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Up Close ReviewIt's been five long years since the release of Eric Johnson's last disc "Bloom" and now, finally is his latest release "Up Close".
For Mr. Johnson this is a quick turnaround for new music seeing that the span between "Bloom" and his previous release "Venus Isle" was eight lonnnggg years.
This is what we Eric Johnson fans have grown accustomed to because the end result is always outstanding and this release is no different.
This disc is a little different then previous releases.
Eric who does most of his own vocals, has many guests taking over the vocal reins. Steve Miller on "Texas", bluesman Jonny Lang on "Austin" and Malford Milligan does "Brilliant Room".
Guitar greats Sonny Landreth and Jimmy Vaughn also make appearances playing guitar on "Your Book" and "Texas" respectively.
The great Johnson instrumentals are also here. Fatdaddy and Gem are two of my new favorites.
After giving it a few listens it could very well be one his best.
This will be in my home system for quite some time.
So EJ and guitar fans go out and buy this as an early Christmas present to yourself, because, like me, I couldn't wait.Up Close Overview

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Songs Sung and Played on Guitar at the Same Time Review

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Songs Sung and Played on Guitar at the Same Time ReviewI give this three stars only by comparison to his outstanding discs like Lonelyland, the Galaxy Kings, and anything under the Scabs and Ugly American psuedonyms. Like "I've seen the end of the world...", its got a handful of really good songs (Chinatown, The Other Side, and Version Mary) that show off his talent for really interesting lyrics and a mastery of any style that turns his crank at the moment (there isn't one he doesn't excel at) in this case vaguely appalachain folk. This contains my favorite Bob song (of which there's tremendous competition)"Lorina" which he does a fuller live version of with the current band if your lucky enough to have his live Frunk. Oddly, the more tauted cover of "over the rainbow" is one of the weaker tracks. This is a "should have" for any real Bob fan, but not first on the list if you're a beginner.Songs Sung and Played on Guitar at the Same Time Overview

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Por Vida: A Tribute To The Songs Of Alejandro Escovedo Review

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Por Vida: A Tribute To The Songs Of Alejandro Escovedo ReviewWith an All Star alt-country lineup featuring everybody from Los Lonely Boys, Lucinda Williams, Catlin Cary (Whiskeytown), the Jayhawks, and Calexico to Steve Earle, there is no way this CD could have been bad. Every song is great, but standout tracks are Los Lonely Boys on Castanets, Sheila E. and Pete Escovedo on The Ballad of the Sun and the Moon (changing the song up quite a bit from the excellent version that was on the By the Hand of the Father CD), and the always excellent Ruben Ramos on the beautiful Thirteen Years. But as good as these covers are, most of the songs were sung perfectly the first time around by Alejandro himself, and not everyone is capable of keeping up with the original. Still, it is great to hear different takes on these songs, and the last track shows Alejandro hasn't lost any of the magic.Por Vida: A Tribute To The Songs Of Alejandro Escovedo Overview

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Songs Sung & Played on Guitar With People in the R Review

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Songs Sung & Played on Guitar With People in the R ReviewYou get a lot of stuff here - a ton of songs plus some good ole Bob chitchat that is just, well...Bob. If you don't like chatter before or after song tracks you may find that it gets annoying, but I thought it captured the essence of Bob live. Editing all of that out probably would have taken something way from his performance.
The audio quality is good. You do hear the audience participate between songs (again, there is that fun and sometimes awkward back and forth banter) but it's all endearing in that weird but fun Bob way. There are no real audience distractions while he sings - you know, the kind you sometimes find with small, die hard crowds such as this. You don't hear people singing along nor do you hear any that out of the blue hootin and hollerin. If there were any drunks present you can't tell by listening to this. Maybe they were all slapped into submission by Bob's awesome presence.
Despite the fact that it's just him and a guitar he also manages to keep the variety going. It never gets boring. On some songs (stand outs are Sugar King, Blauu) he manages to rock the beep out with that high level of energy, while on other songs (The World Exploded Into Love, Piggyback) he sings them as sweetly and as beautiful as they ever were. He covers a variety of songs both new and old (many fan favorites are included) so unless you just don't like acoustic stuff or live recordings this one is an obvious winner.Songs Sung & Played on Guitar With People in the R Overview

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