PHIL CODY
''BIG SLOW MOVER''
AUGUST 28 2001
46:31
1 We Could've Had It All 03:09
2 Big Slow Mover 03:23
3 Opposition Radio 03:36
4 Standing Invitation 03:35
5 Run Out of Town (Phil Cody, Mike Martt, Zander Schloss) 03:50
6 If I Needed You 03:39
7 City of Destruction 03:50
8 40 Winks of Sleep 04:32
9 Joyride 02:19
10 Wicked Cold Waltz 04:41
11 Option Anxiety 02:00
12 Spencer's Song 05:09
13 Orphan Train 02:41
Tracks By Cody, Except 5, 6
Rev. Brady Blade
Mario Calire
Matt Cartsonis
Phil Cody
Jennifer Condos
Kim Fox
Bob Glaub
Sheldon Gomberg
Emmylou Harris
Joe Henry
Rami Jaffee
Ethan Johns
Andrew Kamman
Doug Livingston
Al Wolovitch
REVIEW
by Erik Hage (AllMusic)
Phil Cody's Big Slow Mover is full of gritty folk-rock/pop that is charged through with melodic smarts. Cody was still on his major label when he recorded this effort, with co-producers Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams) and the Wallflowers' Rami Jaffee at the helm, and guest appearances by such notables as Joe Henry and Emmylou Harris. (The latter on a less-than-inspired version of Townes Van Zandt's "If I Needed You.") But after some label reconfiguring, Cody was dropped and ended up self-releasing this album -- and it's to the listener's credit that he did. Cody is a top-notch, tuneful songwriter with a distinctive set of pipes that land him somewhere between Cat Stevens and Bob Dylan (and that warrant comparison to those of Vic Chesnutt). What pulls him ahead of the singer/songwriter pack, however, is his aforementioned melodic sensibility. The gleeful "Joyride" succeeds on the back of bouncy, crunchy guitars; Cody's raw vocals; and a delightful pop hook. The title track is a downtrodden beauty that sweeps the listener up in its gentle guitar twangs and welling harmonies, while "City of Destruction" is a cruising, euphoric roots-rocker.
BIOGRAPHY
by Erik Hage (AllMusic)
Cincinnati-born Phil Cody, a longtime California resident, produces a smart, raw folk-rock blend that calls to mind Peter Case and Pete Droge. He released his debut album, The Sons of Intemperance Offering, in 1996 on Interscope Records. Most of the project was recorded live in the studio. In the years after its release, he hit the road, sharing the stage with artists such as Steve Earle, Golden Smog, Warren Zevon, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. Cody was still on Interscope when he made 2000's Big Slow Mover, a compelling folk-rock/country amalgam full of sonic touches such as funk grooves and loops. It was co-produced by Ethan Johns and the Wallflowers' Rami Jaffe and featured guest appearances by Joe Henry and Emmylou Harris (on a great version of Townes Van Zandt's "If I Needed You"). However, the growing, changing label passed on it; so armed with a new Mac computer and a strong unreleased album, Cody went D.I.Y., starting his own label, Tiny Head Records.
''BIG SLOW MOVER''
AUGUST 28 2001
46:31
1 We Could've Had It All 03:09
2 Big Slow Mover 03:23
3 Opposition Radio 03:36
4 Standing Invitation 03:35
5 Run Out of Town (Phil Cody, Mike Martt, Zander Schloss) 03:50
6 If I Needed You 03:39
7 City of Destruction 03:50
8 40 Winks of Sleep 04:32
9 Joyride 02:19
10 Wicked Cold Waltz 04:41
11 Option Anxiety 02:00
12 Spencer's Song 05:09
13 Orphan Train 02:41
Tracks By Cody, Except 5, 6
Rev. Brady Blade
Mario Calire
Matt Cartsonis
Phil Cody
Jennifer Condos
Kim Fox
Bob Glaub
Sheldon Gomberg
Emmylou Harris
Joe Henry
Rami Jaffee
Ethan Johns
Andrew Kamman
Doug Livingston
Al Wolovitch
REVIEW
by Erik Hage (AllMusic)
Phil Cody's Big Slow Mover is full of gritty folk-rock/pop that is charged through with melodic smarts. Cody was still on his major label when he recorded this effort, with co-producers Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams) and the Wallflowers' Rami Jaffee at the helm, and guest appearances by such notables as Joe Henry and Emmylou Harris. (The latter on a less-than-inspired version of Townes Van Zandt's "If I Needed You.") But after some label reconfiguring, Cody was dropped and ended up self-releasing this album -- and it's to the listener's credit that he did. Cody is a top-notch, tuneful songwriter with a distinctive set of pipes that land him somewhere between Cat Stevens and Bob Dylan (and that warrant comparison to those of Vic Chesnutt). What pulls him ahead of the singer/songwriter pack, however, is his aforementioned melodic sensibility. The gleeful "Joyride" succeeds on the back of bouncy, crunchy guitars; Cody's raw vocals; and a delightful pop hook. The title track is a downtrodden beauty that sweeps the listener up in its gentle guitar twangs and welling harmonies, while "City of Destruction" is a cruising, euphoric roots-rocker.
BIOGRAPHY
by Erik Hage (AllMusic)
Cincinnati-born Phil Cody, a longtime California resident, produces a smart, raw folk-rock blend that calls to mind Peter Case and Pete Droge. He released his debut album, The Sons of Intemperance Offering, in 1996 on Interscope Records. Most of the project was recorded live in the studio. In the years after its release, he hit the road, sharing the stage with artists such as Steve Earle, Golden Smog, Warren Zevon, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. Cody was still on Interscope when he made 2000's Big Slow Mover, a compelling folk-rock/country amalgam full of sonic touches such as funk grooves and loops. It was co-produced by Ethan Johns and the Wallflowers' Rami Jaffe and featured guest appearances by Joe Henry and Emmylou Harris (on a great version of Townes Van Zandt's "If I Needed You"). However, the growing, changing label passed on it; so armed with a new Mac computer and a strong unreleased album, Cody went D.I.Y., starting his own label, Tiny Head Records.
