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Red Dog Tracks
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Chip Taylor Album Review:
Love it. at 2006-07-14
This is really nice stuff. If you dont listen to blue grass but think you might like to, this wont let you down. Give it a try!
Chip Taylor Album Review:
Americana at 2006-03-09
In an age of cookie cutter music of all genres, it is a pleasure to listen to the unconstrained. Carrie Rodriguez has the voice of an angel; which should provide great listening for decades. Red Dog Tracks is a very good product; if you like John Prine, Iris Dement, Jerry Jeff Walker and Loretta Lynn give this some consideration.
Chip Taylor Album Review:
Red Dog Tracks is an Incredible CD at 2006-02-24
This was my first introduction to Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodruquez and it is a CD that I listen to over and over again. I must confess that my favorite track is Big Moon Shinin and just find it a very incredibly great song for slow dancing, sitting with your lover, whatever. Ive since gone on to purchase almost the entire collection by this duo and havent been disappointed by any of them. I hope to be able to see them in concert sometime.
Chip Taylor Album Review:
absolutely beautiful at 2005-11-07
Last weekend I had the pleasure of seeing Chip and Carrie once again at the Old Town School of Folk Music. When I first saw them about two years ago I was startled at how well they sang together. Listening now to them sing Once Again, One Day...Will You Be Mine is an unbelievable experience. Jaw-dropping and shiver-inducing. I only wish they were the headliners so they couldve had more time. (I stayed for the second show too.) The story that Chip tells about how he saw Carrie for the first time just playing fiddle and when he asked her if she could sing she said No just seems unreal when she starts singing on stage. This is truly some of the prettiest and sexiest music Ive ever heard. Wow.
Chip Taylor Album Review:
Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriquez - Red Dog Tracks at 2005-10-19
BEST OF THE BEST - WITH HONORS!!Definitely my kind of music! Without a doubt on a par with AKUS, Lonesome River Band, Dave Para and Cathy Barton, Roland White,Del McCoury and Willie Nelson!! Would recommend these artists music to any Bluegrass/American Folk music fan!!Tom Norris, Sr.Iowa City, IA
Chip Taylor Album Editorial:
Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez are joined by guitar legend Bill Frisell on the new iRed Dog Tracks released May 24 by Back Porch Records. The duos widely heralded 2003 album iTrouble With Humans found stunning fiddler turned twangy chanteuse Rodriguez and Taylor a writer of resonant songs making some of the most distinctive acoustic music around today (all iNY Times). A pinnacle of his four-decade-plus career iTrouble With Humans earned across the board critical attention. iRed Dog Tracks builds on the success of its predecessor promising to outstrip the duos past accomplishments.p/p Recorded over three days at New Yorks Avatar Studios iRed Dog Tracks consists largely of first and second takes capturing the natural chemistry between the two musicians. In addition to fan favorite Son of Man the poetic Big Moon Shinin and the gospel-inspired Oh Set A Light iRed Dog Tracks includes the duos spirited takes on Clarence Williams My Buckets Got A Hole In It and Hank Williams lonesome I Cant Help It (If Im Still In Love With You). Backed by Jim Whitney (bass) Kenney Wollesen (drums) and Frisells understated accompaniment the band perfectly compliments Taylors poignant songwriting his earthy singing and Rodriguezs sultry vocals.p/p A consummate deft songwriter and a stirring performer the accomplished Taylor has written a vast catalog of unforgettable songs including the rock classic Wild Thing and soulful country number Angel of the Morning; artists as varied as Jeff Beck Frank Sinatra and Hank Williams Jr. have covered the troubadours tunes. Lucinda Williams told iThe New York Times Chip really knows how to craft a song. Taylor found classically trained fiddle player Rodriguez plying her trade at 2001s South By Southwest Festival. Taylor and initially reluctant songbird Rodriguez have wowed critics fans and fellow musicians alike with their exquisite performances. The duos third album iRed Dog Tracks finds the partners at the top of their game.
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Angel of the Morning
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Chip Taylor Album Review:
On your way to Sweden, please stop for a show in Chicago! at 2004-10-16
I have had the pleasure of seeing Chip and Carrie only once here in Chicago (actually Berwyn, at Fitzgeralds)and they were absolutely fantastic. They put on a great show and together their voices were achingly beautiful. This EP highlights a little of that experience. Both of their studio CDs are fabulous also. If you havent heard them yet, do yourself a favor and check them out. And by all means go to see them if they come to your town, you wont be sorry.
Chip Taylor Album Review:
A lovely appetizer - but I want more! at 2004-10-12
This is a Special Ep, with one new studio track (Angel of the Morning) and six live tracks from the great duo sensation Chip and Carrie - my favourite artists ever since I first heard them live. With only a few more tracks it could easily qualify as an album, but I guess they only wanted to release a appetizer since their third studio album is due to be released next spring. It surely is just that. It wets my appetite, yet it leaves me wanting much more. The new version of Angel of the Morning is very sweet with som lovely steel guitar from Lloyd Maines and great vocals by Carrie. The live tracks are all wonderful and showcases two different backing bands, one from Scandinavia and one used at a concert in Texas, with John Platania on guitar. I would say that the first, less stellar, band is actually the best. They play hot and loose on tracks like Laredo and Do Your Part. They also deliver the lovely, slow live rendition of Lets Leave This Town. I am probably biased because I saw this group at a fantastic show in Stockholm a few days before the Oslo date featured here. The Texas band is also great and from them we get a tight version of Dont Speak in English and We Come Up Shining from the latest album. Also featured is the old Chip Taylor song I Wasnt Born in Tennessee which is great fun! Its all good, but I miss a lot of gems from their live shows. I think some of Carries great solo spots should have been included, especially the superb western swing number Extra, which has been a highlight on every show Ive seen (3 so far). I will even knock of one star for this omission. Chip and Carrie - you should release a complete live show, because you are truly outstanding on stage. And please come back to Sweden soon!
