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Title: Heat Exhaustion
Review: I am a Dan Hicks fan. I have every album (now on CD) that he put out back in the early 70s. My daughter's favorite song as a toddler was the "Laughing Song," and I still catch her listening to it as a 17-year-old. So I was really excited when I read about this CD coming out. Placed my order in advance. Oh Dan, what happened to the snap in the band? Even the likes of Tom Waits and Elvis Costello can't pep up this tired testamnet to a well-followed and much liked troubadour. It sounds flat. I've listened to it about a dozen times, hoping to hear something I had missed; a little snappy violin, some good background harmonizing, some catchy lyrics. It just ain't there. Well, it is, but it's nothing like it used to be. I hope this is just a warm-up for better things to come.
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