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Clark's easygoing, front-porch delivery benefits from the intimate setting provided throughout The Dark. With plenty of space around the instruments and no production clutter in the way, the essence of each song conveys clearly as well. Surprises are few, and perhaps the least-surprising aspect of this set is that it is as well-crafted as one has a right to expect from Clark. (Only one track, by Townes Van Zandt, is a cover.) Subjects range from the historical, in the gruesome yet stoic "Soldier's Joy, 1864," to reflections on more modern tragedies; in the spoken verses and weary-sung choruses of "Homeless," Clark captures the fatalism of living on the streets with vernacular eloquence. Clark turns the death of a beloved dog into a mordant lament on "Queenie's Song" and ruminates on simple, visceral pleasures on "Mud." In truth, no one track stands out; each reflects the care of a writer (or, on these songs, co-writer) and singer -- more than that, an actor for whom music is his stage, and whose high standards seem likely to persist for a long, long time. ~ Robert L. Doerschuk
Live Recording
Personnel: Guy Clark (vocals, guitar); Verlon Thompson (vocals, guitar, National guitar, mandolin, harmonica, djembe, percussion); Darrell Scott (vocals, guitar, baritone guitar, dobro, banjo, mandocello, mandolin, accordion, marimbula); Chris Latham (violin); Shawn Camp, Tim O'Brien (fiddle).
Audio Mixer: Chris Latham.
Recording information: EMI Publishing Studio.
Photographer: Senor McGuire.
Personnel: Guy Clark (vocals, guitar); Verlon Thompson (vocals, guitar, National guitar, mandolin, harmonica, djembe, percussion); Darrell Scott (guitar, baritone guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin, mandocello, accordion, marimba, bass); Chris Latham (violin); Tim O'Brien, Shawn Camp (fiddle); Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings (background vocals).
Producers: Guy Clark, Darrell Scott, Verlon Thompson, Chris Latham.
Uncut (1/03, p.116) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Clark's art is nowadays honed to weary perfection..."
Mojo (Publisher) (11/02, p.102) - "...Darn near essential listening..." Dark Music | List Price | $17.98 (You save $4.79) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Country, Singer/Songwriter, Folk | | Label | Sugar Hill | | Orig Year | 2002 | | All Time Sales Rank |  15920  | | CD Universe Part number | 4984671 | | Catalog number | 1070 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 17, 2002 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Engineer | Chris Latham | | Personnel | Guy Clark - vocals, guitar
Guy Clark - vocals, guitar
Dave Rawlings - background vocals
Also: Shawn Camp, Gillian Welch, Darrell Scott, David Rawlings, Verlon Thompson |
Dark Music Review Average Rating: (3.7 out of 5 stars)   Everything is still the same - unfortunately
Guy Clark usually opts for sparse acoustic arrangements when he makes a record, not wanting to detract attention from the qualities of a song and the music. That’s very admirable and he is indeed a very good songwriter, as he has proved countless times over the years. But this time I’m not so sure. In the end it all sounds the same. There’s a cover of a song written by the late Townes Van Zandt and Clark co-wrote all other tracks with the likes of Gary Nicholson, Shawn Camp, Keith Sykes among others. It’s as if he has come to a standstill music-wise. This project probably started out as an original idea, but the final result is quite frankly, mediocre.
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 Always the finest!
To be able to write such lyrics, to touch so many places in our heads! He will alway be one of the finest songmen of his time. Let us all hope he goes on and on!
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plenty ,nuff
I,ve spent a lil time with this rekkid.Jus, my stereo 'n' me.It's definitely a grower.Just throw another log on that fire & let it slow burn.There's plenty'nuff blue in that grass.
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