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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 17 reviews)
Sales Rank: 21388
Category: Music
Artist: Chris Smither
Publisher: Hightone Records
Studio: Hightone Records
Manufacturer: Hightone Records
Label: Hightone Records
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 8158
UPC: 012928815826
EAN: 0012928815826
ASIN: B0000A0DWG
Release Date: July 22, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | Train Home | | • | Outside In | | • | Confirmation | | • | Crocodile Man - Chris Smither, Carter, Dave | | • | Lola | | • | Desolation Row - Chris Smither, Dylan, Bob | | • | Call Time | | • | Candy Man - Chris Smither, Hurt, Mississippi J | | • | Never Needed It More | | • | Let It Go | | • | Kind Woman - Chris Smither, Furay, Rich |
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Amazon.com
New Orleans-bred folk-bluesman Smither has few peers. As a musician he's expanded the six-strings-and-foot-stomps delivery of John Lee Hooker into an elegant, original style that draws as much on the sweet jazz melodies of gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt as the spidery swing of country bluesman John Hurt. And his writing has a poet's eye for detail, as when he's pondering mortality on the disc's title track. There's also a gentle, sincere quality that comes through the dusty tones of his voice, until he drops it to a mean-eyed growl to capture the soul of characters like his "Crocodile Man"--loners condemned to live in the dark neglected corners of their own hearts. But for much of this album, Smither's coming from a happier place, where love and life are full of possibilities, and his blues are just another way of expressing joy and wisdom. --Ted Drozdowski
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Primo Chris June 13, 2008
If I were to ask someone, in the year 2008, to name a male folk singer from the 1960's I would assume that if I were to get an answer to that question that the name would be Bob Dylan. And that would be a good and appropriate choice. One can endlessly dispute whether or not Dylan was (or wanted to be) the voice of the Generation of '68 but in terms of longevity and productivity he fits the bill as a known quality. However, there were a slew of other male folk singers who tried to find their niche in the folk milieu and who, like Dylan, today continue to produce work and to perform. The artist under review Chris Smithers is one such singer/songwriter.
I do not know if Chris Smithers, like his contemporary Bob Dylan, started out wanting to be the king of the hill among male folk singers but he certainly had some things going for him. He plays that signature blue guitar for all it is worth of such covers as Crocodile Man yet can turn it down several notches for a song like Never Needed You and then goes softer on reflective songs Kind Woman. Moreover he is as capable as a songwriter as any of writing of longing, lost love, thoughts of mortality and...being stupid in the world. Witness Let It Go on that last point. Then turn it up a notch with a bittersweet song like Lola (males-haven't we all had our Lolas-or wanted to). As then, as if to pay homage to the icon of the generation, a nod to Bob with a shortened version of the classic Desolation Row. Yes, Chris had the tool to go out and slay the dragons of the folk world. This is his five star work. That work may not be well known outside the precincts of the graying folk world, but it should be.
 Why have you never heard of this guy? September 28, 2007
Chris Smither is the greatest singer-songwriter to have missed the '70s boom. A tasty, blues-oriented fingerpicker with a dark, smoky voice, he wasn't quite cute enough back then. This album, while not quite his best ( that might be "Drive You Home Again," though he's never made a bad one that I've heard) is up there. "Crocodile Man" is the high point, but you have to admire him for having the guts to cover "Desolation Row" (and the talent to pull it off). A wonderful, original voice who deserves to be heard a lot more.
Train Home cd by Chris Smithers September 8, 2007
We went to a folk music festival and I purchased cd's from each artist. Chris Smithers Train Home is the only one we are still listening to. It is great.
Best CD yet from a great singer/songwriter September 5, 2005
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Be sure to check out Chris's cover of Crocodile Man!
The whole CD is superb.
Can listen to this over and over July 22, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this CD shortly after it was released, and I don't get tired of listening to it. It's pleasantly folksy, the lyrics and tunes are interesting, and his singing voice is just different enough to keep my attention. It's a very relaxing CD, even though the songs aren't particularly slow. It's a keeper.
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