Music CD - Gurf Morlix: Diamonds to Dust

	Music CD: Diamonds to Dust Artist: Gurf Morlix List Price: $13.98 Our Price: $9.88 Your Save: $ 4.10 ( 29% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Blue Corn Music
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Tracks: 1. Killin' Time In Texas 2. Madalyn'S Bones 3. Food Water Shelter And Love 4. Blanket 5. Diamonds To Dust 6. With God On Our Side 7. Passion 8. Windows Open, Windows Close 9. Up Against It 10. Worth Dying For 11. Need You Now
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0677967070126 Label: Blue Corn Music Manufacturer: Blue Corn Music Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Blue Corn Music Release Date: 2007-04-10 Studio: Blue Corn Music
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Gurf Morlix "Diamonds to Dust" Comment: Not my first CD and seems to be better than anything previously I listened to. When Gurf Morlix lends his name to anything there'll be certainly diamonds to enjoy. Customer Rating: Summary: Gurf pegged it this time !!! Comment: Listening to Toad of Titicaca while i write this, which is a good CD, but sounds more like Jim Lauderdale's style( which certainly isnt a bad thing ! )... However, Diamonds to Dust is more real, more raw, more Gurf ...this is the best CD I've bought in a while...I was introduced to Gurf through Ray Wylie's " Snake Farm", and i'm sure glad of it....THIS is what real music is...soul ripping emotion, sung from the voice of experience.... Customer Rating: Summary: With this release, he could shed his label as the consummate sideman Comment: Gurf Morlix, the man behind the magic curtain on so many other artists' recordings, steps forth to center stage on his fourth solo release, "Diamonds and Dust." He fixes his gaze squarely on mortality, loss, and life's travails. Yet he somehow keeps from spiraling into darkness by offering a few deft touches of humor and wit, leaving the door to hope and salvation open just enough to let some light through. Some recordings require a bit of work before they yield their rewards, and this one follows suit. Mr. Morlix plays guitar with a measured excellence, shirking the flourishes he could easily have added to focus on a more stripped-down, rootsy sound. Rick Richards great drumming keeps things moving, and the complimentary vocals from Patty Griffin offset the dry rasp the Mr. Morlix voices here. With this release, Mr. Morlix could shed his label as the consummate sideman, but I suspect he will keep on doing things at his own pace. Customer Rating: Summary: Brilliant! Comment: This is probably the most impressive CD I've bought since Steve Earle's "Trancendental Blues". It's dark, but brilliant songwriting. If you like people like Earle, Tom Russell, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Lucinda Williams, etc., your going to love it. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: After his foray into old school country with 2004's "Cut 'N Shoot", legendary singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer Morlix explores a darker, more rock-oriented vibe with this record. Recorded after a year in which he lost several people close to him, the theme of death and dying surfaces on several tracks. His trademark dark humor, however, tempers the sadness and makes "Diamonds And Dust" a unique listening experience. In addition to his originals, Morlix includes a cover of Dylan's "With God On Our Side", a song as timely today as it was when it was written 44 years ago. This is another unique and brilliant chapter in Morlix's uniquely brilliant career.