This Sunday night at The Knockout, Chuck Prophet offers a sneak preview performance of his upcoming album ¡Let Freedom Ring!, out October 27 on Yep Roc Records. Prophet will be performing the new album with the band that recorded it, which includes Ernest “Boom Boom” Carter, who drummed on Born to Run. It’s [...]
Between his top-notch previous albums and his work with other artists, Chuck Prophet had already developed a superior artistic cache before Let Freedom Ring, but this is hands down his best work.Thinking inside the box has never been Chuck Prophet’s strongest point, and that’s a good thing. The last few years have found Prophet hipping the traditional-leaning Kelly Willis on tunes by Adam Gree
Can't remember who was asking me about Chuck Prophet, but the ex-Green on Red guitarist is one of my very favorite skewed (sort of) alt.country songwriters. We went to see him maybe a year ago, early show, all three of us, and I guess I was expecting something dark and mournful and bittersweet...but his show is actually kind of goofy. (In a good way.)He's a fixture in the SF music scene...bro...
This Sunday night at The Knockout, Chuck Prophet offers a sneak preview performance of his upcoming album ¡Let Freedom Ring!, out October 27 on Yep Roc Records. Prophet will be performing the new album with the band that recorded it, which includes Ernest “Boom Boom” Carter, who drummed on Born to Run. It’s [...]
i downloaded this album from itunes and didnt get the lyrics for any of the songs... i am looking for lyrics to the songs.. can anyone help> thanks, laura
This is a great, great boot. Chuck Prophet fans will not want to miss it. If you are new to the world of Chuck Prophet, this would also make a great intro to this fine artist. Chuck has been around for quite a while, doing his time in the 80's with X and Blasters contemporaries Green On Red until going solo in the early 90's. He's been solo ever since, occasionally pulling session duty and ...
A live acoustic version of one of my all-time favorite Chuck Prophet songs (recorded in studio at WNKU 89.7). Check out the album version too...hell pick up the album (No Other Love). It's a classic and was included in my Sounds of a Background series back in February. This song just screams out to be played during the Dog Days of August.--------------Purchase: Chuck Prophet--No Other Love