Graham Parker - Don't Tell Columbus
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Artist: Graham ParkerEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2007-03-13
Music Label: Bloodshot Records
Soundtracks:
- I Discovered America
- England's Latest Clown
- Ambiguous
- The Other Side Of The Reservoir
- Suspension Bridge
- Love Or Delusion
- Total Eclipse Of The Moon
- Stick To The Plan
- Somebody Saved Me
- Hard Side Of The Rain
- Bullet Of Redemption
- All Being Well
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Free Music Review: DON'T TELL COLUMBUS BUT TELL EVERYONE ELSE
Hit: 5 Stars
Now beginning his fourth decade of recording, it's still hard for me to forget that day in 1976 when Graham Parker's debut album (we still had vinyl in those days) "Howling Wind" wound up on my desk in the buyer's office at the record and tape distributor for which I then worked. Halfway down in a pile of new releases from Mercury Records (who he would later fight with and write the classic "Mercury Poisoning" about) there it was, a classic raw rock tornado that blew my young ears away. Who would've thought back then that the London-born Graham Parker would, all these years later, turn into the quintessential American singer/songwriter. Not necessarily a star and without that one song to grant him one hit wonder status and yet 30 years of writing, recording and touring in his rear-view mirror speaks volumes about lasting success.
With the vocal rawness of Bob Dylan and the same career arc (from angry young man to wizened old but still relevant guru), the accessible songwriting and performance chops of Bruce Springsteen, the American populism of John Mellencamp (a Mercury labelmate back at the beginning of both careers) and the breadth of musical knowledge and influences of Ry Cooder, Graham Parker has rightfully sustained a successful career despite less than megamillion sales because he always has interesting, important and clever things to say in ways that are seldom repetive on disc and explosive on stage.
"Don't Tell Columbus" continues a long streak of sold, rocking, dependable discs from Graham Parker. There is not a weak cut among this bunch but special mention must go to the opener "I Discovered America (Don't Tell Columbus)," the mock optimism of "Stick To The Plan," the longing for simplicity of "The Other Side Of The Reservoir," the unflagging energy of "Total Eclipse Of The Moon," the wise yet wistful "Love Or Delusion" and the cynicism of "Bullet Of Redemption."
If you're not familiar with Graham Parker this is as good an introduction as any of his studio stuff. If you're already a fan you're now on notice that there's new Graham Parker to get for your collection. Graham, if you're reading this, "Howl On."
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The prolific veteran continues to cover a lot of musical territory on an album that resonates with the sound of his glory years of the mid-to-late 1970s. On the first two songs, Parker recalls his breakthrough with Dylanesque phrasing on "I Discovered America" before flashing forward to the current state of British pop celebrity on "England's Greatest Clown." There's his trademark sardonicism in the socially-conscious singalongs of "Ambiguous" and "Stick to the Plan," while other highlights include songs of resilience ("Suspension Bridge," "Hard Side of the Rain") and redemption ("Somebody Saved Me"). At almost eight-and-a-half minutes, "The Other Side of the Reservoir" is epic by Parker's standards, as he follows Van Morrison into the mystic. The closing "All Being Well" could pass as a traditional Irish benediction. With arrangements largely built around Parker's acoustic guitar, the predominantly midtempo material doesn't rock as hard as Parker has, but the hooks sink deep into the soul. --Don McLeeseFolk Music CDs
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