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| 1. Tiger Tom Dixon's Blues |
| 2. Broke Down |
| 3. Bring It On |
| 4. Haunted Man |
| 5. On and On |
| 6. Torn In Two |
| 7. All About You |
| 8. Not That Strong |
| 9. Gettin' To Me |
| 10. You Don't Know |
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Barbed wire lyrics wrapped around whisky and gravel vocals,
By John Hood (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tiger Tom Dixon's Blues (Audio CD)
His sound? Barbed wire lyrics wrapped around whisky and gravel vocals. Hints of Springsteen, Earle and Lucinda Williams abound. But it's the wallop of soul in his passionate vocals and the earthy groove of his melodies that give Picott his own distinct sound. He's just beginning to hit his stride as a writer; Slaid Cleaves took their co-write "Broke Down" to No.1 on the Americana charts. He's a narrative storyteller tapped into the trials and tribulations of the working class. He intuitively understands heartache, desperation, joy and small hopes (small, not inconsequential) ignore class boundaries. And because of that, his characters possess a certain nobility, a dignified humanity that belies their bleak circumstances. Plus the man can turn a phrase like nobody's business. Give this man a listen, he's poised to become America's next great songwriter.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Master songwriter reaches to past to move forward,
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This review is from: Tiger Tom Dixon's Blues (Audio CD)
By Jim ClarkPublisher, Lee County Courier, Tupelo, MS I got to know Rod Picott (pronounced pie-caught) about eight years ago when he released his sophomore album Stray Dogs (2002). We've stayed in touch and he recently sent me Tiger Tom Dixon Blues, a reworking of his first solo recordings from 2001. The songs hold up. They are potent glimpses of troubled characters and the situations they live through. The title cut is written about a great-uncle who boxed for money during the Great Depression. The CD'also includes the falling apart song "Broke Down." Rod co-wrote the song with Slaid Cleaves, a childhood friend, and Anchor Bay picked up the song for use on Solitary Man, a film starring Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon and Danny Devitto. "I've joked at shows that my dream was to sell 100 copies around town but honestly I wasn't thinking much past trying to make an honest piece of work. I was 35 years old already and I was aware of the spinning hands,"'Rod said of his first album. The 2010 version of Tiger Tom Dixon's Blues is a stripped down, bare bones, open heart acoustic masterpiece that demands attention. "With all the writing I've done the last 10 years these are still some of the strongest songs I've come up with,"'Rod said. The CD'gives us a glimpse of the man and the songs and how they came together. You hear in his voice, that Rod, now 46, can clearly see the path he's chosen. His craft is still a labor of love. His future may be unclear, but he's crossed that line -- committed to the profession of songsmith. Tours going from the UK, to Colorado, to Florida, to New York attest to the fact he made the right decision for him, and us. God's speed Rod.
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