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(24 customer reviews) 24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Another Guy Clark Masterwork,
September 22, 2009 Norman Draper - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Somedays The Song Writes You (Audio CD)
Well, actually Guy's song says "Stuff That Works", but I get the idea!! :-)
My first exposure to Guy Clark was his "Old Friends" album (HIGHLY recommended!), when I heard the song "Old friends" one week and "Immigrant Eyes" the next on a Philly folk music show... and thanks to Gene Shay for that!!
It's hard to believe that Guy has been around for thirty-five years and is still writing some of the best songs around. I see Guy's work as a piece; not that you have to be familiar with all of it in order to appreciate this album... It all hangs together so damn well. Guy once said that Townes' writing was "seamless". I'd like to suggest that Guy's is equally so.
"Some Days The Song Writes You", "Hemingway's Whiskey", "The Guitar", Maybe I Can Paint Over That"... Any of the songs on this album would fit well in any of the other truly superb albums he's done. This is another wonderful bunch of songs from a GREAT songwriter.
On final thing: If...Read more
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Songs like these helped me to fall in love with Guy Clark's music in the first place,
September 23, 2009 'Rebel' Rod Ames (Ingram, Tx) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Somedays The Song Writes You (Audio CD)
Magic occurred again today, and it all started with me taking a simple walk down to the mailbox. I received an advance copy of Guy Clark's new record from Dualtone, Somedays the Song Writes You.
Sometimes reviews can be extremely difficult to write and you have to listen repeatedly until the words come. Sometimes the words don't come and you have to put the music back up on the shelf. Other times it becomes much easier and like the title of this masterpiece, somedays the review writes you.
This album is like that. It's so good; I was just able to sit at the computer, place my fingers on the keyboard and go.
Songs like these helped me to fall in love with Mr. Clark's music in the first place. It's an absolute fact, Guy Clark is a poet. His words are always so abundantly rich in texture and this record is no exception. I frankly do not know how the man keeps doing it. He is a brilliant lyricist, a wordsmith, and that is what wordsmiths do. They have the...Read more
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
I Feel Like I Have Heard This Before,
December 22, 2009 Max Hutsell (The Beach) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Somedays The Song Writes You (Audio CD)
First off, I must reveal that I am a huge Guy Clark fan. In some ways that may cloud my judgement of this record. If I had never heard his previous work this album may work better. The songs display the famous craftsmanship of the master songbuilder but they feel much like some of his earlier songs.
"Maybe I Can Paint Over That" borderlines on self plagiarism. The vocal phrasing is almost identical to his classic "Magdaleine". The theme of the song is different but while listening to it I can't put "Magdaleine" out of my head.
There are other songs that have chord progressions and rhythmic passages that are similar to songs from his legendary catalogue. I could hear bits of "Tornado Time In Texas" in the song "Hollywood". It also seems to cover similar themes to his iconic "LA Freeway". There is a version of this song on YouTube that is more interesting than the one chosen for this record.
I, truly, wanted to like this record more than I did.
