Chuck Prophet - ¡Let Freedom Ring
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Artikel Name: ¡Let Freedom Ring!Genre: Pop/Rock Produkt Typ: LP (Vinyl) Label: Yep Roc Titelanzahl: 11
Trackliste LP - 1
1. Chuck Prophet - Sonny Liston's Blues 2. Chuck Prophet - What Can a Mother Do 3. Chuck Prophet - Where the Hell is Henry? 4. Chuck Prophet - ¡Let Freedom Ring! 5. Chuck Prophet - You and Me Baby (Holding On) 6. Chuck Prophet - American Man 7. Chuck Prophet - Barely Exist 8. Chuck Prophet - Hot Talk 9. Chuck Prophet - Love Won't Keep Us Apart 10. Chuck Prophet - Good Time Crowd 11. Chuck Prophet - Leave the Window OpenBeschreibung
Beschreibung
On his latest offering, Chuck Prophet takes on the recent financial meltdown, albeit in his usual, oblique way. The band is a stripped-down foursome with Prophet on vocals and guitar, second guitarist Tom Ayers, bassist Rusty Miller, and drummer Boom Carter, but they bring a surprisingly diverse palette of sound to these 11 tunes. "What Can a Mother Do" is a shuffling folk-rock tune that scopes out the lives of two losers facing diminished expectations -- a girl who's "unwanted in 17 states", and a teenage father with three kids trying to make ends meet while in the service. "Barely Exist" is even bleaker, a dark, bluesy tone poem that reads like a postcard from Desolation Row peopled with folks who have big dreams but drink asbestos in their Kool Aid. "Let Freedom Ring" is a country rocker, a dark portrait of the modern American nightmare that contrasts the struggle of the poor with the heartless parties of the haves. "American Man" sounds like a distant cousin of the Stones "Street Fightin' Man"; an anthemic surrealistic rant full of clanging guitars and whooping harmonies. But all is not lost. Prophet leavens his cynicism with several shots of frantic rock & roll. "Good Time Crowd" is a jaunty rocker full of manic energy, a surf tune that rides a giddy tidal wave of energy. "Hot Talk" conflates sex, power, capitalism, and the sensationalist media with its jaded tongue firmly in cheek, while "Leave the Window Open" is a dreamy ballad that celebrates the simple pleasures money can't buy. It closes the album on a hopeful note with Prophet turning in an achingly soulful vocal.
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Mitwirkende
- Artist: Chuck Prophet
- Record Label: Yep Roc
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