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Track Listings
| 1. What A Little Bit Of Love Can Do |
| 2. Falling Short |
| 3. Everything But Love |
| 4. Tumbling Vine |
| 5. Nothing Yet |
| 6. Blue Car |
| 7. Maybe I Missed The Point |
| 8. Slow Boat |
| 9. Either Way |
| 10. The Quest |
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Jeff Bridges is the self-titled debut from actor Jeff Bridges, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of a fallen country music legend in the 2009 film Crazy Heart.
Produced by his Crazy Heart collaborator and friend of thirty years, T Bone Burnett, the album is an organic extension of their personal, professional and musical friendship. Recorded in LA and Brooklyn, NY, it features material from world class songwriters, including Burnett’s Crazy Heart collaborators the late Stephen Bruton ("What A Little Bit of Love Can Do", "Nothing Yet"), John Goodwin ("Maybe I Missed The Point", "Everything But Love", "The Quest"), Greg Brown ("Blue Car") and Bo Ramsay ("Either Way").
Produced by his Crazy Heart collaborator and friend of thirty years, T Bone Burnett, the album is an organic extension of their personal, professional and musical friendship. Recorded in LA and Brooklyn, NY, it features material from world class songwriters, including Burnett’s Crazy Heart collaborators the late Stephen Bruton ("What A Little Bit of Love Can Do", "Nothing Yet"), John Goodwin ("Maybe I Missed The Point", "Everything But Love", "The Quest"), Greg Brown ("Blue Car") and Bo Ramsay ("Either Way").
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'Crazy Heart' star reunites with T Bone Burnett on 2011 solo album (also features Marc Ribot, Roseanne Cash among others)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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It's rather a lot in fact, and we know he can act - 'Crazy Heart' was genuinely superb - and the Dude has one of the most distinguished movie careers out there. One of my favourites is his lesser known naively optimistic and then damaged - literally - persona in 'Thunderbolt and Lightfoot'.
In a series of interviews ahead of the release of 'Jeff Bridges', Bridges made it clear that he has always had a love of music, and his singing and playing in 'Crazy Heart' merely brought this more to the public's attention rather than sparked a new musical interest, or worse, a cynical response to the soundtrack's success.
This album is not simply a Country album; indeed, it is much more. Yes, opener 'What A Little Bit Of Love Can Do' is Country flavoured with pedal steel and tight, catchy harmonies, but there is also an outright pop element with its bouncy melody and rock'n'roll organ stabs. It's second track 'Falling Short' that asserts the album's breadth with the soft dual vocals and echoing musical backdrop suggesting early 70s folkrock introspection and sincerity. Third 'Everything But Love' is maybe the most Country with its central pedal steel.
Bridges' voice is distinctive because we know it so well, but it also has a gentle authority. I think the T-Bone Burnett production has been clever in pairing him so often with female harmony - not that this is necessary - but it just works. Fourth track 'Tumbling Vine' returns to the folkrock vein with atmospheric fuzzed guitar riffs and resonating cymbals. Fifth 'Nothing Yet' is wonderfully simple and puts Bridges' soft growl to the fore, though again tempered by the understated, almost hesitant female vocal accompaniment.
I'll refer to only one more of the ten tracks, and that's the cover of Greg Brown's 'Blue Car'. This slow blues gets another simple, straight production, Bridges' vocal almost talking us through the tribulations of the troubled automobile - blues guitar and piano providing just enough umph to make us tap a foot.
Tapping a foot is about as roused as you'll get and if you are expecting more raucous instrumentation or even energy from Bridges' singing then I think you'll be disappointed. However, the easy-going but always heartfelt and distinctive Bridges' vocal [and tandem female voice] works perfectly for me. Just listen to eighth track 'Slow Boat' [I know I lied about stopping at the sixth track....] and Jeff's vocal slow-walk, at its lowest register on the album, is hypnotic...because it's so clearly him! This is an unadorned honest album with relaxing late night listening written all over it.
In a series of interviews ahead of the release of 'Jeff Bridges', Bridges made it clear that he has always had a love of music, and his singing and playing in 'Crazy Heart' merely brought this more to the public's attention rather than sparked a new musical interest, or worse, a cynical response to the soundtrack's success.
This album is not simply a Country album; indeed, it is much more. Yes, opener 'What A Little Bit Of Love Can Do' is Country flavoured with pedal steel and tight, catchy harmonies, but there is also an outright pop element with its bouncy melody and rock'n'roll organ stabs. It's second track 'Falling Short' that asserts the album's breadth with the soft dual vocals and echoing musical backdrop suggesting early 70s folkrock introspection and sincerity. Third 'Everything But Love' is maybe the most Country with its central pedal steel.
Bridges' voice is distinctive because we know it so well, but it also has a gentle authority. I think the T-Bone Burnett production has been clever in pairing him so often with female harmony - not that this is necessary - but it just works. Fourth track 'Tumbling Vine' returns to the folkrock vein with atmospheric fuzzed guitar riffs and resonating cymbals. Fifth 'Nothing Yet' is wonderfully simple and puts Bridges' soft growl to the fore, though again tempered by the understated, almost hesitant female vocal accompaniment.
I'll refer to only one more of the ten tracks, and that's the cover of Greg Brown's 'Blue Car'. This slow blues gets another simple, straight production, Bridges' vocal almost talking us through the tribulations of the troubled automobile - blues guitar and piano providing just enough umph to make us tap a foot.
Tapping a foot is about as roused as you'll get and if you are expecting more raucous instrumentation or even energy from Bridges' singing then I think you'll be disappointed. However, the easy-going but always heartfelt and distinctive Bridges' vocal [and tandem female voice] works perfectly for me. Just listen to eighth track 'Slow Boat' [I know I lied about stopping at the sixth track....] and Jeff's vocal slow-walk, at its lowest register on the album, is hypnotic...because it's so clearly him! This is an unadorned honest album with relaxing late night listening written all over it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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An absolute must for any music collection-his voice is like nutty chocolate and the production is first class.Haven't stopped playing it!
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Jeff Bridges
I bought if for a present for my husband. I have heard it several times and I think it is dire! Very dull and samey. After seeing Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart this was a big disappointment. The husband liked it ok, but I doubt if we'll play it often!
I bought if for a present for my husband. I have heard it several times and I think it is dire! Very dull and samey. After seeing Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart this was a big disappointment. The husband liked it ok, but I doubt if we'll play it often!
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Published 4 months ago by Alfontes
Nice one, Dude
I was in two minds about "Crazy Heart" - I liked the story per se, but thought the film was too long. Read more
Published 4 months ago by G. W. Murdter
Aw c'mon
There's nothing new here & that's a fact but what you do have aint half bad. At worst I'd say that it's a rip off of anything John Hyatt has done recently , & at best it's a well... Read more
Published 8 months ago by A. M. Parmenter
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