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Jeff Lang: Prepare Me Well: An Introduction to Jeff Lang
by Jim Santella
Prepare Me Well compiles material from singer/guitarist Jeff Lang's ten previous releases. Though he's well known in his Australian homeland and other parts of the world, Lang's introduction to American audiences is long overdue. Influenced by Bob Dylan, Lang sings original songs that tell a story. His up-close and personal interpretations leave us with plenty to think about. His easy to understand lyrics prove delightful.
Bateman's Bay tells about hoping and waiting from an acoustic folksinger's point of ...
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by C. Michael Bailey
What a difference a few years makes. Jeff Lang’s 1998 recording Cedar Grove crossed my desk a few years ago, sporting Mr. Lang with shoulder-length hair and an eclectic, if rough, set of original tunes that dissect the American roots vernacular. All this and Lang is Australian. Cedar Grove was populated with intelligently composed lyrics and guitar parts, the latter showcasing Jeff Lang’s supreme grasp of the bottleneck philosophy.
Now, several intervening albums later, Everything is Still emerges ...
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by C. Michael Bailey
In the beginning, God created the slide guitar.1 And this was good, but God needed someone to play the damn thing and so he created Charlie Patton, Son House, and Robert Johnson.2 When Robert Johnson went to see the devil, he kept a close eye on him.3
That was a good start, but then came along Tampa Red, Elmore James, and JB Hutto4. The language began to grow and change.5 Out of the White Diaspora came the prophets Duane Allman, ...
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