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On his second album, Whitley abandons the atmospheric acoustic blues-rock of his debut for a hard-hitting, grungy guitar attack. Appropriately, the songs are all about losers and hard times -- it's a dark, bleak album, twisting through its songs with a grim determination. The problem is, it doesn't always work. Whitley's lyrics are still rooted in the folk-blues storytelling tradition, while his music follows the rules of contemporary hard rock, complete with start-stop dynamics and thick layers of distortion. However, he can't write riffs that equal the best of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden, nor does he have melodies to rival theirs. His music works best a lyrical level and the musical approach on Din of Ecstasy obscures his lyrics, making the record a muddled affair.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Chris Whitley, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer - John Custer, Producer - DOUGIE BOWNE, Drums - Alan Gevaert, Bass
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Chris Whitley, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist - DOUGIE BOWNE, Drums, Percussion - Alan Gevaert, Bass - John Custer and Chris Whitley, Producer - Danny Kadar, Assistant Engineer - Kent Bruce, Assistant Engineer - John Seymour, Assistant Engineer - TOBY WRIGHT, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Steve Melton, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Chris Whitley, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist - DOUGIE BOWNE, Drums, Percussion - Alan Gevaert, Bass - John Custer and Chris Whitley, Producer - Danny Kadar, Assistant Engineer - Kent Bruce, Assistant Engineer - John Seymour, Assistant Engineer - TOBY WRIGHT, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Steve Melton, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Chris Whitley, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist - Don Whitley, Guitar - DOUGIE BOWNE, Drums, Percussion - Alan Gevaert, Bass - John Custer and Chris Whitley, Producer - Danny Kadar, Assistant Engineer - Kent Bruce, Assistant Engineer - John Seymour, Assistant Engineer - TOBY WRIGHT, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Steve Melton, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Chris Whitley, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer - John Custer, Producer - DOUGIE BOWNE, Drums - Alan Gevaert, Bass
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Chris Whitley, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - John Custer and Chris Whitley, Producer
(P) 1995 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Chris Whitley, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist - DOUGIE BOWNE, Drums, Percussion - Alan Gevaert, Bass - John Custer and Chris Whitley, Producer - Danny Kadar, Assistant Engineer - Kent Bruce, Assistant Engineer - John Seymour, Assistant Engineer - TOBY WRIGHT, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Steve Melton, Recording Engineer
1995 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Chris Whitley, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist - DOUGIE BOWNE, Drums, Percussion - Alan Gevaert, Bass - John Custer and Chris Whitley, Producer - Danny Kadar, Assistant Engineer - Kent Bruce, Assistant Engineer - John Seymour, Assistant Engineer - TOBY WRIGHT, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Steve Melton, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Chris Whitley, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist - J. Reid, Composer, Lyricist - DOUGIE BOWNE, Drums, Percussion - Reid W., Composer, Lyricist - Alan Gevaert, Bass - Dougie Bowne and Chris Whitley, Producer - Danny Kadar, Assistant Engineer - Kent Bruce, Assistant Engineer - John Seymour, Assistant Engineer - TOBY WRIGHT, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Steve Melton, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Chris Whitley, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer - John Custer, Producer - DOUGIE BOWNE, Drums - Alan Gevaert, Bass
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Chris Whitley, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer - John Custer, Producer - DOUGIE BOWNE, Drums - Alan Gevaert, Bass
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Chris Whitley, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist - DOUGIE BOWNE, Drums, Percussion - Alan Gevaert, Bass - John Custer and Chris Whitley, Producer - Danny Kadar, Assistant Engineer - Kent Bruce, Assistant Engineer - John Seymour, Assistant Engineer - TOBY WRIGHT, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Steve Melton, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Chris Whitley, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist - Laurie Lepore, Guitar - DOUGIE BOWNE, Drums, Percussion - Alan Gevaert, Bass - John Custer and Chris Whitley, Producer - Danny Kadar, Assistant Engineer - Kent Bruce, Assistant Engineer - John Seymour, Assistant Engineer - TOBY WRIGHT, Mixing Engineer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Steve Melton, Recording Engineer
(P) 1995 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
On his second album, Whitley abandons the atmospheric acoustic blues-rock of his debut for a hard-hitting, grungy guitar attack. Appropriately, the songs are all about losers and hard times -- it's a dark, bleak album, twisting through its songs with a grim determination. The problem is, it doesn't always work. Whitley's lyrics are still rooted in the folk-blues storytelling tradition, while his music follows the rules of contemporary hard rock, complete with start-stop dynamics and thick layers of distortion. However, he can't write riffs that equal the best of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden, nor does he have melodies to rival theirs. His music works best a lyrical level and the musical approach on Din of Ecstasy obscures his lyrics, making the record a muddled affair.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:23
- Main artists: Chris Whitley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 1995 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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