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Gasoline
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Chip Taylor Album Review:
a classic at 2004-03-01
So good to see Chip Taylor writing and performing again - I have seen him four times since 1998. Hes a lovely guy. Hed find it hard to top his early seventies recordings though, especially this one and Last Chance. Londonderry Company is just a great song.
Chip Taylor Album Review:
great fan at 2001-04-15
I have listening to this music for more than 25 years. in this 25 years I saw chip taylor only once in a live concert in paradiso in Amsterdam. I enjoy his performance he is such a normal guy. I asked him to bring out gasoline on cd and so he did, I wanna thank him for that because I lost the original album, thank you thank you I always waiting for his new album that he is gonna bring out in march
Chip Taylor Album Editorial:
Digitally K2 Remastering.
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The Trouble With Humans
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Chip Taylor Album Review:
A bone-deep resonance at 2004-02-06
I once saw John Prines best lyrics described as somehow sneaking in the back door of the mind and staying there, teasing you with meanings. Thats how this teams music feels, but without Prines sardonic edge. Lyrics like some words should fall on the air like silence are only part of the reason. You couldnt find two more different voices (I wont even add that stay in key because Taylor doesnt always; with his gruff, aging voice it hardly matters). They play this music with their voices, from their hearts. Her perfect voice and delivery combine with his rough edges to somehow amplify everything good about these mostly simple tunes, with their mostly not-so-simple lyrics. On a second or third hearing I got pulled into the music with a feeling like I was sharing something very personal. Not just listening to a couple of very original artists but actually sharing something with them that went deep into emotional territory. I wish I knew how they do that. I hope this unlikely duo is far from done exploring their potential together. They seem to just keep getting better.
Chip Taylor Album Review:
Country Music like it Oughta Be at 2005-09-14
Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez have made four albums and they get better with each. This is the second. Chip writes most of the songs, sings lead, and plays guitar and harmonica. Carrie joins in the singing with a twang that would curl a tuning fork -- think about Iris Dement -- and plays a mean violin.Chip and Carrie dont sing together as much as they take turns with verses and choruses. Their songs are literate and kind of a mixture of folk and country -- with a cello joining in on several tracks to add an additional touch of class to an already classy act. Theyve achieved a sound thats not quite like anybody else. All the twelve songs on this CD are good -- and a 13th playful tune is hidden at the end as a bonus. I especially like the uptempo Curves and Things and the rollicking Laredo and lines like she gets that feelin in her jeans...and whats hers is his. This is good sounding music thats smart and complex enough to listen to over and over.Smallchief
Chip Taylor Album Review:
Trouble With Taylor at 2004-11-02
Based on the positive reviews, I had high hoped for this disc. There are definitely some good songs, and I like Carrie Rodriguezs singing and fiddling; however, Chip Taylors voice is so far gone that I find his singing nearly unlistenable. There are so many interesting people in this genre (Darrell Scott,Kim Richey, Radney Foster to name a few) that I would pass this disc by in favor of any of the above artists work.
Chip Taylor Album Review:
Chips in his true haven! at 2006-02-04
Ive been following Chip since Big River in the early seventies. And after his long hiatus hes finally back; it started with The living room tapes and just keeps getting better than ever. His teaming up with Carrie has been nothing but phenomenal! and The trouble with humans fits right in there with their other work. His songwriting, their singing and musicianship, and the help of all the other great people contributing on this project is just outstanding. I love him, and her, and them together!
Chip Taylor Album Review:
I love their duets! at 2005-10-05
What an intensity! And what a moving way of singing of both Carrie and Chip! Simply a new meaning of the word duets.....I had the pleasure to see and hear them live in Oslo some weeks ago. What an awsome night!!!Please hurry to make another album - I play the three youve made over and over again. My next trip to Austin, Texas will have to correspond with their tour plans....Reidar, Norway
Chip Taylor Album Editorial:
Like the relationship between Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson in Sofia Coppolas film ILost In Translation the intergenerational bonding of Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez works in a way that eludes easy analysis. The elder former hit song writer (Wild Thing Angel Of The Morning)/professional gambler and the younger singer/fiddler harmonize telepathically while their vocal timbres compliment each other matching his Billy Joe Shaver gruffness with her Lucinda Williams attitudinal twang. IThe Trouble With Humans builds on the back-porch feeling of their debut record with improved sonics that increases the intimacy to a point where the tunes feel almost accidentally overheard. While it would be wrong to call it a concept record there is a strong theme running throughout. Lines like dont say words I understand (Dont Speak In English) dont say a word (Memphis Texas) and some words should hit the air like silence (Curves And Things) speak of the failure of language ironically on a CD rife with well-crafted lyrics. But truly for Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez it is their unique musical kinship that speaks greater volumes. Michael Ross
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