Buford Pope
Blue-Eyed Boy
Unchained Records
Readers
and record companies, there are no hidden agendas at this magazine. This album by
Buford Pope came in to me and has missed a couple of deadlines, but it keeps
fighting its way to the top of my list on its merit.It’s a laid-back Americana
affair that I’ve enjoyed returning to. His
unusual voice sounds a little like the upper register of Chris Isaak and most
of the songs here are just as strong as the hit, Wicked Game.
Buford
Pope (taken from a film) is also a master musician and he provides effective
variety by alternating acoustic guitar, piano, and banjo and even slings an
electric guitar for a couple of songs.
The drums and upright bass provide the steady rhythm against which Pope
pours out his emotional songs.
Influenced
by Bob Dylan, Neil Young and the quieter side of Springsteen, it’s difficult to
ignore Freewheeling which although is autobiographical, is also an ode to Dylan
in its intonations. By the artist’s own
admission, these songs have been knocking around for ten years waiting for the
right circumstances.The finished quality of Blue-Eyed Boy, proves once more, that
time can be the perfect ingredient for a recording.
I
hope the artist will forgive the late review but in my defence, I’ll quote his
own lyric on No Man’s Land – “Sometimes life feels like water, it runs so fast
through my hands”.
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