ARTiST: Quakers on Probation
ALBUM: Every Living Thing
BiTRATE: 183kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: CD Baby
GENRE: Pop
SiZE: 58.43 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 41min 53sec total
RiP DATE: 2011-04-07
STORE DATE: 2010-09-10
Track List:
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01. Pay it Forward 4:49
02. Your Favorite Song 3:32
03. Sun Country Inn 4:37
04. I Know a Woman 3:31
05. Every Living Thing 3:20
06. Yard Sale 3:21
07. Marysville 4:14
08. Hollywood Walk of Fame 2:53
09. G.I. Joes 3:55
10. Lament for the Aging Rocker 4:02
11. Chevy Van 3:39
Release Notes:
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I reviewed a father and son duo earlier this year, so here is another combo:
Daniel A. Craig and his son Daniel F. Craig joined by the Wrecking Crew legend
Larry Knechtel in one of his final recordings. The band calls the genre they
play "TwanglePop" (bit of twang and jangle I suppose) that borrows from the
heyday of 60's and 70's country rock. The studied rhythms that open "Pay It
Forward" are pleasing and Knechtel's organ playing recall Protocol Harum. The
twangy "Your Favorite Song" compares well to The Jayhawks and Wilco. But the
focus changes on "I Know A Woman" and the title track, where horns and synths
evoke those cheesy AOR lounge tracks that make even Robert Lamm fans cringe.
Thankfully, the album takes a brilliant turn on the descriptive "Yard Sale,"
where the gentle harmonies tug at your heart. The album just gets better as it
goes forward, with the strong atmospheric "Marysville" and even the drum machine
sounds great on the excellent "Hollywood Walk Of Fame." A lot of fun ends out
the last track "Lament For The Aging Rocker" where a familiar guitar ditty
speaks the truth here as it names names ("Do you think Def Leppard's deaf?/When
you're way too old to fake it and you got no hair to shake, boy/Your medication
starts kicking in...). The band also covers Sammy John's "Chevy Van" quiet well.
Listen to the album streaming at quakers on probation.com. - Powerpopaholic