JACKSON BROWNE - Standing In The Breach

Kategorie: CD-Reviews | Genre: Folk/Folkrock | Heft: Jahrgang 2014, eclipsed Nr. 165 / 11-2014 | VÖ-Jahr: 2014 | Wertung: 7.5/10 | Label: Inside | Autor: SaS


New Jackson Brown albums have meanwhile become rare; since the end of the seventies the American singer-songwriter has been working very slowly. He already found the sound of his late work on "I'm Alive" in 1993: relaxed, sometimes arbitrary folk rock, played by professional studio cracks right up to the tips of his hair. Textually, there are two Brownes: the popular Befindlichkeits-Poeten and the controversial Politbarden. He sings his love songs, the records are celebrated, but Browne is often criticized for his polite songs because of his tendency to be bold. "Standing In The Breach" is another largely political album. It starts with the ballad "The Birds Of St. Mark's", but it's an unreleased song from the late sixties, known to the fans. On most other pieces Browne asks critical questions about the state of our world, which he does not know how to answer either. He gives his instrumentalist a lot of freedom, perhaps also because his song ideas are solid, but never outstanding. A round album for friends of Browne, no more, no less.

Top track: The Birds Of St. Mark's

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