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CD review: Adam Carroll
Adam Carroll
‘Old Town Rock and Roll’
(self)
This San Marcos guitar poet sees a song in everything, but he unfortunately doesn’t always hear a melody to go with it. So while Carroll writes wonderful observations about the way people live, especially in nothing towns, his songs plod at times. Telling the stories of “Old Town Rock and Roll,” which take their sweet time unfolding, are more important than sending the listeners away humming.
An exception is “Highway Prayer,” a song beautiful and tender in every way. It’s a song about hitting the road for the chance to tell people where you’ve been; pretty much Carroll’s job description the past 10 years or so.
Unlike the previous four Carroll albums, this one isn’t produced by Lloyd Maines, but rather by guitarist Scott Nolan. There’s a sittin’ ‘round the campfire feel here, with little mistakes and chatter left in. This record sounds unfinished, but there are places out there in the world that can’t get enough of this sort of rustic Texas songbirth. Ireland awaits.
Recommended:“Highway Prayer,” “Hi Fi Love,” “Old Town Rock and Roll”
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