如果你以為整張都是炎熱充滿硫磺味的地獄之火,那你又猜錯了!由天真的裸體淑女合唱團(Barenaked Ladies)特別跨廠來助陣的”Alabama Chrome”就是充滿希望的一首明亮歌曲,"That Girl From Brownsville Texas"更是令人迷戀,久久纏繞心頭,最後還來故弄玄虛的來一首隱藏歌曲”Land Called Home”為整張專輯的從頭到尾的疑問,劃下完美句點。
在專輯裡充斥著大量的南方歌德味搖滾風,不免讓人想到Daniel Lanois的經典專輯”For the Beauty of Wynona”,但最終還是讓人不免要想到,吉姆懷特就是福音版的Tom Waits。"If Jesus Drove a Motor Home"這首歌,就像是從Tom Waits的1993年經典專輯”The Black Rider”抽出來,拿去給美國當紅影集『黑道家族』當成主題曲的好歌,充滿了另類的奇趣。當然Aimee Mann、Bill Frisell、M. Ward的跨刀都十分精彩,不但替吉姆的再次出擊如虎添翼,更增添這張嘔心瀝血的大作,時而浮現出燦爛花火。專輯主題及內容已經發人醒思,音樂的編排更是酷到不行的品味搖滾福音,即使不去管他的歌詞唱些什麼,單單聽他低吟的熟男旋律就已經是絕對滿足過癮。
Musicians
Joe Henry - Guitar, Producer
Jim White - Organ, Banjo, Bass, Guitar, Harmonica, Percussion, Piano, Trombone,
Donna Delory - Vocals (bckgr)
Ralph Carney - Flute, Trumpet, Saxophone, Animal Sounds
Chris Bruce - Guitar
David Palmer - Synthesizer, Keyboards, Sampling
David Piltch - Bass (Electric), Standup Bass
Keyboards, Vocals, Melodica, Producer, Engineer, Irish Flute, Indian Banjo,
Jay Bellerose - Bongos, Drums
曲目 · · · · · ·
1 Static on the Radio 6:29
2 Bluebird 5:28
3 Combing My Hair in a Brand New Style 6:24
4 That Girl from Brownsville Texas 6:23
5 Borrowed Wings 4:31
6 If Jesus Drove a Motor Home 4:34
7 Objects in Motion 5:57
8 Buzzards of Love 6:59
9 Alabama Chrome 4:11
10 Phone Booth in Heaven 6:45