Track Listings
| 1. At The Train Wreck |
| 2. One More Lesson |
| 3. Private Joke |
| 4. Take Me When You Get Your Car |
| 5. And It Strikes Me Like |
| 6. Jennie |
| 7. Simple Lie |
| 8. Big Dumb Luck |
| 9. Heaven Help Us |
| 10. Too Close |
| 11. Texas Sized Mistake |
| 12. The Ghost In The Choir |
Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Fletcher Harrington led the country-rock band Cowboy Buddha beginning in 1995 and released his first solo album in 2002, solidifying his status as one of California's leading singer/songwriters working along the country-rock axis. Harrington's music draws primarily from such country-rock icons as Neil Young, Johnny Cash and Uncle Tupelo, yet the singer/songwriter also has roots in such garage punk bands as the Minutemen and pop/rock bands as REM. As a result, his music doesn't fall within a simple category but rather spans the axis from country to rock. His first album, Eyes On Fire & Knuckles Sore garnered strong radio play on independent American and European stations. It was voted best independent Album of the Year by the Orange County Register and he was picked as one of the top 100 Orange County Musicians EVER by the OC Weekly (along side such legends as Dick Dale, Jackson Browne and The Righteous Brothers.)
Product Description
If quite is the new loud, and folk is the new punk, then alt-country is the new revolution. So many are suddenly discovering the pleasure of country music, 30 years after Nashville abandoned any taste! Fletcher Harrington is not one of the new bandwagon purveyors, however. Fletcher isn't just a musician - he's an artist in the true sense of the word. He shamelessly puts his soul into his work and shows the kind of courage some will find disconcertingly authentic and sincere. Some may find his vocal style jarring, but the same was said of Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. It's the songcraft that makes this a CD worth buying and listening to. I suspect that in 10 years when a new crop of bands choose great songs to cover, you'll see Fletcher Harrington's name getting songwriter credit on a lot of them. This record has the essential life-sustaining roots that makes Americana music the thriving industry of today. Harrington presents a world here of Country Gothic, with weird thoughts and happenings. The songs start like Country songs, anchored by acoustic guitar, but the melodies take unusual minor key turns away from the three chord standard of Country music. This is an alt.country CD with the emphasis on the alt, with fine songwriting that shows an imagination that you do not often find in this genre.
The Ghost In The Choir,Fletcher Harrington,Lopie Records,Alternative Country-Rock,Americana,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop
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