Delbert McClinton, Cost of Living - 40m 54s

Tracks & Durations

1. One of the Fortunate Few	2:47
2. Right to Be Wrong	2:41
3. The Part I Like Best	2:17
4. I'll Change My Style	2:36
5. Hammerhead Stew	2:53
6. Your Memory, Me, and the Blues	4:05
7. Dead Wrong	2:02
8. Down into Mexico	4:35
9. Kiss Her Once for Me	4:01
10. I Had a Real Good Time	2:27
11. Midnight Communion	4:10
12. Two Step Two	3:02
13. Alright by Me	3:11

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Review

Like a rootsier Jimmy Buffett, Delbert McClinton is an established, hard-touring veteran whose audience doesn't expect from him too much out of the norm. Regardless, the Texan's quintessential mix of country, R&B, Tex-Mex, blues, honky-tonk, New Orleans bump, lounge jazz, and good-time rock and roll is durable enough to sustain a career, especially since nobody does it nearly as well as he does. In the spirit of "don't fix what isn't broken," this album of 13 McClinton originals preserves the established formula. But to his credit, the leathery-voiced singer, now in his mid-60s, never seems to be going through the motions. He delivers this good-natured Americana with gutsy enthusiasm and enough raw energy to power the ocean liner on one of his famous blues cruises. Just as comfortable tearing into the Stonesy rock of "Dead Wrong" as the soft, Spanish guitar-driven folk of "Down into Mexico"--a tale of a robbery/relationship gone bad that flawlessly mixes his tender and tough sides--McClinton revels in his element. Fiddles, sax, and pedal steel augment the arrangements, highlighting the country and blues at the heart of Cost of Living. All that's missing is the sweat, booze, and boisterous crowd that remain an integral aspect of McClinton's legendary shows. --Hal Horowitz

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