Track Listings (17) - Disc #1| All Artists: Will Kimbrough Title: Americanitis Members Wishing: 4 Total Copies: 0 Label: Thirty Tigers Original Release Date: 1/1/2006 Re-Release Date: 7/25/2006 Genres: Pop, Rock Style: Adult Alternative Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 775020733220 |
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The title of Will Kimbrough's latest release refers to a disease of power, arrogance, and hypocrisy--but music that has this much conviction and soul-searching might well provide an antidote. The former frontman for Will a... more » |
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Amazon.com The title of Will Kimbrough's latest release refers to a disease of power, arrogance, and hypocrisy--but music that has this much conviction and soul-searching might well provide an antidote. The former frontman for Will and the Bushmen and sideman for Todd Snider and Rodney Crowell (among others), guitarist Kimbrough here reinforces his reputation as a songwriter of great range and social conscience, whether he's addressing foreign policy ("I Lie," "Perfect Desert Blue"), white-collar crime ("Act Like Nothing's Wrong"), or the bittersweet ironies of maturity ("Grown Up Now"). The spoken-word "Pride" evokes comparisons with T Bone Burnett, while the propulsive "Less Polite" is as pointed as Rodney Crowell's recent material. The hard-driving "Another Train" and double-time raver "Let Me Say Yes" carry an electric charge amid the rootsy, acoustic arrangements that dominate, with Kimbrough channeling the spirit of Woody Guthrie on the closing "Brand New Song." --Don McLeese Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsMeditation on the 21st century American character hyperbolium | Earth, USA | 08/05/2006 (4 out of 5 stars) "Though he's fronted critics-darling bands like Will & The Bushmen and The Bis-Quits, Kimbrough's been most widely seem and heard as a sideman for Steve Forbert, Jimmy Buffet, Kim Richey, and Rodney Crowell. His recent tours with Crowell have heavily influenced both the songwriting and singing on this second solo album. The joyful observations of "Life" and mid-life wake-up of "Grown Up Now" are of a piece with Crowell's recent self explorations, and the bluntness of "Less Polite" has a similar lyric tone to Crowell's work on "The Outsider." Kimbrough's latest songs provide a meditation on the meaning of being an American in the twenty-first century. He explores the ironies and contradictions that make up the American character, including the avarice of white collar crime ("I Lie" "Act Like Nothing's Wrong") and the duality of America's thirst for both God and guns ("Pride," delivered as a T Bone Burnett styled spoken word, and the hymnal "Warring Ways"). The album's second half includes a variety of blues, including the electric "Another Train" the acoustic gospel-tinged "Wind Blowing Change," the soulful pop "Another Train," and the funereal "Perfect Desert Blue." The album closes with "Brand New Song," marrying the folk construction of Woody Guthrie with the spiritual depth of Johnny Cash. It's an unusually positive and hopeful close to an album full of biting social study and interpersonal observation. [©2006 hyperbolium dot com]" Minor Masterpiece!! S. Orrico | New Castle, PA | 10/27/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "In this day of homogenized "more of the same", Will K. has created a social-political statement with an impressive mix of pop and Americana. Simply put, this is a great record." Wow F. Adkins | Asheville, NC | 09/16/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "Just saw this guy live last night, opened for and played with Rodney Crowell. This guy is amazing. Great album."
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