Artist: Kevin Gordon
Album: Long Gone Time
Bitrate: 224kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: Crowville Media
Genre: Rock
Size: 92.97 megs
PlayTime: 0h 55min 22sec total
Rip Date: 2016-01-22
Store Date: 2015-10-04
Track List:
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01. All in the Mystery 5:01
02. GTO 3:31
03. Letter to Shreveport 5:53
04. Walking on the Levee 5:07
05. Shotgun Behind the Door 5:26
06. Crowville 2:38
07. Goodnight Brownie Ford 5:44
08. Immigrant 4:46
09. Church on Time 4:23
10. Cajun with a K 7:16
11. Following a Sign (the 5:37
Preacher's Wife)
Release Notes:
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He doesnÆt release albums often, but Kevin GordonÆs notorious attention to
lyrical wordsmithing and storytelling is well worth the time between releases.
When you list Americana royalty like Buddy Miller and Lucinda Williams as fans,
you are doing something right.
That something is in full display on GordonÆs first release in four years, one
that divides acoustic and electric tracks equally. And, despite the Chuck
Berry/J.J. Cale rocking groove of ôGTO,ö the sweaty, swampy chooglinÆ chug of
ôChurch On Timeö and the opening sultry bluesy shuffle of ôAll In The Mystery,ö
itÆs his most introspective and moodiest offering yet. The sessions were
captured in GordonÆs home state of Louisiana, which probably accounts for the
dusky, humid groove that permeates the selections, whether plugged in or
otherwise. The album, with its many lyrical and musical Louisiana references,
could not have been recorded anywhere else.
For better or worse, the acoustic pieces are bunched together in the middle of
the program. That downshifts the vibe starting with the seemingly personal
descriptions of Louisiana life in the self-explanatory ôWalking On The Levee.ö
The southern state also weighs heavy in the slow, laconic lope of ôLetter To
Shreveportö (ôJohnny Horton on the radio/ You donÆt hear that no moreö), the
bittersweet description of a town named ôCrowvilleö and the mysterious Tom Waits
goes to the bayou, talking beatnik vibe of the jazzy, walking bass propelled
ôCajun With A K.ö Gordon also describes a memorable encounter with a cult cowboy
singer on the poignant ôGoodbye Brownie Fordö in loving, exquisite detail.
These songs unhurriedly saunter by, taking their time to unfold with storylines
woven into the music like a tapestry. They are the audio equivalent of a
Terrence Malick movie, luxuriating in vivid details and subtle, vibrant imagery.
With Long Gone Time Gordon has created tender and meticulous sonic films for the
mind, miles away from commercial considerations, yet creating art that lasts
lifetimes.