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| Title: Almost Home |
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| Artist: Benjamin Wagner |
| (c): (C) 2003 BWD, LLC |
| (p): (P) 2003 Benjamin Wagner Deluxe, LLC |
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9.90 $ |
2003-11-05 |
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Acoustic alernative pop.
Well, that is, if you're a fan of music and of the English language... our man Ben knows how to use each, and how to combine them to moving effect.
And that's the reason to check out one of Ben's shows... today, at a hip watering hole, or a few years, or months (weeks?) down the road at a larger venue. Because, simply put, he writes great songs, and in performance -- whether Ben is playing with a stripped down rock ensemble, a big backing band, accompanied by a cellist or just with his own acoustic guitar -- the songs take on another dimension.
So call out for "California," "Hollywood Arms," "Dear Elizabeth" or "Summer's Gone"... or for his covers of songs by the Pixies or Matthew Sweet. Or Phil Collins. Or John Denver. It's worth mentioning that he does these songs without a drop of irony. He doesn't care who wrote the songs, or who popularized them (or how annoying said artists were at the time of their respective ubiquity). It actually speaks volumes that he chooses covers based on what the songs say to him, not on what his choice of covers say to critics and audiences about his "hip-factor" (or lack thereof).
It shows a real commitment to songs, and a seeming blind spot to today's music industry. That's the kind of artist that music needs today, and that passion for the music is worth paying for, be it in a theater or in your favorite bar.
- Brian Ives, February 2004 |
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