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Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land
- Hightone Records
- 2000-08-15
- 137145Rank
- $13.98
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See him perform
I'm a lucky sucka. I got to see Dave Alvin perform the songs on this record before its release, at one of the final shows at Jack's Sugar Shack in LA. It was one of the best shows I've ever seen. Frankly, the show was much better than this CD, and my impression of the CD reflects my memories of the show. His singing was a little more hoarse, but all the beers he downed loosened him up, and he put more bite into the delivery. The band was amazing. A few times, they had me almost crying.What made the show great, though, was Alvin's own material, and non-folk covers, played by his country band. That was something else. If you have other Dave Alvin or Blasters CDs, mix the songs up a little, especially his more mature material.
