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Angels Turned Thieves by John Train
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fave it Modern Folk | Country Folk
13 tracks | 37 minutes
Released Jan 2004
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Folky 'No-Depression' style Americana with Alt-Country influences featuring the great songs of Jon Houlon.
Editorial review
The Philadelphia group John Train lashes Jon Houlon's sharp, poignant songcraft to folk and country instrumentation (featuring dobro, fiddle, and mandolin). The secret weapons here, however, are the lyrics; in fact, the warm, rootsy sound almost serves as a red herring for Houlon's acute poetical sense. Consider how the unlisted title track spins the tale of Jimmie Rodgers' suffering. The song opens with "Imagine if you will a consumptive young man/Set sail from Galveston to the northland/Downed a shot of whiskey and chewed on a lime/And leaned into the microphone for the last time." It then culminates in a vivid picture of complete dissolution: "The last tour was ugly/They played the worst rooms, his lungs torn to pieces, his voice filled with doom/One night in Dallas he fell to his knees opened his mouth and started to bleed." Angels Turned Thieves reveals John Train as a band to be reckoned with, hitting the listener with ear-pleasing instrumentation and the visceral impact of powerful songwriting. ~ Erik Hage, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
JOHN TRAIN
Jon Houlon-Vocals,Guitar
Mike Brenner-Dobro,Lap Steel,Electric Guitar
Steve Demarest-Bass
Bill Fergusson-Mandolin,Bouzouki
Jay Ansill-Fiddle,String Arrangements
'Angels Turned Thieves' is John Train's first cd .It was released in 1999 and was produced by Mike Brenner.
This critically praised five piece Philadelphia-area band
plays a unique blend of country , bluegrass, and folk .
"The cascading images of John Train singer Jon Houlon bear the mark of Texas troubadours Butch Hancock and Townes Van Zandt.And the group's bluegrass and country-tinged acoustic music...sparkles with clarity."
Dan DeLuca
Philadelphia Inquirer
"With the new 'Angels Turned Thieves' ,the local semi-acoustic quintet has scared up one of the finest Philly-made alt-country albums in a long while...Thieves is an album that,at first,seems so unassuming as to be slight.
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