Browne, Michael Jerome / Road Is Dark, The
Album: | Road Is Dark, The | Collection: | Blues | |
Artist: | Browne, Michael Jerome | Added: | Nov 2011 | |
Label: | Borealis Recording Co. |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2011-12-04 | Pull Date: | 2012-02-05 |
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Week Ending: | Dec 18 |
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Airplays: | 1 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Dec 15, 2011: | The Songsmith Show
Doin' My Time |
Album Review
MC Dizzy Jackson
Reviewed 2011-11-24
Reviewed 2011-11-24
Multi-instrumentalist out of Canada with his fourth release. Whether it’s guitar, banjo or viola he’s playing, it’s all top-notch. Blues with some country / bluegrass stylings. Most songs are just Browne, a few with a washboard, one with full band. Great, great stuff. Every song worth a play. No FCC’s.
*My Favorites*: All.
1. (3:29) Mid. Beautiful picked guitar with slide work. Driving, urgent and heartfelt.
2. (2:51) Mid. Upbeat with guitar and washboard. Insane guitar.
3. (5:01) Slow / Mid. Title track. Dark mood, Hollow voice.
4. (2:55) Mid. Country blues, Ominous feel. Short, powerful finish.
5. (3:51) Mid. Old blues, circa Robert Johnson, played on a “pink kids’ guitar”. Nice.
6. (3:29) MId. Upbeat, despite the lyrics. Driving and dang good.
7. (4:05) Slow. Dirge about the singer’s mother dying. Very deep stuff.
8. (2:39) Mid. Old timey rag with washboard. Energetic.
9. (3:53) Slow. Banjo and guitar. Dark.
10. (2:56) Mid. JB Lenoir song. Bright and upbeat with guitar and washboard.
11. (4:35) Slow. Reverend Gary Davis song. Death song. Lonesome.
12. (3:38) Mid / Fast. Mandolin, harmonica, guitar, bass. Upbeat country / bluegrass / blues song. Killer.
13. (3:41) Slow / Mid. Viola, fiddle, guitar. Country blues.
14. (4:02) Slow / Mid. Sparse with guitar. Echoey and very cool.
*My Favorites*: All.
1. (3:29) Mid. Beautiful picked guitar with slide work. Driving, urgent and heartfelt.
2. (2:51) Mid. Upbeat with guitar and washboard. Insane guitar.
3. (5:01) Slow / Mid. Title track. Dark mood, Hollow voice.
4. (2:55) Mid. Country blues, Ominous feel. Short, powerful finish.
5. (3:51) Mid. Old blues, circa Robert Johnson, played on a “pink kids’ guitar”. Nice.
6. (3:29) MId. Upbeat, despite the lyrics. Driving and dang good.
7. (4:05) Slow. Dirge about the singer’s mother dying. Very deep stuff.
8. (2:39) Mid. Old timey rag with washboard. Energetic.
9. (3:53) Slow. Banjo and guitar. Dark.
10. (2:56) Mid. JB Lenoir song. Bright and upbeat with guitar and washboard.
11. (4:35) Slow. Reverend Gary Davis song. Death song. Lonesome.
12. (3:38) Mid / Fast. Mandolin, harmonica, guitar, bass. Upbeat country / bluegrass / blues song. Killer.
13. (3:41) Slow / Mid. Viola, fiddle, guitar. Country blues.
14. (4:02) Slow / Mid. Sparse with guitar. Echoey and very cool.
Track Listing
1. | Doin' My Time | 8. | G20 Rag | |||
2. | Married Woman | 9. | Sing Low | |||
3. | The Road Is Dark | 10. | The Whale Has Swallowed Me | |||
4. | Graveyard Blues | 11. | Death Don't Have No Mercy | |||
5. | At It Again | 12. | If Memphis Don't Kill Me | |||
6. | One More Empty Bottle | 13. | Right Now Blues | |||
7. | Sinner's Plea | 14. | Morning Prayer |