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If it wasn't always clear on earlier albums, the brilliantly played and thoughtfully written Street Symphony sweeps away any doubts: the Subdudes aren't just stellar musicians of the swampy jazz-rock-blues New Orleans persuasion, as they've come to be known. They're also a group of guys whose working-class roots run as definitively, and maybe as deeply, as Bruce Springsteen's. Few bands give up the grit with this much conviction and skill: while the Katrina-themed "Poor Man's Paradise" delivers listeners straight to a Crescent City dock where a world-weary man and his dog get by on beer and scratches behind the ear, "Work Clothes" celebrates, in a genuinely joyful way, the subversive thrill of playing hooky for a day of fishing. And then there's all that soul. Tracks like "Brother Man" and "I'm Your Town" come off as blue-state anthems wrapped in a blue collar, but they're no less beautiful or multi-dimensional for it. In fact, plainspoken poetry this rich and robustly played lingers in a way that's pretty close to magical, revealing layers of truth that seem to get louder with each listen.
© Tammy La Gorce /TiVo
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John Magnie, Composer, Synthesizer, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Amedee, Percussion, Tambourine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Malone, Composer, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Massenburg, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Yarborough, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Cook, Composer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jimmy Messa, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Subdudes, MainArtist - Kazuri Arai, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
John Magnie, Composer, Accordion, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Amedee, Composer, Percussion, Tambourine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Malone, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Massenburg, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Yarborough, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Cook, Composer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jimmy Messa, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Subdudes, Clapping, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kazuri Arai, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
John Magnie, Composer, Accordion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Amedee, Percussion, Tambourine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Malone, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Massenburg, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Yarborough, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Cook, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jimmy Messa, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Subdudes, MainArtist - Kazuri Arai, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
John Magnie, Composer, Accordion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Amedee, Composer, Percussion, Tambourine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Malone, Composer, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Massenburg, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Yarborough, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Cook, Composer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jimmy Messa, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Subdudes, MainArtist - Kazuri Arai, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
John Magnie, Accordion, Organ, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Amedee, Percussion, Tambourine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Malone, Composer, Electric Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Massenburg, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Yarborough, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Cook, Composer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jimmy Messa, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Subdudes, MainArtist - Kazuri Arai, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
John Magnie, Composer, Accordion, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Amedee, Composer, Percussion, Tambourine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Malone, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Massenburg, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Yarborough, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Cook, Composer, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jimmy Messa, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Subdudes, MainArtist - Kazuri Arai, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
John Magnie, Composer, Organ, Hammond B3, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Amedee, Percussion, Tambourine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Malone, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Massenburg, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Yarborough, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Cook, Composer, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jimmy Messa, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - The Subdudes, MainArtist - Kazuri Arai, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
John Magnie, Composer, Organ, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Amedee, Composer, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Malone, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Massenburg, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Yarborough, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Cook, Composer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jimmy Messa, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Subdudes, MainArtist - Kazuri Arai, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
John Magnie, Accordion, Percussion, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Amedee, Percussion, Tambourine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Malone, Composer, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Massenburg, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Yarborough, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Cook, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Messa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - The Subdudes, MainArtist - Kazuri Arai, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
John Magnie, Composer, Accordion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Amedee, Percussion, Tambourine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Malone, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Massenburg, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Yarborough, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Cook, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Messa, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - The Subdudes, MainArtist - Kazuri Arai, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
John Magnie, Composer, Accordion, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Amedee, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Malone, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Massenburg, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Yarborough, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Cook, Composer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jimmy Messa, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Subdudes, MainArtist - Kazuri Arai, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
John Magnie, Composer, Accordion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Amedee, Percussion, Tambourine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Malone, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Massenburg, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Yarborough, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Cook, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Messa, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - The Subdudes, Clapping, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kazuri Arai, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
Album review
If it wasn't always clear on earlier albums, the brilliantly played and thoughtfully written Street Symphony sweeps away any doubts: the Subdudes aren't just stellar musicians of the swampy jazz-rock-blues New Orleans persuasion, as they've come to be known. They're also a group of guys whose working-class roots run as definitively, and maybe as deeply, as Bruce Springsteen's. Few bands give up the grit with this much conviction and skill: while the Katrina-themed "Poor Man's Paradise" delivers listeners straight to a Crescent City dock where a world-weary man and his dog get by on beer and scratches behind the ear, "Work Clothes" celebrates, in a genuinely joyful way, the subversive thrill of playing hooky for a day of fishing. And then there's all that soul. Tracks like "Brother Man" and "I'm Your Town" come off as blue-state anthems wrapped in a blue collar, but they're no less beautiful or multi-dimensional for it. In fact, plainspoken poetry this rich and robustly played lingers in a way that's pretty close to magical, revealing layers of truth that seem to get louder with each listen.
© Tammy La Gorce /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:44
- Main artists: The Subdudes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Backporch
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
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