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█ ARTIST: Barry Goldberg █
█ TITLE: Barry Goldberg █
█ LABEL: Micro Werks █
█ GENRE: Blues █
█ GRABBER: EAC (Secure Mode) █
█ ENCODER: LAME 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new █
█ QUALITY: 195 Kbps Avg / 44.1 KHz / Joint Stereo █
█ PLAYTIME: 0h 51min 20sec total █
█ SIZE: 71.91MB █
█ RELEASE DATE: 2009-07-07 ▐▌
█ RIP DATE: 2009-07-24 █
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█ 01. Minstrel Show 5:28
█ 02. It's Not The Spotlight 3:56
█ 03. Life's Fantasy 4:31
█ 04. Dusty Country 4:40
█ 05. She Was Such A Lady 4:08
█ 06. I've Got To Use My Imagination 3:50
█ 07. Soothe Me 4:13
█ 08. Orange County Bus 3:19
█ 09. Shady Hotel 2:45
█ 10. Stormy Weather Cowboy 3:19
█ 11. Big City Woman 3:55
█ 12. Silver Moon 3:25
█ 13. Hidden Track 3:51
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█ While Barry Goldberg's recording career is largely hogged by tapes of jam
█ sessions dominated by blues cover versions, he was an excellent songwriter
█ and more than deserved the respectful treatment he got here from a production
█ team that consisted of none other than Bob Dylan and Jerry Wexler. This is a
█ collection of ten of Goldberg's original songs, including the title
█ "Imagination" that was a hit for Gladys Knight & the Pips. Goldberg may not
█ have the voice or the personality to have been a leading singer/songwriter
█ type, but his delivery certainly suits most of the numbers, such as the fun
█ "Big City Woman" and the intriguing "Shady Hotel." On other numbers, at least
█ Goldberg has the benefit of being able to say he wrote the songs, since there
█ is just no way he can compete with Gladys Knight vocally. His "It's Not the
█ Spotlight," on the other hand, is such a classic performance that the entire
█ issue of his vocal presence is unimportant. A large cast takes part in the
█ proceedings, including none of this artist's usual cohorts. A nice pastiche
█ of different roots genres takes place, no surprise considering the
█ involvement of Dylan, who can be heard contributing background vocals here
█ and there as well as a touch of percussion. A soulful rhythm section
█ featuring keyboardist Barry Beckett, bassist David Hood, and drummer Roger
█ Hawkins is on board, and is just what the material needs, but there are also
█ shades of country and old-timey courtesy of pickers such as banjoist Rule
█ Yarborough and fiddler Al Lester. On the whole, this is an unjustly neglected
█ album and a feather in Dylan's producer's hat, which he hardly ever wears.
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█ Don't forget to support the artists! We did.
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