My latest Bruce Robison purchase is the oldest I could find. It's his first CD, a now somewhat rare independently produced album that was Bruce's first commercial album.
On Amazon.com, there are a couple places selling this disc for about $75. I got this one for about $11 on eBay with shipping. Deal!
The CD contains several songs that appeared on his later work: "Travelling Soldier," "Red Letter Day," a song his wife Kelly put on an album "Not Forgotten You" and the life-changing "Angry All the Time." Each of these are less produced than the later versions, but add a whole new dimension to how I listen to the songs. On "Red Letter Day," for example, there's a sax where I've never heard a sax. "Angry All the Time" has some different guitar work (bridge, maybe? I don't know nothing 'bout makin no music..)
But even better are the songs I hadn't previously heard.
Some gems. "Torn and Tangled" is probably my favorite, the title's slick and the slow, bluesy tempo is groovy. "Take It All Out on You" is another faster tempo ditty that has nice hooks and, oddly, was co-written with his wife's ex-husband. Kelly recorded it when she was working for MCA, and in a concert, she joked that it makes her a legitimate country singer to be performing a song written by her husband and ex. "House of Man" has a traditional feel and features some great guitar, maybe dobro work. For a song about the real meaning of life, it's simple but rich.
If you come across this one, snatch it up.
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If Bruce ever finds your page, he is going to be extremely creeped out.
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