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Townes Van Zandt - Flyin' Shoes - Import CD
Townes Van Zandt - Flyin' Shoes - Import CD
CD
Rock
December 19, 2023
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Catalog No.: CHARLYF836P
JAN/ISBN: 5060767442814
Number of Discs: 1
Country/Region of Manufacture: Import
Credits:
Townes Van Zandt
Description:
This is another stalwart collection from Townes Van Zandt, and not a dud in the bunch. The melodies here are strong, the lyrics full of Van Zandts razor sharp insight, and the production is sparse and to the point, bringing to mind the inconspicuous polish of High, Low and in Between. The feel here is a balance between folk and country, with Van Zandts voice and guitar up front, letting the songs speak for themselves. The tunes are full of heartbreak and hopelessness, making it a great album to put on during, or right after, the breakup of an affair. No Place to Fall sports one of Van Zandts strongest melodies with a melancholy chorus that immediately imbeds itself in your mind. Pedal steel, a brief mandolin solo, and almost inaudible percussion add to the despairing feel of the track. When She Dont Need Me is another hopeless love song, this time with a Tex-Mex feel and a measured tempo that wrings every bit of drama out of the lyric. The title track has to be one of Van Zandts saddest songs; images of winter, desolate hillsides, and loneliness complement an achingly beautiful melody. No Place to Fall is a teary waltz, a love song that pleads for connection and tries to be seductive, but ultimately succumbs to its own pessimism. On the slightly brighter side, theres an Everly Brothers influenced country-rock take of Bo Diddleys Who Do You Love. Snake Song is a blues that could be about a poisonous snake or the obvious phallic object. The song ends with a fatal punch line. Brother Flower, a striking meditation on mortality and the impermanence of love, has a melody that recalls Gordon Lightfoots Don Quixote while Dollar Bill Blues is a sea shanty celebrating gambling, booze, self-destruction, and the desperate late-night search for love, or maybe just sex. None of the tunes on Flyin Shoes have yet achieved the iconic status of Van Zandts best-known work, but in the early 2000s, as his back catalog is being reissued and reevaluated, that might well change. ~ j. poet
Tracklisting:
1. Loretta
2. No Place To Fall
3. Flyin' Shoes
4. Who Do You Love
5. When She Don't Need Me
6. Dollar Bill Blues
7. Rex's Blues
8. Pueblo Waltz
9. Brother Flower
10. Snake Song
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