Paul Kelly and the Messengers
So Much Water So Close To Home
A & M
CD 5266
(1988)
Rock/Pop
CD, 12
Tracks, 40:52
Length
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01 |
You Can't Take it WIth You |
Paul Kelly |
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02:42 |
02 |
Sweet Guy |
Paul Kelly |
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03:37 |
03 |
Most Wanted Man in the World |
Paul Kelly |
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03:37 |
04 |
I Had Forgotten You |
Paul Kelly |
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02:58 |
05 |
She's a Melody (Stupid Song) |
Paul Kelly |
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04:30 |
06 |
South of Germany |
Paul Kelly |
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03:17 |
07 |
Careless |
Paul Kelly |
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02:56 |
08 |
Moon in the Bed |
Paul Kelly |
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03:03 |
09 |
No You |
Paul Kelly |
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04:18 |
10 |
Everything's Turning to White |
Paul Kelly |
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04:11 |
11 |
Pigeon/Jundamurra |
Paul Kelly |
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02:03 |
12 |
Cities of Texas |
Paul Kelly |
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03:40 |
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Packaging |
Jewel Case |
Spars |
AAD |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Vocals |
Paul Kelly |
Guitar |
Steve Connolly |
Keyboards |
Peter Bull |
Bass |
John Schofield |
Drums |
Michael Barclay |
Musician |
Paul Kelly and the Messengers |
Producer |
Paul Kelly; Scott Litt |
Engineer |
Scott Litt |
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Index |
#
1762 |
Owner |
Dave |
Tags |
Folk Rock, Indie Rock |
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While not as elaborate as most of his albums, So Much Water contains plenty of bouncy melodies and energetic riffs to compensate for the lyrical complexity usually spun by Kelly. The songs are still of the story type, but are shorter and less character driven than on past attempts. Two of Paul Kelly's best written tunes are nestled in amongst the others here, one of them being "Everything's Turning to White," a tale about three hunters who find a dead body in a river but continue on their trip anyway, causing their wives to wonder what kind of men they actually married. The other is a disturbing piece called "Sweet Guy," based on a wife abuser and his Jekyl and Hyde treatment of his spouse, sung from her point of view. Both songs are true to Kelly's intriguing knack of fiction telling, making some of the other tunes seem a little weak in the content department. More poetic and romantic on this album, the songs still work, and his acoustic guitar and partnered sax from Steve Berlin balance out the material musically. -- Mike DeGagne (allmusic.com)