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REVIEWS
Southern Comfort
Anthony Hamilton
 
By Talib Nelson
After listening to Anthony Hamilton's
last release Ain't Nobody Worryin'
at least 40 times, I have to admit I
was a bit disappointed with his latest
work Southern Comfort, at least
that was until I realized it really
wasn't his latest work.
Southern Comfort is actually a
compilation of some of his earlier
unreleased material before Ain't
Nobody Worryin', Soullife or even
Coming From Where I'm From. When
this fact is taken into consideration
the album makes a lot more sense, the
production is a little lacking in
comparison to his later work, and some
of the vocals aren't as polished, but
there is one thing that is consistent
with all of the albums...the song
writing. Anthony Hamilton wrote every
single song that appears on the CD and
every single song is lyrically
brilliant, with topics ranging from love
and self identity to struggle, pain and
social injustice. All are told in the
"reach out and grab you" style that
characterizes an Anthony Hamilton album.
While not all the songs are classics,
the album has several highlights that
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are mostly produced by Ced Solo, someone
I had never heard of before, but
apparently works well with Hamilton.
Standout tracks include: "Don't Say What
You Won't Do" a plea for folks to be
more compassionate to their fellow man
in need, "Never Give Up" the
blues/gospel soaked ode to praying for
the strength to stand steadfast in the
face of adversity, "Sailing Away" a
light, breezy sounding tune about
leaving it all behind, and the probably
the best of all "Glad You Called" a
track that many wondered (often out
loud) why it remained unreleased for so
long. A high energy, guitar and
keyboard-heavy riff on which we hear
Anthony curse for the first time
(several times, which is probably the
reason it was unreleased) about a man
being so down on his luck that he wants
to end his life until a phone call saves
him from himself. "I'm glad that you
called when you called me, cuz you
stopped me from doing something awful,
cuz I've been sittin' contemplatin on
takin' this life away from me".
If taken as a new release the album is
decent but when taken in its proper
context it's excellent. It shows a
promising soul artist with all the tools
for success: a unique voice, great
writing skill, an engaging story telling
ability and a knack for picking music
that fits his distinct style. Listening
to this album is in my opinion
equivalent to watching footage of Jordan
play in his rookie year, a look back on
one of the greats as he honed his skills
knowing that he would be a monster,
definitely a must have for any Anthony
Hamilton fan. |
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