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Is everyone getting a refund on your taxes this year? Of course, I waited until the last hour to get it done. Why is this so complicated? Seriously.
So on this special occasion of tax day (April 15th), I thought I would review an album called "Death and Taxes" - unfortunately, I had misread it. The actual album is called Death and Texas by multi-instrumentalist Chris Huff. I'm sure I'm not the first one to make that mistake of the commonly used phrase...
Anyway, Huff's been working in the music industry for a while, at least I get that impression from his biography. He's worked with Peter Yarrow (you know of Peter Paul and Mary), Chuck Hammer, and played all over the world.
With the latest release of Death and Texas he used ProTools while traveling with his wife Linda on her National Tour of Les Miserables. She actually helped contributed backup vocals on a few tracks ("Hey Now Now", "For The Trees", "Neighborhood (Ain't It Time)") as part of "The Huffettes", a three women-singers of Linda, Johmaalya Adelekan and Shahara Ray.
I felt Chris Huff's songs are very early 80s. Take for instance, the blues/rock fusion of "Neighborhood (Ain't It Time)", which I can't help but think of Billy Joel.
My favorite songs are the intro song, "Hey Now Now" and "Then We're Dead", which are fast and quick pop songs. I enjoyed the lyrics on "Then We're Dead", which seems to be a dialogue between a bishop and a priest. If lyrics are your thing, also check out the slow-burner like "Ghosts Of The Past".
They also really seem to like "For the Trees", which contains the catchy phrase "forest for the trees", but I felt it was just too long. But just in time for Earth Day, you can check it out on his myspace.
Although the album is clearly labeled it as an "LP", the eight songs on the album is a very quick listen and feels like an extended EP. Still, if you like retro/classic rock music, the $10 CD will be worth it.
So on this special occasion of tax day (April 15th), I thought I would review an album called "Death and Taxes" - unfortunately, I had misread it. The actual album is called Death and Texas by multi-instrumentalist Chris Huff. I'm sure I'm not the first one to make that mistake of the commonly used phrase...
Anyway, Huff's been working in the music industry for a while, at least I get that impression from his biography. He's worked with Peter Yarrow (you know of Peter Paul and Mary), Chuck Hammer, and played all over the world.
With the latest release of Death and Texas he used ProTools while traveling with his wife Linda on her National Tour of Les Miserables. She actually helped contributed backup vocals on a few tracks ("Hey Now Now", "For The Trees", "Neighborhood (Ain't It Time)") as part of "The Huffettes", a three women-singers of Linda, Johmaalya Adelekan and Shahara Ray.
I felt Chris Huff's songs are very early 80s. Take for instance, the blues/rock fusion of "Neighborhood (Ain't It Time)", which I can't help but think of Billy Joel.
My favorite songs are the intro song, "Hey Now Now" and "Then We're Dead", which are fast and quick pop songs. I enjoyed the lyrics on "Then We're Dead", which seems to be a dialogue between a bishop and a priest. If lyrics are your thing, also check out the slow-burner like "Ghosts Of The Past".
They also really seem to like "For the Trees", which contains the catchy phrase "forest for the trees", but I felt it was just too long. But just in time for Earth Day, you can check it out on his myspace.
Although the album is clearly labeled it as an "LP", the eight songs on the album is a very quick listen and feels like an extended EP. Still, if you like retro/classic rock music, the $10 CD will be worth it.
04/18/2009 03:04:36 ♥ vu (
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