Guy Clark - Workbench Songs - VINYL LP

Vinyl LP pressing. The Austin American Statesman had this to say of the 2006 InchGuy Clark dominates the discussion with his opinion on Townes Van Zandt whenever it comes to talking about who is the one plus ultra Texas songwriter. He has a point, of course, but if Townes is No. 1, Clark is No. 1A. Workbench Songs goes a mighty long way to proving that true. It's not just another collection of his finely crafted songs, his first for a new tag. It's one of the best albums of his career. What's continually amazing about Clark is his ability to capture a sweeping range of emotions and everyday occurrences in song, from joy and pain to roadhouse rambunctious and Mexicans visiting Graceland, with exquisite simplicity and captivating lucidity. InchHere his co-writers are the best of their ilk, Rodney Crowell, Gary Nicholson, Darrell Scott, Lee Roy Parnell, and longtime collaborator Verlon Thompson, but there's also a chilling version of Van Zandt's InchNo Lonesome Tune,Inch perhaps to demonstrate his point. Songs like Celtic flavored set opener, InchWalkin' Man,Inch the comically breezy InchTornado Time in Texas,Inch and the universally recognizable scene set in InchOut in the Parkin' LotInch stand out on a collection that may be from the workbench but is nowhere near workmanlike.Inch Album Tracks 1. Walkin' Man 2. Magdalene 3. Tornado Time in Texas 4. Funny Bone 5. Exposé 6. Out in the Parkin' Lot 7. Lonesome Tune 8. Cinco de Mayo in Memphis 9. Analog Girl 10. Worry B Gone 11. Diamond Joe