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Shawn Mullins|Live At The Variety Playhouse (Live)

Live At The Variety Playhouse (Live)

Shawn Mullins

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Perhaps it's tempting to dismiss Shawn Mullins as a one-hit wonder, as the artist enjoyed one chart-topping single (1998's "Lullaby") before fading away into the ether of forgotten singer/songwriters. On this engaging live release, however, Mullins emphasizes the strengths that have maintained his moderate fan base for years: a rich, worn-in baritone; a knack for spinning tuneful narratives; and reverence for his red clay, roots rock predecessors. This is music for Southern highways and Georgia fields, dotted with the characters that occupy both locations, and Mullins receives an appropriately warm response following his hometown performances of "Anchored in You," "Sante Fe," and others. He's a veteran frontman, cracking an audible smile during some of his wryest lyrics ("She was buzzing like a battlefield tracer/She was grinding like the gears on a Pacer") and piloting his band through a mix of alt-country and heartland rock & roll. When presented in this element, playing to his fellow Atlanta natives with an ace band behind him, Shawn Mullins throws off that one-hit wonder stigma with little trouble. "Lullaby" does make an appearance on this disc, but it shows up late in the set, long after Mullins establishes himself as a competent, underrated songwriter.

© Andrew Leahey /TiVo

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1
Beautiful Wreck (Live)
00:04:15

Shawn Mullins, Composer, MainArtist - Pete Droge, Composer - Glenn Phillips, Composer - Marshall Altman, Composer

(C) 2008 Vanguard Records, A Welk Music Group Company ℗ 2008 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company

2
All In My Head (Live)
00:04:37

Shawn Mullins, Composer, MainArtist - Gerry Hansen, Composer

(C) 2008 Vanguard Records, A Welk Music Group Company ℗ 2008 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company

3
The Ballad Of Kathryn Johnston (Live)
00:04:08

Shawn Mullins, Composer, MainArtist - Matthew Kahler, Composer

(C) 2008 Vanguard Records, A Welk Music Group Company ℗ 2008 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company

4
Anchored In You (Live)
00:03:26

Shawn Mullins, Composer, MainArtist

(C) 2008 Vanguard Records, A Welk Music Group Company ℗ 2008 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company

5
Santa Fe (Live)
00:04:40

Shawn Mullins, Composer, MainArtist

(C) 2008 Vanguard Records, A Welk Music Group Company ℗ 2008 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company

6
Ballad Of Billy Jo McKay (Live)
00:03:11

Shawn Mullins, Composer, MainArtist

(C) 2008 Vanguard Records, A Welk Music Group Company ℗ 2008 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company

7
Fraction Of A Man (Live)
00:02:41

Shawn Mullins, Composer, MainArtist

(C) 2008 Vanguard Records, A Welk Music Group Company ℗ 2008 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company

8
Home (Live)
00:03:15

Shawn Mullins, Composer, MainArtist

(C) 2008 Vanguard Records, A Welk Music Group Company ℗ 2008 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company

9
Lonesome, I Know You Too Well (Live)
00:02:28

Shawn Mullins, Composer, MainArtist

(C) 2008 Vanguard Records, A Welk Music Group Company ℗ 2008 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company

10
Twin Rocks, Oregon (Live)
00:04:19

Shawn Mullins, Composer, MainArtist

(C) 2008 Vanguard Records, A Welk Music Group Company ℗ 2008 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company

11
The Gulf Of Mexico (Live)
00:03:47

Shawn Mullins, Composer, MainArtist

(C) 2008 Vanguard Records, A Welk Music Group Company ℗ 2008 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company

12
Shimmer (Live)
00:05:16

Shawn Mullins, Composer, MainArtist

(C) 2008 Vanguard Records, A Welk Music Group Company ℗ 2008 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company

13
Cabbagetown (Live)
00:04:51

Shawn Mullins, Composer, MainArtist

(C) 2008 Vanguard Records, A Welk Music Group Company ℗ 2008 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company

14
Cold Black Heart (Live)
00:04:56

Shawn Mullins, Composer, MainArtist

(C) 2008 Vanguard Records, A Welk Music Group Company ℗ 2008 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company

15
Lullaby (Live)
00:04:56

Shawn Mullins, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist

(C) 2008 Vanguard Records, A Welk Music Group Company ℗ 2008 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company

16
House Of The Rising Sun (Live)
00:06:36

Shawn Mullins, MainArtist - Unknown, Composer

(C) 2008 Vanguard Records, A Welk Music Group Company ℗ 2008 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group Company

Album review

Perhaps it's tempting to dismiss Shawn Mullins as a one-hit wonder, as the artist enjoyed one chart-topping single (1998's "Lullaby") before fading away into the ether of forgotten singer/songwriters. On this engaging live release, however, Mullins emphasizes the strengths that have maintained his moderate fan base for years: a rich, worn-in baritone; a knack for spinning tuneful narratives; and reverence for his red clay, roots rock predecessors. This is music for Southern highways and Georgia fields, dotted with the characters that occupy both locations, and Mullins receives an appropriately warm response following his hometown performances of "Anchored in You," "Sante Fe," and others. He's a veteran frontman, cracking an audible smile during some of his wryest lyrics ("She was buzzing like a battlefield tracer/She was grinding like the gears on a Pacer") and piloting his band through a mix of alt-country and heartland rock & roll. When presented in this element, playing to his fellow Atlanta natives with an ace band behind him, Shawn Mullins throws off that one-hit wonder stigma with little trouble. "Lullaby" does make an appearance on this disc, but it shows up late in the set, long after Mullins establishes himself as a competent, underrated songwriter.

© Andrew Leahey /TiVo

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