
(ik kom er trouwens net achter dat de hoes van een andere CD is maar ik laat het even zo)
Since he went solo back in the early '90s, ex-True Believer and Rank & File, Alejandro Escovedo has blended the lyricism of Bruce Springsteen and Jackson Browne with the raw power of the Stooges and the Velvet Underground, often adding traditional elements like Latin rhythms and even chamber music.
The result is music with heart, brains and a burning sense of adventure. The downside is that Escovedo's broad musical palette sometimes plays tug of war with the deeply spiritual and emotional resonance of his words. In 1996, Alejandro Escovedo continued the artistic expansion he'd started in earnest a few years earlier with his post-Rank N File solo albums, writing songs of heartbreak exasperation via crunching, low-slung rockers and rootsy folk ballads.