Trouble
Some singer/songwriters (think Paul Westerberg and Elliott Smith) develop their world-weariness through the unforgiving trials of passing years and the heart-breaking grind of the music business. Others (Van Morrison, Neil Young) seem to have sprung from out of nowhere with the fully formed soul of a life well-lived. Ray LaMontagne belongs with the latter. On this, his debut, LaMontagne has crafted a handful of quietly devastating meditations on life and love--and delivered them with a raspy vocal all his own. The simple, mournful lyrics of "Burn," "Shelter" and the title track recall a Hank Williams ballad, and the reserved production by alt-country/americana genius Ethan Johns (the Jayhawks, Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon) make this a great disc for smoky Saturday nights, and rainy Sunday mornings. --Ben Heege more
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Track Listing: 1. Trouble, 2. Shelter, 3. Hold You in My Arms, 4. Narrow Escape, 5. Burn, 6. Forever My Friend, 7.... |
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Recent Reviews
- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-12-2008
- Otis meets Van
This albumn has a very cool sound -- Ray Lamontagne brings a bit of Otis Redding to the kind of Marin County folk tunes Van Morrison produced during his best years. The Otis comparison is not to say that Ray has the same power in his...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-20-2008
- The sound your heart makes when it aches
I love this album. I love it in a way that makes it a soundtrack for those rainy nights when I want to do nothing else but stay in with the woman I love. This is a passionate album.
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-18-2008
- Yeah, Right.
Mellow, artificial singer - average songwriter. Listen to "All The Wild Horses" A work of simple genius. The rest are all immediately forgettable.Dylan..?! Morrison..?! Yeah, right, we should be so lucky. This generation is so desperate...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Sep-18-2008
- Great CD
Ray has a very interesting quality in his voice which ads a dimenmsion to almost any lyric. The Lyrics are very thought provoking making this a good purchase.
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-12-2008
- Otis meets Van
This albumn has a very cool sound -- Ray Lamontagne brings a bit of Otis Redding to the kind of Marin County folk tunes Van Morrison produced during his best years. The Otis comparison is not to say that Ray has the same power in his...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-21-2007
- Perhaps an over-rated first effort
I bought this album after receiving several recommendations from Springsteen and Dylan fans. Not knowing what to truly expect, I looked him up on this site and read some of the reviews posted by those who have the album. I found a...
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-18-2008
- Yeah, Right.
Mellow, artificial singer - average songwriter. Listen to "All The Wild Horses" A work of simple genius. The rest are all immediately forgettable.Dylan..?! Morrison..?! Yeah, right, we should be so lucky. This generation is so desperate...
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