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 | Title : Slingshot Professionals
Author : Phelps, Kelly Joe
Release Date : 20030311
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $16.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Though Kelly Joe Phelps initially attracted attention for his virtuosity on slide guitar, he continues to extend his musical dimensions with each release. Once a solo troubadour, here the singer-songwriter features his richest arrangements to date, as producer Lee Townsend enlists stellar support from guitarists Bill Frisell and Steve Dawson, violinist Jesse Zubot, percussionist Scott Amendola (who's worked with Charlie Hunter), accordionist/keyboardist Chris Gestrin, vocalist Petra Haden (daughter of jazz great Charlie Haden), and bassists Andrew Downing and Keith Lowe. The musical atmospherics occasionally invite comparisons with kindred spirits such as Bruce Cockburn (the opening 'Jericho'), Mark Knopfler ('Window Grin'), Richard Thompson ('Not So Far to Go'), and even a hint of Tom Waits ('Waiting for Marty'), but in the end Phelps defies categorization. A singer of bluesy grit, he remains a great guitarist, yet he plays with an understatement that enhances the material, rather than overwhelming the listener with hot licks. --Don McLeese
Buyer Reviews :
I bought this album on the release date, so that should tell you something about my bias. That having been said, KJP is a major talent and this record continues his unbroken streak of sterling releases. All the tracks are brilliant. In terms of where this CD falls in the range of his prior efforts, it's clearly closer to 'Sky' than 'Roll Away the Stone.' But the echoes are still in there somewhere, and the complexity of the new approach largely makes up for the loss of the old.
The flip-side, of course, is that with each album, Kelly Joe distances himself further from the straight acoustic blues of his first three albums, which are the best of the genre in modern history. The world needs at least a few great country blues musicians, and I'm afraid KJP may have grown out of it (at least in its pure form) forever. Here's hoping he'll stop every now and then along the road of his impressive journey of musical development for a 'Lead Me On' sequel or two ....
(by A music fan)
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