Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Album of Yesterday

Hot House, by Bruce Hornsby (1995): This, Bruce's second solo album (technically), shares lots of players with the first, Harbor Lights. As such, it sounds very similar (not that this is a bad thing), although the songs feel looser and more open to jamming than on the earlier album. That being said, I think the lyrics are sharper on this one, with some of Bruce's best story songs. My favorite is "Hot House Ball," that tells the tale of growing up in the shadow of a nuclear power plant.

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