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Rodney Crowell
's
The Outsider
is a natural extension of his last two offerings:
The Houston Kid
and
Fate's Right Hand
. Where
was
Crowell
's autobiographical confessional and
was deeply philosophical and influenced by everything from Zen to the working through of anger,
digs deep into social and political consciousness. The album rocks harder than any
record in the past, as evidenced by
"Don't Get Me Started,"
which is an anti-war anthem that takes aim at the war in Iraq. Immediately following is
"The Obscenity Prayer,"
written from the point of view of a hypocritical right-wing pleasure seeker whose positions are not only indefensible, they are, at worst, obscene. Conversely, the Zen-like advice in
"Dancin' Circles Round the Sun"
is a tough
country
rocker with killer
rockabilly
guitar lines by
Stewart Smith
and Hammond B3 grooves by
John Hobbs
. It is a testament to personal responsibility and awakening that exhorts and admonishes but never preaches. There is great tenderness here, as well, such as in the acoustically driven
"Ignorance Is the Enemy,"
with its prayer-like cadence and
spoken-word
vocals by
Emmylou Harris
John Prine
.
"Glasgow Girl"
is as fine a
country-rock
love song as has been written in recent years. The album closes with
"We Can't Turn Back Now,"
a rousing call for acceptance, forbearance, and perseverance, whose guitars and big bassline is graced by a stellar fiddle line and a beautifully delicate tin whistle winding through it all.
-- still writing hits for "Hot 100"
artists to help finance and keep creative control of his recordings -- has matured into an artist who has the of hard-won experience that displays itself as poetically wrought wisdom. His work is full of humor, light, poignancy, and killer hooks. He's now written and recorded three big topic records, all of which surpass his early work. The only thing missing here now is a record on the other big topic: Love. Perhaps that's coming. Until then,
is the
recording to listen to, debate with, and be inspired by. ~ Thom Jurek
's
The Outsider
is a natural extension of his last two offerings:
The Houston Kid
and
Fate's Right Hand
. Where
was
Crowell
's autobiographical confessional and
was deeply philosophical and influenced by everything from Zen to the working through of anger,
digs deep into social and political consciousness. The album rocks harder than any
record in the past, as evidenced by
"Don't Get Me Started,"
which is an anti-war anthem that takes aim at the war in Iraq. Immediately following is
"The Obscenity Prayer,"
written from the point of view of a hypocritical right-wing pleasure seeker whose positions are not only indefensible, they are, at worst, obscene. Conversely, the Zen-like advice in
"Dancin' Circles Round the Sun"
is a tough
country
rocker with killer
rockabilly
guitar lines by
Stewart Smith
and Hammond B3 grooves by
John Hobbs
. It is a testament to personal responsibility and awakening that exhorts and admonishes but never preaches. There is great tenderness here, as well, such as in the acoustically driven
"Ignorance Is the Enemy,"
with its prayer-like cadence and
spoken-word
vocals by
Emmylou Harris
John Prine
.
"Glasgow Girl"
is as fine a
country-rock
love song as has been written in recent years. The album closes with
"We Can't Turn Back Now,"
a rousing call for acceptance, forbearance, and perseverance, whose guitars and big bassline is graced by a stellar fiddle line and a beautifully delicate tin whistle winding through it all.
-- still writing hits for "Hot 100"
artists to help finance and keep creative control of his recordings -- has matured into an artist who has the of hard-won experience that displays itself as poetically wrought wisdom. His work is full of humor, light, poignancy, and killer hooks. He's now written and recorded three big topic records, all of which surpass his early work. The only thing missing here now is a record on the other big topic: Love. Perhaps that's coming. Until then,
is the
recording to listen to, debate with, and be inspired by. ~ Thom Jurek
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