| Nelson, Lukas & Promise of the Real / A Few Stars Apart |
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| Album: | A Few Stars Apart | Collection: | Country | |
| Artist: | Nelson, Lukas & Promise of the Real | Added: | Dec 2021 | |
| Label: | Fantasy Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2022-02-26 | Pull Date: | 2022-04-30 | Charts: | Country/Bluegrass |
| Week Ending: | May 1 | Apr 3 | Mar 27 | Mar 20 | Mar 13 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 28, 2023: | The Iron Skillet We'll Be Alright | 4. | Apr 29, 2022: | Music Genealogy Perennial Bloom (Back to You) | |
| 2. | May 28, 2022: | Mix Tape Perennial Bloom (Back to You), We'll Be Alright | 5. | Apr 28, 2022: | Hanging In The Bone Yard Perennial Bloom (Back to You) | |
| 3. | May 14, 2022: | Hanging In The Bone Yard No Reason | 6. | Apr 02, 2022: | The Iron Skillet We'll Be Alright |
| Album Review |
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| Be Sharp Reviewed 2021-12-29 | ||
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ALTERNATIVE FOLK-ROCK / COUNTRY-ROCK Another fine album by Willie’s son, Lukas Nelson, and his band (compare to 2019’s “Turn off the News” in KZSU’s library). Lukas has a clear, pleasant, and versatile singing voice, which he uses in different registers and style. He’s an accomplished artist in his own right and worthy of attention. Recorded during the pandemic & released in June 2021, the songs on this record seem to be about transitions: breaking up, leaving home, coming back home. FCC clean Be Sharp (Dec 29, 2021) 1 ** Slow gentle waltz. Pretty love song. Sounds much like a Willie Nelson song. (5:02) 2 ** Mid-tempo country rock. The album’s first single. Uplifting optimistic lyrics. (3:17) 3 * Mid-tempo. Skillfully written tune about ruining a good thing, then regretting it. (3:11) 4 Very slow, rueful ballad. Post breakup. Piano, organ, steel gtr accompaniment. (3:09) 5 ** Mid-tempo, easy tune. I’m figuring myself out & we really ought to be together. (2:43) 6 Mid-slow. Acoustic and folkie. High, plaintive voice w/ banjo, fiddle, upright bass. (3:26) 7 ** Mid-fast country rock w Tom Petty-like twang. Remembering a great, past love. (2:50) 8 Slow, sad. Breakup is now a foregone conclusion; he’s coming to grips with that. (3:37) 9 Slow. Spare, down & out verses; big full choruses. Nice female harmony vocal. (3:36) 10 Mid-tempo. Hmm.. ok, following a disaster (a flood), they’re grateful for each other, the kids, and the dog. It’s sorta sweet, but sorta odd at the same time. (2:49) 11 Slow, contemplative, folkie ballad. Starts with just piano, adds drums & organ. (3:40) | ||
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