Another Wisdom
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Free Music Review: Master Story Teller
Hit: 5 Stars
Malcolm Holcombe is a charming Southern man who delivers music of gripping lyrics and divine guitar mastery. His work is life from a True Story Teller. Look at his website, buy his music, but most of all, go and hear him play live. You will be mesmerized.Free Music Review: A Terrific Talent That Deserves Being Heard
Hit: 5 Stars
This CD captures some of Malcolm Holcombe's best music. His lyrics and music are among the best I've ever heard. His style of alternative country is difficult to describe. His singing style and voice remind me of Tom Waits, while his appearance (nothing like on the jacket)is reminiscent of Neil Young. The songs on the CD are done with a full band, and they are terrifically arranged. His great guitar playing is somewhat burried in the CD because of the added instruments, and the CD cannot nearly capture his unique style as a singer. I saw him play at the Sentient Bean, a coffee housein Savannah on December 18. It is so unfortunate that Malcolm is not better known and rewarded for what he brings to the art. The lyrics of The Station are deeply moving. At the opposite end of things, Marvalene's Kitchen is a simple down to earth country tune. Free Music Review: Best kept secret in (or out) of Nashville
Hit: 5 Stars
Malcolm Holcombe is a songwriter deserving of the attention of the masses. His latest effort, "Another Wisdom", is a moody, emotional ride that takes us from east to west, past to present, city to country, and all points in between. The imagery in his songs is beautiful and vivid and the music fits the songs beautifully. I can't say enough good things about Malcolm Holcombe.Free Music Review: Appalachian beauty
Hit: 4 Stars
I bought Malcolm Holcombe's first and only major-label album, the excellent "A Hundred Lies," a few years ago, and I fell in love with it immediately. While "Another Wisdom" is not as consistent as that CD, it's still a great country-rock-folk-blues (he kind of defies categorization) album.
Holcombe has an amazing voice. He can manipulate it to convey a wide range of emotions within a single line, taking it from a wounded howl down to an asphalt croak, then back up to an almost-contented middle.
His guitar-playing is incredibly versatile without being showy. The intracacy of his fingerstyle contributes to the beautiful, layered melodies, which provide a perfect framework for his semi-abstract tales of loneliness and redemption.
Highlights include the bluesy "The Station," about lost souls in a bus/train station, the melancholy folk ballad "Love Abides," and the upbeat country-rag tune "Marvalene's Kitchen," a glorious celebration of homespun pleasures.
My only complaints are the unnecessary inclusion of "Who Carried You" (which appears in slightly different form on "A Hundred Lies") and the somewhat sanitized production.
Free Music Review: Mountain 'soul'
Hit: 5 Stars
"Mister in Morgantown" Interesting view of institutional life. "Marvalene's Kitchen" Good food & conversation. "The Staion" Folks on hard times. Take a look around the next bus or train station you're condemned to and one of these people may show up. "Love abides" SIMPLE but unforgettable. "Bring the water on down" This is why I bought the CD. The gruffness is what gets your attention but his voice has a unique range & quality that sets him & his lyrical stories apart. You can listen many times on various levels. Lastly, if you like acoustic guitar, you'll marvel at what he can do especially with his right hand picking (& slapping) fingers.
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