Track Listings (12) - Disc #1| All Artists: Kevin Gordon Title: O Come Look at the Burning (Dig) Members Wishing: 3 Total Copies: 0 Label: Crowville Collective Original Release Date: 1/1/2005 Re-Release Date: 10/4/2005 Genres: Country, Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock Styles: Americana, Singer-Songwriters Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 775020662223 |
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Louisiana native Kevin Gordon returns with his first recording in five years, O Come Look at the Burning, a raw and ambitious follow-up to the 2000 Shanachie release Down to the Well. Recorded on 15 tracks of a 16-track ta... more » |
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Album Description Louisiana native Kevin Gordon returns with his first recording in five years, O Come Look at the Burning, a raw and ambitious follow-up to the 2000 Shanachie release Down to the Well. Recorded on 15 tracks of a 16-track tape machine in a rental house in East Nashville, and produced by Kevin and Joe McMahan, Burning represents what Kevin's fans have wanted for years--a recording that matches the searing unpredictable intensity of his live shows. Along with ten new original songs, Gordon also covers the late great Eddie Hinton's "Something Heavy" as well as Willie Dixon's never-more-appropriate "Crazy Mixed-Up World," originally recorded in 1959 by Chess artist Little Walter. Special guests include a rare cameo by Charles "Wigg" Walker, a star on the north Nashville R&B scene in the early '60s, who once employed one young Jimi Hendrix, and wrote songs with the legendary Joe Tex. O Come Look at the Burning is a haunting passionate performance that embraces its influences without being trapped by them; a redefining of the often myopic term "Americana." Digipak. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsImpulsiveness and capriciousness characterize his life J. Ross | Roseburg, OR USA | 10/26/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "Playing Time - 50:31 -- His first album in five years (since "Down to the Well"), Louisiana native Kevin Gordon just up and felt the musical urge to get back in the studio. Recorded live in a home studio in east Nashville, the band's music captures the same impulsiveness and capriciousness that characterizes his life. His shows can often have the same great power and passion. "O Come Look at the Burning" has a raw and raucous personality. There are ten new original songs, and all lyrics are included in the CD jacket. Charles "Wigg" Walker, an early 1960s Nashville R & B star, appears as a guest vocalist on "Flowers." The band's rhythmic foundation is built around guitars, bass, drums and Hammond organ. On a few pieces with R&B influence, it might have been very interesting to consider some saxophone in the mix. Gordon covers Eddie Hinton`s "Something Heavy" and Willie Dixon`s "Crazy Mixed-Up World" (originally recorded in 1959 by Little Walter). The former may be the best statement about Kevin Gordon's perspective on life, sanity, and need for something heavy to keep moving in the right direction. His original music on "O Come Look at the Burning" is a bit abstract too. It's a little mysterious, but the essence of the singer/songwriter's music shows an ardent appreciation for colliding and conflicting forces. In his on-line blog, Gordon makes reference to similarities in the rodeo arena: "God and country, sin and redemption, man and animal." (Joe Ross, Roseburg, OR.)" He's back Bt | Parts unknown | 10/04/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "Five years since Kevin's last release is too long a wait for this excellent roots rocker. Ever since his debut "Carnival Time" (...)never made a disc anything less than great. This beauty kicks off where his last album left off. No filler, just great songwritng, and greasy guitar work that makes you wanna drop everything, slug down a bottle of bourbon, and rock out!" Awesome DaveG | Woodstock, GA | 10/25/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "Kevin is a literary alchemist who is able to conjure up unforgettable images with his lyrics. On top of those lyrics he layers stunningly sharp guitar work that belies his label as "singer/songwriter". If you like bluesy roots-rock with the emphasis on rock you will love this CD. I have not been able to get it out of my CD player since it arrived in the mail."
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