| Ritter, Josh / Beast In Its Tracks, The |
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| Album: | Beast In Its Tracks, The | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Ritter, Josh | Added: | 07/2013 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2014-01-31 | Pull Date: | 2014-04-04 |
| Week Ending: | 30 Mar | 23 Mar | 16 Mar | 23 Feb | 16 Feb |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 29, 2014: | Music Casserole New Lover | 4. | Feb 21, 2014: | Time Traveler New Lover | |
| 2. | Mar 18, 2014: | The Alarm Clock Joy To You Baby | 5. | Feb 14, 2014: | The Songsmith Show A Certain Light | |
| 3. | Mar 13, 2014: | The Sunset Life A Certain Light | 6. | Feb 11, 2014: | Grooving with DJ Gu Joy To You Baby |
| Album Review |
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| Be Sharp Reviewed 2014-01-09 | ||
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FOLK / AMERICANA SINGER-SONGWRITER Ritter’s seventh album features an emotional, autobiographical set of songs, performed and produced in a rather spare (mostly acoustic) manner. The material covers the breakup of his marriage, the resulting anger and sadness, and then finding someone new. No FCC issues. 1 Slow. Just vocal & strumming. Sad lyric. Segues right into #2. (0:57) 2 * Mid fast. Voice, acoustic guitars, a bit of wooden flute. Pleasant, cute, ironic. (2:27) 3 * Lovely ballad. Good singing; finger-style guitar & strings. Heartbroken lyric. (2:48) 4 Mid-tempo. Paul Simon-like lyric. Horn accompaniment is a bit silly. (4:26) 5 Mid-tempo. Simple, cute folk song. Acoustic guitar & organ. (3:39) 6 * Mid-fast. Smart lyric: he’s found someone new but still holds a grudge. (4:28) 7 Mid-tempo. Acoustic guitar & organ. Introspective. (3:21) 8 Mid-tempo. Brighter sound on guitar. Ocean waves in background. (3:16) 9 Slow & sad. Just voice & guitar. Low fi like a home recording. (4:27) 10 ** Mid-fast. Tricky, syncopated. Excellent acoustic guitar, steel guitar. (2:51) 11 ** Mid-tempo. He’s feeling a bit better. Fuzzy electric guitar for a change. (2:03) 12 *** Mid-tempo. Great folk-rock sound with larger group. Happiest song here. (4:41) 13 Slow, quiet finale. Voice (treated), acoustic guitar, hand drums, organ. (4:08) | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Third Arm | 7. | Heart's Ease | |||
| 2. | Evil Eye | 8. | In Your Arms Again | |||
| 3. | A Certain Light | 9. | The Appleblossom Rag | |||
| 4. | Hopeful | 10. | Bonfire | |||
| 5. | Nightmares | 11. | In Your Arms Awhile | |||
| 6. | New Lover | 12. | Joy To You Baby | |||
| 13. | Lights | |||||