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Artist: James McMurtry Album: Complicated Game Bitrate: 228kbps avg Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz Label: Blue Rose Records Genre: Rock Size: 94.79 megs PlayTime: 0h 55min 22sec total Rip Date: 2015-02-28 Store Date: 2015-02-27 Track List: -------- 01. Copper Canteen 4:38 02. You Got To Me 5:23 03. Ain't Got A Place 2:41 04. She Loves Me 3:01 05. How'm I Gonna Find You Now 4:03 06. These Things I've Come To Know 3:18 07. Deaver's Crossing 4:00 08. Carlisle's Haul 7:13 09. Forgotten Coast 3:34 10. South Dakota 5:03 11. Long Island Sound 6:47 12. Cutter 5:41 Release Notes: -------- ôHoney donÆt you be yelling at me while IÆm cleaning my gun.ö In lesser hands, an opening line like that might signal a shallow, stereotypical piece of country-rock bombast was on its way. Good thing then the line in question is the kick-off for James McMurtryÆs new album Complicated Game, which trades in honesty, humor, eloquence, and integrity every step of the way. Those qualities are what folks have come to expect of McMurtry, whose literary background rarely shows itself via ten-cent words or elaborate metaphors. Yet read between the lines of his songs and youÆll notice how he tells seemingly simple stories that both resonate on a personal level and manage to touch on larger themes and social issues as deftly as any protest singer. In the case of the line mentioned above, it begins ôCopper Canteen,ö a sneakily moving meditation on marriage. Accompanied by brooding strings, McMurtry crawls inside an ornery narrator through lived-in details: chopping wood, shoveling sidewalks, and marking time ôthrough a series of Chevys and Fords.ö Amidst the routine, he watches his local store marginalized by ôbig boxesö and laments the unknown future. For all his tough talk though, the embrace of his wife in the dark is the one thing that keeps him pushing against the tide. ThatÆs just the first of the effortless epics that McMurtry spins on Complicated Game, his first full-length since 2008Æs Just Us Kids. If there is a twist this time around, itÆs that he spends a bit more time than on previous releases on romance, even if that word seems far too flowery for the hard truths and small victories that characterize most of the relationships depicted here. McMurtry prefers to undercut any creeping sentiment with bittersweet touches. ôYou Got To Meö doesnÆt skimp on the adulation, but it comes on behalf of a girl whoÆs long since departed the narratorÆs lonely life. ôShe Loves Meö may seem from the title like a flat-out love song, and itÆs even embellished by some doo-wop flavor, but the swooning is mitigated by the fact that the ôsheö in question is carrying on another tryst while the protagonist is away. And while itÆs not for sure that the stone-faced and chilling closing track ôCutterö references a failed relationship, the inner demons it displays seem to negate the benevolence of love in any form. While Complicated Game tends to be a somber, contemplative musical affair, it leaves room for some feistier romps. ôForgotten Coastö is a bluesy boogie featuring Derek Trucks on slide guitar. And ôHowÆm I Gonna Find You Nowö is a banjo-fueled adrenaline-pumper reminiscent of Bruce SpringsteenÆs ôOpen All Nightö; both feature half-cocked heroes on an all-night ride to possibly find their girl and definitely find some trouble. McMurtry gets to flash some fast-talking lyrical skills on that track, but heÆs just as affecting when heÆs playing characters struggling to stay resilient in the face of the unbearable pressure. Those characters include the war vet who finds the futility of farming life pushing him back to reenlistment in ôSouth Dakotaö, or the put-upon fishermen scraping to get by in ôCarlisleÆs Haul.ö As much as despair would seem like the most sensible option in these songs, hope persists, or, as McMurtry puts it, ôAt the end of the rope thereÆs a little more rope most times.ö McMurtry brings all of the albumÆs disparate themes together on the beautiful ôLong Island Sound.ö Over traditional Irish instruments like Uilleann pipes and low whistles, McMurtry intones a chantey about a Tulsa native who finds himself, much to his bemusement and ambivalence, living with his kids in the New York City suburbs, a soccer Dad buying rounds for the ôstrangers, the Mets and the Rangersö while musing about a long-ago love singing hymns in an Oklahoma church. Life is indeed a Complicated Game on James McMurtyÆs latest. ItÆs an album that shows again and again that very few songwriters on this planet illuminate the oft-unfair rules of this game or the inner workings of the players quite like he can. This NFO File was rendered by NFOmation.net
