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Color Came One Day

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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.