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In Step

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Blues - Released June 6, 1989 | Epic

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Stevie Ray Vaughan had always been a phenomenal guitarist, but prior to In Step, his songwriting was hit or miss. Even when he wrote a classic modern blues song, it was firmly within the genre's conventions; only on Soul to Soul's exquisite soul-blues "Life Without You" did he attempt to stretch the boundaries of the form. As it turns out, that was the keynote for In Step, an album where Vaughan found his own songwriting voice, blending blues, soul, and rock in unique ways, and writing with startling emotional honesty. Yes, there are a few covers, all well chosen, but the heart of the album rests in the songs he co-wrote with Doyle Bramhall, the man who penned the Soul to Soul highlight "Change It." Bramhall proved to be an ideal collaborator for Vaughan; tunes like the terse "Tightrope" and the dense "Wall of Denial" feel so intensely personal, it's hard to believe that they weren't the product of just one man. Yet the lighter numbers -- the dynamite boogie "The House Is Rockin'" and the breakneck blues of "Scratch-n-Sniff" -- are just as effective as songs. Of course, he didn't need words to make effective music: "Travis Walk" is a blistering instrumental, complete with intricate fingerpicking reminiscent of the great country guitarist Merle Travis, while the shimmering "Riviera Paradise" is every bit as lyrical and lovely as his previous charmer, "Lenny." The magnificent thing about In Step is how it's fully realized, presenting every facet of Vaughan's musical personality, yet it still soars with a sense of discovery. It's a bittersweet triumph, given Vaughan's tragic death a little over a year after its release, yet it's a triumph all the same.© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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When Everything Is Better, I'll Let You Know

Pip Millett

R&B - Released October 21, 2022 | Dream Life Records

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Majestic

Kari Jobe

Gospel - Released March 25, 2014 | Sparrow (SPR)

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For Majestic, praise & worship sensation Kari Jobe decided on a twist, issuing a collection of brand new songs in a "live" setting. Produced by Jeremy Edwardson, this date presents Jobe fronting a full band, strings, and a backing chorus. The pre-release single "Forever" -- complete with crowd singalong -- is a representative sample. Jobe's music is the sound of the youthful Christian church in celebration. The music here -- even more so than on her studio offerings -- is dynamic, sweeping pop/rock with big drums, processional pianos, and keyboards and massive electric guitars (the latter of which are all completely derivative of U2's the Edge, perfect for anthems). Highlights here include the rousing, stomping opener "Hands to the Heavens," the melodrama in "How Majestic," the rumbling "Keeper of My Heart," and the beseeching yet affirmative "Lord Over All." The album debuted on the Christian Contemporary Album, Praise & Worship, and Christian Digital Album charts and at number four on the Overall Digital Album chart. It earned Jobe a second Billboard Top 200 Top 15 debut at number 12. Jobe's music is indeed the sound of the new orthodoxy.© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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You Let Me Walk Alone

Michael Schulte

Pop - Released May 15, 2018 | VERY US RECORDS

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Short Movie

Laura Marling

Alternative & Indie - Released March 23, 2015 | Virgin Records Ltd

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Following in the dusty, sun-baked footsteps of 2013's mesmerizing Once I Was an Eagle, Laura Marling's fifth studio outing feels even more rooted in the California desert, doubling down on the former's penchant for pairing breezy, American west coast mysticism with bucolic, Sandy Denny-era English folk, but with a subtle shift in architecture. Marling's gift for gab and deft finger-picking are still front and center, but with the self-produced Short Movie, she's expanded her sonic palette by plugging in. While by no means a straight-up electric guitar album, Short Movie does bristle with a current of nervy energy, and that coffee-black, post-midnight buzz is the fuel that gives cuts like "False Hope," "Don't Let Me Bring You Down," "Gurdjieff's Daughter," and the hypnotic title track their swagger. That said, Marling is an unrepentant folkie, and those late-night blasts of tube-driven self-evaluation and raw verisimilitude eventually give way to bleary-eyed mornings spent assessing the wreckage, and the album's best moments arrive via the aged wood and steel of her trusty acoustic. The dreamy, psych-tinged opener "Warrior" invokes Nick Drake's "Road" with its bluesy, open tuning and refrain of "I can't be your horse anymore, you're not the warrior I'm looking for," while the equally Drake-ian "Feel Your Love" offers up a less defensive, but no less weary stance toward potential suitors, positing "you must let me go before I get old, I need to find someone who really wants to be mine." Avoiding complacency has always been the light that guides the precocious singer/songwriter (only 25 at the time of release, this is Marling's fourth album in just five years), and Short Movie does little to temper that restlessness. It may lack the cohesion of her last outing, and her steadfast derision of anything resembling a hook can be taxing, but it makes up for its meandering with a strength of character that eludes many of her contemporaries. An old soul to say the least, Marling continues to evolve as both a musician and a writer, albeit subtly, and we're all the better for it.© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Short Movie

