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Title: this is not alt-country
Review: alt-country, a genre exemplified by artists such as uncle tupelo, wilco, and whiskeytown, is put to shame on this disc. with a voice like a cracked-out bob dylan and lyrics that reak like a concert festival port-o-john, jesse malin delivers 13 already-been-done songs.i bought this cd under the misdirection that malin was a neo-springsteen. and he is...exactly. and therein lies the problem. he's breaking no new ground and doing so with a subpar talent.i was also excited that ryan adams had produced this album. this was nothing more than stupidity on my part seeing as how adams has not written a good song since heartbreaker.if you want to hear springsteen, buy some springsteen. if you want to hear ryan adams buy heartbreaker or some whiskeytown. and if you want to hear alt-country, check out:lucero: tennesseeuncle tupelo: anywilco: anywhiskeytown: strangers almanac, pneumoniaplease do not purchase this album.
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