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Artist: WallflowersEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1992-08-25
Music Label: Virgin Records Us
Soundtracks:
- Shy Of The Moon
- Sugarfoot
- Sidewalk Annie
- Hollywood
- Be Your Own Girl
- Another One In The Dark
- Ashes To Ashes
- After The Blackbird Sings
- Somebody Else's Money
- Asleep At The Wheel
- Honeybee
- For The Life Of Me
Free Music Notes for Wallflowers
Free Music Review: A hidden gem from the early 1990s
Hit: 5 Stars
Radio and most music journalists seemed to turn collectively deaf ears to this great debut CD by The Wallflowers, led by Jakob Dylan. It's an earthy and heartfelt album that must have gotten lost in the thick, heavy haze of early 1990s guitar-rock grunge that dominated the scene at the time. Admittedly, this Wallflowers album couldn't be more different from Alice in Chains than Bob Dylan is from Iron Butterfly, but if you like your music with a laid-back feel, this one fits the bill.
There's an innocent charm to this down-to-earth album that will leave you scratching your head as to why Dylan went undiscovered until 1996 with Bringing Down the Horse. Surprisingly, the musicians who helped Dylan on this album are no longer part of the Wallflower camp, though their formidable skills are evident and appreciated throughout the CD, especially the organ and piano portions. Dylan chose a plethora of skilled musicians to further enhance his great songs. Like Tom Petty, Dylan knows his bread and butter lies in songs that convey a down-home folksy sound and sense that middle America can appreciate. Dylan is adept at capturing simple moods and personalities within his songs, usually at the expense of a girl he knew well. Other songs aren't so movingly personal. "Oh my God, they sold Hollywood," he deadpans on the quiet seven-minute gem "Hollywood," a song that would sound right at home in some big-city bar.
Half of these tunes hover or significantly surpass the five-minute mark, perhaps indicating these guys simply hit the record button and let things flow. If a hit lies anywhere here, it would be the more electric-sounding "Ashes to Ashes," a no-nonsense rocker reminiscent of John Cougar in his prime. "Asleep at the Wheel" is strong as well, a genuinely tender piece with a beautifully played acoustic guitar and Dylan's gruff vocals. It's the epitome of this album: heartfelt and purposely non-obtrusive. At nine minutes long, the relaxed "Honeybee" is one of those songs where you simply sit back and let the music engulf you. It contains fine lyrics sung softly, shimmering organ work, pretty piano and a rising crescendo that helps end the album on a dramatic note. The final song, "For the Life of Me," questions the validity of suicide as a means of escaping, an attitude that many "hip" artists at the time communicated, perpetuated and perhaps unknowingly embraced back in 1992, when this album was made.
The Wallflowers' debut successfully melded rock and country. Through his stories within songs, Dylan is similar to his father; his surrounding instruments and tunefulness suggest images of a newer Tom Petty; his serious demeanor and musical integrity recall John Mellencamp and even Eddie Vedder. Honestly, this album might even best its hugely successful follow-up. Though it lacks the million-dollar hit, it has a flow and connecting oneness that is hard to brush off. There's a looseness and organic feel to these songs, a sense of not trying to please anybody or sell six million albums. Nothing sounds too planned or overly rehearsed, which is the way an outstanding debut record should sound.
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