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Rick Lassiter : Songs for the Unconsoled
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This album is for those who find strength in melancholy - sparse arrangements and deep melodies speak of loss and love and whisper in quiet hope and sadness. Guitars, double-bass, violin, and voice paint a delicate sonic landscape. Audiophile Remastered.
Genre: Folk: Gentle
Release Date: 2004
Songs for the Unconsoled
Rick Lassiter
Record Label: Rick Lassiter
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Preview Song Name Time Buy
1. Silent Night 3:51 + MP3 $0.99
2. Sidewalk Song 5:30 + MP3 $0.99
3. Morning Has Come Again 4:36 + MP3 $0.99
4. Before the Law 2:27 + MP3 $0.99
5. Mary Walked Away 3:43 + MP3 $0.99
6. Troubles Talk 2:20 + MP3 $0.99
7. Sometimes It Feels So 3:16 + MP3 $0.99
8. Early Curfew 4:20 + MP3 $0.99
9. The Unconsoled 3:35 + MP3 $0.99
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Album Notes

Rick is an acoustic bassist, guitarist, and songwriter who has lent his musical support to many artists - Ida, the Squirrel Nut Zippers, and Lisa Loeb to name a few. His first solo CD, "Songs for the Unconsoled" shows his sensitivity as a songwriter and arranger and features some fine playing by musicians such as Frank Corby - clarinet and tenor saxophone, Jan Johannson - mandolin and fiddle, Ed Butler - drums, Diana Simpson - vocals, Joan Beck - violin, Dwayne Gay - drums, Bernie Petteway - acoustic and electric guitar and dobro, and Matt Lamar - acoustic guitar.

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REVIEWS

hauntingly beautiful
author: Mary Shepard
                            
the crystalline vocals, eloquently simple arrangements and evocative songwriting all come together beautifully in this hauntingly sad CD. It's gorgeous, and I recommend it even if you aren't mourning a lost love.
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awesome cd, very meloncholy
author: Lindsay
                            
This music is very sad, indeed for the unconsolable. Not going into personal detail, during a troubling time in my life, this music is beautiful and mellow.
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