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Jon Dee Graham might be considered a late bloomer+ a middle-aged songwriter who has drawn from a wealth of experience to create the richest music of a veteran career. Too often characterized as an Alejandro Escovedo sideman (in the True Believers and again in Escovedo"s current band) or a Tom Waits soundalike+ he shows greater creative range and emotional depth here than ever. "Something Wonderful" sounds like an open-armed embrace of all of life"s riches+ while the opening "Jubilee" has the melodic lilt+ harmonic uplift+ and guitar jangle of classic Byrds. From the deep-soul balladry of "Swept Away" to the solo acoustic intimacy of "O Dearest One+" Graham leaves himself open+ lays himself bare. "Remain" is as tender as a lullaby; "Beloved Garden" is as reverent as prayer. Yet the slide-driven "Holes" shows why Graham has long been in demand as a guitarist for hire+ while the hard-riffing propulsion of "Bonaparte" finds him rocking as powerfully as he ever has. <i>--Don McLeese</i>
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Jon Dee Graham's Albums
Bruce Springsteen: Uncut - Thunder Road Tracks Inspired By the Boss
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Jon Dee Graham Album Editorial:
Jon Dee Graham might be considered a late bloomer a middle-aged songwriter who has drawn from a wealth of experience to create the richest music of a veteran career. Too often characterized as an Alejandro Escovedo sideman (in the True Believers and again in Escovedos current band) or a Tom Waits soundalike he shows greater creative range and emotional depth here than ever. Something Wonderful sounds like an open-armed embrace of all of lifes riches while the opening Jubilee has the melodic lilt harmonic uplift and guitar jangle of classic Byrds. From the deep-soul balladry of Swept Away to the solo acoustic intimacy of O Dearest One Graham leaves himself open lays himself bare. Remain is as tender as a lullaby; Beloved Garden is as reverent as prayer. Yet the slide-driven Holes shows why Graham has long been in demand as a guitarist for hire while the hard-riffing propulsion of Bonaparte finds him rocking as powerfully as he ever has. Don McLeese
The Great Battle
Escape From Monsta Island!
Escape From Monster Island
Hooray for the Moon
Summerland

Jon Dee Graham Album Editorial:
Back in the 1980s Jon Dee Graham was a member of the legendary Texas roots-rockers True Believers a nom de plume that turns out to have been a perfect fit. Grahams sophomore release ISummerland is a rousing 12-song collection of passionate rock roll that looks a dangerous world square in the face yet still finds reasons to believe. Graham applies his scratchy growl to literate story songs reminiscent of those by Freedy Johnston say or Fred Eaglesmith but unlike those peers he isnt afraid to surround voice and song with the kind of dramatic and smoldering electric guitars that turn his singer-songwriter moves into grand rock gestures. Its the force of those guitars that lets Graham wade grimly through the red meat and wreckage on Black Box and still want to Look Up at lightning in the clouds to embrace this Big Sweet Life no matter how scary and unpredictable it becomes. David Cantwell

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