Electric Shaver

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At first glance the laconic, laid-back country songwriter Billy Joe Shaver and his guitar-slingin', supercharged blues-rocker son Eddy would seem to make an unlikely musical duo. But, like on 1996's high-powered Tramp on Your Street and 1998's acoustic and introspective Victory, the Shavers once again manage to meld their seemingly antithetical musical personalities in a manner that's raw, powerful, and utterly moving. Billy Joe, who wrote or cowrote 11 of the 12 cuts on Electric Shaver, is a sort of footloose, back-street Texas poet-pilgrim whose greatest original songs infuse the stark imagery of sun-baked losers and outlaws with homespun earnestness and spiritual yearning. While at times the elder Shaver tended to be an indifferent, occasionally off-key singer, Eddy has proved the perfect antidote to his dad's occasional vocal lethargy. On tunes such as the supercharged gospel shout "Try and Try Again," the Tex-Mex working-man's lament "Manual Labor," and even a somber spiritual ode called "Slave at the Feet of the Queen," Eddy's searing electric lead work gooses Billy Joe's vocals to new levels of expressiveness. --Bob Allen

Country Music
"... a father and son who know just when to let the words evoke a time and place and when to let the guitar shoot lightning through the scene."

Tracks:

Thunderbird
Try And Try Again
Leanin' Toward The Blues
New York City
You Wouldn't Know Love (If You Fell In It)
Slave At The Feet Of The Queen
People And Their Problems
Manual Labor
I'll Be Here
Heart And Heart
Way Down Texas Way
She Can Dance

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At first glance the laconic, laid-back country songwriter Billy Joe Shaver and his guitar-slingin', supercharged blues-rocker son Eddy would seem to make an unlikely musical duo. But, like on 1996's high-powered Tramp on Your Street and 1998's acoustic and introspective Victory, the Shavers once again manage to meld their seemingly antithetical musical personalities in a manner that's raw, powerful, and utterly moving. Billy Joe, who wrote or cowrote 11 of the 12 cuts on Electric Shaver, is a sort of footloose, back-street Texas poet-pilgrim whose greatest original songs infuse the stark imagery of sun-baked losers and outlaws with homespun earnestness and spiritual yearning. While at times the elder Shaver tended to be an indifferent, occasionally off-key singer, Eddy has proved the perfect antidote to his dad's occasional vocal lethargy. On tunes such as the supercharged gospel shout "Try and Try Again," the Tex-Mex working-man's lament "Manual Labor," and even a somber spiritual ode called "Slave at the Feet of the Queen," Eddy's searing electric lead work gooses Billy Joe's vocals to new levels of expressiveness. --Bob Allen

Customer Reviews:

A close Shave.......2001-07-14

Mr.Shaver seems to have gotten rowdier with age. Known as a Texas songwriter & country/ folk/roots icon, his last three releases with late son Eddie are his most all-out rock. Here he shines with some hard edged country rock that'll have you feeling somewhat more aggressive than usual. A dandy indeed!

Great music.......1999-08-16

this is a great CD. Rarely do I find a CD where I like every song-this is one of them.

The best roots rock cd of 1999!!.......1999-07-07

Man does this album rock out!!!!!!!! From "Thunderbird" to "She Can Dance" this is pure Texas heaven. When Billy Joe does take it down a notch as on "I'll Be Here" you don't mind because this is the song you want to dance to with your bride. Billy Joe is in fine voice, the songs linger in the mind long afterwards. And, his son, Eddy, may be the best guitarist in Texas since SRV. Get yourself a copy and one for every friend you've got!

SHAVER DOES IT AGAIN.......1999-07-05

Just brought the Electric Shaver album, love it. The elder Shaver may not have the best voice, but it fits the songs he sings. "Slave at the feet of the Queen" is classic country, or the way country should be. The younger Shavers guitar playing adds a pulse to the album that will get your toe tapping while the lyrics have you thinking.

Hot-Diggity!!!.......1999-06-24

It's CDs like this that makes music seem like such a good deal. You would spend more than the cost of this disc to take your girl to a movie. That would last what - an hour and a half. This disc will stay with you forever.

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