Out of Place
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Houston Press May 11, 2006 by John Nova Lomax
Folksy Americana rocker Lee Alexander is another Beatles fanatic -- on Out of Place, his Richard Cagle-produced debut CD, the backing harmonies are a dead giveaway, as are certain sitarlike guitar effects here and there. Album opener "Venus Rising" finds Alexander in Lennon mode and Cagle in full-on homage to George Martin -- but the electric piano/ woodwinds vibe is more faux-Edwardian Sgt. Pepper's than Helter Skelter White Album.
Other '60s influences crop up -- the whispery, harmonica-tinged acoustic number "On the Down Side" replicates Simon & Garfunkel (and '70s Shake Russell/Dana Cooper), while the bossa nova "My Sweet Addiction" harks back to Sergio Mendes and other such Brazilian pop crossover stuff. Equally obvious debts to guys like Elliott Smith, Nick Drake and Steve Earle crop up elsewhere.
Lyrically, Alexander mainly mines relationship veins -- he finds rich ore on the bitterly funny "Better Him Than Me" -- but he
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Out Of Place
author: GAYLE TERWISSCHA
Thanks, really enjoying the CD. I bought a copy for my daughter and myself. We saw him in concert with Nora Jones when they were in Minneapolis. I had a challenge finding the CD, but we are both really enjoying it. It is on my favorite playlist. Thanks waiting for the next one.
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Great music!
author: Susan
This is a great CD. I bought this copy as a Christmas gift for relatives in North Carolina, since I love mine so much.
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Out of Place needs a place within the pop mainstream
author: Chris Edwards
Lee Alexander's debut long player is the finest album I have heard in quite some time. I am not pontificating on Lee's talents and the sound of this record just because I have a vested interest in Texas music, especially performers who have ties to the Nacogdoches scene; none of that partiality is necessary...just take a listen to "Out of Place" and you will hear what I mean. There isn't a bad track in the bunch. At first, if you're a fan of rootsy, acoustic folk-type stuff or of jangly alt-pop, you might find this record a little schizophrenic--Alexander is truly one of the few artists who can claim to be, and actually is very eclectic with his stylings. But after a while, whether you're more into acoustic stuff, you'll love the poppier numbers, like "Save it All," and if you're more into that type of stuff, you'll also love the great mostly acoustic songs like "Soul of America" and "On the Downside." Alexander is quite a capable instrumentalist, as he plays several instruments here
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Great tunes.
author: Pete
The songs on this cd represent everything of what song writing should be about. Lee Alexander has a talent for combining lyrics, music and melody that's as sweet as Tupelo Honey. Great tunes indeed.
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