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Blooming Roses

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I've been a Hoekstra fan for a while now and he always finds ways to surprise and provoke. That's what I like about the guy's music, it's intelligent, sure, but there's a subtleness that still manages to - lyrically and musically - move into unexpected and fresh directions.

As for Blooming Roses, I don't think I'm being hypey when I say it's his best since Make Me Believe (my personal favorite). Great stuff. And the backing group behind Hoekstra throws in more than enough beauty and hooks to make everyone happy.

If you like top-notch Americana/Rock 'n Roll/Great Music, then you'd most likely love this album as much as I do.

Doug Hoekstra has always been a cerebral songwriter with catchy tunes to keep the poetic lyrics flowing, and Blooming Roses continues that trend. In addition to stellar songwriting and musicianship, Hoekstra's sometimes over-looked talent for record producing clearly shows in Blooming Roses. All those years strolling Music Row have really paid off . . .

Another excellent CD release by the artist who is also the author of Bothering the Coffee Drinkers. Get 'em all. Your book and CD libraries will be the better for it.

I love this new cd by Doug Hoekstra. It seems to me the kind of soulful folk (or alternative folk, as some would have it) that, after a few listenings, gets inside you and works like a musical mojo. That is to say, these are memorable tunes, presented with lovely, lilting production, with just the right amount of graceful instrumentation and background voices. Hoekstra's voice has always been a pure delight, his delivery soft and sensuous, and his words are worth paying attention to. Thoughtful and smart songs abound here but my favorites are the title song, "Part of the Problem, Part of the Solution," (which really cooks) and the closing song, "Everywhere is Somewhere," which is just hauntingly beautiful. If this is your first Hoekstra cd this will drive you to go back and get everything else.