Negative Positive
Title: Searching for Something Different
Review: This CD has a lot of similarities to the music from Deadwood, in terms of variety and feel, the big difference bring these musicians (and speakers) were encountered by Jim White in his tour of the South and his own soul. I already liked the Handsome Family, especially "My Sister's Tiny Hands", but there are some other real gems here. "First There Was" by Johnny Dowd and Maggie Brown is a great down-and-outer song (couldn't find work, robbed a store, shot someone, got hanged in the courtyard). The out-of-tune singing and simple guitar are a billion miles from American Idol and for that reason more heart-breaking than any amount of feigned passion. Excellent stuff.
Is the review positive or negative? 