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though neither old-time nor country, a thing of beauty,
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This review is from: Heart Songs: The Old Time Country Songs of Utah Phillips (Audio CD)
The "old-time country" in this CD's subtitle seems a tad odd. Bruce ("Utah") Phillips's songs are neither old-time nor country, if you define country, as most do, as Southern honkytonk music. They take their structure from traditional ballads and the agitprop anthems of such early twentieth-centry far-left labor organizers and versifiers as Joe Hill and Ralph Chaplin of the Industrial Workers of the World (of which Phillips is one of a handful of surviving members). If Phillips's politics are out of another era, if as performer/personality Phillips himself seems too often too much the mannered eccentric, in the end all that matters is that he is as gifted a folk-based songwriter as Woody Guthrie ever was, and on more than a few occasions he is even better. One cannot imagine more compelling interpreters of this material than Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin, whose high-lonesome harmonies are so perfect they'd put a tear in a dead man's eye. This sparely produced recording, rich with melancholic reflection and raw-boned story-telling, is a thing of heartbreaking beauty. The bone-chilling "Hood River, Roll on" alone justifies the CD's existence, and there is much more, besides. Only an overlong, pseudo-raga reworking of the often-recorded "Rock Salt and Nails" fails to hold up.
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I really like this CD. I have been a fan of Jody Stecher's for many years, I think that he is a treasure that a lot of people haven't discovered. He is very good in taking a good folk song and making it a great folk song. I like this genre of music, I'm glad to see that someone is passing it on. The songs, the instruments and the vocals are great. Good job!
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