Cold Dog Soup
by
Guy Clark
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studio album
First released:
Oct 26 1999

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unknown
Catalog number:
1063
Release dates:
  • Oct 26 1999

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Alternative Country, Americana, Traditional Folk. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Guy Clark Turns Toward Appalachia
What makes this wonderful album especially delightful is the way this son of Texas has turned his attention east toward Appalachia. You'll swear that Edgar Meyer was beside Guy Clark as he wrote these beautiful melodies. And I'll be damned if there are no cellos on this record; something is making those soulful, hollow sounds. On top of it all, Clark has written a pocketful of witty and clever lyrics. Guy Clark is an American treasure; Cold Dog Soup is another gem for the chest.
Written by Ken Craycraft
3 stars a near miss
Although this album sounds great thanks to his stellar sidemen, the songs lack the focus of Boats to Build or Old No. 1. The title track is razor sharp, but the album falls too often into fuzzy sentimentality (Sis Draper and Indian Head Penny)and ends up sounding too precious. The cover of Steve Earle's Ft. Worth Blues is solid if unexciting. The album comes off sounding less like a cohesive work and more like a one-off done with friends-- which has it's definite charms but this batch of songs j…
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