Chris Isaak - Chris Isaak

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Music Review: Blue Moods and Anguish
Rating: 5 Stars

This CD is not as full of woe as Heart Shaped World, the tempo on the collection is just a little bit more moving, and his anguish just a little more sonic.

I first met Chris, as with so many other fans, on Twin Peaks, a heady television show that seemed to fit Isaak's music perfect to the "T". There is a spooky resonance to his material that will haunt you and keep you playing his music over and over.

There is not one track on this album which would let you down, he carries you along with his heart to the very end, from the pleading yet accusatory You Owe Me Some Kind Of Love to the rhythmic finale Waiting For The Rain To Fall.

His cover of The Yardbirds is even better than the original, seemingly written for his voice and just waiting for him to arise and eschew every note with the Heartful vigor that only a singer of his calibre could carry over.

And then there is Blue Hotel. From the first note to final Orbison guitar exit, this man, like every critic here feels, brings The King and James Dean to life. This is a landmark song, a signature that says "I Am Chris Isaak!" His voice has the clarity and emotion of Roy Orbison, the power and delivery of Elvis, and certainly the sad and haunting attitude of Dean.

By the time you hear the gentle ghostly Lie To Me all the way through, if you are not sold on Chris Isaak you better just shut off the CD player and go back to watching American Idol. Chris is no "pop" star, he is truely devoted to his music and sound, whether he is rocking out "Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing", doing a Bayou Boogie like "Voodoo", or Bo Diddleying, his sound is one of a kind, not retro, not modern, just simply a heart full of soul!

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Alternative Rock CDs

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• Rock