|
|
Article: John Lilly Last Chance to Dance.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
- Article from:
- Sing Out!
- Article date:
- January 1, 2004
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2004 Sing Out Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
John Lilly 2003
It's been three long years since John Lilly released a CD. However, like anything beautifully crafted, this album is well worth waiting for.
In 2000, Lilly's Broken Moon, featuring Ginny Hawker's harmonies, was released to general acclaim. Here a powerhouse of superb session musicians accompanies Lilly, with Hawker providing harmony on four tracks.
With a voice that sounds like it could have belonged to several country greats, Lilly's singing is in no way mannered like those who try imitating various personalities in songs. Here, instead, we have a masterly musician with a naturally honky-tonkin' voice used judiciously and to ...