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Reviews
Let
me simply say that this recording has not left the player in my
car since I got it last week.... simplicity, poetry, heart and craft...
the essence of folk music is here... I am so proud to call Charlie
Mosbrook my friend... you should purchase this collection
of songs...
you won't be sorry!!! - Alex Bevan
The
best folk music is shared events wrapped in melody and lyric that wraps
you in its arms so you can sing along. This was not the CD Charlie
Mosbrook intended, such is music and pandemics. He had hoped to put out
something a little more produced but that became impossible when the
pandemic pushed us all indoors and alone. that being said this is the
CD that chronicles Charlie's year and, in so doing, our own. It is
comfort food for those emerging from the dank, darkness of ourselves
and telling us it is going to be alright.
Right
from the first tune, Together Alone, and the title, it lets us know he
gets where we've been, Together Alone connected by phones, tablets,
sheltered in place, in quarantine with the whole human race. It gives
us our starting point. Silhouette in Blue is a sad love tune, that,
though is not pandemic based, eases us like the train exiting the
station, into a genuinely fine album. Charlie's voice is soothing and
the songs simple so as not to take too much away from the lyric
content, something I always find refreshing. Let the words come
through, don't bury them in overproduction and these lyrics deserve the
attention. Considering the Weather is a fave because it is a little
quirky, praying for better for you and me. Yeah, I like a clever lyric.
Communication Age inspects the communication difficulties of two people
with too many ways to talk and none of them succeeding and 1080
continues his social commentary. I don't want to forget May We Never
Forget and It's Been a Long Year where hope is born once again but with
a caution to remember. No one can save us except ourselves. This
ultimately leads to Two O'Clock a wonderful take on those who would
destroy our democracy, old glory, and a sad and stupid story. But my
ultimate favorite is the ninth and final song, The Joy of Seeing You
Smile. this is the true reward for having survived and reentered
humanity. It is the smile, the joy. It is life and Mr. Mosbrook has
captured it all without banging us over the head or being preachy, just
the facts, ma'am, just the facts. It is a lovely album, reassuring,
comforting, and filled with today and tomorrow while taking a relieved
peak at last year. Just wonderful. Highly recommend for those with
heart and soul. -Charlie Weiner
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