2004-02-24
Australian musician Paul Kelly delivers two discs worth of analysis about love and relationships. Although this all starts out and ends with instrumentals, the rest of the collection moves from folk-based love triangle to mopey rocker to pop-sounding plea and back again.
Call it a little Thesaurus of the Heart from Down Under.
Some songs are poetic, a few are sappy; some are brazen, others are thoughtful. Sounds like an attempt to write the Story of Love.
Did he succeed?
Give it a listen.
BUTTERFLY BOUCHER
Scary Fragile
SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS
Prince of Peace EP
THE BELLRAYS
Have a little Faith
SHOCKING EDISON
Scientific Curiosity
MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND
Bring Me the Workhorse
WANDA JACKSON
HEART TROUBLE
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