Nashville - Solomon Burke

Advantages: The voice
Disadvantages: None

...**Introduction** As a fan of Soul music One of my favourite artists has got to be the legendary soul singer Solomon Burke, With a voice as big as his build Burke is regarded as one of the greatest singers of all time by fans, critics and fellow performers alike. This album is made up of songs written by some of his biggest admirers in the music industry. All the songs were written especially for Solomon Burke and this album Don't Give Up On Me. A diverse range of artists wrote songs for this album including the likes of Tom Waits, Van Morrison, Brian Wilson, Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello aswell as the album's producer Joe Henry who wrote the song "Flesh and Blood". Some well known songwriters there but will the album work well or not. well here are my thoughts. **Don't Give Up On Me** 1 Don't Give Up On Me This is a superb... Read review

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...to do. We Aint Ever Satisfied is the proof, albeit the short snapshot version, that Earle was right to play the game his way, for in not bowing down to the marketing men, the suits and the record company bosses he has produced some musical gems and 12 of them compromise this 1992 album. Earle is a Texan who cut his musical teeth in Nashville and was part of a group of outsiders to the ultra conservative country set up of the time. Earle worked with such luminaries as Guy Clarke and Townes Van Zant both of whom achieved a reasonable amount of success but Earle, who always said that he would make his first album at 21 had to wait another 10 years for his thing to kick off. By then he was as much infamous for his difficult attitude as he was famous for his raw emotive live shows. By the time Guitar Town, the debut album, saw the light of day... Read review

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Advantages: Relaxed, Dylan 'doing' country
Disadvantages: short, can grate a tad

...Nashville Skyline isn't looked on too well by the bulk of Dylan fans, never mind the music press. It's one of the latest albums I have bought, I've been putting it off and buying all the "good" albums first (although I managed to pick up Self Portrait ages ago proving that I'm a lying scumbag). The 4 for £20 HMV CD sale was too much to resist though, I may be about to go to University and hence already have no money but I can't turn down HMV's kind offer, oh no. So anyway I had very low expectations of this album and knew it was only because I'd become a Dylan geek that I'd even bought it. Perhaps it was these low expectations that left me with something of a smile on my face after playing the album. By no means is Nashville Skyline a great Dylan album, but as it turns out it isn't nearly as bad as some would have you believe... Read review

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