With Euphoria, Chris Stamey returns to the guitar-driven rock band dynamic to deliver 10 stellar songs rooted in his trademark sound: Strong hooks, expansive production, solid musicianship, wonderful harmonies and unexpected twists. Where his last album, Lovesick Blues, was rooted in slower tempo acoustic chamber pop, Euphoria, hums with upbeat songs, centered around the electric guitar. Focus tracks include, "Invisible," "Where Does the Time Go," and "Universe-sized Arms" a track Ryan Adams wrote and sent to Chris to record. Guests on the album include Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub), Pat Sansone (Wilco, The Autumn Defense), and long-time friend and collaborator Mitch Easter (Let's Active)
C**Y
Not Bad
Better than his last effort, but far off from the exhiliration of earlier works.
R**U
Five Stars
Chris is a pop genius. Working with Mitch Easter. This is extraordinary stuff....especially "Invisible." Thanks, Chris!
C**E
Giving Credit Where Cred: it Is Due !
One has to hand it to Chris Stamey, a highly influential, quiet musician who has plied the trade of interesting,friendly and often unusually infectious, modest selling recordings since the 1970s. You'll hear all kinds of great musical touchstones on this well produced, varied disc; it's almost like he's the Grateful Live of North Carolina he's so all over the place. That,these days, is a good thing, because the places he'll take you to here will often warm your heart while tickling your musical funny bone! This is music for "music lovers", and bravo Chris for adhering to the Duke Ellington set of life rules: Rule #1) Don't Quit ; Rule #2) See Rule #1! Good job, and covering the still deeply under appreciated Tommy James's "Draggin' The Line" was brilliant! Cent'anni!
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Begabt
Ex dB:s Chris Stamey hat mit diesem Album ein Volltreffer gelandet, mindestens wenn man von dieser Art von Popmusik begeistert ist. Am meisten eigene Lieder, aber auch ein von Ryan Adams dabei. Alle schön arrangiert und produziert, die Melodien stark. Eine Überraschung ist das You are Beautiful, das mehr an Bacharach als an heutige Popmusik erinnert. Natürlich vermisst man immer Peter Holsapple, zusammen sind diese beiden immer einen Tick stärker als Solo. Nicht desto trotz kann man die Scheibe empfehlen, sie wird auch stärker mit der Zeit. Toll ist auch, dass Stamey am Ende einen Cover bringt, nämlich Draggin' the Line von Tommy James, dieses Lied ist Jahrgang 71 glaube ich, was für einen etwas älteren Mensch nostalgisch wirkt. Aber die version ist gut.
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