Hal Shows
Native Dancer
© 2003 Hal Steven Shows (659057879628)
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Alternately grim and exuberant, often flat-out funny, Native Dancer demonstrates once again the breadth and staying power of rock and roll music and rhythm and blues. This new CD is Hal Shows' first full-length release of new material in eight years.
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In 1980, Hal Shows founded the celebrated post-punk rock band Persian Gulf, whose Changing the Weather was named Best EP recording of 1984, by dean of American rock critics Robert Christgau, in The Village Voice. Persian Gulf's unclassifiable brand of rock garnered acclaim in national papers of musical record such as Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Option, High Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and elsewhere, and the band toured consistently
throughout the 1980's. Subsequent work with the band included Persian Gulf:The Movie (1986), and Trailer, released in the UK in 1987. In 1989, Persian Gulf disbanded in New York City. Mr. Shows has since released Birthday Suit (1990), a roots- rock record with international flavorings, and Lifeboat (1995), a song-cycle
which was named one of The Top Ten Recordings of 1995 in The Tallahassee Democrat. Two compilations of his recordings, Whitman's Sampler and Cave Art Collective, were
released in 1999 and 2000 respectively. Kitty's Collection, a benefit CD for a friend in need, and Psychedelics, a collection of experimental pieces, were released in 2001. Native Dancer, his latest work, just issued in May 2003. Hal Shows lives near Chaires, Florida, with his family and a catdog.
DISCOGRAPHY:
Changing the Weather, EP, 1984
Persian Gulf: the Movie, LP, 1986
Trailer, EP, 1987
Birthday Suit, LP, 1990
Lifeboat, CD, 1995
Whitman's Sampler, CD, 1999
Cave Art Collective, CD, 2000
Kitty's Collection (Various Artists), CD, 2001
Psychedelics, CD, 2001
Native Dancer, CD, 2003
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- author: Ken Tucker/Entertainment Weekly/11 July 2003
From the easy-rollin' music that begins NATIVE DANCER (Witching Stick), you might mistake HAL SHOWS for a laid-back sort. But Shows, previously the leader of a fine, loud, '80s agitprop rock band called Persian Gulf, soon starts slipping some vinegar into this album's sweet country rock. On ''Easy Street,'' he hears talk about ''a war so far away'' and a national bravado that promises ''foreign tongues will taste defeat.'' As Native Dancer proceeds, the loping ditties, with their skillful blend of bluegrass, honky-tonk, and pop-rock, sneak in messages of dissent and doubt: ''Don't take it on trust,'' he advises on ''Don't Blame It On Us!,'' and he's downright protest-y on ''That Check's in the Mail'' and the saxophone-bleating ''Hung Jury.'' His pleasantly hoarse voice and tunefulness may remind boomers of the Lovin' Spoonful and younger listeners of...well, no one on the contemporary scene.
Awesome!
author: Danny NowellThis CD has such a great mix music. Every song has its own special flavor to it. And the pianist Steve "Vito" Genovese is unbelievable.
Terrific CD
author: Enzio StewartiAlthough there are some minor flaws in the production, this record is terrific. The compositions and performances are stellar. The range and variety of songs are unsurpassed.