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Cornelius, dj at KDVS, Davis, CA, June 2004
"I just got the new Chuck Brodsky in the mail last night and it is so damn beautiful."
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Brodsky's earthiest, and warmest, record to date...Brodsky's new album has plenty of his own finger-picked guitar prowess, and all the plain-speak Guthrie/pre-symbolist-Dylan narrative style that fans have come to count on. His writer's eye, typically unsentimental and often richly humorous, remains generous to a fault; he continues to spin tales of characters who've willingly wandered outside the margins, redefining humanity through simple acts of courage and grace: the young lovers shattered by mental illness ("Claire & Johnny"); the wandering "Goat Man," who couldn't work because of injury, but who wouldn't go on the dole; the old-time mountain doctor who made home visits on horseback ("Miracle in the Hills")...The album likewise boasts one of Brodsky's most beautiful compositions, "G-ddamned Blessed Road." The song contains the album's title line – which, for Brodsky, represents "the day of awakening in each of us, the day we see for ourselves." He's referring to both spiritual and social awareness, of viewing the world – including our political landscape – without blinders.
Brodsky's recent travels have increasingly immersed him in Celtic-music circles, a development that vastly informs his brand-new, self-released Color Came One Day. For starters, it's produced by fiddle master J.P. Cormier. In Cormier's youth, he was a staple bluegrass player at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry. But since returning to his native Cape Breton, Novia Scotia, the multi-instrumentalist has become a beacon of Canada's Celtic-influenced maritime fiddle tradition.
Cormier is, in every sense, a utility player; on Color, he handles fiddle, bass, banjo, background vocals and more, helping to fashion Brodsky's earthiest, and warmest, record to date.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another "Deserted Island" CD!,
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I have a sprawl of CD's, from Texas Blues to Cuban Jazz to Zydeco to Reggae to Soca to JuJu to Jimi to Los Lobos to Doc Watson. My house and car are littered with them from floor to ceiling - they seem to reproduce like rabbits (I think I'm the guy they designed the I-pod for), and yet I try to listen to them all, some only occasionally and some often. If I were forced to unload all but ten, I suspect that list of ten would include at least 5 of my 6 Chuck Brodsky recordings.
There you have it - I may be a little bit biased, but for good reason: I really think Chuck is one of the finest songwriters we've ever had. His voice and his delivery are perfectly suited to his lyrics, and his deceptively unassuming guitar work is the icing on the cake. His music is as comfortable to me as my favorite old jeans or flannel shirt, and I can enjoy it virtually any time. "Color Came One Day" is his latest effort, and it has just about everything I've come to expect - touching stories of real love and suffering ("Claire & Johnny"), history lessons involving fascinating people ("Miracle in the Hills"), environmental statements ("Trees are Falling" and "Seven Miles Upwind"), political irony ("Dangerous Times") and hilarious accounts of personal experience ("The Room Over the Bar"). The only thing missing on this one is the patented Chuck Brodsky baseball story, but that's OK, since there are plenty of them to be had on his other excellent offerings. This CD is every bit as musically enjoyable as the others, and moreso in some regards, thanks to the production and instrumental talents of Cape Breton wizard JP Cormier. One of the things that has always amazed me about Chuck is just how much I can learn from the lyrics of a single song, while totally enjoying the music itself. His guitar is excellent as usual, his voice is in fine form and the production is first-rate. Is it his best CD yet? I think that's hard to say, since they're all so great. It's no coincidence that all of Chuck Brodsky's CDs have 5 stars here at Amazon. They're all well worth owning. If you have any of his work and enjoy it, you'll doubtless enjoy this as much as any. If you don't have any of his work and you have any interest in singer-songwriters, Chuck is your man - pick one out and buy it. You'll probably end up buying more, though, so budget accordingly! And if he's playing anywhere near your neighborhood, get off the couch and get there! You'll really be glad you went to the trouble.
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