RECORD REVIEWS MUSIC
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cred or what?) A rather I l:t‘illler-S llllTlCCl) lrile-S more established l,'K from three albums. plus country name, singer ( (iUL‘lS with Reba McIntyre I Son Volt: Trace (WEA) Raymond l‘roggat: also ‘ 11nd Dolly Pam)". The split tip of the late. has a new album. I "Urinal! Blake: 330k lamented Uncle Tupelo swim/av (Red Balloon). ( Home in Sulphur Springs has borne generous frtrit. in a more mainstream (300M!!!) Rounder giving us both Wileo. and vein. continue to re-release now Jay Farrer‘s excellent I Patty Loveless: The gems from their extensive Son Volt. The band's Trouble With The Truth back catalogue. and if gritty country-rock- is the (Columbia) Singer Patty they maybe ought to be antithesis of Nashville Loveless has returned to pitched in the mid- rather gloss, and everything you form after a bit of a loss than full-price range. they might expect from this of direction. and is now contain some fabulous source - if you are into i reaping the rewards. with music. This l‘)7l session the roots sound of Uncle ! last year's When Fallen from guitar master Tupelo or The Jayhawks Ange/x l’lv taking the Norman Blake and dobro (also sadly disbanded 'best album by a woman player Tut Taylor following the departure of artist' category at the combines country. Mark ()lsen). check this CMA Awards. ller bluegrass and folk out. and while you are . performances here are influences in brilliant about it. try lending an ear equally good. bttt on early fashion on a set of largely to Golden Smog's Down hearings the songs on this self-composed songs and By TIM ()lt/ r”(lfll.\‘ll'(’(llll new disc are less turtes which are as (Rykodisc). f’aturing memorable (Richard timeless as the day they various members of Soil] 'l‘hompsoii's ‘Tcar Stained were laid dowrt. Asylum. Wilco, Son Volt Letter" aside). Then again. I Merle Haggard: Various and The layhawks. all its predecessor was (Koch) Both as label arid pretending not to be something of a grower. distributors. Koch are themselves (strictly for and this may do likewise. bringing irt some of the contractural reasons). I Vince Gill: Souvenirs best country and roots I The Good Sons: Singing (MCA) The hits collections albums around. but they the Glory Down keep on coming. Gill get an extra big slap on (Glitterhouse) This waited a long time for his the back for their Merle English band are to be big breakthrough. which Haggard re-issue series. found iii much the satne eventually came with his which now stands at live. kind of Tupelo/Jayhawks switch to MCA. and a All date frotn the mid-60s: influenced musical more commercial his tributes to Bob Wills territory. and they make a approach to his music. His and Jimmie Rodgers are more than decentjob ofit. bluegrass roots still shine in “)6 "ill-“Phich Classi l M notably itt Mike King's through on sortie of the. and the remaining three a), 0), vocals and Phil Abram‘s high vocals. but mostly it are only a shade behind. twangy roots guitar work. l-‘fi‘momh "“chm WWW.“ Wllh Slm’lk'w'S imd Silks irom venue box oiiice, Glasgow JUSl lite Ul'llOfl while Townes Van '/..andt “'“h lllc élCCCItl 0” big Me Buck Hmnc'just . . . contributes a backing ballad“, lem'ened by shading .S'winging Doors. Vlrgln & Rlpplng Records did a” outlets C/C vocal on one cut (roots frisky uptempo stuff. It (Kenny Mathieson)
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