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While Alejandro Escovedo had shown plenty of versatility over the first 15 years of his career in music -- playing with early punk ravers the Nuns, prescient alt-country upstarts Rank and File, and roots rock firebrands the True Believers, among many others -- it wasn't until the Believers took shape that he began to display his formidable gifts as a songwriter, and with his first solo album, Gravity, Escovedo belatedly made it clear that he possessed one of the strongest and most distinctive lyrical voices of his generation. Opening with "Paradise," a haunting first-person narrative of a man about to be hanged, Gravity is a strikingly accomplished set of songs that deal with love ("Broken Bottle," "Five Hearts Breaking"), death ("She Doesn't Live Here Anymore"), and loss ("The Last to Know," the title song) in deeply personal terms, and Escovedo tells his stories with a talent for finely woven detail that would be the envy of a first-rate novelist. And the diversity of Escovedo's years of musical experience shows in the album's arrangements, which range from quiet, contemplative pieces structured around cello and piano ("Broken Bottle," "She Doesn't Live Here Anymore") to full-on, amped-up barrelhouse rock & roll ("Oxford," "One More Time"); Turner Stephen Bruton's clean, unobtrusive production gets all the details on tape with admirable clarity. Not every songwriter has the luxury of spending a decade and a half on the sidelines honing his craft before making a solo bow, but even with that advantage, there are few people who have the talent and vision to create an album as strong and moving as Gravity; to call it an "auspicious debut" is to risk understatement. ~ Mark Deming
Re-Issue;1992;Bonus Disc-Live At Mccabe's
Personnel includes: Alejandro Escovedo (vocals, guitar); Lou Ann Barton (background vocals).
Rolling Stone (10/1/92, p.67) - 3.5 Stars - Good Plus - "...The spirit of musical discovery on this album offers revelations beyond Escovedo's previous work...a Tex-Mex ASTRAL WEEKS..." Alejandro Escovedo Gravity Songs | | Gravity CD DISC 1: |
| 1. | Paradise | |
| 2. | Broken Bottle | $0.99 | |
| 3. | One More Time | $0.99 | |
| 4. | By Eleven | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Bury Me | |
| 6. | Five Hearts Breaking | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Oxford | |
| 8. | Last to Know | $0.99 | |
| 9. | She Doesn't Live Here Anymore | $0.99 | |
| 10. | Pyramid of Tears | |
| 11. | Gravity / Falling Down Again | |
| 12. | Tired Skin - (bonus track) | |
| | Gravity Songs DISC 2: BONUS DISC: |
| 1. | Five Hearts Breaking | $0.99 | |
| 2. | Broken Bottle | $0.99 | |
| 3. | Bury Me / Hard Road | |
| 4. | I Wish I Was Your Mother | |
| 5. | By Eleven | $0.99 | |
| 6. | She Doesn't Live Here Anymore | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Pyramid of Tears | |
| 8. | Last to Know | $0.99 | |
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Purchase Gravity CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Alejandro Escovedo Man Under The Influence CD (2001)
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| | Alejandro Escovedo Thirteen Years CDs (1994) Bonus CD
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| | Alejandro Escovedo By The Hand Of The Father CD (2002)
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BY THE HAND OF THE FATHER features music from the theatre production of the same name.
The depth and feeling of By the Hand of the Father is a bit shocking. The project began as a play that premiered in Los Angeles in 2000 and has been stripped down to a handful of songs accompanied by voice-over texts. These songs and voice-overs weave a complex tapestry that explores the Mexican-American experience in the 20th century. Individuals leave their homeland, search for the American Dream, and attempt to hold on to their heritage. Alejandro Escovedo, who has written most of the lyrics and sings most of the vocals, stands at the center of this multi-faceted venture. "Rosalie" tells the tale of two lovers separated by "An ocean of powder and dust," who finally marry after a seven-year courtship punctuated by only seven visits. At the beginning of "Mexico Americano," the narrator recalls how his father always felt more Mexican than American until he joined ...
| | Neil Young On The Beach CD (1974) Remastered
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After working his way through loss and chaos on the brilliant TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (recorded in 1973, but not released until 1975), Neil Young deftly exorcised any lingering demons with 1974's ON THE BEACH. The album opens with the saunter of the aptly titled "Walk On," followed by the utterly gorgeous, Wurlitzer-tinged "See the Sky about to Rain."
