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All of the 13 songs on this album are of a typical singer and songwriter nature. It's more or less what you can expect from someone who thanks his mom and dad in the liner notes. Musically, Ron Lasalle has somewhat of a Steve Earle style, and his rootsrockin' music also reminds me of an unplugged Bruce Springsteen in his early years, but unfortunately Lasalle's songwriting is dealing with the same old clichés of sin and redemption: "Because of past mistakes/I was a prisoner of me/ Chained to a faithless life/But now I hold the key." OK, the words easily rhyme, but overall his songwriting isn't that impressive for a singer and songwriter. It has to be said that nearly every song is about how Ron Lasalle successfully battled the demons of his alcohol abuse: "Well my drinking days brought Hell to pay/My soul black as the night/I had sinned so much/That I lost touch with what's wrong and right." OK, aside from these somewhat pretentious poetry, the raw and honest soulful music itself isn't really that bad - especially if you like this kind of lonesome white man's blues from Texas - but unfortunately almost every song on 'Too Angry To Pray' carries on for a few seconds too long. Thankfully, there is a memorable song worth mentioning as well. 'I've Had it with Love' is a nicely done duet with the beautiful vocals of Shawna Hulse, one of the few songs that truly capture the spirit of Ron Lasalle's music that he describes as Soul Twang.
http://www.kindamuzik.net/recensie/ron-lasalle/too-angry-to-pray/1262/
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