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MP3 Dan Chandler - Midnight In Dallas
12 MP3 Songs in this album (46:00) !
Related styles: Country: Western Swing, Blues: Jazzy Blues, Solo Male Artist
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The lyrics should tell a story, or evoke an emotion. The lyrics do that, and there is a plethora of sprituality, and symbolism, and irony carefully ensconced here and there. In "Pen And A Piece Of Paper," the guy only needed a piece of paper, not a full sheet, to write down what he remembered. Women all over the place will shake their heads over that one, if they think about it. In "Pretty Soon," "I can make it without you, if I never think about you, and pretty soon you will be a long time ago" has a poignant illogical message, but the last verse of the song proves how correct, and how wrong the guy is. He meets his ex-flame by chance, and the song records what is going on in his mind. It IS a long time ago, and his mind did not lie, but the irony is that the effect was not what was intimated. On "Pickers and Poets," he contradicts himself ("I never, ever miss you, but when I do they pull me through....), and then he says "so don''t worry about me, I''ll be alright." And he says he''ll be alright because liars and fools and drunks are not going to let him down. Not good thinking, but maybe he is talking about how badly the girl let him down, huh? Then, too, he is also depending on the pickers and poets and the haunting fiddle music from a long time ago, and the ghosts in the Texas Music moonlight. Maybe he is smarter than he at first appears.
The album opens with an upbeat Texas-swing song, "Blue-eyed Texas Baby," and follows with a Texas-swing waltz about a famous dance hall. "Midnight in Dallas" is the start of the sad times and "You''ve Got The Blues" is the epitome of rock-bottom, down-as-low-as-one-can-fall, pure emotion and agony. A blues/waltz, the instrumentation is a virtuoso performance interweaving the sax, piano and fiddle.
From the depths the album becomes more rational and philosophical, attempting to deal with the ravages of a crushed heart and the searing emotional toll of a love that is gone. Thereafter, solace in sought in three spiritual songs and a light-hearted, Redneck attempt is made to explain it all and patch the rift in "Log-Hauler''s Lovesong." Finally, the guy is in Texas, and no matter the price, it is worth it, and the album ends on an upbeat Bluegrass song. There is a song here for almost anyone. From Texas-swing to Jazz to Country to Blues to Bluegrass. And they all fit together and tell a story.
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