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Rapture by Peter Mulvey
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fave it Acoustic | Modern Folk
14 tracks | 50 minutes
Released Sep 2003
on Black Walnut Records
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"Mulvey's strength lies iin his dark, eerie songs and the artful juxtaposition of his vocals against acoustic rhythm guitar playing, on par with Leo Kottke and Ani DiFranco" (CMJ)
Editorial review
"I want a deep, resonant, effortless voice," Peter Mulvey confesses in one of the tracks on this ambitious folk album. "A big voice -- bigger than me." Throughout his semi-major-label debut, Mulvey affects a deep, gruff, bluesy vocal style which is, indeed, bigger than him, calling to mind the Rockwellian image of a small child wearing a suit three times his size. For all of its appealing melodies and accomplished acoustic guitar work, the album is full of that sort of overambition. But overambition is always preferable to underambition, and at times it make this record more interesting. Rapture is speckled with drippingly earnest spoken-word pieces (including the afore-quoted "The Voice," which concludes with the lines "with this voice I would cry freedom and then I would speak peace"). There's even a "radio play for voice and guitar," which manages to be more intriguing than pretentious. As a guitarist, Mulvey more than compensates for his lack of grace as a vocalist. He strums and plucks his acoustic guitars with an impressive funkiness, detuning his lower strings to depths usually reserved for the standup bass. At the end of the album, Mulvey includes a solo acoustic cover of the Waterboys' "Whole of the Moon," recorded live in a Boston subway. His passion and commitment are endearing, as he continues playing even after the noisy train disinterestedly rolls away. Mulvey is a talented performer, reaching with all his strength for greatness. Because he hasn't grasped it yet, he appears to be overreaching -- but it can be pretty entertaining to watch him try. ~ Darryl Cater, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Peter Mulvey began his musical career when he picked up and moved from his hometown of Milwaukee and began playing his guitar in the subways of Boston and on the streets of Dublin. After a year as a street musician, Mulvey took part in the Boston Acoustic Underground Competition, where THE BOSTON HERALD wrote that "he simply blew away the competition... wit, passion, a clear voice, and a sensational guitar style that was both technically complex and emotionally hot... Mulvey was nearly incendiary, the clearest star-in-making."
Since that time, Mulvey has recorded five critically acclaimed and has captivated audiences across the US, Ireland, and the UK with his intelligent lyrics and percussive, inventive guitar work.
These days, according to THE IRISH EXAMINIER: "Peter Mulvey is one of the most accomplished guitarists you're ever likely to hear... utterly original... it is nigh on impossible to explain him to the uninitiated...
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