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GRAHAM NASH ~ THIS PATH TONIGHT (DELUXE EDITION) BLUE CATLE 852550425167 (Barcode: 852550425167) ~ UK ~ Classic Rock Recorded: 2016 Released: 2016 This is the sixth solo album by British singer / songwriter Graham NashFind albums by this artist, one of the icons of Classic Rock. It comes fourteen years after the release of the previous solo album by Nash ("Songs For SurvivorsFind albums with this title"). The album presents ten new songs, all co-written by Nash and British guitarist / singer / songwriter / producer Shane FontayneFind albums by this artist. Nash handles the lead vocals and plays acoustic guitar and harmonica, Fontayne plays guitars and sings backing vocals, Todd CaldwellFind albums by this artist plays Hammond organ, Patrick WarrenFind albums by this artist plays keyboards, Jennifer CondosFind albums by this artist plays bass and Jay BelleroseFind albums by this artist plays drums. The download edition of this album offers three bonus tracks and this edition pairs the CD with a DVD, which features a live performance by Nash and Fontayne from 2015 and interviews. It seems that Nash made a full circle since he released his debut album "Songs For BeginnersFind albums with this title" forty five years earlier. This album is almost identical in its introspective, almost completely acoustic balladry. This is Nash, the brokenhearted romantic who never gives up hope and has enough love to share with the entire world. Musically the album presents a superb collection of stunning songs, which offer great melodies and highly intelligent lyrics, which almost never happens in music these days. The same qualities that made him so special many years ago are still all there: his vocal abilities are completely undamaged, as are his songwriting skills. Overall this is a calm, introvert, well balanced album, which makes the listener really to turn all the attention towards the music and the lyrics. Nash legendary status of a "songweaver of a generation" emerges unblemished, and apparently, over five decades since his musical career got started, he is still very much one of the best out there. The album definitely grows on the listener and for quite a while I couldn´t take it out of my CD player, returning to it repeatedly. In view of the fact that music of this quality and power is almost completely absent from today´s "music scene", this album is an absolute gem and a ray of hope that not all is lost yet. An absolutely essential masterpiece!

Updated: 29/06/2018Posted: 29/06/2018

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