KEVN KINNEY
''DOWN OUT LAW''
JANUARY 25 1994
39:42
1/Down and Out Law
Kevn Kinney/2:53
2/Save For Me
Kevn Kinney/2:56
3/Midwestern Blues
Kevn Kinney/4:28
4/Eye of the Hurricane
Kevn Kinney/3:00
5/Shindig With the Lord
Kevn Kinney/2:32
6/Bird
Kevn Kinney/3:19
7/Tell Him Something For Me
Kevn Kinney/5:12
8/Chattahoochie Coochie Man
Kevn Kinney/3:48
9/So Take a Look At Me Now
Kevn Kinney/2:33
10/Mountain Top
Kevn Kinney/4:55
11/Never Far Behind
Kevn Kinney/2:03
12/Epilogue
Kevn Kinney/0:22
13/A A Haight Street Beatnik Kerouacian Ripoff In "E"
Kevn Kinney/1:41
REVIEW
by Denise Sullivan
With less instrumentation than his first solo outing, this makes for a tough listen for those not completely appreciative of Kinney's unique Southern rock voice or the solo folk/blues idiom. The title cut is outstanding, as is "Shindig With the Lord"; the song recalls the excitement of a revival tent set up on the outskirts of town as it winds up and down. It's a sight often seen in the rural South, but as in his other songs, the sight seems to be taken from Kinney's fertile imagination, delivered with his usual urbanity.
BIOGRAPHY
by Denise Sullivan
Kevn Kinney was the lead singer of the Atlanta rock band Drivin' n' Cryin', but since the band's 1986 inception he's released some spare acoustic records on his own, often collaborating with R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck. MacDougal Blues for Island in 1990 announced the rocker's arrival on the folk scene with the engaging title cut and nine more acoustic tracks produced by Buck and mostly played by his bandmates from Drivin' n' Cryin'. Though often cited as a working-class lyricist, Kinney cannot easily be thrown into the same bag as Springsteen, Mellencamp, or Dave Alvin. Instead, his is a unique spin on class, not urban yet not completely rural -- he's lived and worked in the urban center, Atlanta. Yet there is a gentleness and deeply humanistic thread to his work, and his use of traditional instruments enhances his words' warmth. His follow-up, Down Out Law (Mammoth, 1994), is a little more of a downer and less a celebration of folk music than a revealing, melancholy personal treatise, unaccompanied except by himself on guitar, save for one track. Continuing to record with Drivin' n' Cryin', Kinney also toured as a solo act for some time, often assisted by Buck or his brother. A side project with Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule, ex-Allman Brothers) turned into Kinney's third solo album; released in 2000, The Flower & the Knife featured a number of other guests, including Blues Traveler's John Popper, Edwin McCain, members of Gov't Mule and the Allman Brothers, and more. Broken Hearts and Auto Parts arrived in 2002, followed by a reunion record, Great American Bubble Factory, with Drivin' n' Cryin' in 2009. Kinney returned in 2012 with a a new solo outing, Good Country Mile, with the Golden Palominos.
''DOWN OUT LAW''
JANUARY 25 1994
39:42
1/Down and Out Law
Kevn Kinney/2:53
2/Save For Me
Kevn Kinney/2:56
3/Midwestern Blues
Kevn Kinney/4:28
4/Eye of the Hurricane
Kevn Kinney/3:00
5/Shindig With the Lord
Kevn Kinney/2:32
6/Bird
Kevn Kinney/3:19
7/Tell Him Something For Me
Kevn Kinney/5:12
8/Chattahoochie Coochie Man
Kevn Kinney/3:48
9/So Take a Look At Me Now
Kevn Kinney/2:33
10/Mountain Top
Kevn Kinney/4:55
11/Never Far Behind
Kevn Kinney/2:03
12/Epilogue
Kevn Kinney/0:22
13/A A Haight Street Beatnik Kerouacian Ripoff In "E"
Kevn Kinney/1:41
REVIEW
by Denise Sullivan
With less instrumentation than his first solo outing, this makes for a tough listen for those not completely appreciative of Kinney's unique Southern rock voice or the solo folk/blues idiom. The title cut is outstanding, as is "Shindig With the Lord"; the song recalls the excitement of a revival tent set up on the outskirts of town as it winds up and down. It's a sight often seen in the rural South, but as in his other songs, the sight seems to be taken from Kinney's fertile imagination, delivered with his usual urbanity.
BIOGRAPHY
by Denise Sullivan
Kevn Kinney was the lead singer of the Atlanta rock band Drivin' n' Cryin', but since the band's 1986 inception he's released some spare acoustic records on his own, often collaborating with R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck. MacDougal Blues for Island in 1990 announced the rocker's arrival on the folk scene with the engaging title cut and nine more acoustic tracks produced by Buck and mostly played by his bandmates from Drivin' n' Cryin'. Though often cited as a working-class lyricist, Kinney cannot easily be thrown into the same bag as Springsteen, Mellencamp, or Dave Alvin. Instead, his is a unique spin on class, not urban yet not completely rural -- he's lived and worked in the urban center, Atlanta. Yet there is a gentleness and deeply humanistic thread to his work, and his use of traditional instruments enhances his words' warmth. His follow-up, Down Out Law (Mammoth, 1994), is a little more of a downer and less a celebration of folk music than a revealing, melancholy personal treatise, unaccompanied except by himself on guitar, save for one track. Continuing to record with Drivin' n' Cryin', Kinney also toured as a solo act for some time, often assisted by Buck or his brother. A side project with Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule, ex-Allman Brothers) turned into Kinney's third solo album; released in 2000, The Flower & the Knife featured a number of other guests, including Blues Traveler's John Popper, Edwin McCain, members of Gov't Mule and the Allman Brothers, and more. Broken Hearts and Auto Parts arrived in 2002, followed by a reunion record, Great American Bubble Factory, with Drivin' n' Cryin' in 2009. Kinney returned in 2012 with a a new solo outing, Good Country Mile, with the Golden Palominos.
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