Kokomo - In The Well

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:22
Size: 131.3 MB
Styles: Americana, Electric/acoustic blues
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[3:38] 1. On A Night Like This
[3:27] 2. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
[6:23] 3. Things Have Changed
[4:19] 4. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
[4:39] 5. Dignity
[5:03] 6. Absolutely Sweet Marie
[5:26] 7. Highway 61 Revisited
[6:11] 8. Tryin' To Get To Heaven
[2:52] 9. Down In The Road
[4:04] 10. Queen Jane Approximately
[7:46] 11. Tangled Up In Blue
[3:29] 12. Cat's In The Well

After two early albums of traditional blues, followed by six albums of their own striking songs, New Zealand band Kokomo returned to a labour of love that they have planned for many years - an album of the songs of Bob Dylan.

This isn't your standard album of politely-imitated Dylan favourites. The songs have been totally absorbed into Kokomo's unique blend of blues, jazz and country, with superb musicianship - including remarkable string virtuoso Nigel Gavin (Robert Fripp, Gitbox Rebellion, Nairobi Trio) on electric guitar, mandolin and banjo - and singing from Derek Jacombs that truly digs inside the lyrics, illuminating previously neglected gems and finding different nuances and interpretations in familiar places.

Whether you never listen to Bob Dylan, or are sick of bland reworkings of his songs, or simply dig the distinctive funky Kokomo blend of blues harp, trumpet and guitars, this album is a tasty aural banquet.

In The Well mc
In The Well zippy

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