ARTIST: Malcolm Holcombe
TITLE: Another Wisdom
LABEL: Southbound Records
GENRE: Folk
TIME: 38:56 min
SIZE: 56,1 MB
RIP DATE: Aug-10-2005
RELEASE DATE: 000-00-2004
WEBSITE: www.southboundrecords.com
Track List:
01. The Station 03:27
02. Bring The Water Down 03:47
03. Woman Missin' 03:58
04. Love Abides 03:23
05. Mister In Morgantown 04:06
06. Another Wisdom 03:45
07. Sleepy Town 02:42
08. Marvalene's Kitchen 03:00
09. Who Carried You 03:01
10. Captured By Paradise 04:06
11. Grace In Sand 03:41
Release Notes:
Malcolm is one of the most enigmatic, compelling,
and gifted performers on the stage today. I have
seen him many times, and often had thought this
would be the last time. In the last few years he
would take and then roam the stage like a man
possessed--no, sometimes he seemed like the son of
Beelzebub himself. But you couldn't take your eyes
or ears off him, that's how blazing he was. He'd
look like he was going to burst into flames any
minute. He looked like he was going down, like he
wouldn't be around long.
I was so happy to see him recently at the Americana
Conference, it was obvious that things had changed,
that the dark forces had been brought under control.
If that sounds melodramatic, then I guess you've
never seen him play.
His songs just don't go together like other people's
songs do, they're genuinely different. Bit of a
genius, many say, and we take no exception to that.
There are a lot of myths and rumors around the life
and times of this fascinating and unusual character.
But we're not a tabloid, and his songs tell all the
story he wants anyone to know, that's my guess.
Another Wisdom is a very sober and balanced
recording of songs I've become used to hearing in a
much different and manic rendition, so it threw me
for a minute. But, while spontaneous human
combustion may make for an exciting show, it's
probably not the kind of record you'd play again and
again...but Another Wisdom is. Most or perhaps all
of the songs are from sessions in the 90s, a very
powerful and prolific period, and half the songs
include the late Joe Compito on bass, we sure miss
him, he was a truly wonderful human being.
It was really exciting to see Malcolm with Jelly
Roll Johnson on harp at The Station Inn the other
night. He was straight as a pin and red hot. I met
his new wife Cynthia at the CD table, she seemed
strong and fine. He is undoubtedly one of the great
folk acts in the world today, and we highly
recommend you purchase this and any other recording
of his you can get your hands on.