9576 - KEVN KINNEY - THE FLOWER AND THE KNIFE (2000) (REPOST)

KEVN KINNEY
''THE FLOWER AND THE KNIFE''
MAY 2 2000
63:14

1 Trail Of Seasons 04:46
Kevn Kinney/Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Edwin McCain/Backing Vocals
Allen Woody/Mandolin

2 Scarred But Smarter (Kevn Kinney, Tim Nielsen) 04:02
Kevn Kinney/Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
John Popper/Harmonica

3 Whatever 04:52
Kevn Kinney/Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Warren Haynes/Baritone Guitar, Slide Guitar, Bass Drums

4 This Town 04:48
Kevn Kinney/Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

5 40 Miles Of Mountain Road 03:24
Kevn Kinney/Acoustic Guitar, 4-Strings Banjo, Vocals
Warren Haynes/National Steel Body Guitar

6 Quittin' Time 04:54
Kevn Kinney/Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Warren Haynes/Slide Guitar

7 Dirty Angels 03:14
Kevn Kinney - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Matt Abts/Drums
Allen Woody/Electric Guitar
Hook Herrera/Harp
Ken Block/Vocals

8 Above The World 04:42
Kevn Kinney/Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Backing Vocals

9 The Flower And The Knife 04:13
Kevn Kinney/Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Backing Vocals
Warren Haynes/National Resophonic Slide Guitar

10 Kerouac 03:38
Oteil Burbridge/Bass Guitar
Warren Haynes/Rhythm Electric Guitar
Derek Trucks/Electric Slide Guitar
Jimmy Herring/Detuned Guitar Noises
Danny Lewis/Trumpet
Kevn Kinney/Vocals

11 Ballad Of Hollis Brown (Bob Dylan) 07:07
Kevn Kinney/Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Warren Haynes/Slide Guitar

12 I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan) 06:46
Warren Haynes/Guitar, Vocals
Edwin McCain/Vocals
Kevn Kinney/Vocals

13 Straight To Hell 06:43
Warren Haynes/Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals
Edwin McCain/Backing Vocals
Kevn Kinney/Lead Vocals

Tracks By Kinney, Except 2, 11, 12

BIOGRAPHY/AMG
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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5875 - KEVN KINNEY - A Good Country Mile (2012) (REPOST)

KEVN KINNEY
''A GOOD COUNTRY MILE''
FEBRUARY 21 2012
59:14

1/Never Gonna Change
Jason Isbell/5:11
2/Gotta Move On (Again)
Anton Fier / Kevn Kinney/3:51
3/Challenge
Anton Fier / Kevn Kinney/5:54
4/Hurricane
Kevn Kinney/3:59
5/Wild Dog Moon, Pt. 2
Anton Fier / Kevn Kinney/5:31
6/A Good Country Mile
Kevn Kinney/9:46
7/Set in Stone
Anton Fier / Kevn Kinney/4:18
8/Bird
Kevn Kinney/9:09
9/In the Land (Of Things That Used to Be)
Anton Fier / Kevn Kinney/6:02
10/Southwestern State
Jason Ross / Jason Roth/5:33

Jim Campilongo /Fender Telecaster
Jon Cowherd /Hammond B3, Organ (Hammond), Piano
Anton Fier /Drums, Percussion
Andy Hess /Bass (Electric)
Kevn Kinney /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Harmonica, Vocals
Chris Masterson /Guitar (Electric)
Eleanor Masterson /Violin
Leslie Mendelson /Piano, Vocals (Background)
Tony Scherr /Bass, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Lianne Smith /Vocals (Background)
Aaron Lee Tasjan /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background)

