Twelve pieces
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July 9, 2002 |
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12 |
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37:26 |
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Twelve Pieces is the first solo album by US country singer Mike McClure .
Track list
- Haunt Me No More - 3:05
- Hotel Band - 3:35
- In My Ears (feat. Cody Canada ) - 2:16
- Wicked Game of Hearts (feat. Susan Gibson ) - 3:16
- Thing - 2:59
- The Void - 4:17
- The Calling Chapter Two - 2:35
- Harder to Ignore - 3:34
- Marleigh's Song - 1:59
- Drifitin - 3:32
- World Go Round - 2:55
- Between Two Thieves - 3:25
History of origin
Mike McClure was the front man, songwriter and producer of the Red Dirt group The Great Divide from 1992 to 2003 , for which he was last heard in 2001 on the album Dirt and Spirit before it was released. After his solo album, he also produced the album Remain with the band , which was released four months after the release of Twelve Pieces before he left the group. Several albums by the Mike McClure Band were then released, in 2011 with Fifty Billion for the second time an album was released under the sole name McClures.
As during his band days in previous years, McClure wrote the majority of the songs on this album himself. He only wrote World Go Around with Scott Copeland , while The Calling Chapter Two was written by Red Dirt icon Bob Childers . Also included are two duets, In My Ears is a collaboration between McClure and Cody Canada from Cross Canadian Ragweed , and Wicked Game of Hearts is a duet with the Texas singer Susan Gibson.
style
Matt Bjorke of About.com pointed out that most of the songs would not have fit on any The Great Divide album. While the band's style would have been more electric based, McClure's solo album would have been more acoustic. Bärchenrecords noticed that McClure was moving a little further away from country with the album, even if "country elements [...] are of course still there". A piano can be heard in the song Between Two Thieves, which is atypical of the genre. In addition to rock and folk elements , some critics also heard influences from the blues .
reception
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The majority of the reviews for the album have been very positive. The album was mainly praised by Allmusic. The author wrote of a "good sound" that would appeal to anyone who would appreciate the music of Texan singer-songwriters . Three out of five possible stars were awarded. Critic Matt Bjorke was also positive about the CD, saying that it was a "personal" album by the "dynamic and talented" McClure. On the musikansich.de website, the critic speaks of “qualitative songwriter music”. Robert Wooldridge, who remarked that McClure had not been able to offer anything new, became a little more critical.
Web links
- Twelve Pieces at Allmusic (English)
- Matt Bjorke: Album Review on About.com, Retrieved March 8, 2013
- Mike McClure at Bärchenrecords.de, accessed on March 8, 2013
- Gerald H .: Review at musikansich.de, accessed on March 8, 2013