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Good Old Boys (Bonus CD) (Dlx)
Randy Newman's 1974 concept album explores the modern contradictions and early-20th-century history of the Deep South with his bracing mix of irony, affection, and empathy for twisted psyches and hungry, venal dreams. What sounds like Southern gothic material is a virtuosic balancing act between light comedy and political broadside, shivering with moments of unexpected pathos: "Birmingham" is a booster anthem, "A Wedding in Cherokee County" a tableau of dysfunctional romance at once grotesque and touching, "Guilty" a probing confession of addiction, and "Louisiana 1927" a Copelandesque tragedy of the ravages of that year's historic flood. Capping it all is his classic, double-edged indictment of racism, "Rednecks," which turns the knife back on smug outsiders blind to their own prejudices. Rhino's 2002 remixed, expanded reissue caps the initial disc with a demo version of the ballad "Maria" and includes a fascinating salvaged-from-the-vaults second disc dubbed "Johnny Cutler's Birthday" (the working title for the project), featuring Newman sketching the finished album through songs and commentary. --Sam Sutherland
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Tracks| 1 | Rednecks | | 2 | Birmingham | | 3 | Marie | | 4 | Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man) | | 5 | Guilty | | 6 | Louisiana 1927 | | 7 | Every Man a King | | 8 | Kingfish | | 9 | Naked Man | | 10 | A Wedding in Cherokee County | | 11 | Back On My Feet Again | | 12 | Rollin' | | 13 | Marie (Demo) | | 14 | Rednecks | | 15 | If We Didn't Have Jesus | | 16 | Birmingham | | 17 | The Joke | | 18 | Louisiana | | 19 | My Daddy Knew Dixie Howell | | 20 | Shining | | 21 | Marie | | 22 | Good Morning | | 23 | Birmingham Redux | | 24 | Doctor, Doctor | | 25 | Albanian Anthem | | 26 | Rolling |
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