Ball, David - Sparkle City

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Ball, David - Sparkle City

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Tuesday, 27 April 2010 13:34

This is rather rare: The new album by David Ball is called "Sparkle City" - still holds strong, the eleven track CD the same song not ready. A concept album, then? Well yes, but that would be exaggerated. And which, if of the ball , along with Dan Frizsell, produced album has a lot to major cities and the glittering worlds - and their poles (Country Life, province) rotates.

David Ball is simply a rogue. This has proved to the neo-traditionalist in his long, with several hits and awards decorated career again and again. Perhaps most successful with his mischievous Country Evergreen from 2001 - "Riding With Private Malone". But even as a song maker for so many big names. Among these is Lyle Lovett , his backing band for David Ball in the early 1980s in Austin led the way competent. We see a man with talent, country music roots and past. But even with the future, such as "Sparkle City" occupied.

Of course, does not specify the warmkehlige singers here on one particular sound. Sometimes he's with his three companions, the Pioneer Playboy on Texas-swing-Trip,

then again on unterwegs.Doch Blues on course or surprising jazzy tracks in sequence ...

The first bars of the new CD are quite clear to the Texas blues. "Hot Water Pipe," the opener, remembers his extremely casual, cool presentation of early Marty Stuart recordings. The difference is that with him as producer Tony Brown has pulled all the studio-register. The sound is always airy and transparent. And that's a good thing. For in this very spartan, to develop a club-gig sound reminiscent of the costume is not rare (self) ironic, enigmatic and blessed with a wonderful wit title certainly their charming effect.

This applies, for example, for "Country Boy Boogie". If you are a mixture of ZZ Top's "She Loves My Automobile" and the nostalgic moments of Texas-swing- BR5-49 can imagine, get a vague idea of the song.

In "Just Along For The Ride" and even in the later "Houston Again" is also beyond the borders of Texas - south, across the Rio Grande, straight to Mexico. As usual with Tex-Mex songs that stir Ball & Co. Tequila impregnated with melodies: Good mood strikes pure nostalgia.

Nostalgia is an important issue at all, the songwriter and singer. This is another in Texas-swing songs like "Back To Alabama", the romantic, the Bo Diddley groove-held "Smiling In The Morning" and the maudlin violins equipped with quiet folk song "What I'll Do If I Do not Have You "clearly. But jazz in the two titles. Especially in these.

Thus reminding the sad clouded "Tulsa" with its smooth harmonies revue to Peter Allen - a long-dead, Oscar-decorated bard, and meant as a compliment. In order to implement these complex harmonies competently, Ball are here exceptionally legendary studio musicians like drummer Owen Hale and bassist Larry Paxton to the side.

The fact that Pioneer have his Playboys esoteric piano-ping-ping, complicated jazz chords and Latin grooves in the repertoire, they prove in the final "So Long". One last great moment of and with David Ball .

Conclusion: The veteran is still on an experimental course - with Texas swing, rock 'n' roll, blues and jazz revue numbers. A strong sign of life of the singer and song writer.

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