Fishin' in the Muddy

Gurf Morlix | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 19, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Catamount
• ASIN: B000060OPY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,844 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Torn In Two

2. I Ain't Goin' That Way

3. My Lesson

4. Fishin' In The Muddy

5. Center Of The Universe

6. Big Eye

7. I'm Hungry And I'm Cold

8. Your Picture

9. How To Be

10. Driftin' Apart

11. There Goes The Bone

12. Let The Rhythm Rule

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

If anybody is still looking for a candidate to replace Robbie Robertson in the Band, look no further. Morlix can write, sing, produce, and play nearly every instrument (mostly stringed) and has a bottomless (albeit muddy) range of American musical idioms from which to draw. Though Morlix is most often associated with Lucinda Williams and he's played with and produced for an amazing number of artists, he's overdue to be recognized for his own work, including his 1999 debut CD, Toad of Titicaca, and now Fishin' in the Muddy. He doesn't quite escape a certain built-in goofiness as he chants nonsense songs and bellows and barks his way through one-mantra tunes, but he still manages to get serious every now and then on this eclectic but rooted album. Morlix has yet to paint his masterpiece, but getting there will be half the fun. --Henry Cabot Beck

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Country roots-rock from and Ausin indie icon, July 17, 2002

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This review is from: Fishin' in the Muddy (Audio CD)

A guitar-playin' pal of Lucinda Williams, Robert Earl Keen and others, Austin-based producer Gurf Morlix has a strong rocker streak, which didn't serve him well on his previous recordings, but works pretty nicely on this groovy solo album. There are several odd, oddly compelling songs on here -- the first few songs are really catchy -- and plenty of sly roots-rocking riffs to enjoy. On a couple of tracks, Morlix indulges in lighthearted, guylike stupidity -- the penile, puerile "Big Eye" for example, is a mere throwaway -- but mostly this is a pretty solid album. Now I finally get what everyone else sees in this guy. Definitely worth checking out.