JOHN HIATT - Terms Of My Surrender

Kategorie: CD-Reviews | Genre: Country | Heft: Jahrgang 2014, eclipsed Nr. 163 / 9-2014 | VÖ-Jahr: 2014 | Wertung: 7/10 | Label: New West | Autor: ML


John Hiatt's latest work doesn't really move away from the sound he has stood for for decades: powerful, country blues rock, which tends to be acoustic, sometimes dirty-electrical. But Hiatts songs live primarily from his powerful and slightly broken voice, which sometimes reminds of Keith Richards, but also of Tom Waits, without him sounding like a copy of these colleagues. Apropos colleague: Joe Bonamassa is a declared fan of Hiatt. This may be because Hiatt doesn't walk through the musical world with blinkers any more than he does. This also makes "Terms Of My Surrender" a varied and ultimately convincing album. Even if it will certainly not be a highlight in the context of the twenty-five or so predecessor movements. He's told those stories too many times before. Besides the storyteller song "Nobody Knows His Name", which reminds of Bob Dylan, the banjo-driven "Wind Don't Have To Hurry" is also outstanding. Here John's guitarist and banjo player Doug Lancio, who also produced the album, could let off steam.

Top Track: Nobody Knows His Name

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