Johnny Dowd - A Drunkard's Masterpiece - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

A Drunkard's Masterpiece is a creative car crash of Americana, beatnik rock, poetry, prose, jazz rock, rap, screaming metal guitar, retro pop, spoken word and country noir. The whole thing was recorded in three days, on 8 track tape, live in the studio... The lyrics, like the music, are classic Dowd - S*x, marriage, more S*x, adultery, original sin, unoriginal sin, God, Mary, Jesus, more adultery, death, love, masturbation. - Sylvie Simmons, Mojo, 4 STARS --------------------- Four musicians. Eight tracks. Eight microphones. Three opuses. Three days. This is Johnny Dowd's new record, A Drunkard's Masterpiece. The songs, welded and mangled together, fondle every style from metal/weird country (InchInfidelity/Gargon vs. The UnicornInch) to jazz (InchRandom ThoughtsInch) to instrumental funk (InchUnion of IdiotsInch). InchI wanted to do an album that was a combination of variety show and soul revue. In the mix of styles, you can see my take on American music. Also, by running the songs together rather than having silence between them, I was trying to make the album as close as possible to our live show,Inch says Dowd. InchWhen we tour in 2008, we will be performing the album in it's entirety.Inch The band which includes Willie B (drums and bass pedals), Michael Stark (keyboards), and Kim Sherwood-Caso (vocals) is at the top of their game. InchI think this album really shows the depth and breadth of what Willie B and Michael Stark can do musically as it is filtered through my somewhat warped consciousness.Inch Kim is back after being out for a few years to raise her two small children. InchNow that she's back, I wanted to feature her and bring her singing into sharp relief to mine, to really emphasize the yin and yang of our musical relationship. I think her singing is better than ever - it has a cool intensity.Inch InchIt's truly a band record - everybody brought their o