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Fishin' in the Muddy
Gurf Morlix
Fishin' in the Muddy
Genres: Pop, Rock
 
  •  Track Listings (12) - Disc #1

If anybody is still looking for a candidate to replace Robbie Robertson in the Band, look no further. Morlix can write, sing, produce, and play nearly every instrument (mostly stringed) and has a bottomless (albeit muddy) ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Gurf Morlix
Title: Fishin' in the Muddy
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Catamount
Original Release Date: 1/1/2002
Re-Release Date: 2/19/2002
Genres: Pop, Rock
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 690403101024

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If anybody is still looking for a candidate to replace Robbie Robertson in the Band, look no further. Morlix can write, sing, produce, and play nearly every instrument (mostly stringed) and has a bottomless (albeit muddy) range of American musical idioms from which to draw. Though Morlix is most often associated with Lucinda Williams and he's played with and produced for an amazing number of artists, he's overdue to be recognized for his own work, including his 1999 debut CD, Toad of Titicaca, and now Fishin' in the Muddy. He doesn't quite escape a certain built-in goofiness as he chants nonsense songs and bellows and barks his way through one-mantra tunes, but he still manages to get serious every now and then on this eclectic but rooted album. Morlix has yet to paint his masterpiece, but getting there will be half the fun. --Henry Cabot Beck
 

CD Reviews

Country roots-rock from and Ausin indie icon
Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 07/18/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)

"A guitar-playin' pal of Lucinda Williams, Robert Earl Keen and others, Austin-based producer Gurf Morlix has a strong rocker streak, which didn't serve him well on his previous recordings, but works pretty nicely on this groovy solo album. There are several odd, oddly compelling songs on here -- the first few songs are really catchy -- and plenty of sly roots-rocking riffs to enjoy. On a couple of tracks, Morlix indulges in lighthearted, guylike stupidity -- the penile, puerile "Big Eye" for example, is a mere throwaway -- but mostly this is a pretty solid album. Now I finally get what everyone else sees in this guy. Definitely worth checking out."