Artist: James McMurtry Album: Complicated Game Bitrate: 228kbps avg Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz Label: Blue Rose Records Genre: Rock Size: 94.79 megs PlayTime: 0h 55min 22sec total Rip Date: 2015-02-28 Store Date: 2015-02-27 Track List: -------- 01. Copper Canteen 4:38 02. You Got To Me 5:23 03. Ain't Got A Place 2:41 04. She Loves Me 3:01 05. How'm I Gonna Find You Now 4:03 06. These Things I've Come To Know 3:18 07. Deaver's Crossing 4:00 08. Carlisle's Haul 7:13 09. Forgotten Coast 3:34 10. South Dakota 5:03 11. Long Island Sound 6:47 12. Cutter 5:41 Release Notes: -------- Honey dont you be yelling at me while Im cleaning my gun. In lesser hands, an opening line like that might signal a shallow, stereotypical piece of country-rock bombast was on its way. Good thing then the line in question is the kick-off for James McMurtrys new album Complicated Game, which trades in honesty, humor, eloquence, and integrity every step of the way. Those qualities are what folks have come to expect of McMurtry, whose literary background rarely shows itself via ten-cent words or elaborate metaphors. Yet read between the lines of his songs and youll notice how he tells seemingly simple stories that both resonate on a personal level and manage to touch on larger themes and social issues as deftly as any protest singer. In the case of the line mentioned above, it begins Copper Canteen, a sneakily moving meditation on marriage. Accompanied by brooding strings, McMurtry crawls inside an ornery narrator through lived-in details: chopping wood, shoveling sidewalks, and marking time through a series of Chevys and Fords. Amidst the routine, he watches his local store marginalized by big boxes and laments the unknown future. For all his tough talk though, the embrace of his wife in the dark is the one thing that keeps him pushing against the tide. Thats just the first of the effortless epics that McMurtry spins on Complicated Game, his first full-length since 2008s Just Us Kids. If there is a twist this time around, its that he spends a bit more time than on previous releases on romance, even if that word seems far too flowery for the hard truths and small victories that characterize most of the relationships depicted here. McMurtry prefers to undercut any creeping sentiment with bittersweet touches. You Got To Me doesnt skimp on the adulation, but it comes on behalf of a girl whos long since departed the narrators lonely life. She Loves Me may seem from the title like a flat-out love song, and its even embellished by some doo-wop flavor, but the swooning is mitigated by the fact that the she in question is carrying on another tryst while the protagonist is away. And while its not for sure that the stone-faced and chilling closing track Cutter references a failed relationship, the inner demons it displays seem to negate the benevolence of love in any form. While Complicated Game tends to be a somber, contemplative musical affair, it leaves room for some feistier romps. Forgotten Coast is a bluesy boogie featuring Derek Trucks on slide guitar. And Howm I Gonna Find You Now is a banjo-fueled adrenaline-pumper reminiscent of Bruce Springsteens Open All Night; both feature half-cocked heroes on an all-night ride to possibly find their girl and definitely find some trouble. McMurtry gets to flash some fast-talking lyrical skills on that track, but hes just as affecting when hes playing characters struggling to stay resilient in the face of the unbearable pressure. Those characters include the war vet who finds the futility of farming life pushing him back to reenlistment in South Dakota, or the put-upon fishermen scraping to get by in Carlisles Haul. As much as despair would seem like the most sensible option in these songs, hope persists, or, as McMurtry puts it, At the end of the rope theres a little more rope most times. McMurtry brings all of the albums disparate themes together on the beautiful Long Island Sound. Over traditional Irish instruments like Uilleann pipes and low whistles, McMurtry intones a chantey about a Tulsa native who finds himself, much to his bemusement and ambivalence, living with his kids in the New York City suburbs, a soccer Dad buying rounds for the strangers, the Mets and the Rangers while musing about a long-ago love singing hymns in an Oklahoma church. Life is indeed a Complicated Game on James McMurtys latest. Its an album that shows again and again that very few songwriters on this planet illuminate the oft-unfair rules of this game or the inner workings of the players quite like he can. This NFO File was rendered by NFOmation.net