Simple

Simple Artist: Chris Thomas King
Label: Hightone Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 012928804325
EAN: 0012928804325
ASIN: B0000005Q4


Release Date: 1993-02-21

Simple


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Tracks:

  1. War
  2. Itch
  3. Simple
  4. Blood On The Dagger
  5. Whatever Happened To The Revolution
  6. The Game
  7. Fool For Love
  8. Used To Be Mine
  9. Plaquemine Blues
  10. Party For The World
  11. Sad, Sad World
  12. Valley Of Dreams

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Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Average rock stuff.......2004-10-26

I bought this used on ebay so I am not out very much money, but I was really tempted to put it into its case and frisbee it out of my moving car--not because it is terrible, but because it is so darn boring. I refrained only because I didn't want to litter.

Since this is the guy from the "O Brother" movie, I expected something with some creativity, but that is just the quality this CD lacks. It is as if Thomas picked up a book of rock n roll song templates and cranked out one or two of each type. Unfortunately, there is no zing to these songs musically, and some of them are out and out failures lyrically. Even the one really good song, Blood on the Dagger, almost tripped on a standard lyrical cliche. And, I have to inquire, can we take seriously anyone who pronounces the word 'ask','axe', twice.

To Thomas' credit, he is a pretty good guitar player; and also to his credit, he didn't want this collection of songs released by his 'old' label. I will still check out his recent rootsy blues stuff and his earlier rap-blues, but stay away from this boring stuff.

5 out of 5 stars

Music Album:

  1. The Statement ~ Young Sicc
  2. Streetsweeper, Vol. 2: The Pain from the Game ~ DJ Kayslay
  3. My Philosophy ~ KRS-One
  4. Underground Allstars ~ Whyteowle & Kiko
  5. Domfamilia's The Audio Autobiography of the Dot: Life In The Murdalandz ~ Re-Up
  6. Tales from the Hood ~ Original Soundtrack
  7. No More Mr. Nice Guy ~ Torrio
  8. Jive Classics, Vol. 2 ~ KRS-One
  9. Godfather Buried Alive ~ Shyne
  10. 21st Century Crisis/There She Goes ~ Shyheim

Music Album

Music Album

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Jazz for the Quiet Times ~ Various Artists

Here and Now ~ Brian Auger

1940-1941 ~ Alix Combelle

1937-1950: Harlem Hop ~ Joe Thomas

1951-1952 ~ Erroll Garner

Songs I Never Played for my Grandfather ~ Colin Redfern

Salsa Mix, Vol. 3 ~ Various Artists

Idolo del Pueblo ~ Daniel Santos

Extraname ~ Alberto Vazquez

Rockall ~ The House Band