John Platania - Blues, Waltzes & Badland Borders
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Artist: John PlataniaEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-04-03
Music Label: Trainwreck Records
Soundtracks:
- Runnin' With The Dogs
- Child Heroes
- East Texas Waltz
- Song For The Quiet One
- The Highlander's Blues
- I Will Be Standing
- Texas Sexy Ways
- Train Wreck
- Tribute
- Suite 35
- In Memory Of Zapata
Free Music Notes for Blues, Waltzes & Badland Borders
Free Music Review: A Musical Masterpiece for the 21st Century
Hit: 5 Stars
This album is incredible! I cannot remember the last time that after listening to a cd I immediately played it straight through again... and again.
Platania, as some of you may know, has been the right hand man for two of the most well-respected musicians of the last thirty years, Van Morrison and Chip Taylor, and I am sure that some of his talent was derived from his association with these men. However, I think it may also be said that these two legendary songwriters got as much from John as he did from them. In fact, Van Morrison credits Platania as the co-writer of several of his songs.
This album is exeptionally strong all the way through, and can be thought of as a symphonic composition with a series of movements, much like Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, a master work of musical genius to which it can easily be compared. The only fault I can find with the album is I think the second and third tracks should be the last two songs on it, and that is exactly how I have arranged it on my IPod.
Platania still has his golden gift to work magic with the guitar. Blues, Waltzes & Badland Borders will stand the test of time as a 21st century classic.
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Though John Platania's renown is mainly limited to close readers of liner notes, his long association with Van Morrison has found his guitar gracing classics such as "Moondance," "Into the Mystic," and "Domino." His association with songwriter Chip Taylor began in the early 1970s as well, and has sparked this album celebrating Tex-Mex border culture, co-produced and largely co-written by the two. Lucinda Williams sings lead and Alejandro Escovedo provides narration and harmonies on "In Memory of Zapata," with actor Jon Voight (Taylor's brother) offering a capsule history lesson on "Running with the Dogs." Yet Platania's guitar serves as the dominant musical voice throughout, with a command of tone that rarely resorts to show-off licks. Whether he's exploring the cantina side of the border on "Child Heroes" or powering the roadhouse blues in "Texas Sexy Ways," Platania does what he always has--provide the perfect accompaniment to serve the song. --Don McLeeseBlues Music CDs
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