This is a honey of a CD. From the opening notes of the eerily beautiful "Train Home" I was hooked. Read more
Published on Aug 1 2003 by D. Parker
Into the ether
Just heard the version of Dylan's Desolation Row. The room stood still for eight minutes. But then what would you expect from someone who can also cover Mississippi John Hurt and... Read more
Published on July 27 2003
Into the ether
Just heard the version of Dylan's Desolation Row. The room stood still for eight minutes. But then what would you expect from someone who can also cover Mississippi John Hurt and... Read more
Published on July 27 2003
A Old Friend
A new Chris Smither album is like a visit from an old friend. The thought of the upcoming visit makes you smile. You can't wait to get caught up and find out all the latest news. Read more
Published on July 26 2003 by John Terry
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