Doug MacLeod - Unmarked Road (1997) flac

Tracklist:

[4:20] 01. Doug Macleod - Unmarked Road
[3:32] 02. Doug Macleod - Necessary Clothes
[5:37] 03. Doug Macleod - Little Songbird
[3:15] 04. Doug Macleod - Home Cookin'
[4:27] 05. Doug Macleod - Talking With Strangers
[6:32] 06. Doug Macleod - Roll Like A River
[5:23] 07. Doug Macleod - Lost Like The Wind At Night
[4:29] 08. Doug Macleod - I Want You
[4:09] 09. Doug Macleod - Children Like You
[4:41] 10. Doug Macleod - Night Run To Freedom
[3:35] 11. Doug Macleod - Cross-Eyed In The Mind
[4:37] 12. Doug Macleod - Old Country Road

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ABOUT THE ALBUM
1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
Total length: 00:54:29
Main artist: Doug MacLeod
Label: Sledgehammer Blues
Genre: Blues/Country/Folk, Blues
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo
(c) 1997 Valley Entertainment, Inc.

Doug MacLeod's dark singing and sparse guitar playing are a throwback to the country-blues artists of the 1930s, although his lyrics have more modern sensibilities. Much of this superior CD is haunting and mildly disturbing, giving one the feeling that there is a great deal beneath the surface. It is the type of blues/folk recording worth experiencing several times, in contrast to those of recent times that express more obvious sentiments. Bassist Jeff Turmes is on just seven of the dozen songs (five of which also include drummer Stefev Mugalian); three of the remaining tunes are duets by MacLeod with percussionist Oliver Brown, and the two others are unaccompanied solo performances. Although the leader's guitar playing is impressive, it is his distinctive and very sincere voice on his dozen originals that sticks in one's mind.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo


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