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Beaver Nelson
Last Hurrah
Genres: Pop, Rock

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Company of Kings
2. Strong as I Look
3. Too Much Moonlight
4. Forget Thinkin'
5. I'm Just Cryin'
6. Stray Dog
7. Things Get Shaky 'Round Midnight
8. All Over
9. One Car Collision - Beaver Nelson, Fracasso, Michael
10. Landed in the Mud
11. Pyramids
12. Drive You Home

CD Details

All Artists: Beaver Nelson
Title: Last Hurrah
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Freedom (City Hall)
Original Release Date: 10/20/1998
Re-Release Date: 10/13/1998
Genres: Pop, Rock
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 600054101922

Synopsis

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Austin, Texas, pumps out idiosyncratic folk-country singer/songwriters faster than a mint prints money. The difference is that mints print mostly dollar bills while Austin consistently produces the big notes. Sure, Beaver Nelson revolves around the Townes Van Zandt axis, but he has found his own bold and compelling songwriting voice. After being screwed around by major labels for the better part of the 1990s, Nelson finally emerged in 1998 with the provocative Last Hurrah, a record that is edgy and brassy yet oddly soothing. His musical settings range from Stones-like jangle and swagger to warm acoustic strumming, but they are merely springboards for his world-weary lyrics. In the end, what comes across is a man who's been beaten down (by the world and by his own behavior) yet finds beauty in the cycle of it all. Nelson is part quick-witted poet, part depraved miscreant--in short, just your typical Austin musician. --Marc Greilsamer

CD Reviews

Chateau de honk

jumpin-jesus | Sydney, NSW Australia | 12/30/1999

(4 out of 5 stars)

"For those of us with an unhealthy love of Let it Bleed-era Stones, this is a godsend. Perhaps a little bit more rollicking country and sans-pop harmonies than Wilco, it is a country honk winner from the very first spin. It took me weeks to get 'Stray Dog' out of my head. Beaver's somewhat worn voice is just perfectly suited to his superb songwriting talents, too often gritty songs like this are ruined by some smooth vocal and an overly slick band. Plenty of raggedy-arse, alt-country passion makes this a great find."

The Best Album of 1999.....Period

jumpin-jesus | 04/02/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The first time I heard "Things Get Shaky Round Midnight" on NPR one night, I thought I was listening to a lost Springsteen song circa "Greetings From Asbury Park". I couldn't believe that someone had written a song that was every bit as good as "It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City" or "Tangled Up In Blue". The great thing is this whole album is just as good. There is not a weak song here; just a collection of songs people like Steve Earle and Lucinda Williams could only hope to write. Definitely the best and most completely original album of 1999"

One of the best CDs you've never heard

Kazz | Boise, Idaho | 06/08/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Great songs with some of the best musicians Austin has to offer backing him up. Simply one of the most skilled songwriters around. You can hear the influence of Townes, Dylan and Springsteen on almost every cut but it is not in the least bit derivative. If lyrics are your "thing", you owe it to yourself to check out this CD."