Mark Erelli - Hillbilly Pilgrim

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Free Music Review: A great poet and an awesome singer
Hit: 5 Stars

"Bend in the River" and "Farewell Ball" are great anthems to the decline of small-town life, but he focusses on the determination of people, and subtly refrains from the anger and finger-pointing of many folkies. "Troubadour Blues" is awesome -- pay attention to how the list of legends changes each time the refrain comes around. It also shows he's not afraid to be political, but again subtly: I had to check the date on the album to know which president he was sarcastically thanking with the line "each time you open up your mouth you give me something I can use."

My only disappointment is that, even on this latest album, he still hasn't recorded his incredibly moving September 12th anthem "The Only Way". (...0but as great as Ellis is, his recording doesn't compare to Mark's live performance).

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