Label: Razor & Tie
Category: Music
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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
UPC: 793018207423
EAN: 0793018207423
ASIN: B000002Z9C
Release Date: 1995-06-20
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Artist: Dave Alvin
Label: Razor & Tie Category: Music Average customer rating:
Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 1 UPC: 793018207423 EAN: 0793018207423 ASIN: B000002Z9C Release Date: 1995-06-20 |
Romeo's Escape
Alt-Country & Americana
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Singer-Songwriters
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General
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Roots Rock
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Very good remake of his Blasters' songs.......2002-05-30
Dave Alvin was the song-writing part of The Blasters, one of the most enjoyable bands playing American music ever to put out a record. When they were in their prime, nobody did stuff like this better. With his brother Phil doing the singing, they had a distinct sound, and you had to see Phil perform to fully appreciate the whole Blasters experience.
Alas, people don't get along and Dave and the Blasters parted ways. Dave has set off on a solo career that hasn't seemed that successful, and at last checking, the Blasters continue to tour without Dave. Problem is, without Dave to write good songs, the Blasters are probably doomed to being an oldies act.
What makes this album interesting is that you get to hear Dave's songs SUNG by Dave. He will tell you in concert that the idea was strange to him when first proposed, and if you followed the band, you might think the same. No, Dave does not have a smooth voice at all. In fact, it's downright gravelly from countless cigarettes.
But what you do get is the author of some songs singing them the way he thinks they should be sung. If you were a Blasters fan, hearing songs like "Long White Cadillac", "Jubilee Train", and "Border Radio" might take some getting used to, but they come out as equally good interpretations after awhile.
There is feeling to the singing, too. "Border Radio" is slowed down a lot, and you look at it a different way. And you will be hard-pressed to find a more heart-rendering performance than what he does with "Every Night About This Time". He also rocks hard on the album with "Romeo's Escape" and "New Tatto", which balance it out nicely.
There are not that many bands doing this kind of music anymore, so catch Dave or the Blasters if they come to your town.
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