After an 18-year hiatus from recording,
Chuck E. Weiss returned to the studio with
Extremely Cool, his first album since 1981's
The Other Side of Town on Select.
Extremely Cool made one wish that
Weiss
hadn't stayed away from the studio for so long, for it's an enjoyable
and unpretentious collection of roots music and Americana. A variety of
earthy material finds its way to this release, which ranges from the
bluesy rock of "Pigmy Fund" and "Devil with Blue Suede Shoes" and the
roots-rock of "Jimmy Would" and "It Rains on Me" to the
zydeco-influenced "Oh, Marcy" and the jazz-minded "Sonny Could Lick All
Them Cats." The thing that ties all of these songs together is Weiss'
earthy, down-home nature -- instead of trying to seduce listeners with
slickness or technique,
Weiss wins you over with his honesty and lack of pretense. This CD employs such noteworthy guests as
Tom Waits (one of the executive producers) and guitarist
Tony Gilkyson (brother of folk-pop singer
Eliza Gilkyson and a former member of
Lone Justice and X) -- and it made a person hope that
Weiss wouldn't wait another 18 years to record his next album.
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