Artist: Jeff Crosby
Album: Waking Days
Bitrate: 237kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: At The Helm Records
Genre: Country
Size: 94.68 megs
PlayTime: 0h 53min 24sec total
Rip Date: 2017-01-21
Store Date: 2016-12-06
Track List:
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01. City Girls 5:11
02. Carved In Sandstone 3:25
03. The Homeless And The Dreamers 4:18
04. Red, White And Blue 4:10
05. Canyons 4:39
06. Emily 4:21
07. I Should Be Happy 3:45
08. The Only One I Need 4:52
09. What's Normal Now? 3:33
10. Waking Days 3:44
11. This Old Town 4:10
12. Oh Love, Oh Lord 7:16
Release Notes:
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Jeff Crosby though still young has just enough living under his belt to qualify
as a seasoned performer, and a voice dripping in character witháthe songs to
match. His worth as a songwriter if weighed in gold would take more than one man
to carry.áôCarved In Sandstoneö speaks of how Tennessee got the best of him.
Restlessly, he breezes through a succession of vividly painted scenes likened to
those from the silver screen, or an independent cross-country road movie.áMost
notably he walks around with ôThe Homeless And The Dreamersö, where propelled by
an urgent rhythm it crashes through fences without excess force. The track is
addictive as thatáfirst cup of morning coffee. Returning to the less musically
driven Crosby kills it stone dead with the beautiful ôRed, White & Blueö. He
revisits the benchmark and style on the impressive ôEmilyö. In truth he veers
little in quality during the record.
Produced by John Gilbertson, Waking Days was recorded at Bedrock Studios in Los
Angeles and in Nashville. His band, The Refugees provide excellent backing. A
crucial sound is performed by the boys, and with ôThe Only One I Needö warmed
near equally in pedal steel and piano the benchmark of ôRed, White & Blueö is
matched. Studious and carefully written Crosby comes up with one fine piece of
songwriting after another.
More high-powered fare is heard on ôWhatÆs Normal Nowö. Though solid and steady
I gravitate with greater fervour towards ôWaking Daysö as his music veers more
towards that of another fine performer John Fullbright (some tribute). I love
the worn, lets toughen it out feel of his vocals. Even though the title-track is
listed as the tentháand final track, the listener has two more highly
recommended songs in bonus tracks ôThis Old Townö (restless) and ôOh, Love, Oh
Lordö (an epic affair, itáalso has a tempting acoustic piece tagged on to it).