The Bacon Brothers - Can't Complain (2001)

Tracklist

01. Paris
02. Grace
03. Don't Leave the Lava Lamp On For Me
04. Mother Fear
05. Sooner Or Later
06. Heart Half Full
07. Can't Complain
08. Light the Way
09. Baby Steps
10. I'm So Glad I'm Not Married
11. Summer of Love (Woodstock '99)
12. She Is the Heart
13. Bus

The Bacon Brothers' third CD sounds like the work of bar-band regulars who've found themselves in a real studio with some real money. Prolific actor Kevin Bacon and his music-biz-vet brother, Michael, stretch out on the opener, "Paris," which is marked by polyrhythmic drums, over-the-top orchestration, and the raspy Knopfler/Springsteen affectations of Kevin. Lyrically, the brothers veer from straightforward, earnest love songs ("Sooner or Later") to something more topical (baby boomers get a sound thrashing on "Summer of Love [Woodstock '99]" and the alt-country effort "Don't Leave the Lava Lamp on for Me"). Flat storytelling, meanwhile, mars the likes of "Paris" and "Baby Steps." Still, while Can't Complain is far from groundbreaking, it's an easy listen for fans of tie-dyed rock.

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