Josh Ritter - Golden Age of Radio
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Artist: Josh RitterEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-02-24
Music Label: Signature Sounds Recordings
Soundtracks:
- Come And Find Me
- Me & Jiggs
- You've Got The Moon
- Lawrence, KS
- Anne
- Roll On
- Leaving
- Other Side
- Harrisburg
- Drive Away
- Golden Age Of Radio
- Song For The Fireflies
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Free Music Review: Good but not Great
Hit: 4 Stars
I rate this 3.5, and round it up...because I like the guy and his songs, but the really good lyrics are diminished some by the sound of the songs.
I recently discovered Josh after hearing a killer cover of Lawrence KS by Richard Shindell and, while I think he has potential and can write great songs the sound here is derivitive... (in this order; Iron and Wine, Towns Van Zandt, Nick Drake, Warren Zevon, David Bowie/Kurt Cobane, The Beatles, Bob Dylan...) somewhere towards the end of the CD I start to hear Josh's style... and it stikes me as good unpolished American folk; a genuine artist still searching for his voice. I'll keep listening, at least he's following in big footsteps.
Golden Age of Radio Poster
This scruffy, well-traveled, literate Rhode Islander recalls the desultory whispers of Nick Drake, the ragged tunefulness of Ryan Adams, and the natural wit of a young John Prine. He may come off as a slacker, painting his name on water towers and jamming to Townes Van Zandt on the porch, but his lyrical skills, unpretentiously poetic and refreshingly concise, suggest a purposefulness that's deeper than just folksy charm. Within the sparest musical framework--fingerpicked guitar, whirling organ, lo-fi drums, some bass--Ritter evokes a delicately dense romanticism that's more on-edge than earnest. "This world must be frightening," he sings, "everybody's on the run/but I can't leave this world behind." There's quiet wisdom in Ritter's world; fans of post-Dylan singer-songwriters will want to listen close. --Roy KastenCountry Music CDs
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