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Put your hands on the remote! browse music »Milepost 5 by Pops Walker
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fave it Folk Blues | Acoustic Blues
13 tracks | 44 minutes
Released Nov 2003
on Pops Walker
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:33 Here We Go Again lyrics BUY MP3 04:33 Here We Go Again lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:33 Here We Go Again
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:54 My Back's Against the Wall lyrics BUY MP3 03:54 My Back's Against the Wall lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:54 My Back's Against the Wall
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:53 Old and Wild lyrics BUY MP3 03:53 Old and Wild lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:53 Old and Wild
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:23 Marshmallow Man lyrics BUY MP3 02:23 Marshmallow Man lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:23 Marshmallow Man
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:00 Stoned to the Bone lyrics BUY MP3 02:00 Stoned to the Bone lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:00 Stoned to the Bone
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:12 Smile lyrics BUY MP3 03:12 Smile lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:12 Smile
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:24 Universal Mundane Church of the Uninformed lyrics BUY MP3 04:24 Universal Mundane Church of the Uninformed lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:24 Universal Mundane Church of the Uninformed
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:26 Honey Lay Down Your Problems lyrics BUY MP3 03:26 Honey Lay Down Your Problems lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:26 Honey Lay Down Your Problems
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:37 Should You Need Me lyrics BUY MP3 03:37 Should You Need Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:37 Should You Need Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:13 Hanky Panky lyrics BUY MP3 02:13 Hanky Panky lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:13 Hanky Panky
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:04 Lost and Found lyrics BUY MP3 04:04 Lost and Found lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:04 Lost and Found
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:41 The Best I Can lyrics BUY MP3 03:41 The Best I Can lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:41 The Best I Can
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:58 Oh Susannah! lyrics BUY MP3 02:58 Oh Susannah! lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:58 Oh Susannah!
A marvelous songwriter known for his acoustic blues adds a touch of jazz and a ballad or two.
Bio / Background
On this, his third CD, Walker is his usual eclectic self. For sure, those folks who love his acoustic blues and slide work will be pleased, but they'll probably be pleasantly surprised as well. Rather than getting "nasty" as he sometimes does with his slide, this CD has a sweeter timbre.
Milepost 5 opens with two "gettin'-after-it" tunes. Both show Walker's aggressive attack and his penchant for rhythmic blues. But on the third track, he jerks the listener into a completely different mood. That track, "Old and Wild", is about the agony and tragedy of old age. As the liner notes state, listeners who've dealt with the issues of an aging parent might find themselves "cut to the quick, if not the bone." The slide work here is simplistic, but sounds as if someone is crying.
Listening to the entire CD, you'll find yourself on an emotional roller coaster. Walker mixes up little shuffles, some R&B, sad ballads, and in a couple of cases, plays with a minimal touch.
↓ more ↓Check out "Smile". Instead of his usual flurry of notes, he shows us the "sometime-it's-what-you-don't-play-that-matters" style of guitar.
On two of the songs, "Marshmallow Man" and "Oh Susannah", he puts a dash of a jazz-feel to the songs. They're both wonderful recordings with a warm sound and touch. The guitar arrangement on "Oh Susannah" is especially rich, and rather than the trotting tempo of the original, Walker's pace is more of a slightly tipsy lope.
"Should You Need Me" comes with a caveat. If you have a loved one or friend who has suffered a grievous tragedy, and you've stood by helplessly, wanting to help, but unable to, this song can hurt. Walker wanted to draw emotional blood with this song - he did.
Sometimes fun, sometimes somber - sometimes fast, sometimes slow - This CD is extraordinary in that one man, with only his voice, his guitar, and some well-written songs keeps the listener engaged throughout the CD.
Review provided by the Reverend G. Kedie.
↑ less ↑Average Customer Review: 5
Great slide, cool lyrics, satisfying vocalsmanfromearth wrote on April 22, 2009
I was quite pleasantly surprised after listen to this artist. Acoustic blues doesn't get much better than this.






