[.ca] Second Contribution

The sixties music evolved into the seventies:
This music listened to alone in the dark will transform you.

The Glow ...:
This, along with Cat Steven's "Tea for the Tillerman" are my all time favorite turn the lights off, light some candles and mist over music. I think this is the best composed album ever. I flows so well. Enjoy.

Second Contribution:
I've been listening to Shawn since the early 70's. He has one of the best voices that i've heard in pop music. I doubt if he is second to any in range, clarity or power. I've never heard anyone who could hold a note as long as this man. This is my favorite album by him I also have it on C.D. There is an other album of his that I would like to get on C.D. and that is COLLABORATION, maybe there is a way to get this put on C.D.

Second Contribution:
Back in the 1970's, I wore this, and other Shawn Phillips' albums, out as I played them over and over and over again. They were like a guiding light for me. For hours I would sit and paint while inspired by the music of "Second Contribution". Recently I bought the CD and listened to it again. It's been over 20 years since I've heard this music and, what do you know!?! I'm yet again moved by the timeless compositions that inspired so much years ago and, yes, I'm still painting as I listen to "Second Contribution" today. It's the best!

Interesting:
Any album that has a track named "She Was Waitin' For Her Mother at the Station In Torino And You Know I Love You Baby But It's Getting Too Heavy to Laugh" has to be interesting. This is the first track of a four-track suite with "Keep On", "Sleepwalker" and "Song for Mr. C". This sets the tone for the entire album. Phillips has that late sixties folk sound to him with a twist, kind of on the same level as Mason Williams. Like Williams, Phillips is strong in orchestration, mixing horns and strings eloquently and seamlessly as is showcased on "Schmaltz Waltz". But, he is simply amazing when it comes to his lyrics. Simply put, they're poetic. He also has a great voice. He rings on soft ballads like "Steel Eyes" and "The Ballad of Casey Deiss", he performs a melodic type of scat on "Remedial Interruption", and his rapid staccato bursts on "Keep On" and "Whaz' Zat" emphasize his lyrics. This is a good album from a great musician. The only complaint that I have is that the lyrics do not appear in the liner notes as they did on the vinyl cover years ago.

• She Was Waitin' for Her Mother at the Station in Torino and You Know I
• Keep On
• Sleepwalker
• Song for Mr. C
• Ballad of Casey Deiss
• Song for Sagittarians
• Lookin' Up Lookin' Down
• Remedial Interruption
• Whaz' Zat
• Schmaltz Waltz
• F Sharp Splendor
• Steel Eyes