Confidence Game

Artist: Larry Burnett
Label: LBRecords
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 783707974125
EAN: 0783707974125
ASIN: B0002Y0090

Release Date: 2004-08-16

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Tracks:

Confidence Game
Poor Baby
Keep On Workin'
3AM In Nashville
No Money
Cinderella

Customer Reviews:

Finally At Long Last.......2007-01-22

As a native growing up in the DC.Md & Va area I first heard Larry like most folks on Firefalls first LP, But lost track after their 4th Album Undertow, Until one night in 1982 I was walking home through the streets of Arlington Va. and came across a dinner club called Eskimo Nells, on their Marquee it listed " Tonight ,Larry Burnett formerly of Firefall " So I went in and sat for 90+ minutes and was completely blown away by Larry's performance ,and as it turned out Larry was booked to play there every Tuesday night for some time to come ,So like many other devoted fans I would drop in each Tuesday night and listen to his sets and as time went on I began bringing other friends to hear Larry's shows ,we got on his mailing list and attended gig's Larry played around the local region, Also I became friends with Larry ,being a Guitarist myself,Larry was ever so kind to show me open tunings on the guitar which I still use to this day being a songwriter myself, this info has been extremely valuble .
I would highly recomend this disc as it displays Larry's raw emotion and unmistakeble voice, it is a phenomanal CD,
And if your lucky enough to have all of the Firefall discs you may do like I did some time ago, select only Larry's tunesfrom the CD's and burn them onto a seperate disc for a great listening expierence ! "BUY CONFIDENCE GAME", And Get on Larry's Mailing list and E-mail Larry requesting he do more gigs in DC. Md. and Va. and then get to a Larry Burnett live performance ,One that you will remember for a very long time to come , Warren N. Tibbs,Jr

An Excellent and Unexpected Return.......2005-09-14

As you may have read above, Larry Burnett was in a big selling, major label band back in the Seventies. His new solo acoustic e.p. is a welcome and relevatory return of a talented artist who left too soon all those years ago.

Larry's guitar playing on this disc is outstanding. Never monotonous and always playful, Larry accompanies his soulful vocals with his guitar tastefully and skillfully.

His lyrics are the most striking aspect of the disc and are at once intelligent and witty and evidence a lifetime of triumph and learning. On the title track he proclaims, it's "Getting harder and harder to thrill me/I don't scare, nothing can kill me."

Mostly, though, he's cynical without being bitter. As on "Keep on Working," "My spirit's high, but my bank account's low/Bad credit but I'm a good man to know." And on "Poor Baby," "Life stinks...it's so miserable/There's no breakin' free/It's hard work to stay on top of it/and not come apart."

For anyone looking for a unique acoustic singer/songwriter CD that is musically varied, intellectually informed and never self-righteous, 'Confidence Game' will NOT disappoint. A great CD and I'm looking forward to his next one.

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