ARTIST: Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart
TITLE: S & M Communion Bread
LABEL: Gearle Records
GENRE: Folk-Rock
TIME: 37:53 min
SIZE: 47,5 MB
RIP DATE: Oct-04-2005
RELEASE DATE: Jun-28-2005
WEBSITE: http://www.staceyandmark.com
Track List:
01. Up In Annie's Room 02:58
02. Oh, Well 03:52
03. The Old Watch 05:58
04. Are You Ready? 02:45
05. Town Square 04:08
06. Walkin' With Travis 02:02
07. Around The Back 03:56
08. When I Walked Alone 03:16
09. Go On From There 02:18
10. I Don't Wanna Have To Run 03:51
11. The Old Gospel Ship 02:49
Release Notes:
Clearly a title like S&M Communion Bread by Stacey
Earle and Mark Stuart is meant to raise eyebrows and
perhaps incite a chuckle or two. But by the album's
first song, "Up in Annie's Room," all the humor is
gone. As visitors climb Annie's stairs all night and
the chandeliers shake, the young narrator knows that
something isn't quite right. The dark mood hardly
lifts on "The Old Watch," a song that revolves
around the gift of a watch by a friend who has left
to fight in a war. This is an antiwar song,though in
a very subtle way, and while it's not specifically
aimed at the current U.S. war in Iraq, it isn't hard
to infer the lyric's disapproval. In just a few
songs, then, S&M Communion Bread paints a rather
bleak portrait of the world, so it's something of a
relief with Earle sings lead on "Are You Ready?," a
somewhat melancholy lyric saved by nifty guitar work
and a nice, jazzy riff. Both Earle and Stuart are
fine lead singers (though she sings most of the
leads), with her voice ranging from light to terse,
and his more country. Together on the choruses, the
pair creates a lovely blend that adds another
emotional layer to each song. S&M Communion Bread
ends with a true a cappella duet on the traditional
"The Old Gospel Ship," a fitting end to an engaging,
though occasionally dark, album.