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If Jesse Winchester's debut album was an auspicious introduction to a powerful new songwriting talent, his two-and-a-half-years-in-the-making follow-up was in some ways even more impressive. Without the influence of Robbie Robertson, Winchester, who produced most of the album himself (three tracks were handled by Todd Rundgren), gave it a homemade feel, using small collections of acoustic instruments, an appropriate setting for a group of short, intimate songs that expressed a deliberately positive worldview set against an acknowledgement of desperate times. Winchester found hope in religion and domesticity, but the key to his stance was a kind of good-humored accommodation. "If the wheel is fixed," he sang, "I would still take a chance. If we're skating on thin ice, then we might as well dance." The album was littered with such examples of aphoristic folk wisdom, adding up to a portrait of a man, cut off from his very deep roots and yet determined to maintain his dignity with grace and even occasionally a goofy sense of humor.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Jesse Winchester, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1972 Bearsville Records ℗ 1972 Bearsville Records
Jesse Winchester, MainArtist - Winchester, Writer
© 1972 Bearsville Records ℗ 1972 Bearsville Records
Jesse Winchester, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1972 Bearsville Records ℗ 1972 Bearsville Records
Jesse Winchester, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1972 Bearsville Records ℗ 1972 Bearsville Records
Jesse Winchester, MainArtist - Winchester, Writer
© 1972 Bearsville Records ℗ 1972 Bearsville Records
Jesse Winchester, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1972 Bearsville Records ℗ 1972 Bearsville Records
J. Winchester, Writer - Jesse Winchester, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1972 Bearsville Records ℗ 1972 Bearsville Records
Jesse Winchester, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1972 Bearsville Records ℗ 1972 Bearsville Records
Jesse Winchester, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1972 Bearsville Records ℗ 1972 Bearsville Records
Jesse Winchester, MainArtist - Winchester, Writer
© 1972 Bearsville Records ℗ 1972 Bearsville Records
Jesse Winchester, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1972 Bearsville Records ℗ 1972 Bearsville Records
J. Winchester, Writer - Jesse Winchester, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1972 Bearsville Records ℗ 1972 Bearsville Records
Jesse Winchester, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 1972 Bearsville Records ℗ 1972 Bearsville Records
Album review
If Jesse Winchester's debut album was an auspicious introduction to a powerful new songwriting talent, his two-and-a-half-years-in-the-making follow-up was in some ways even more impressive. Without the influence of Robbie Robertson, Winchester, who produced most of the album himself (three tracks were handled by Todd Rundgren), gave it a homemade feel, using small collections of acoustic instruments, an appropriate setting for a group of short, intimate songs that expressed a deliberately positive worldview set against an acknowledgement of desperate times. Winchester found hope in religion and domesticity, but the key to his stance was a kind of good-humored accommodation. "If the wheel is fixed," he sang, "I would still take a chance. If we're skating on thin ice, then we might as well dance." The album was littered with such examples of aphoristic folk wisdom, adding up to a portrait of a man, cut off from his very deep roots and yet determined to maintain his dignity with grace and even occasionally a goofy sense of humor.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:29:26
- Main artists: Jesse Winchester
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Folk
© 1972 Bearsville Records ℗ 1972 Bearsville Records, manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment
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