Audio Cassette review:
Hal Ketchum - Awaiting Redemption

Hal Ketchum - Awaiting Redemption

Band: Hal Ketchum Title: Awaiting Redemption Rating: Release Date: 18 May, 1999 Media: Audio Cassette Tracks: 1: Days of Wonder 2: Long Way Down 3: You Love Me, Love Me Not 4: Too Many Memories 5: Awaiting Redemption 6: Slow Down Sunset 7: Tell Me 8: Unforgiven 9: When Blue Was Just a Color 10: Turn of the Wheel 11: Dear Anna Lee 12: Lonely Old Me

Editoral Review On Awaiting Redemption the grit and the smarts win out most, thanks to soulful, skittering grooves (the title track), distressed blues licks ("When Blue Was Just a Color"), and a sense of spirituality that comes across more wise than preachy (a fine version of producer Stephen Bruton's great "Too Many Memories"). Throughout his career, Hal Ketchum has pitted his pushing, gritty roots rock against his pushing, wimpy singer-songwriter muse; his Lyle Lovett smarts against his Michael McDonald sensibility. And while lines like "You let down your golden hair and I climbed into your garden" don't sing any better than they read, Ketchum usually pulls them off through a sheer commitment to their worth. One more argument for the importance of being earnest. --David Cantwell .. You can see a complete list of all Hal Ketchum discography, or go back to the Hal Ketchum tabs