Jimmy LaFave
Highway Trance
Bohemia Beat Records
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His plaintive voice embraces, that is a personification of the wide open Red Dust Country from which he hails, Dust Bowl country, his lyrics with the feelings of his heart. His singing and song writing (he wrote all the songs except Early Summer Rain) evoke the wide-open sky of Texas, with the great spaces between people as evident as the stars in the sky. There is an honesty and sincerity to his songs that is seconded with his feel of his voice. His tight band keeps the sound moving behind him. He deftly varies the rhythms and song styles so that the album never lets you fall into that Highway Trance which he sings of. His lyrics are sharp on the variety of subjects he addresses. A good follow up to his Austin Skyline, because he did most of the writing of songs here and he does have something valid to say.
the tracks:
Shakin' in Your Hips
When the Tears Fall
Leslie, Talk to Me
in the Rain
Austin After Midnight
Give Your Sweet Love to Me
The Open Road
Summer Rain
Minstrel Boy Howling at the Moon
I've Got Your Picture
The Perfect Combination
Dark Dancing Eyes
Get It, Got It, Good
Prayer For You
When I See You Again
Route 66 Revisited
the band:
Jimmy Lafave
Larry Wilson
Randy Glines
David Webb
David Sanger
additional help
Brian Wood
Gene Elders
Paul Sweeney
Mike Hardwick
Mark Kazanoff
Marvin Denton Dykhuis