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Chris Wilhelm : McKinsley Steel
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Catchy, infectious acoustic rock that you will find your self humming at odd hours of the day.
Genre: Rock: Acoustic
Release Date: 2005
McKinsley Steel
Chris Wilhelm
Record Label: Chris Wilhelm
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Preview Song Name Time Buy
1. Settle Down 3:53 + MP3 $0.99
2. Walk on Man 3:31 + MP3 $0.99
3. McKinsley Steel 3:53 + MP3 $0.99
4. Bob Austin's Cubicle 4:50 + MP3 $0.99
5. Stop the Rain 4:11 + MP3 $0.99
6. Andrea, You Don't Have To Worry Anymore 3:33 + MP3 $0.99
7. Travellin' On Down 4:53 + MP3 $0.99
8. The Factory 4:23 + MP3 $0.99
9. We Used To Work For Leroy 4:08 + MP3 $0.99
10. Crazy World 6:16 + MP3 $0.99
11. Roll It Back 4:49 + MP3 $0.99
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Album Notes

Folk singer Chris Wilhelm has a voice that rings with a certain vulnerable sense of conviction. And indeed, this Boston-based singer/songwriter has seen a lot during his 16-year music career: In between his relocations from Hudson, New York to Albany and now to Boston, he has spent time busking for change in subway stations, singing open-mic nights in coffee shops, and altogether honing his delicate craft. His current songs reach a rare level of emotional urgency, steeped in a palpable sense of hope and understanding.

He began his music career, he says, as a child of 10 in Hudson, NY, making his first guitar out of a piece of cardboard with strings drawn on with permanent marker, so he could play along with his favorite music. He made the decision to make music his primary focus after moving to Albany in 2000. But that childhood sense of innocent musical wonder hasn’t seemed to change over the years, as he is happiest to live his life simply: traveling around town-to-town spreading his message of breezy acoustic melodies that echo the best of early Bob Dylan and American blues and roots music.

With a respectable roster of original songs and a self-released album, This Train’s Not Going Slow, under his belt, Wilhelm shows no signs of slowing down. He plays about five shows a month all around the Northeast, and even continues to perform in T stations in Boston, keeping things humble so his music and voice can grow organically. It is doubtful he would want it any other way.

-By Jon Meyer, WERS 88.9FM Boston

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REVIEWS

Play it on airplanes!
author: Jeff Lathrop
                            
Five MILLION Stars! BUY THIS CD you won’t regret it!!! I had "Settle Down" stuck in my head yesterday flying back to Boston from Florida. They should play Chris Wilhelm on airplanes, and, remove all that other stuff. –Jeff Lathrop
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Gorgeous songs... excellent.
author: Ana K.
                            
Gorgeous songs... the lyrics tell stories, the rhythms permeate my brain, the vocals are very good and guitar playing is excellent. There is a very good energy,feel & vibe to this music. Highly recommended.
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"...the traditional rolling feel of train music and urban folk.."
author: solemndragon
                            
Mark Twain said that, "the difference between the right word and almost the right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug." This is an album for those looking for up-and-coming audio lightning. The album varies greatly over the course of the songs, but judging by what's on it, we'll be hearing a lot more about this musician. The album has spark. While it doesn't have the feel of a completely finished work, that may be because it isn't meant to- and in places, that's magic. It catches perfectly the grin and the vibrant, friendly ease of what we would like the music scene to be in our hometown, without the distraction of being a 'live' album. He really finds his voice best for the album's title song, "McKinsley Steel," and the first song, "Settle Down," both of which convey the traditional rolling feel of train music and urban folk with the optimism of modern alternative. I found a couple of the songs frustrating because they didn't capture enough of that, but then, that's probably a good sign: It means that this artist actually has a unique voice that I was listening for. It's worth a listen, and it's definitely an album for the listeners who are looking for the bright new artists out there.
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