Search - Willy Porter :: Available Light

Willy Porter
Available Light
Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Available Light - Willy Porter, Johnsmith
2. Loose Gravel - Willy Porter, Alder, D.
3. Still Doing Time - Willy Porter, Cebar, P.
4. Set Yourself Free - Willy Porter, Porter, W.
5. Sleepy Little - Willy Porter, Adler, D.
6. Reveal - Willy Porter, Porter, W.
7. Me & My Old Man - Willy Porter, Adler, D.
8. Hairball - Willy Porter, Porter, W.
9. One More September - Willy Porter, Porter, W.
10. Where Are My Keys? - Willy Porter, Adler, D.

CD Details

All Artists: Willy Porter
Title: Available Light
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Weasel Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 9/12/2006
Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock
Styles: Contemporary Folk, Adult Contemporary, Singer-Songwriters, Soft Rock, Adult Alternative
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 616892831525

Synopsis

Album Description

With an accomplished touring history working with artists as diverse as Paul Simon, Jethro Tull, Sting, Jeff Beck and Tori Amos, Willy Porter's latest CD finds him at home in his own musical world. Equal parts muscle, intimacy and atmosphere, it's the guitarist/ singer/ songwriter's most fully realized effort to date. Recorded with a crisp four-piece backing band, and mixed by Grammy winning Producer/Engineer Neil Dorfsman (Dire Straits, Sting...) Available Light is Porter's sixth album, and first on his own imprint Weasel Records.

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CD Reviews

It's Willy Again - Only Different

'Cenzo | Lakewood, Illinois USA | 09/21/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you're a fan of Willy Porter - and who isn't?! - you'll recognize his abilities and soul poured into each track on this album. He's taken a slight departure from his previous releases in that there is an overall sense of melancholy and three instrumentals. The feel of the album is understood, given the loss of his father during the recording and clearly it's Willy's way of expressing his feelings of the situation, notably with "Me and MY Old Man". The last track, "Where are my keys?", is a first for Willy by going a little techno with a drum machine and synth, almost a pop/dance track. The childhood recollection "Loose Gravel" FINALLY makes an appearance on a studio album, and "Sleepy Little" recalls Willy's earlier work with a style reminiscent of one of my first CD's, "Windham Hill Records Guitar Sampler" from the 80's. "Hairball" has a great Leo Kottke feel - the only `bad' part of that song is its less then 2 minutes. I'm sure it could easily become another long jam like "Roadbone" when he's on stage. "One More September" took me a while to realize that it's about 9/11, well after my eyes were welling up. Thanks Willy, you've done it again. See you at the next show!"

Consistency=good songs+production.

Loren Neufeld | MB. Canada | 01/04/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Willy Porter is best experienced at one of his live performances but, as far as studio recordings go, this a beauty!! I have all of his CD releases to date, and it appears to be a cohesive "band" vibe happening here, just by the sound and production quality alone. But, don't be mistaken, the songs are as usual, first-class!! Bravo, Willy. See ya on stage."