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Slaid Cleaves seems to have found his singer/songwriter niche recording for Philo. Broke Down, which received a warm critical reception in 2000, was filled with detailed stories of broken down lives on the edge of survival (physically as well as emotionally). Although 2004's Wishbones sounds more hopeful, the tone of the material follows the mood of the earlier album. In "Drinkin' Days," the narrator expresses regret at his wild and rowdy days, but when it comes right down to it, his life is still filled with trouble; even when a contrite loser offers a "Sinner's Prayer," there's no redemption in sight. Cleaves doesn't really get into his forte -- story-songs -- until "Tiger Tom Dixon's Blues," the fifth cut. Tales of boxers and racetracks, unfulfilled promises, and old men remembering their younger days make up Wishbones list of desperate tales. The production's a nice a mix of acoustic-electro elements with the occasional varied touch -- like the fiddle on "Below" -- to keep things interesting. Cleaves made an effort to get outside the usual singer/songwriter material by writing about other people's lives. On Wishbones, he is in good voice, and his fans will probably find several worthy songs on Wishbones.
© Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. /TiVo
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Gurf Morlix, Producer - Slaid Cleaves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Rounder Records
Gurf Morlix, Producer - Slaid Cleaves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Rounder Records
Gurf Morlix, Producer - Slaid Cleaves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Rounder Records
Gurf Morlix, Producer - Slaid Cleaves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Rounder Records
Gurf Morlix, Producer - Slaid Cleaves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Rounder Records
Gurf Morlix, Producer - Slaid Cleaves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Rounder Records
Gurf Morlix, Producer - Slaid Cleaves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Rounder Records
Gurf Morlix, Producer - Slaid Cleaves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Rounder Records
Gurf Morlix, Producer - Slaid Cleaves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Rounder Records
Gurf Morlix, Producer - Slaid Cleaves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Rounder Records
Gurf Morlix, Producer - Slaid Cleaves, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Rounder Records
Albumbeschreibung
Slaid Cleaves seems to have found his singer/songwriter niche recording for Philo. Broke Down, which received a warm critical reception in 2000, was filled with detailed stories of broken down lives on the edge of survival (physically as well as emotionally). Although 2004's Wishbones sounds more hopeful, the tone of the material follows the mood of the earlier album. In "Drinkin' Days," the narrator expresses regret at his wild and rowdy days, but when it comes right down to it, his life is still filled with trouble; even when a contrite loser offers a "Sinner's Prayer," there's no redemption in sight. Cleaves doesn't really get into his forte -- story-songs -- until "Tiger Tom Dixon's Blues," the fifth cut. Tales of boxers and racetracks, unfulfilled promises, and old men remembering their younger days make up Wishbones list of desperate tales. The production's a nice a mix of acoustic-electro elements with the occasional varied touch -- like the fiddle on "Below" -- to keep things interesting. Cleaves made an effort to get outside the usual singer/songwriter material by writing about other people's lives. On Wishbones, he is in good voice, and his fans will probably find several worthy songs on Wishbones.
© Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:20
- Main artists: Slaid Cleaves
- Composer: Slaid Cleaves
- Label: Rounder Records
- Genre: Blues/country/folk Folk
© 2004 Rounder Records ℗ 2004 Rounder Records
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