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It's hard to believe, but it's been 18 years since the Lovett debut of His Large Band. The Large Band explored venues of swing, jazz, blues and gospel with heavily populated music backing him. Enjoying Lovett music is akin to enjoying Guy Clark, or Townes Van Zandt. Always a bit quirky, sometimes a tad morose, but always on the cutting edge of New Country (sometimes called Alternative Country.) Well, it's been four years since Lovett's last release, and his songwriting and singing is tight when it needs to be, and loose when it needs to be loose. It seems that Lovett is at his best when he sings a bit slower and adds a lilt to his voice. "Even when you're not at your best, you still try like hell" Lyle sings in the Alley Song. One has to admire the superior writing and emphasis he puts into his music. I half expected the Large Band to be too large and overshadow Lyle's singing, but those moments are few and far between. Instead, his band performs like The Band at times with the perfect layering needed to push a simple country song onto another level. There's a bit of swing jazz in "No Big Deal", ballads, gospel, bluegrass and folk-country in this latest release. Nashville, Tennessee is written all over "It's Not Big, It's Large." It's like a sampling music from that great musical town. Lovett's bassett-hound eyes set the mood for a mostly slower paced cd. But make no mistake: when Lovett decides to swing hard, he does so effortlessly. Jeff Feezle of MacafeezRead full review
I love the album bug the cd itself was in poor condition....skipped constantly and stopped. How sad.
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