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Land of the Bottom Line

Description: His rich baritone and literate songwriting are John Gorka's links to an urban folk tradition that belies his years, linking him more to early '60s troubadors than to the singer-songwriters of the '70s and '80s. Ranging from snapshots of modern life (as on the title song), to quietly devastating love songs ("Armed with a Broken Heart," "I Saw a Stranger with Your Hair") and funny, wistful meditations ("Italian Girls"), Gorka's songs are studded with dry wordplay, precise imagery, and sudden glimpses of deep feeling. Gorka and producer Bill Kollar resist more conventional commercial polish to keep the ... (more)
Manufacturer: RCA Victor
Release date: 10 April 1990
EAN: 0019341108924 UPC: 019341108924
Tags: Americana (1), Folk (1), Texas (1), M (1)
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