Whiskeytown’s
second album, released in 1997, aimed to capitalize on the ragged country of
Faithless Street. With Jim Scott as
producer, the album comes across as a lot smoother than its predecessor. It opens with the comparatively muted Inn
Town, a slow country waltz, before the VERY country Excuse Me While I Break My
Own Heart Tonight, featuring a guest vocal from Alejandro Escovedo.
The rocking is
not completely excised, Yesterday’s News barrels in like a tidied-up
Replacements, but the band shine on slower material such as 16 Days, Dancing
With The Women At The Bar and Somebody Remembers The Rose. In those days, singer Ryan Adams wasn’t
afraid to poke fun at himself, and it’s safe to assume that including a slow,
soulful ballad entitled Everything I Do was designed to do that.
Turn Around is
an interesting departure, a moody guitar strum sharing a melody with The Cure’s
Lovesong, and speaking of moody moments the album ends with the gently grieving
Not Home Anymore.
The album is a
favourite of Whiskeytown/Ryan Adams fans but without the rough edges of its
predecessor, doesn’t hit home to the same effect.
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