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Big Swing Face
Bruce Hornsby
Big Swing Face
Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
 
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Bruce Hornsby smashes his well-worn, previously cemented image and sound with his eighth album, Big Swing Face. In the debris are 11 layered and daring experiments in funk, trip-hop, New Orleans jazz, pop, and rock with a ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Bruce Hornsby
Title: Big Swing Face
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: RCA
Release Date: 6/25/2002
Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
Styles: Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, Vocal Pop, Adult Alternative, Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 078636802428

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Bruce Hornsby smashes his well-worn, previously cemented image and sound with his eighth album, Big Swing Face. In the debris are 11 layered and daring experiments in funk, trip-hop, New Orleans jazz, pop, and rock with a capital R. His signature poignant, rolling piano has been unexpectedly swapped for fuzzed-out guitars, rhythmic loops, and surprisingly hip samples. Using these new elements results in an irreverent tone, and grants Hornsby the freedom to veer from the socially conscious, lovelorn lyrics of previous hits ("The Way It Is," "Mandolin Rain"). From a litany of insults strung together on "Sticks & Stones" to the possible mission-statement chorus of "Try Anything Once" ("What the hell / Try anything once / Gotta keep an open mind in these crazy times"), Hornsby reveals all sorts of faces we've never seen before--on him or anyone else. --Laura Etling

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Nice departure!
Tim Parker | Baltimore, MD | 05/03/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Hornsby gets funky in this highly entertaining, yet underrated affair. Reminds this listener of Harry Connick's approach on "She" and "Star Turtle" releases. Bruce stretches himself very tastefully here with good singing and energetic playing that makes one wonder how all this fun went largely unnoticed."