KEVN KINNEY'S S.T.A.R.
''COMIN' AROUND AGAIN''
AUGUST 29 2006
48:37
1 - Comin' Round Again/3:45
2 - The Country Song/3:47
3 - 40 Miles of Mountain Road/4:48
4 - Thought By Now (You'd Figure It Out)/3:54
5 - Covered By an Underground Umbrella/4:41
6 - Kinda Like You/4:57
7 - Sometimes I Wish I Didn't Care/3:30
8 - Blues on Top of Blues/4:36
9 - Tell Him Something for Me/5:37
10 - Chattahoochie Coochie Man/4:40
11 - I Wonder/3:44
All Tracks By Kinney
Bryan J. Howard /Euphonium, Guitar (Bass), Vocals
Joey Huffman /Organ (Hammond), Wurlitzer
Dave V. Johnson /Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Kevn Kinney /Guitar, Vocals
REVIEW
by Hal Horowitz
The sophomore release from Kevn Kinney's Sun Tangled Angel Revival finds the Drivin' N' Cryin' frontman continuing to craft acoustic-based, but not entirely unplugged, Southern folk-rock. Less aggressive than his work with Drivin' N' Cryin', this is still tough, uncompromising music, and since D N' C's output of new material seems to have dried up (the band's last album of original songs was released in 1997), the more roots-oriented approach likely reflects Kinney's current direction. His voice is shot from years of overuse, but that just gives the raw quality he injects in songs like "Covered by an Underground Umbrella" more intensity. The folk angle Kinney has emphasized on his solo albums is in evidence with the strummy "Sometimes I Wish I Didn't Care" and the ragged "40 Miles of Mountain Road." The latter starts with acoustic guitar and builds gradually as locomotive-styled brushed drums and a second guitar are added. Kinney unplugged is as, well, driving as his electric work with his mates in Drivin' N' Cryin'. He goes bluesy on the swampy "Blues on Top of Blues" and the humorously titled "Chattahoochie Cootchie Man," a track that reworks the John Lee Hooker/ZZ Top "La Grange" boogie riff with crackling results. Most of these tracks could be rearranged into plugged-in additions to the Drivin' N' Cryin' catalog, but work just as well in this more acoustically oriented format. Kinney is totally involved throughout, straining his already torn and frayed voice as he delivers these songs with staggering honesty and passion. With pros behind the board such as Rodney Mills (who mixed the project) and John Nielsen (who recorded it and sadly died soon afterward), this has a professional yet far from slick sound. Although, as of this album's release in 2006 Kinney was still touring with Drivin', his solo work seems more inspired and heartfelt than the often overwrought Southern hard rock of his more famous group. But they reflect two distinctive sides to one very talented musician and, short of a new D N' C release, Comin' Round Again shows Kinney is improving with age.
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.
''COMIN' AROUND AGAIN''
AUGUST 29 2006
48:37
1 - Comin' Round Again/3:45
2 - The Country Song/3:47
3 - 40 Miles of Mountain Road/4:48
4 - Thought By Now (You'd Figure It Out)/3:54
5 - Covered By an Underground Umbrella/4:41
6 - Kinda Like You/4:57
7 - Sometimes I Wish I Didn't Care/3:30
8 - Blues on Top of Blues/4:36
9 - Tell Him Something for Me/5:37
10 - Chattahoochie Coochie Man/4:40
11 - I Wonder/3:44
All Tracks By Kinney
Bryan J. Howard /Euphonium, Guitar (Bass), Vocals
Joey Huffman /Organ (Hammond), Wurlitzer
Dave V. Johnson /Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Kevn Kinney /Guitar, Vocals
REVIEW
by Hal Horowitz
The sophomore release from Kevn Kinney's Sun Tangled Angel Revival finds the Drivin' N' Cryin' frontman continuing to craft acoustic-based, but not entirely unplugged, Southern folk-rock. Less aggressive than his work with Drivin' N' Cryin', this is still tough, uncompromising music, and since D N' C's output of new material seems to have dried up (the band's last album of original songs was released in 1997), the more roots-oriented approach likely reflects Kinney's current direction. His voice is shot from years of overuse, but that just gives the raw quality he injects in songs like "Covered by an Underground Umbrella" more intensity. The folk angle Kinney has emphasized on his solo albums is in evidence with the strummy "Sometimes I Wish I Didn't Care" and the ragged "40 Miles of Mountain Road." The latter starts with acoustic guitar and builds gradually as locomotive-styled brushed drums and a second guitar are added. Kinney unplugged is as, well, driving as his electric work with his mates in Drivin' N' Cryin'. He goes bluesy on the swampy "Blues on Top of Blues" and the humorously titled "Chattahoochie Cootchie Man," a track that reworks the John Lee Hooker/ZZ Top "La Grange" boogie riff with crackling results. Most of these tracks could be rearranged into plugged-in additions to the Drivin' N' Cryin' catalog, but work just as well in this more acoustically oriented format. Kinney is totally involved throughout, straining his already torn and frayed voice as he delivers these songs with staggering honesty and passion. With pros behind the board such as Rodney Mills (who mixed the project) and John Nielsen (who recorded it and sadly died soon afterward), this has a professional yet far from slick sound. Although, as of this album's release in 2006 Kinney was still touring with Drivin', his solo work seems more inspired and heartfelt than the often overwrought Southern hard rock of his more famous group. But they reflect two distinctive sides to one very talented musician and, short of a new D N' C release, Comin' Round Again shows Kinney is improving with age.
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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