Ashgrove (album)
| Ashgrove | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 15, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, country rock | |||
| Length | 52:12 | |||
| Label | Yep Roc | |||
| Producer | Greg Leisz | |||
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Ashgrove is an album by American artist Dave Alvin, released in 2004. It reached number 38 on the Top Independent Albums chart.
Background
[edit]The title song is in reference to the Ashgrove club where Alvin first saw his early inspirations Big Joe Turner, T-Bone Walker, Lightnin' Hopkins and Reverend Gary Davis. "The Man in the Bed" is a reflection on the death of his father.[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| PopMatters | (mixed)[3] |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Mark Deming wrote of the album "Dave is rockin' again...though just a little bit... Overall, the quieter material makes up the bulk of Ashgrove's playing time, but the handful of blues-based tunes on board give the set a texture that's cool and sharp, and the result resides in a satisfying middle ground that ought to please fans on both side of the electric guitar issue."[2] Jason MacNeil of PopMatters wrote "His latest album is suggested as a blues album, but you’d be hard pressed to find the mid-tempo blues tunes an improvement on the stellar folk-oriented side."[3]
Track listing
[edit]All songs by Dave Alvin unless otherwise noted.
- "Ashgrove" – 6:15
- "Rio Grande" (Dave Alvin, Tom Russell) – 4:25
- "Black Sky" – 4:48
- "Nine Volt Heart" (Alvin, Rod Hodges) – 4:57
- "Out of Control" – 6:34
- "Everett Ruess" – 4:51
- "Sinful Daughter" (Alvin, Shannon McNally) – 4:28
- "The Man in the Bed" – 4:35
- "Black Haired Girl" – 5:25
- "Somewhere in Time" (Alvin, David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez) – 5:54
Personnel
[edit]- Dave Alvin – vocals, guitar
- Chris Gaffney – background vocals
- Bob Glaub – bass
- Patrick Warren – keyboards
- Don Heffington – drums, percussion
- David Piltch – bass, double bass
- Greg Leisz – guitar, slide guitar, pedal steel guitar, background vocals
Production notes
[edit]- Mark Linett – engineer, mixing
- Craig Parker Adams – recording engineer
- Joe Gastwirt – mastering
- Lou Beach – design
- Issa Sharp – photography
References
[edit]- ^ Himes, Jeffrey (June 30, 2004). "Dave Alvin—Do Look Back". No Depression.
- ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Ashgrove > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ^ a b MacNeil, Jason. "Ashgrove > Review". PopMatters. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
