Album Description
1999 studio album by the former Green On Red leader. 12 tracks.Amazon.com
Now five records into a solo career, the former guitarist for Green on Red leaves his stripped-down, bluesy past behind, adding a score of Mellotron, saxophone, synthesizer, and sampling for a more urban mosaic. The result is a soulful medley where Prophet continues to follow the Dylan book of songwriting, arming his characters with compelling story lines and clever wordplay. The title track’s account of a broken relationship proves exultant thanks to a playful Farfisa organ and splendid backing vocals by Prophet’s wife, Stephanie Finch. Prophet mimics Tom Waits over a fierce J.J. Cale riff on “La Paloma.” And radio programmers lo… More >>
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…I don’t approach this album as a past fan or even as someone vaguelyfamiliar with this guy’s work. His voice is horrible, there’s notmuch here musically, and the second half of the album has a bunch of indistinguishable tracks. END
Rating: 1 / 5
English readers Excuse me I have to do my review in Dutch to express myself better. Deze 5e cd van Chuck Prophet is als het luisteren naar een film. Veel van zijn countryrock-verleden heeft hij erop meegenomen, maar ook heeft hij a.h.w. de geschiedenis van de popmuziek verwerkt middels doowadiddies en andere muzikale effecten. Verder ook r&b en invloeden van deze tijd. De intro’s zijn geweldig, de teksten weer geniaal met de nodige humor. Onovertroffen blijft zijn nasale stem in combinatie met de prachtige stem van Stephanie (Waarom horen we haar zo weinig zingen op dit album?) En vooral dat veelzijdige gitaarspel maakt deze cd TOP. Op naar de eerste live-cd..
Rating: 5 / 5
It’s no Homemade Blood or Brother Aldo, but certainly more radio-friendly, if that’s a good thing. Great anticipation for new recording with Jules Shear.Anyone know when it will be available and the title of the project?
Rating: 4 / 5
I have no idea about his past bands or recordings, but this CD is dazzling. It is complex (as Dylan, another reviewer said…maybe, but more wry…like Jack Hardy, more) and amazingly versatile. It is really cool. It’s got soul, it’s got groove, it’s a great ride. WHY ISN’T THIS GUY FAMOUS???????
Rating: 4 / 5
Well, I’m a little disappointed at the drift away from the much more organic music of Balinese Dancer and Feast of Hearts, two of the best albums by anybody. The turntables/samples really don’t add a lot to my ears, maybe they are a little gimmicky… I’m giving this one 4 stars though three would be more likely if I didn’t know his work so well. It’s an interesting album & it may make him some well deserved new fans, but I’d start with Balinese Dancer, Feast of Hearts, or even Homemade Blood first. Chuck is THE great undiscovered American songwriter!
Rating: 4 / 5