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Title: A total relevation to me, via Laura Cantrell on WFMU
Review: I was handed this CD by Bobby Bare Jr. himself when he appeared on Laura Cantrell's Radio Thrift Shop show at the Museum Of Television & Radio in NY. Now I wish I had asked him to sign it. I think this guy's gonna to be a major star,. Not major David Bowie major but major Elvis Costello major. His songs seem instantly familiar yet they occupy a pop music space we haven't yet entered. Bobby's voice is a major part of that space. To my ear, it hovers somewhere between the aforementioned Costello, Bruce Springsteen's and Bob Dylan's. It's a voice perfect for pop songs and Bobby knows how to use it beautifully to get the hurt across in gems about flat-chested girls, panties and love gone wrong. Mark my words, "I'll Be Around" is a hit. You just don't know it yet. Get this CD and everything else in the Bare Jr. catalog.
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