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| CHARLIE PARR - Roustabout; CHARLIE PARR - Roustabout | |
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| zeitgeist | Jan 27 2009, 07:58 AM Post #1 |
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CHARLIE PARR - Roustabout Now see, this is the kind of thing that makes the weekly ordeal of plowing through new releases worthwhile. Of course, it helps that I'm a big country Blues fan, replete with Charlie Patton and Bukka White albums. Mr Parr has been making albums since 2001 when he released his debut CD, "Criminals & Sinners". SInce then there's been "1922", "King Earl" and "Rooster", all leading up to this remarkably good release. Now, as all good musicians should do, he'd spent a long time honing his chops, with his performing career going way back to 1988 when he could be found playing coffeehouses and clubs around the Minneapolis are. And the time spent performing shows as Mr Parr takes care of the National steel guitar, 12-string and banjo, as well as handling vocals and writing nine of the twelve tracks on offer. Although, as the PR bumph points out, the songs could have been from any point in the last hundred years, so timeless is their sound. As befits the music, the accompaniment is stripped down with fiddle, harmonica and washboard appearing only as necessary. Not to forget the hammer and shovel! Its a top quality treat from beginning to end, although I was particularly drawn to 'Warmin' By The Devil's Fire', 'Come Along And See', and a truly brilliant take on Blind Willie Johnsons 'God Moves On The Water'. One of the best albums I'll hear all year, anyone who likes their Blues done the old way needs to have this. Buy CD From Amazon |
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