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 | Title : The Naked Ride Home
Author : Browne, Jackson
Release Date : 20020924
Binding : Audio CD
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Editorial Reviews :
One of the most eloquent singer-songwriters of the '70s heyday of the movement, Jackson Browne has always been a master of deciphering what is written on the human heart. On his first outing in six years, Browne again waxes autobiographical, wandering through his extensive interior landscape and transforming his pain into art. But after three decades, his songs of elusive love lost and found have become a little bit wry and world-weary. Witness the bittersweet title song, where the details are so crisp and well drawn that it's difficult to believe that he didn't just lift them from his own life. Similarly, 'The Night Inside Me' returns to some of the wrenching themes of 1975's Late for the Sky with fresh anger. But it is Jackson Browne's turbulent romantic history--his elevation of the small, significant details that make up a life, or more poignantly, show one unraveling--that defines his work, and which is in full flower here.
Buyer Reviews :
I've given this new Jackson Browne album about 6-7 listens before writing, as his music requires time to allow the lyrics to penetrate. So now that I've put in the time, I've come to regard this as one of Browne's strongest albums. As usual, the music is very well played, tastefully arranged, and well produced, with a nice organic sound overall. The album rocks at times, but also often harkens back to his folkier roots. More guitars than usual, fewer keyboards. There is a notable absence of the international sounds that were much more prominent on his last few albums, with the exception of a subtle reggae flavor on the gentle 'For Taking The Trouble'. The album's standout track is the haunting, bluesy 'Casino Nation', a searing indictment of American politics and consumerism. Yes, we've heard this before from Browne ('Information Wars', 'The Word Justice', 'Lives In The Balance'), but seldom so powerfully expressed as here. A few sample lyrics: 'Camera crews search for clues among the detritus, and entertainment shapes the land the way the hammer shapes the hand'; 'All those not on TV only have themselves to blame, they don't quite seem to understand the way the hammer shapes the hand'; 'And everywhere the good prepare for perpetual war, and let their weapons shape the plan the way the hammer shapes the hand'. Another favorite is the closing song, 'My Stunning Mystery Companion', a tender love song that sounds like the happy sequel to 'Late For The Sky'. It reminds me a bit of Springsteen's 'My Beautiful Reward'. I also like the eight-minute long 'Sergio Leone', Browne's tribute to the filmmaker who gave us those classic Eastwood spaghetti westerns. 'Don't You Want To Be There' is a particularly lovely ballad. The title track is an amusing tale of daring his female companion to disrobe as he drives her home, and being surprised that she takes him up on his challenge. 'The Night Inside Me' contains the line 'I navigate the inner reaches of my disarray', which sounds to me like a great description of Browne's whole career. This album isn't going to win Browne many new converts, but those of us who are already fans will find much to like about it.
(by misterrockobscurities)
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