Tucson

Mark Insley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 2, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rustic Records
• ASIN: B00005QW0E
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #395,441 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mark Insley's _Tucson_, June 29, 2002

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This review is from: Tucson (Audio CD)

Mark Insley's _Tucson_ is a solid, satisfying, and most importantly, enjoyable record. Sometimes characterized as "alt-country," Insley doesn't seem to care much for labels or genres. He simply makes honest, heartfelt music. Or, one should say, heartbroken music. Every song on the album deals with the themes of loss, desperation and loneliness. For example, Middle of Nowhere takes being stranded on a deserted highway and elevates it to a trascendent experience of self-discovery. The Alchemist's Heart is one of the best songs of lost love I have heard in a long while. Its not the trite dribble you hear on mainstream country radio. Insley knows how to turn a witty lyric and capture the twisted, conflicted emotions that come from heartbreak. Can't Get Over You is a classic. Still, my favorite is Guilty. This is heartache at its most oppressive worst. As Insley says, "I made her everything I was living for/Now I watched everything walking out the door/Makes a boy feel just like not hanging out here any more." Yhea, this man's been hurt a time or two. At first I was put off by Insley's voice. It seemed a bit deadpan, not as emotive as I thought it should be. But, as I listened more, I came to appreciate it as worn and earthy yet still warm and sincere. It fits the music and lyrics perfectly. I highly recomend this album to anyone who likes Robert Earl Keen, Steve Earl or the kind of country music that hits you right in the heart as well as the gut.