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Although he was born in Georgia, Eric Taylor continues the heritage of Townes van Zandt, sparking a wave of all of the other great singer-songwriters from Texas such as Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, and Guy Clark. Eric Taylor wanders in the darkest corners and alleys of the Hall of Fame. Admired by many great musicians, but unfortunately forever caught in a haze of obscurity, Eric Taylor is one of these underrated songwriters, but with 'Scuffletown' it seems that he's found a home in the underground. Very much moving into claustrophobic barroom blues for the lonesome and down-and-out, Eric Taylor welcomes the listener to his 'Scuffletown' with an ironically-titled track, 'Happy Endings' that foreshadows the hypnotic blues that follow for another 60 moody minutes. And then there is a beautiful ode to Charlie Rich's blue moon of Kentucky, 'All The Way yo Heaven'. He continues to explore the nightlife, painting images of the broken-hearted, while such haunting ballads as 'Blue Piano' have never sounded so warm and inviting. Eric Taylor wrote eight-and-a-half of the eleven tracks on his latest record 'Scuffletown', undoubtedly the bluesiest album when you compare it to his previous albums. The other two compositions, 'Where I Lead Me' and 'Nothing', were originally written by the late, great Townes van Zandt. Another remarkable composition is entitled 'Delia/Bad Music', ten spellbinding minutes of haunting music, where he successfully combines a traditional blues song with his own breathtaking lyrics and idiosyncratic folk singing. In the liner notes to 'Scuffletown', Eric Taylor says he never set out to write or produce a "concept" album, because concepts are troublesome and dangerous, like politics. But no matter what's in these liner notes, 'Scuffletown' turned out to be an impressive concept album anyway, which I don't think is anything for Eric Taylor to be ashamed for. What you'll hear is, without any doubt, an incredible triumph: ambitious, lengthy, and tightly produced, but also quite intimate and thrilling at the same time.
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