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Ammunition

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Tim Easton's "Ammunition" sneaks up on you. It's a soft affair, easy to overlook its excellence. "Oh People" is one of those lovely tracks that jump alive the more you listen, "There's no safer place to be." He follows this with another delightful ballad, "Next to You," "I want to wake up singing every word you said." "I've watched you fall in love with anyone who would talk to you," Tim sings with Lucinda Williams on background vocals on "Back to the Pain." "Before the Revolution" has some sweet finger picking and a simple melody that works with Easton's understated delivery. "J.P.M.F.Y.F." wryly comments on the dangers of religious fanaticism. "C-Dub" sounds like "Blonde On Blonde" era Dylan with a bluesy talk-sing. Easton concludes with a sad reading of "Sitting On Top of the World." "Ammunition" is a good disc that seeps into consciousness with repeated listenings. Easton's muse is in good form. Enjoy!

This is a great album-I love his others-but this one hits some very real places within me. Tim's guitar playing is as crisp and clear as ever...his words are amazing-bringing the listener to their own Inside, a real luxury, to just glide on his tunes and simmer in the feelings that his music allows to surface. Tim, ya done good.......again.

One of the other reviewers said that Ammunition "sneaks up on you. It's a soft affair, easy to overlook its excellence" (Lee Armstrong, June 19, 2008). Very well put, and I want to second that.

Upon first listen I heard a fairly standard male singer/songwriter clearly influenced by Bob Dylan: Weathered voice? Check. Acoustic guitar? Check. Playful, social/political lyrics? Check. Blues references? Check. I thought it was good, but with repeated listens it just got better and better.

It's hard to nail down exactly what makes this album so enjoyable. I like the dark and homespun sound, reminiscent of Springsteen's Nebraska album with its minimal instrumentation and vintage slapback echo on the vocal. The lyrics are smart, thought-provoking and at times funny. The songs flow nicely with solid chord progressions and melodies that feel natural. The whole delivery is inviting, confident and unforced...not trying to shore up the tracks with big-name L.A. session musicians, which was one of the weak points of Easton's prior album, Break You Mother's Heart, in my opinion.

Ammunition is right up there with the all-time best of the troubadour/songwriter genre.

I'M AMAZED THAT NO ONE HAS REVIEWED THIS GORGEOUS DISC YET.
I WAS NOT A FAN OF HIS LAST CD BUT THIS NEW ONE HAS SOME OF THE PRETTIEST ACOUSTIC TUNES I HAVE HEARD IN A LONG TIME.
THE REASON FOR THE 4 STAR RATING IS BECAUSE OF THE VERY DYLAN HIGHWAY 61 STUFF SOUNDS TO FAMILIAR.GREAT VOCALS BY LUCINDA WILLIAMS AS WELL AS DRUMMING BY JAYHAWKS TIM O'REAGAN.

I heard Tim on XM radio and thought "interesting I'll try buy one of his CD's".

Boy am I glad I did. This album blew my socks off. Outstanding words, tunes & melody and acoustic guitar.

I'm gonna get me some of his othe albums azwell.

My first introduction to Easton. Great album - beautiful songs with excellent lyrics. Sometimes catchy, sometimes poignant, always well done with sparse arrangements.

I saw T.E. open for Lucinda Williams and was an instant fan. Great CD!

Like the title says - STUNNING. I think "Drum Bum" meant TOO much sounding like Dylan, hence the 4 stars not TO.