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Owsley

Current price: $17.99
Owsley
Owsley

Barnes and Noble

Owsley

Current price: $17.99
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Alabama born multi-instrumentalist followed a career path not unlike 's, by backing up big mainstream pop artists, collecting the rewards and channeling them into his own solo work. plied his wares in the bands of and in the mid-'90s, then recorded his own material at home, and offered the finished product to record companies on a take-it-or-leave-it basis -- just like did with the first album, noted. took it, and released 's debut in 1999. Another of 's old bands contained , and their likemindedness is hard to miss; this album's are practically homages. While both craft pop hooks which make similarly instant impressions, toughens them up with meatier singing and crunching guitars, avoiding the occasional maudlin sensibilities of ' stuff -- the "wimp factor" is wisely absent here. 's power-chord crunch and serviceable soloing amplify matters in songs like 's sonic references originate in the '70s: there's 's keyboard melodicism, the offbeat arrangements of , and even a throwback to the stylized country-rock of . In terms of amplitude and attitude, though, this album is a direct product of the late '90s. is about as ideal as pop solo debuts get; like and the first album, it introduces expert tunesmithing and by an unassuming musical personality. Smart, tasty, and guilt-free. ~ Paul Pearson

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Barnes & Noble does business -- big business -- by the book. As the #1 bookseller in the US, it operates about 720 Barnes & Noble superstores (selling books, music, movies, and gifts) throughout all 50 US states and Washington, DC. The stores are typically 10,000 to 60,000 sq. ft. and stock between 60,000 and 200,000 book titles. Many of its locations contain Starbucks cafes, as well as music departments that carry more than 30,000 titles.

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