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fave it Acoustic | Modern Folk
10 tracks | 38 minutes
Released Dec 2004
on Steve Wacker
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:54 More Than Meets the Eye lyrics BUY MP3 03:54 More Than Meets the Eye lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:54 More Than Meets the Eye
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:00 Cowboy Song lyrics BUY MP3 04:00 Cowboy Song lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:00 Cowboy Song
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:07 See You Anymore lyrics BUY MP3 04:07 See You Anymore lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:07 See You Anymore
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:42 House On Fire lyrics BUY MP3 03:42 House On Fire lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:42 House On Fire
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:47 Scrambled lyrics BUY MP3 02:47 Scrambled lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:47 Scrambled
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:17 Love So Elusive lyrics BUY MP3 04:17 Love So Elusive lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:17 Love So Elusive
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:07 Seattle lyrics BUY MP3 03:07 Seattle lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:07 Seattle
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:11 Children's Blues lyrics BUY MP3 04:11 Children's Blues lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:11 Children's Blues
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:39 Hide and Seek In the Sun lyrics BUY MP3 04:39 Hide and Seek In the Sun lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:39 Hide and Seek In the Sun
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:00 For Better For Worse lyrics BUY MP3 04:00 For Better For Worse lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:00 For Better For Worse
A soulful combination of folk music, rock 'n roll, and the blues, laced with traces of the country and Tin Pan Alley traditions.
Bio / Background
Steve Wacker's bio says he absorbed a lot of music while growing up in the American Midwest--this disc proves it. Smoke Ring Haloes includes jazz-tinged ballads, an uptempo rocker or two, a country-ish tribute to musical cowboys (with a great-sounding pedal steel guitar) and touches of the blues. Although Wacker's diversity might make him hard to pigeonhole, this is an accomplished debut.
Wacker plays all the instruments except on one song, but considers himself primarily a songwriter and guitarist. He plays acoustic guitar for the most part, but he gets in some electric licks on a few tunes. He also clearly enjoys having fun with the language (although some puns are more obvious than others), and he uses bass, percussion, harmonica and various electronic keyboards to round out the arrangements.
↓ more ↓Highlights include Cowboy Song (featuring Bob Knetzger's sweet pedal steel), a soulful cover of Bonnie Koloc's Children's Blues, and a duet with MJ Bishop (this girl can really wail!) on Love So Elusive, a funky-sounding shuffle. Scrambled is a fun commentary on that morning-after frame of mind, and Wacker somehow extends it into a comment about day-to-day existence. He also paints some vivid images in More Than Meets the Eye and Seattle, both of which achieve a jazz-like feeling through progressions based on major seventh chords.
Nice production, well-written songs, good arrangements and solid vocals by a truly American songwriter. Buy this disc--you won't be disappointed.
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