| Mckay, Gus / Talisman |
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| Album: | Talisman | Collection: | Blues | |
| Artist: | Mckay, Gus | Added: | Feb 2019 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2019-02-07 | Pull Date: | 2019-04-11 | Charts: | Blues |
| Week Ending: | Apr 7 | Mar 31 | Mar 24 | Mar 17 | Mar 3 | Feb 17 | Feb 10 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 10, 2022: | Hanging in the Bone Yard (rebroadcast from Mar 16, 2019) Art Of Living | 4. | Sep 01, 2021: | Hanging in the Bone Yard (rebroadcast from Mar 2, 2019) Hundred Acres | |
| 2. | Apr 22, 2022: | Traditions (rebroadcast from Apr 5, 2019) Hundred Acres, Fallen Down | 5. | Jun 23, 2021: | Hanging in the Boneyard (rebroadcast from Dec 28, 2019) Art Of Living | |
| 3. | Oct 12, 2021: | Traditions (rebroadcast from Mar 29, 2019) Hundred Acres | 6. | Jul 04, 2020: | Hanging in the bone yard Hundred Acres |
| Album Review |
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| Mr. Bones Reviewed 2019-02-08 | ||
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Talisman - Gus McKay reviewed by Mr. Bones In Talisman Mckay produces a sound that is as powerful and eery as the outback of his native Australia. While the sound reflects the earthiness of his farming background, its distorted guitars, jazzy trumpet, cello and Waits style vocals gives it an edge that would make it right at home in a Terrintino film (look out T Bone Burnett, this guy is bad). If you like your blues both edgy, yet accessible, give Talisman a spin. FCC: None RIFL: Ry Cooder, Tom Waits, T Bone Burnett *1 Art of Living - slowish story of life in a rundown rural town with a menacing bass &distorted guitar (4:38). *2 Fallen Down - slow tempo featuring exquisite interplay between organ, bass & trumpet (3:50). *3 Hundred Acres - describes hard farming life by alternating between quiet vocals and driving crescendos (4:13) *4 Piawaning Suit - mid-tempo, bad-ass sound with interesting banjo & fiddle (3:26) 5 The Man - describes immigrant who makes it with great string bass, organ and harp (4:20) 6 Muse - slow & jazzy with spoken vocals and nice piano & bass accompaniment (3:55) 7 Bohemian Life - desolate story of life after love lost with allegory to the Australian outback (4:25) 8 Murchison Sequel - quiet, spooky story about going home (3:25) 9 Gingin Morning - slowish, mostly instrumental with nice steel guitar (3:36) 10 Last Dance - slow, vivid story of closing time at an old road side beer joint (3:10) *Mr. Bones especially likes these | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Art Of Living | 6. | Muse | |||
| 2. | Fallen Down | 7. | Bohemian Life | |||
| 3. | Hundred Acres | 8. | Murchison Sequel | |||
| 4. | Piawaning Suit | 9. | Gin Gin Morning | |||
| 5. | The Man | 10. | Last Dance |