full

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by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. It only takes a couple of songs on Jon Dee Graham's latest album, Full, to realize he's quite earnest about his music. Even on a song with a title like "Something Wonderful," he sounds deadly serious, delivering his gruff, Tom Waits-meets-alternative country-vocal, behind stinging electric guitar and a pounding bass. Yes, he ensures us that something very wonderful is going to happen, and perhaps means it, but the music never sells this careless, joyful mood. Graham is joined by bassist Andrew DuPlantis, guitarist Michael Hardwick, and drummer John Chipman on a dozen self-penned songs. Even with four pieces, the arrangements provide a thick, heavy alternative country soundscape that serves Graham's resonant sandpaper vocals well. There are quiet acoustic moments, as with "O Dearest One," and quieter electric ones, as with the relaxed "Rosewood," and while these are but mere pauses to more dirty rockin', they should be commended for allowing the music to breath a bit. Graham's appeal is his authenticity, that -- as his press bio states -- he "bears scars," and how much a listener enjoys him will be dependent on how much he or she buys into his tortured artist persona. For Graham's old fans, however, Full's angst-filled vision will be warmly embraced as the real deal.

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Name full
原始名称 Full
发行时间 2006-04-18
名称 full
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歌手 jon dee graham
状态 未发布
语言 英语
唱片公司
  • freedom
  • freedom records
  • 类别
  • ep
  • single
  • 录音室专辑
  • 精选上位词
  • jon dee graham的专辑
  • 专辑
  • 风格
  • country
  • 根源摇滚 roots rock
  • 美式乡村 americana