The set also features a trio of scathing songs--"Revolution Blues," "Vampire Blues," and "Ambulance Blues"--that address issues important to Young, both social and personal. It is good to hear Young back with such bite ...
| | Alejandro Escovedo With These Hands CDs (1996) Remastered; Expanded Edition
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Contains an untitled hidden track following "Pyramid Of Tears".
In 1996, Alejandro Escovedo continued the artistic expansion he'd started in earnest a few years earlier with his post-Rank N File solo albums, writing songs of heartbreak and exasperation via crunching, low-slung rockers and rootsy folk ballads. The 2003 Rykodisc re-release includes an extra disc of alternate takes and demo versions that provide new avenues into the complex songs.
Following similar expensive presentations accorded to his two Watermelon albums, With These Hands, arguably Escovedo's best, most diverse, and provocative work (and his sole release on the Ryko label) receives the ...
| | Five Keys Best Of The Capitol And Aladdin Years CDs (2000)
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| | Dinah Washington Great CD (1998) (Import) Netherlands
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| | Celtic Jazz Collective: Islinn (A Vision) CD (2001)
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Recorded between April 27, 1999 and May 23, 2000. Includes liner notes by David O'Rourke.
Given the popularity of Celtic music throughout the country, it was only a matter of time before an album dressing the Irish music in jazz garments would come along. Luckily for all, this task was an undertaking by sound musicians from both the jazz and Celtic sides. Guitarist David O'Rourke straddles the Irish and jazz fence. Paddy Keenan's bagpipes fit right in as he cleverly merges rhythms special to that instrument with those on the jazz side. On ...
| | Angel Symphony Love And Light CD (2002)
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| | Boils Pride And Persecution CD (2002)
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| | H I M Deep Shadows & Brilliant CD (2006) (Import) Japan
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| | Hokshila Fight For Africa CD (2007) (Import)
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ABOUT the authorAlways finding it hard to be like everybody else Hokshila stayed true to his heart following the way that might seem way unusual. His round-the world traveling experiences and buskin on the streets in different parts of the world since he was seventeen made key influence to his music style and made it incredibly unique. While living among locals Hokshila observed not only different instrumental techniques but also he faced values, lifestyle and social-political problems of the countries he lived in. Musician got experience that none school could ever teach: night street jams with local youth in Soweto township (South Africa), percussion workshops and capoeira angola sessions in Bahia (Brasil) where Hokshila bought bunch of drums for locals so they could jam together, or even buskin on the streets of Stockholm (Sweden), Oslo (Norway), Copenhagen (Denmark) and making a living of it. ‘I have learned to LOVE music. Can you point me a school that has this subject on the list?’ (Hokshila)ABOUT the album / searching for ZIONText by HokshilaHey, what's up my peeps, I just wanted to tell ya few words 'bout this album! 'Fight for Africa' is my third official album and I am very happy I made it this way.Year 2006 I went back to Africa, and did Cape to Cairo by land. I traveled with my guitar using public transportation and hitching, met great travelers and locals along the way, had jams every night at local bus stations, backpackers, bars, small villages, ghettos, music festivals, beaches; recorded songs with local musicians . All these songs you hear now r written on my trip. I met cool dude called Jimmy from Australia in Malawi and we traveled together all the way to Addis Ababa searching for Mount Zion. Peeps told us that Mount Zion is in Israel with 5 star hotel right on top, some told us Zion was somewhere in Ethiopia and eventually local Rasta’s explained that all Africa is a ZION. So I call this trip ‘walk to Zion’.I wrote a song about Jimmy and was annoying him with it on the road, singing all the time and making up new ridiculous lyrics about how bad and hopeless he was. That was a joke but anyway Jimmy said:’ Hok, man, no one is going to believe this! There is a song about me actually!’ I got to visit world’s famous Rastafarian community in Shashemeni, Ethiopia as well as Hailie’s Selassie’s apartment in Addis.Africa inspires me a lot, you see lots of poverty, human rights issues, street children, guns, people dying of AIDS and malaria, messed up police, corrupted, but at the same time most beautiful smiles, hospitality, friendliness, sweet curiosity, simplicity and so many amazingly talented people.I want to dedicate this album to all children who are born with HIV/AIDS because I think it's totally unfair to come into this world and not to b able to grow up. That's the saddest thing I saw in Africa. Imagine holding 3 years old beautiful kid on your arms knowing he has got just few month or years to go, just because his family is too poor to get medication or he hasn’t got any family at all. I believe every kid has a right to live, to go to school and not to starve.This album ...
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