Taylor Brown
What Lies
© 2006 Taylor Brown (678277130029)
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Combine the skill of a classical guitarist, the feel of a blues player and a "golden voice" and you've got Taylor Brown, a truly original songwriter and performer.
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Taylor Brown's first solo album, 'What Lies', released this fall [2006], is bold in a million different ways. The tracks on 'What Lies' are grown-up love letters, concretely personal, with Brown unabashedly laying his life out for his listeners. This is a change for Brown. "I was looking back at songs I recorded in 2001, and none of them were about love." 'What Lies' is also a departure from his trio's double disk, 'Notebook', released in 2005. It is more refined and concise with only 8 elegant tracks, out of 14 recorded. Part of this change comes from his continuing partnership with producer Gordon Millsaps, whom Brown gave more creative control to for this newest project. "Gordon brought out the rougher side to my voice, letting it sound dirtier and heavier. Ultimately, He is responsible for how the album sounds." What Lies is also the result of collaboration with percussionist, Rigel Byrum-Ridge. "Rigel is the perfect percussionist, he's so sensitive and puts himself into the songs, and is very flexible, playing all sorts of different styles. I couldn't find a better drummer."
Taylor Brown's earliest memory of his childhood in Philadelphia is making up songs on a plastic guitar when he was three. His musical ambitions were especially encouraged by his guitar-playing father, and his musical lineage goes back to his grandfather, who was a professional fiddle player. For Brown, writing and performing songs have always been a way of life. "I'm better at expressing myself through songwriting than any other way." From Brown toured with folk musician Kate Taylor. He has performed with Kate and as a solo artist all over the country. His favorite venues range from Offshore Ale, a microbrewery bar with peanut shells covering the floor in Oak Bluffs, MA, to Carnegie Hall in New York. Among others, he has appeared with Livingston Taylor, Dar Williams, Felicia Collins, Tom Rush, Levon Helm, Bob Dylan's longtime bass player Tony Garnier, and Carly Simon.
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Taylor Brown
author: Maureen Urbanwhat can i say. this guy has it. voclas, music. what a gifted guy... and dreamy too. he has a very special talet that is hard to describe. he puts thought into his music.
Taylor Brown
author: MaureenWhat an incredible compilation. The writing and music shows great talent, integrity and passion. The vocals are extraordinary!
Different... Good production
author: ShawnI Really like the songwriting on this album as well as the production values (sparse but present and not over-produced).