Chris Thomas King, Rise - 46m 52s

Tracks & Durations

1. What Would Jesus Do?	4:06
2. Faith	5:25
3. Baptized in Dirty Water	5:06
4. Flow Mississippi Flow	4:10
5. St. James Infirmary	4:38
6. When Magnolias Bloom	3:43
7. Big Yellow Taxi	3:23
8. Like a Hurricane (Ghost of Marie Laveau)	5:06
9. Deepest Ocean	4:31
10. 'Tis the Last Rose of Summer	4:13
11. What a Wonderful World	2:24

Note: The information about this album is acquired from the publicly available resources and we are not responsible for their accuracy.

Review

Louisiana bluesman Chris Thomas King's brilliant and beautiful Rise is an ode to New Orleans and its people after Katrina. These 11 songs ricochet between hope and tragedy, creating a emotionally complex cycle that's buoyed by his carefully considered performances--full of weeping electric guitar melodies and his gentlest, most soulful singing. The opening King-penned trilogy "What Would Jesus Do?," "Faith," and "Baptized in Dirty Water" essays the tests of strength and spirit that came with the floodwaters. King examines the nature of justice in these songs, raising questions about the federal government's blindness to the unfolding disaster and the moral compromises many needed to make to survive. He's also given some Crescent City classics new meaning. His take on the chestnut "St. James Infirmary" reflects on the musical history of New Orleans as well as the loss of life caused by the hurricane. And when Louis Armstrong's sweetly upbeat "What a Wonderful World" closes the album, its joyful lyrics provide an ironic counterpoint to the pain and suffering King chronicles as the rest of Rise's thoughtful songs unspool. --Ted Drozdowski

Please note: we do not provide any Chris Thomas King music downloads, have no any mp3 music including music samples and music ringtones, and can not assist you where to buy music CDs and used CDs. You can search for it on music sites all over the Internet or visit one of our advertisers. We appreciate any ideas and comments about this experimental music database.