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Artist | The Coal Porters
Title | Find The One
Genre | Folk/Rock Format | Album
Source | CDDA Time | 45:07
Label | Prima Records Store | 2012
Catalog | SID 025 Rip | 2016
Bitrate | 237 kbps Size | 80.48 MB
Freq | 44.1 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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01. Barefoot On The Courthouse Lawn 2:58
02. Never Right His Wrong 4:01
03. Hush U Babe / Burnham Thorpe 5:09
04. The Betsey Trotwoodá 3:18
05. Heroes 5:19
06. Red-Eyed & Blueá 3:28
07. Ask Me Again 3:05
08. Brand New Home 3:04
09. Gospel Shore 4:43
10. You Only Miss Her When She's Gone 3:24
11. Farmer┤s Hands 2:59
12. Paint It, Black 3:39
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After the dissolution of the Long Ryders, musician Sid Griffin (who doubles
as a music journalist, having penned Gram Parsons: A Music Biography in
1985) formed The Coal Porters in Los Angeles alongside Long Ryders drummer
Greg Sowders and English bassist Ian Thomson. The group, which quickly
relocated to England, debuted with "Rebels Without Applause" (originally an
Australian 12" EP), followed in 1994 by the full-length effort "Land Of
Hope And Crosby". The album featured such guests as ex-Green on Red
organist Chris Cacavas and ex-Rockpile member Billy Bremner. Griffin
continued to use a revolving cast of musicians on the band's follow-up,
"Los London".
In 2000, Sid Griffin temporarily shifted his band The Coal Porters over to
an acoustic lineup, and it turned out to be one of the best things to
happen to the group; while it took the Porters a while to find their
footing without amplification, Griffin's decision to stick with the
bluegrass-influenced sound has ultimately paid off, and the fifth album
from the acoustic Coal Porters, "Find The One", features the group's
strongest lineup yet.
Griffin on mandolin and vocals, Neil Robert Herd on guitar and vocals, and
Carly Frey on fiddle and vocals are joined here by John Breese on banjo and
Tali Trow on bass, and in the studio this group sounds natural and fluid,
the interplay between the musicians is tight yet playful with a keen sense
of dynamics, and this quintet had learned the lessons of bluegrass history
while embracing a style that gracefully splits the difference between
string band traditions and contemporary songcraft. In terms of
performances, "Find The One" is the best studio effort from the Coal
Porters since they set aside their electric guitars, and producer John Wood
has given the music an admirably clear but honest sound, open and
well-detailed.
And the best songs are splendid, particularly the breezy opener "Barefoot
On The Courthouse Lawn", the tense tale of runaway slaves "Hush U Babe"
(with guest guitarist Richard Thompson), the upbeat love story "Ask Me
Again", and the less cheerful breakup stories "Red-Eyed And Blue" and
"Never Right His Wrong". However, while Neil Robert Herd's skills as a
songwriter have improved since he first began bringing material to the
group, as a vocalist he's still significantly less compelling than Griffin,
and it's significant that the Herd copyright that fares best is the one on
which he lets Frey take the lead vocal.
And though the bluegrass cover of David Bowie's "Heroes" has its moments,
the closing take on the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black" is a misfire. With
each album, the Coal Porters get stronger and more enjoyable in fundamental
ways, but their flaws tend to shift about a bit, and "Find The One" shows
they're great at what they do, but they still haven't made a record that's
the home run they're capable of (though fans of the acoustic side of
Americana will still find it well worth their time).
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