REVIEW
by Thom Jurek
Back in 2009, rock & roll enigma Anton Fier, drummer and visionary behind the Golden Palominos, emerged from his silence of more than a decade to produce Drivin' n' Cryin''s excellent The Great American Bubble Factory. He also became an active drummer again, playing with guitarist Tony Scherr's longstanding Monday night residency in New York City. Kinney caught him there and the pair rekindled their friendship. Around this same time, the Golden Palominos had played some well-received reunion shows and Kinney and Fier began jamming together impromptu in a rehearsal space. It progressed to a Kickstarter campaign and resulted in the monstrously fine A Good Country Mile. Kinney's name is on the front cover, but the back lists "...and the Golden Palominos." It's a collaboration in every sense of the word. The album is inspired, tight, classic-sounding rock & roll; whether it's of the garage, roots, or country-rock variety. Fier's production is deeply intuitive, groove conscious, and free of excess. He creates loads of space around music that reflects rock & roll classicism, but the music is kinetic; it has a very live feel, like that heard on the very best recordings of the late '60s and early 70s. You can name all the inspirational sources you want, but this music is the bounty of a heightened focus that exists almost symbiotically between Kinney and Fier. the Golden Palominos include Fier, Scherr on guitars, and Andy Hess on bass. Kinney plays guitars and harmonica, and guests include Jon Cowherd on piano and B-3, and guitarist Aaron Lee Tasjan, among others. The set list includes excellent Kinney songs (the nine-minute jam "Bird" is among his very best), a couple of surprise covers -- including a killer reading of the Drive-By Truckers' "Never Gonna Change" -- to open, and a definitive reading of Seven Mary Three's "Southwestern State" to close it. That said, most of the best tracks here are the Kinney-Fier co-writes that make up half the record. "Challenge" is one, it begins slowly with acoustic six-string, a dobro, and warm electric guitars weaving through one another. Fier's snare and kick drum are guiding forces. The verse is almost stately, but the refrain explodes into fuzzy wah-wah guitar, Kinney's snarling vocals, and a punched-up bassline -- until the bridge, where total surprise awaits the listener. "Wild Dog Moon, Pt. 2," starts heavy, with blues-rock riffs and thundering drums that are way up in the mix. Kinney's voice is more than up to the task; he snarls and wails, carrying the song to the limit before another gorgeous bridge cools it all out. The bottom line is that A Good Country Mile is transcendent rock & roll. It's timeless in listener appeal and musicianship. We can only hope that this creative reunion is a long-lasting one between Kinney and Fier -- and the Golden Palominos.

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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5874 - KEVN KINNEY'S S.T.A.R. - Comin' Round Again (2006)

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.

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5873 - KEVN KINNEY'S Sun Tangled Angel Revival (2004)

KEVN KINNEY
''KEVN KINNEY'S SUN TANGLED ANGEL REVIVAL''
SEPTEMBER 21 2004
39:54

1 - (Welcome To The) Sun Tangled Angel Revival/6:49
2 - Fly Your Flag High/3:12
3 - In The Land Of Plenty/2:26
4 - Everything's So Different Now/4:15
5 - This Train Don't Stop At The Millworks Anymore/7:50
6 - Baby I Just Wanna Go Home/2:42
7 - The Great North Myrtle Beach Pancake Massacre/3:11
8 - Madman Blues/6:12
9 - Epilogue Epitaph In A Minor/2:30

Shana Alverson /Vocals (Background)
David Barbe /Arranger, Guitar
Gibb Droll /Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Bryan J. Howard /Bass
Joey Huffman /Keyboards
Dave V. Johnson /Drums, Vocals (Background)
Kevn Kinney /Guitar, Vocals
Edwin McCain /Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Adam Muzik /Pedal Steel Guitar
Dave Schools /Guitar (Bass)

REVIEW
by Hal Horowitz
On his fifth solo album (for his fifth label), Atlanta's on-again/off-again Drivin' N' Cryin' frontman edges closer to combining the ragged country and raging hard rock of his band into a more unified whole. "Welcome to the sun tangled angel revival," he sings appropriately on the opening track, both introducing the listener to his new outfit and to a mix that encompasses his Southern rock, blues and country roots. The band sizzles regardless of what style of music Kinney throws them, but revels in a mid-tempo Stonesy rock & roll somewhat similar to the Georgia Satellites, Gov't Mule and, not surprisingly, his own Drivin' N' Cryin'. As of this album's 2004 release, he is 14 years into a sporadic solo career and nearly 20 as a professional musician. That road-hardened experience adds a jagged edge to Kinney's already high-pitched, croaking voice. But his torn, nasal vocals -- admittedly an acquired taste -- bring an honesty and world weary quality to these songs of Southern discontent. It's an everyman sound, both proud and tired and without it the gutsy music, played loose but crackling by his tough, talented band, wouldn't resonate nearly as effectively. The gospel hinted at by the album's title takes flight in the acoustic "In the Land of Plenty," a dusty Woody Guthrie/Bob Dylan-styled ballad that plays off his acoustic and religious roots without sounding like either. The country-ish tale of "This Train Don't Stop at the Millworks Anymore" also recalls Guthrie, but with an updated slant about outsourcing jobs, highlighted by crying pedal steel guitar and perceptive short-story styled lyrics. Like Dylan's best work, it is detailed yet universal and is the albums literary centerpiece. Ballads such as the yearning "Everything's So Different Now" combine sweeping Beatles-ish pop and harmonies with a more rootsy, Americana earthiness that never seems affected. The one-two punch of the instrumental "The Great North Myrtle Beach Pancake Massacre" which fades into the raging Gov't Mule blues-rock of "Madmen Blues" provides a nearly ten-minute stranglehold of swirling Southern rock as swampy, rocking and raw as anything from Drive-By Truckers. The primarily spoken word, seemingly free-form poetry of "Epilogue Epitaph in A Minor" also finds its Dylan-ish heart to close out this album of flinty, boozy but thought-provoking American folk-blues-rock from one of the genre's most creative and under-sung heroes.