Laura Marling

Alternative & Indie - Released March 23, 2015 | Virgin Records Ltd

Following in the dusty, sun-baked footsteps of 2013's mesmerizing Once I Was an Eagle, Laura Marling's fifth studio outing feels even more rooted in the California desert, doubling down on the former's penchant for pairing breezy, American west coast mysticism with bucolic, Sandy Denny-era English folk, but with a subtle shift in architecture. Marling's gift for gab and deft finger-picking are still front and center, but with the self-produced Short Movie, she's expanded her sonic palette by plugging in. While by no means a straight-up electric guitar album, Short Movie does bristle with a current of nervy energy, and that coffee-black, post-midnight buzz is the fuel that gives cuts like "False Hope," "Don't Let Me Bring You Down," "Gurdjieff's Daughter," and the hypnotic title track their swagger. That said, Marling is an unrepentant folkie, and those late-night blasts of tube-driven self-evaluation and raw verisimilitude eventually give way to bleary-eyed mornings spent assessing the wreckage, and the album's best moments arrive via the aged wood and steel of her trusty acoustic. The dreamy, psych-tinged opener "Warrior" invokes Nick Drake's "Road" with its bluesy, open tuning and refrain of "I can't be your horse anymore, you're not the warrior I'm looking for," while the equally Drake-ian "Feel Your Love" offers up a less defensive, but no less weary stance toward potential suitors, positing "you must let me go before I get old, I need to find someone who really wants to be mine." Avoiding complacency has always been the light that guides the precocious singer/songwriter (only 25 at the time of release, this is Marling's fourth album in just five years), and Short Movie does little to temper that restlessness. It may lack the cohesion of her last outing, and her steadfast derision of anything resembling a hook can be taxing, but it makes up for its meandering with a strength of character that eludes many of her contemporaries. An old soul to say the least, Marling continues to evolve as both a musician and a writer, albeit subtly, and we're all the better for it. © James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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You Let Me Walk Alone

Michael Schulte

Pop - Released February 19, 2018 | VERY US RECORDS

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Dreamer

Michael Schulte

Pop - Released May 4, 2018 | VERY US RECORDS

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You Let Me Walk Alone (aus "The Voice Kids, Staffel 11")

Moritz

Pop - Released April 29, 2023 | The Voice

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You Let Me Walk Alone

James Bubb

Pop - Released July 1, 2018 | James Bubb

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Everything Must Change

Randy Crawford

Jazz - Released January 1, 1976 | Rhino - Warner Records

Randy Crawford's first solo album, Everything Must Change was produced by Stewart Levine. Like the albums that followed, it's a virtual masterpiece; the studio was crawling with heavyweights, and Crawford always brings out the best in everyone involved. Her version of "I've Never Been to Me" bests Charlene's original, and even Dennis Edwards' emotional ordeal. The title track represents nearly five minutes of social drama, and she makes "I'm Easy," "I Had to See Him One More Time," and "Don't Let Me Down" so personal you think she's singing about you.© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
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The Three Pickers

Earl Scruggs

Country - Released January 1, 2003 | Rounder Records

Folk and bluegrass legends meet live on-stage on Rounder's bright and entertaining Three Pickers. The titular "pickers" are bluegrass banjo innovator Earl Scruggs, guitarist and folk purist Doc Watson, and relative newcomer (with only 45 years of musical experience under his belt) Ricky Skaggs on mandolin and guitar; they work most often as a trio but also perform with a wide variety of combos that were lucky enough to be invited on-stage. Recorded in Winston Salem, NC, in December 2002, the album reflects an honest interplay between the three main performers and the audience that seems lost in most concert experiences, and despite their age, Watson can still sing and Scruggs can still pick nearly as well as they did in their prime. Guest vocals and fiddle from the ubiquitous Alison Krauss liven up "The Storms Are on the Ocean" and the "one-sided prenuptial agreement" murder ballad "On the Banks of the Ohio," while Skaggs and his Kentucky Thunder inject some youthful exuberance into the evening during their set. The songs performed by "Earl Scruggs With Family and Friends" get a little loose around the edges, but the sweet and lowdown duo of Watson and his grandson Richard more than make up for it with their warm intimacy. All in all, it seems as though this was a spectacular exhibition of authentic folk music live on-stage, and the album lets that genuine honesty and warmth shine through perfectly.© Zac Johnson /TiVo