Rich In Love Colin Linden’s new album combines the songwriter, the player and the singer into gorgeous roots Americana
These are stories worthy of the first three Band albums and mid period Tom Waits.
Songs like Delia Come For Me, The Hurt, and the masterful title track featuring Charlie Musselwhite and then Amy Helm on the outro breathe in an ambience of blues, roots and gospel.
Elsewhere tracks like I Need Water, No More Cheap Wine and Luck of A Fool featuring Resse Wynans add some Nashville meets Memphis via Linden’s own organic guitar work .
Date With The Stars is easily one of Linden’s best songs period. If Elvis Presley was alive he would have probably covered it.
All this is held together by drummer John Dymond and bassist Gary Craig who seem to anticipate Linden’s every nuance.
With the possibility of Rosanne Cash’s The River and The Thread I can’t think of any recent album that is so completely inside of it’s songwriter.
This may be Colin Linden’s closest personal feelings put out for all to see.
Exceptional recording on all levels.
JOHN EMMS is a veteran music journalist, songwriter/musician, Sun Media contributor and podcast radio host.
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