Monday, September 24, 2012
John Hiatt "Mystic Pinball"
When I saw this come across three weeks ago, I figured it as a reissue or B-side compilation. Wrongggggg! I shouldn't be surprised, though, as he is a prolific songwriter. Capturing Kevin Shirley again to produce may have had something to do with this releasing thirteen months after "Dirty Jeans..." Shirley is the "hot" man at the boards these days. "Mystic Pinball" isn't nearly as slick as the previous record, or nearly as countrified, and that would usually bode well in my book, but I don't find the songs to be as strong. Last year's model was one of the best of the year, this one I'm keeping five tracks. Here is one of them, the album's opener...
Taken from the current tour. He hits Orlando next month. Hope I have the chance to go. "Mystic Pinball" is available tomorrow.
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