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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5872 - KEVN KINNEY - Broken Hearts And Auto Parts (2002)

KEVN KINNEY
''BROKEN HEARTS AND AUTO PARTS''
MARCH 19 2002
54:04

1 - Broken Hearts And Auto Parts/5:14
2 - Comin' Down This Way/5:34
3 - Back Roads and Rainy Days/Kevn Kinney, Scott Munn/4:25
4 - Yes That's Me/3:21
5 - Time/3:53
6 - Why Does It Feel So Hard to Say/6:03
7 - Lightning Strikes Twice/4:05
8 - Lights On/Tom Clark/4:11
9 - No Blues/5:45
10 - A Good Country Mile/8:30
11 - Story/2:19
Tracks By Kinney, Except 3, 8

Phil Cohen /Bass
Sarah Lee Guthrie /Vocals (Background)
Johnny Irion /Dobro, Piano, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Dave V. Johnson /Drums
Kevn Kinney /Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Eric Metronome /Percussion
Leon Overtoom /Drums

REVIEW
by Robert L. Doerschuk
Lo-tech almost to the point of affectation, Broken Hearts and Auto Parts wears its rough edges like insignia of street credibility. Yet there's a naturalness to Kinney's writing and delivery that rings true. His songs speak with an artless eloquence over spare and simple backup tracks, with homespun imagery woven into lyrics like "Dialing down the radio/Trying to find a song about you." For all its imperceptible breaks, limited range, dubious pitch, and raggedy timbre, Kinney's voice communicates beautifully and thus leaps the greatest hurdle confronting every singer; it's a perfect match for the spirited, yet languid and less-than-precise backup provided by his colleagues in the contemporary lineup of Drivin' N' Cryin', along with deadpan but convincing harmony support from the daughter of Arlo Guthrie -- as pedigreed as accompaniment can get. There is, in fact, something charming and disingenuous in this music, similar in kind to Guthrie's best work. Through the easy flow of his songs and their performance, Kinney achieves a timelessness on Broken Hearts and Auto Parts that may make it as appealing to future generations as it is to graybeard Americana aficionados.

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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5871 - KEVN KINNEY - Main Street (Original Soundtrack) (2000)

KEVN KINNEY
''MAIN STREET (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK)''
SEPTEMBER 26 2000
42:17

1 - Too Deep To Sleep/1:26
2 - Broken Windows/1:52
3 - They're speaking Spanish in the kitchen (and Love is in the air)/4:12
4 - She told him you're a good man/4:17
5 - Carolina (You ain't superstar material)/4:01
6 - 9 to 5 on a payphone (Go on home we got business to do)/4:10
7 - Tired Eyes (vs. The Pimp in the Mirror)/2:08
8 - Of course it fell apart, what did you expect/3:11
9 - She's got her kids on the weekend/3:07
09 - She's got her kids on the weekend/3:07
10 - I wonder if you understand (it's only that my hands were tired)/1:50
11 - Too deep to sleep part II/0:33
12 - Main Street/3:51
13 - You ain't superstar material/7:00
Tracks By Clay Harper, Except 11 By Kinney

Mike Barry /Trumpet
Walter Brewer /Drums
Bob Elsey /Guitar
Alfreda Gerald /Vocals (Background)
Rick Hinkle /Guitar
Kevn Kinney /Vocals
Luis Stenfanell /Percussion

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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5870 - KEVN KINNEY - The Flower And The Knife (2000)

KEVN KINNEY
''THE FLOWER AND THE KNIFE''
MAY 2 2000
63:22

1/Trail of Seasons
Kevn Kinney/4:47
2/Scarred But Smarter
Kevn Kinney / Tim Nielsen/4:03
3/Whatever
Kevn Kinney/4:54
4/This Town
Kevn Kinney/4:48
5/40 Miles of Mountain Road
Kevn Kinney/3:25
6/Quittin' Time
Kevn Kinney/4:55
7/Dirty Angels
Kevn Kinney/3:14
8/Above the World
Kevn Kinney/4:42
9/The Flower and the Knife
Kevn Kinney/4:15
10/Kerouac
Kevn Kinney/3:39
11/The Ballad of Hollis Brown
Bob Dylan/7:10
12/I Shall Be Released
Bob Dylan/6:46
13/Straight to Hell
Kevn Kinney/6:44

