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Album Review - Tony Joe White - Uncovered
Tony Joe White has been writing and recording material for nearly 40
years. Yet, he remains more familiar to the likes of Tom Waits, Eric
Clapton, and J.J. Cale than to the general populace. On his latest
outing Uncovered -- a sequel of sorts to his 2004 effort The Heroines --
he surrounds himself with a supporting cast that includes Clapton, Cale,
Mark Knopfler, Waylon Jennings, and Michael McDonald, which ought to go
a long way towards raising his far-too-neglected profile. Nevertheless,
the result is largely the same. With music that settles into a slowly
simmering murkiness and vocals that, at best, are an acquired taste,
White's abilities as a songwriter far outstrip his talents as a
performer. Even so, Uncovered does have its moments, and the more time
that one spends with the set, the more that its seductive charms come
into sharp relief.
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