Album Review: Chris Lyons - Painters Street

Chris Lyons

Painters Street

***and1/2 out of *****

The debut solo record from Chris Lyons is an easy flowing collection of eight light, roots rock based offerings that drift with relaxed charm. Painters Street, on Nudie Records, never rushes as a Sunday morning exhale vibe embodies Lyon's songs. 

Dylan Cover #709 Dan Owen "Ballad of Hollis Brown" Live

In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a live cover by Dan Owen doing "The Ballad of Hollis Brown"

Thoughts on Dylan Original:

From the first time we tackled a cover of this tune:
One of the most bleak and powerful songs of Dylan's strongest period, "The Ballad of Hollis Brown" is like the mentioned shotgun blast and story told to the listener; fierce.  Instantly a kinship is felt with the central character and as the situation becomes more direr, horrific and finally (somehow) hope creeps in.  The last lines are some of Dylan's best as the murder happens and yet optimism or at least irony flows through via "There's Seven New People Born"...The wheel keeps on a'spinnin'.    

Cover:


Thoughts of Cover Artist:
This is our first time hearing Dan Owen who is a Shrewsbury England based folk singer.

Thoughts on Cover:

This is a stunning live rendition! Fantastic guitar playing, and a voice that feels like it shouldn't be coming out of that body. RtBE needs to investigate Mr. Owen as this is a dynamite cover. Finding covers like this is the reason this series still exists...