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Manufacturer: New West Records
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Binding: Audio CD
Brand: Dig
EAN: 0607396617425
Label: New West Records
Manufacturer: New West Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: New West Records
Release Date: 2009-08-18
Studio: New West Records
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Acquired Taste is the thirteenth studio album in the career of Texas roots music legend and Grammy® winning artist Delbert McClinton. The album is produced by Grammy® winning producer Don Was (Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt). It is the first new studio recording by McClinton in over four years.
McClinton doesn t change the musical formula on Acquired Taste, (a juke joint blend of country, blues, soul and rock n roll). This time, the subtle change from his last album, 2005 s Cost Of Living, are the reflective lyrics providing one of the wisest and most introspective albums of his 50+ year musical career.
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Summary: 4 stars for Todd Stockslager
Comment: I liked the fast songs best, at first. But, thanks to Todd for his review and making me see just how good the whole album really is, esp., when you begin to accept the genius of Delbert's slowed down groove. "Out of My Mind" is the best track on the record. "Mama's Little Baby" is the best of the faster ones and starts this album off on the wrong track (because it is so darn good you come to want more of it and there isn't any) until you give all of the songs on this record a fair chance. "I need to know" is the best of the rest and the most "authentic" blues number. "She's not there anymore" needs special mention as it comes in like a better Tom Waits song than a Tom Waits song. Thanks Delbert.
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Summary: Not up to par
Comment: I have been a Delbert fan for many years but this latest album is just not up to par. Delbert sounds tired (which he has a right to be, I guess) and the whole effort is just weak. Spend your money on almost any other Delbert album.
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Summary: average album from great artist
Comment: Delbert McClinton is an original. His music stands the test of time. He is a great artist but not a great songwriter and he wrote most of this. Too many of the songs should not have made the album which is another part of the problem that makes Aquired Taste a disappointment. All the rest of his work is 4 or 5 star. If you have nearly everything he has recorded, then buy this. While not nearly his best, it is better than nearly all blues ( his songs are old school r & b type) and country music being put out by other artists today. As with his other work, these songs are a mixture of both genres but, unlike his other work, this cd is very heavy on the ballads.
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Summary: The Old man's still got it.
Comment: Vintage Delbert. "Momma's Little Baby" is a re write of the old "Shortnin' Bread" song and McClinton cooks it up and makes it his own. "Starting a Rumor" is a belly rubbing dance number delivered as no one but Delbert can.
If you love Delbert's older stuff, you'll love this too.
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Summary: Acquired taste indeed
Comment: As a Delbert fan for a long time, I have often said that Delbert McClinton could sing the phone book and I'd buy it, and some of the songs on this disk veer dangerously close to phone book material. If this is your first exposure to Delbert, consider some older work, for example One of the Fortunate Few as a better starting point.
I recently heard Delbert live, and he still is in fine voice on both the new and the older material, backed with the tight group credited as Dick50 here--but they really kicked over the traces on the old stuff. "Old Weakness" was an adrenaline blast. Their musicianship showed on the slower material, as well, but it showed the age in Delbert's voice. Interestingly, though, my wife and I agreed that his voice sounded stronger and more vital live than on record.
One difference is that I noticed that Delbert has a writing credit on all of these songs, which is admirable, but songwriting was never his strength, and he might have been wise to pick some stronger outside material to mix in with his own. "Starting a Rumor" holds up well, and "Willie" rocks its double and triple entendres with a wry smile.
Maybe my three-star rating is because I want my Delbert rocking the country blues, not waxing sentimental or philosophical. If you favor the slower songs, rate this four stars.
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