Kelly Joe Phelps - Beggar's Oil
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Artist: Kelly Joe PhelpsEdition: Music CD
Format: EP, Limited Edition
CD Release Date: 2002-02-05
Music Label: Rykodisc
Soundtracks:
- Beggar's Oil
- Tommy (band arrangement)
- Don Quixote's Windmill
- Frankenstein Party Of Three: Your Table Is Ready
- Beggar's Oil (band arrangement)
- Lass Of Loch Royale (If I Prove False To Thee)
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Hit: 5 Stars
When I reviewed "Sky Like A Broken Clock" I concluded that Kelly Joe Phelps story telling and slide guitar work were outstanding although the CD was very low keyed and somber. On this EP we get the additional material that, for one reason or another, did not make the CD's final cut. Like extra footage released later on a Director's cut DVD, these songs add an added dimension to the original release and definetly would have picked up my enthusiasm for the "Sky" CD had they have been included. Nevertheless, we are now provided with a limited opportunity to pick up the tracks previously left behind, and what excellent tracks they are. While track 1, "Beggar's Oil" comes right off the CD, there are 5 previously unreleased tunes, two of those "Tommy" and the track 5 "Beggar's Oil" are essentially alternative takes of what is included on the "Sky" CD. While all tracks are very good, "Frankenstein Party Of Three..." is not to be missed.
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Kelly Joe Phelps, accompanied by veteran bassist Larry Taylor and drummer Billy Conway (ex-Morphine), recorded his 2001 release Sky Like a Broken Clock in just three days. You have to figure that such a stream-of-consciousness recording session generated some alternate takes and songs that just didn't fit on the finished album--and you'd be right. Hence Beggar's Oil, a limited-edition EP full of goodies for fans of one of the greatest slide guitarists around. The title track is taken from Sky, perhaps to set the mood, but the other five songs consists of two alternate versions of songs from the album, plus three songs that didn't make it to the album. The band arrangement of "Tommy" is a little odd, and it's easy to understand why it's not on Sky--it's not bad, it's just not as perfect as the one Phelps performs solo. With "Don Quixote's Windmill," as with "Tommy," Phelps gently explores a world of madness in a way that makes sense of it, while "Lass of Loch Royale" is simply beautiful. Never obtrusive or forceful, Phelps's music appeals penetratingly to both head and heart, leaving an impression long after the last notes have faded. --Genevieve WilliamsBlues Music CDs
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