Matt Abts /Drums
Ken Block /Vocals
Warren Haynes /Drums (Bass), Guest Artist, Guitar (Baritone), Guitar (Electric), National Steel Guitar, Slide Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Hook Herrera /Harp
Kevn Kinney /Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Edwin McCain /Guest Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
John Popper /Guest Artist, Harmonica
Derek Trucks /Guest Artist, Guitar
Allen Woody /Guitar (Electric), Mandolin

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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5869 - KEVN KINNEY - Down Out Law (1994)

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.

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5868 - KEVN KINNEY - MacDougal Blues (1990)

KEVN KINNEY
''MACDOUGAL BLUES''
JANUARY 1990
38:02

1/MacDougal Blues
Kevn Kinney/3:54
2/Not Afraid to Die
Kevn Kinney/4:48
3/Lost and Found
Kevn Kinney/4:22
4/Heard the Laughter Ending
Kevn Kinney/4:09
5/Last Song of Maddie Hope
Kevn Kinney/3:47
6/Gotta Get Out of Here
Kevn Kinney/4:56
7/The House Above Tina's Grocery
Kevn Kinney/2:13
8/Iron Mountain
Kevn Kinney/4:20
9/Chico and Maria
Kevn Kinney/3:00
10/Hey Landlord (Meatloaf and Fishsticks)
Randy Blazak / Kevn Kinney/3:06
11/Goodnight Rhyme
Kevn Kinney/1:16

David Blackmon /Fiddle, Violin
Peter Buck /Dulcimer, Guest Artist, Guitar, Mandolin
Buren Fowler /Banjo, Guitar, Guitar (Steel), Pedal Steel
Nita Karpf /Cello
John Keane /Banjo, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Slide Guitar
Kevn Kinney /Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Sue Kinney /Vocals (Background)
Michael F. Mills /Whistle (Human), Whistle (Instrument)
Mike Mills /Guest Artist, Whistle (Human)
Joel Morris /Marimba
Moira Nelligan /Accordion, Fiddle, Violin, Vocals (Background)
Tim Nielsen /Bass, Mandolin
George Norman /Mandolin
Barbara Panter-Connah /Fiddle, Violin
Kyle Pilgrim /Bass, Bass (Upright), Standup Bass
Jennifer Sproul /Dulcimer, Hammer Dulcimer
Jeff Sullivan /Drums, Percussion

REVIEW
by Denise Sullivan
Drivin' n' Cryin's Kevn Kinney joins the folk fray with a stunning solo acoustic debut backed by the band and producer Peter Buck. The classic case of a brilliant songwriter stuck within the confines of an okay band, Kinney came bursting forth as a great new talent on the new folk scene with songs like the emotional "Not Afraid to Die" and lilting "The House Above Tina's Grocery." This release was mostly unheard by those who might have appreciated Kinney's unique spin on Southern culture.

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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0260 - KEVN KINNEY - A Good Country Mile (2012)

KEVN KINNEY
''A GOOD COUNTRY MILE''
FEB 21, 2012
DRIVIN N CRYIN
59:14
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1/Never Gonna Change/Isbell/5:11
2/Gotta Move On (Again)/Fier, Kinney/3:51
3/Challenge/Fier, Kinney/5:54
4/Hurricane/Kinney/3:59
5/Wild Dog Moon, Pt. 2/Fier, Kinney/5:31
6/A Good Country Mile/Kinney/9:46
7/Set in Stone/Fier, Kinney/4:18
8/Bird/Kinney/9:09
9/In the Land (Of Things That Used to Be)/Fier, Kinney/6:02
10/Southwestern State/Ross, Roth/5:33

Jim Campilongo/Fender Telecaster, Telecaster
Jon Cowherd/Hammond B3, Organ (Hammond), Piano
Anton Fier/Drums, Percussion, Producer
Andy Hess/Bass (Electric)
Kevn Kinney/Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Harmonica, Vocals
Chris Masterson/Guitar (Electric)
Eleanor Masterson/Violin
Leslie Mendelson/Piano, Vocals (Background)
Tony Scherr/Bass, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Lianne Smith/Vocals (Background)
Arron Lee Tasjan/Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background)

06:39 3/3/2012