Casual Heroes
© Copyright-Harvey Keene
(634479006128)
Record Label: KEWI/Shed Head
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Frequently heard in and around Boston and New England, Harvey Keene is a storyteller first and foremost. If your into stories read on, if not, don't bother because that is the sum and substance of this performers work in the field of acoustic, country blues folk music. Working here with Steven Moore (Attention Shoppers) another regular player on the Beantown scene he sets out 17 original and innovative pieces done with acoustic guitar and mandolin.
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Guaranteed great stories, great music, great songs.
author: Paul Steinmetz
The album Casual Heroes begins with a song entitled Ain't No Guarantees, but I'll give you a guarantee. If you love great stories, great music, and great songs, you will love this album. This is a songwriter/singer's album with material so beautifully written sung by a voice that correctly interprets the songs. I don't know what label to put on it stylistically, but producers looking for well crafted, appealing songs for their artists would do well to give this album a listen. Several songs would lend themselves to many different interpretations, which is a trait, I think, of good writing. I would compare his storytelling ability to Kris Kristofferson and his evocation of place to Hank Williams, and, yes, my hands tremble as I think about the comparisons I invoke. Then there is the song Pig Meat Rap. It is a story that probably has more truth than most gansta rappers record in a lifetime, and gives meaning to the phrase keeping it real. Oh, by the way, it is also hillarious, with just a touch of pomposity jabbing. This album has become,for me, an unexpected pleasure.
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