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Rock Salt and Nails is a highly regarded cult country-rock-folk record, in part because some of the supporting musicians are highly regarded pioneers of the form: Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman, and Gene Clark all appear on the album. While it is not among the very best of such late-'60s hybrids, it is pretty good, though too low-key to command the kind of wide interest (by cult standards, anyway) that someone like Clark or Parsons does. Steve Young has an unusually convincing reedy voice, never overdoing the melodramatics yet establishing a dramatic atmosphere that admits hints of blues, soul, and swamp pop. When distant, mournful strings are added to his more anguished and somber songs, like "Seven Bridges Road," "Holler in the Swamp," and "Kenny's Song," there's an effective multi-dimensionality rare in early country-rock. Other songs, particularly the covers of old country tunes, are less striking. It's an interesting release, though, that's quite rewarding for fans of more adventurous country-rock fusions.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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℗ 1969 A&M Records
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℗ 1969 A&M Records
Steve Young, MainArtist - PETER LAFARGE, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Bob Thompson, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Bogert, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 A&M Records
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℗ 1969 A&M Records
Steve Young, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Bob Thompson, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Bogert, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 A&M Records
Steve Young, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Bob Thompson, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Bogert, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 A&M Records
Steve Young, MainArtist - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Bob Thompson, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Bogert, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny Austin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 A&M Records
Steve Young, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Bob Thompson, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Bogert, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 A&M Records
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℗ 1969 A&M Records
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℗ 1969 A&M Records
Album review
Rock Salt and Nails is a highly regarded cult country-rock-folk record, in part because some of the supporting musicians are highly regarded pioneers of the form: Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman, and Gene Clark all appear on the album. While it is not among the very best of such late-'60s hybrids, it is pretty good, though too low-key to command the kind of wide interest (by cult standards, anyway) that someone like Clark or Parsons does. Steve Young has an unusually convincing reedy voice, never overdoing the melodramatics yet establishing a dramatic atmosphere that admits hints of blues, soul, and swamp pop. When distant, mournful strings are added to his more anguished and somber songs, like "Seven Bridges Road," "Holler in the Swamp," and "Kenny's Song," there's an effective multi-dimensionality rare in early country-rock. Other songs, particularly the covers of old country tunes, are less striking. It's an interesting release, though, that's quite rewarding for fans of more adventurous country-rock fusions.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:36
- Main artists: Steve Young
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Country
© 1969 A&M Records ℗ 1969 A&M Records
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