20th Anniversary Vinyl LP of 1995 Seminal Album!
Singer song-writer Guy Clark's 1995 album is reissued here on vinyl LP. The country artist is joined by various guest artists including Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith, Rodney Crowell, Jelly Roll Johnson and more!
"...Dublin Blues, a record filled with sizzle, inspiration, and his best batch of songs in years. Teaming with Miles Wilkinson for the third time and using in the studio for the first time his road band - which includes uber guitarist and singer Darrell Scott - Clark delivers a batch of searing portraits, intimate observations, (and) first-person narratives... As usual, some old friends return to the fold - Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Sam Bush, Verlon Thompson, Kenny Malone, and Suzy Ragsdale - but there are new faces as well like Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Nanci Griffith, and Kathy Mattea. The magic begins with the title track. Haunted Celtic melodies played on the fiddle and a mandolin with an acoustic guitar usher in a country song that could be from the countryside of Ireland. With Mattea on the backing vocals, the listener is transported between worlds in time and space. "Black Diamond Strings" is a friendly little number about what else: guitar strings! Its catchy hook and singalong chorus make it a Clark winner. "Shut Up and Talk To Me" features (Darrell) Scott playing the swinging blues as Clark counts off the music like a fierce memory. "Stuff That Works" is another of Clark's quiet observation tunes, where his words speak volumes and the instruments underline their meanings. It's a workingman's anthem sung seemingly from the workshop bench. But "Hank Williams Said It Best", "Tryin' to Try", Cape" and "Hangin' Your Life On the Wall" are all tremendous in their scope and intimacy. They are full of dimension and depth, and Wilkinson gives them textures..." - allmusic.com
Features:
Vinyl Reissue
20th Anniversary Edition
Musicians:
Guy Clark, vocals, guitar
Sam Bush, mandolin
Travis Clark, bass
Donivan Cowart, background vocals
Rodney Crowell, guitar, background vocals
Ramblin' Jack Elliott, background vocals
Nanci Griffith, background vocals
Emmylou Harris, background vocals
Jelly Roll Johnson, harmonica
Kenny Malone, drums, percussion, conga, tambourine, triangle, shaker, bell tree, Irish drum
Kathy Mattea, background vocals
Suzy Ragsdale, background vocals
Darrell Scott, guitar, dobro, mandolin, penny whistle, slide guitar
Verlon Thompson, guitar, harmonica, background vocals
Jonathan Yudkin, violin
Selections:
Side A:
1. Dublin Blues
2. Black Diamond Strings
3. Shut Up and Talk To Me
4. Stuff That Works
5. Hanks Williams Said It Best
Side B:
6. The Cape
7. Baby Took A Limo To Memphis
8. Tryin' To Try
9. Hangin' Your Life On the Wall
10. The Randall Knife
Singer song-writer Guy Clark's 1995 album is reissued here on vinyl LP. The country artist is joined by various guest artists including Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith, Rodney Crowell, Jelly Roll Johnson and more!
"...Dublin Blues, a record filled with sizzle, inspiration, and his best batch of songs in years. Teaming with Miles Wilkinson for the third time and using in the studio for the first time his road band - which includes uber guitarist and singer Darrell Scott - Clark delivers a batch of searing portraits, intimate observations, (and) first-person narratives... As usual, some old friends return to the fold - Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Sam Bush, Verlon Thompson, Kenny Malone, and Suzy Ragsdale - but there are new faces as well like Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Nanci Griffith, and Kathy Mattea. The magic begins with the title track. Haunted Celtic melodies played on the fiddle and a mandolin with an acoustic guitar usher in a country song that could be from the countryside of Ireland. With Mattea on the backing vocals, the listener is transported between worlds in time and space. "Black Diamond Strings" is a friendly little number about what else: guitar strings! Its catchy hook and singalong chorus make it a Clark winner. "Shut Up and Talk To Me" features (Darrell) Scott playing the swinging blues as Clark counts off the music like a fierce memory. "Stuff That Works" is another of Clark's quiet observation tunes, where his words speak volumes and the instruments underline their meanings. It's a workingman's anthem sung seemingly from the workshop bench. But "Hank Williams Said It Best", "Tryin' to Try", Cape" and "Hangin' Your Life On the Wall" are all tremendous in their scope and intimacy. They are full of dimension and depth, and Wilkinson gives them textures..." - allmusic.com
Features:
Vinyl Reissue
20th Anniversary Edition
Musicians:
Guy Clark, vocals, guitar
Sam Bush, mandolin
Travis Clark, bass
Donivan Cowart, background vocals
Rodney Crowell, guitar, background vocals
Ramblin' Jack Elliott, background vocals
Nanci Griffith, background vocals
Emmylou Harris, background vocals
Jelly Roll Johnson, harmonica
Kenny Malone, drums, percussion, conga, tambourine, triangle, shaker, bell tree, Irish drum
Kathy Mattea, background vocals
Suzy Ragsdale, background vocals
Darrell Scott, guitar, dobro, mandolin, penny whistle, slide guitar
Verlon Thompson, guitar, harmonica, background vocals
Jonathan Yudkin, violin
Selections:
Side A:
1. Dublin Blues
2. Black Diamond Strings
3. Shut Up and Talk To Me
4. Stuff That Works
5. Hanks Williams Said It Best
Side B:
6. The Cape
7. Baby Took A Limo To Memphis
8. Tryin' To Try
9. Hangin' Your Life On the Wall
10. The Randall Knife
