License to Chill by Jimmy Buffett
Great Cd
Country musics infatuation with the puka-shell rock of Jimmy Buffett has
been one of the genres less fortunate indulgences. Most of Nashvilles hat
acts do little more than dip their toe in the water and do nothing to build
upon Buffetts signature sounds. Thats why License to Chill, which features
a plethora of Music City guests (Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney, Clint
Black, George Strait, Martina McBride, Toby Keith) along with Bill Withers
and Nanci Griffith, seems like a bad idea. But the album, on which the Key
West hedonist performs his favorite bar gig songs, as he calls them, often
delights. As someone who began his songwriting career in Nashville (and
whos also recorded more than half his albums there), Buffett isnt just
slumming, as his choice of covers (from such writers as Guy Clark, John
Hiatt, Hank Williams, and Jerry Garcia) proves. What could have been little
more than a lark, then, ends up being a showcase for Buffett the serious
songwriter and song finder. Although he does indulge in the occasional
beach-minded thong-writing, Chill is a surprisingly satisfying album aimed
less at the Parrothead crowd and more toward an audience who
remembers the Buffett of 30 years ago, a man who struggled to make his
mark among Nashvilles most revered tunesmiths. --Alanna Nash
this is a great cd he even plays a grateful dead tune! you won't be
disapointed if you buy this CD!
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