Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2016
Time: 60:11
Size: 138,2 MB
Label: Schoolhouse Records
Styles: Singer/songwriter
Art: Front
Year: 2016
Time: 60:11
Size: 138,2 MB
Label: Schoolhouse Records
Styles: Singer/songwriter
Art: Front
Tracks Listing:
1. It's In My Song - 4:41
2. Dance With Me - 4:42
3. In Our Little Room - 4:48
4. A Fool's Advice - 4:47
5. It's A Hell Of A Life - 3:44
6. Oh Kathleen - 6:13
7. When The Crows Go Crazy - 5:12
8. Beauty Fades - 3:21
9. Homestead - 3:56
10. My Treasure Is - 3:35
11. The Silence Of Your Arms - 3:23
12. On The Wall - 5:18
13. Rockola (Bonus Track) - 3:03
14. The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (Bonus Track) - 3:21
1. It's In My Song - 4:41
2. Dance With Me - 4:42
3. In Our Little Room - 4:48
4. A Fool's Advice - 4:47
5. It's A Hell Of A Life - 3:44
6. Oh Kathleen - 6:13
7. When The Crows Go Crazy - 5:12
8. Beauty Fades - 3:21
9. Homestead - 3:56
10. My Treasure Is - 3:35
11. The Silence Of Your Arms - 3:23
12. On The Wall - 5:18
13. Rockola (Bonus Track) - 3:03
14. The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (Bonus Track) - 3:21
I have to say I wasn't too excited when I heard that this release was acoustic versions of already released songs, but I was proven way wrong. This is in the top three best releases of Joe's career. It's intimate, focused, and still filled out with some great melodies and horn-playing. Joe's voice is in top form here too. I think at this age, at this point in his career, he may be at his most powerful in this type of arrangement. Now he's older, wiser, and sounds here like he really has something to say.
It’s In My Song is a solo acoustic album that shines the light on Grushecky’s underrated songwriting skills by reimagining some of his past classics and framing them with stripped down and, in many instances, more elegant performances. The title track is one of the new tunes penned by Grushecky especially for this set, his sparse guitar strum placing an emphasis on his lyrics and vocals, the song a humorous analogy of the artist’s career as well as the birth of rock music. It’s a clever bit of wordplay with Grushecky’s acoustic guitar bouncing off co-producer and longtime musical foil Rick Witkowski’s six-string counterpoint until Ed Manion’s blastin’ sax strolls into the mix, turning the performance from a folkish story-song to a lively R&B jaunt. “Dance With Me” is a gem from the first Iron City Houserockers album, 1979’s Love’s So Tough, a slice of blue collar blues co-written with longtime Houserockers bassist Art Nardini. The circular guitar riff is punctuated by the singer’s plaintive harp blasts, his slice-of-life lyrics telling of the power of music to lift one out of their mundane existence, if only for one short dance. “A Fools Advice” is a gorgeous song with heartbreak lyrics and weeping instrumentation, an emotional ambiance enhanced by Bob Banerjee’s mournful violin. Originally a demo inspired by the death of John Lennon, the song featured just Joe and guitarist Bill Toms. It’s fleshed out here with exotic percussion and Banerjee’s hauntingly beautiful violin, Grushecky’s wonderful vocal performance driving home the dual-purpose lyrics which slyly manage to mourn both Lennon and a love lost.
It’s In My Song is a solo acoustic album that shines the light on Grushecky’s underrated songwriting skills by reimagining some of his past classics and framing them with stripped down and, in many instances, more elegant performances. The title track is one of the new tunes penned by Grushecky especially for this set, his sparse guitar strum placing an emphasis on his lyrics and vocals, the song a humorous analogy of the artist’s career as well as the birth of rock music. It’s a clever bit of wordplay with Grushecky’s acoustic guitar bouncing off co-producer and longtime musical foil Rick Witkowski’s six-string counterpoint until Ed Manion’s blastin’ sax strolls into the mix, turning the performance from a folkish story-song to a lively R&B jaunt. “Dance With Me” is a gem from the first Iron City Houserockers album, 1979’s Love’s So Tough, a slice of blue collar blues co-written with longtime Houserockers bassist Art Nardini. The circular guitar riff is punctuated by the singer’s plaintive harp blasts, his slice-of-life lyrics telling of the power of music to lift one out of their mundane existence, if only for one short dance. “A Fools Advice” is a gorgeous song with heartbreak lyrics and weeping instrumentation, an emotional ambiance enhanced by Bob Banerjee’s mournful violin. Originally a demo inspired by the death of John Lennon, the song featured just Joe and guitarist Bill Toms. It’s fleshed out here with exotic percussion and Banerjee’s hauntingly beautiful violin, Grushecky’s wonderful vocal performance driving home the dual-purpose lyrics which slyly manage to mourn both Lennon and a love lost.
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