As Cale's influence on others expanded, he just continued to turn out the occasional album of bluesy, minor-key tunes. This one was even sparer than usual, with the artist handling bass as well as guitar on many tracks. Listened to today, it sounds so much like a Dire Straits album, it's scary. (Mark Knopfler & Co. had appeared in 1978, seven years after Cale.)
Ever since I got the JJ Cale/Clapton collaboration, I've been listening to A LOT of JJ Cale - I've always liked his music and I own a number of his albums, but I had gotten into rather a rut in that when I wanted to listen to him I'd cue up _Guitar Man_(a great album in its own right) by default. Over the past couple of weeks, though, I have rediscovered _5_ and I can't tell you how glad I am ...
Ever since I got the JJ Cale/Clapton collaboration, I've been listening to A LOT of JJ Cale - I've always liked his music and I own a number of his albums, but I had gotten into rather a rut in that when I wanted to listen to him I'd cue up _Guitar Man_(a great album in its own right) by default. Over the past couple of weeks, though, I have rediscovered _5_ and I can't tell you how glad I am ...