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Austin, Texas, pumps out idiosyncratic folk-country singer/songwriters faster than a mint prints money. The difference is that mints print mostly dollar bills while Austin consistently produces the big notes. Sure, Beaver Nelson revolves around the Townes Van Zandt axis, but he has found his own bold and compelling songwriting voice. After being screwed around by major labels for the better part of the 1990s, Nelson finally emerged in 1998 with the provocative Last Hurrah, a record that is edgy and brassy yet oddly soothing. His musical settings range from Stones-like jangle and swagger to warm acoustic strumming, but they are m
Austin, Texas, pumps out idiosyncratic folk-country singer/songwriters faster than a mint prints money. The difference is that mints print mostly dollar bills while Austin consistently produces the big notes. Sure, Beaver Nelson revolves around the Townes Van Zandt axis, but he has found his own bold and compelling songwriting voice. After being screwed around by major labels for the better part of the 1990s, Nelson finally emerged in 1998 with the provocative Last Hurrah, a record that is edgy and brassy yet oddly soothing. His musical settings range from Stones-like jangle and swagger to warm acoustic strumming, but they are merely springboards for his world-weary lyrics. In the end, what comes across is a man who's been beaten down (by the world and by his own behavior) yet finds beauty in the cycle of it all. Nelson is part quick-witted poet, part depraved miscreant--in short, just your typical Austin musician. --Marc Greilsamer
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Manufacturer: Freedom
EAN: 0600054101922 UPC: 600054101922
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