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Artistopia Rank : 72
Member Since : 3/2006
Last Login : 1/22/2012
Views : 12,764
Songs : 3
Events : 1
Alliances : 3
Releases : 2
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Artistopia URL :
http://www.artistopia.com/reggie_miles |
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| Latest Music By Reggie Miles |
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Published Date : 01/2012
Total Downloads : 0
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Fresh Picked Reggie Miles, 2005 |
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| Published on 4/2/2006 |
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| By Christian Nelson |
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Fresh Picked is a random assortment of goofy, blues-based songs sprouting from everyday experiences with produce, governments and livelihoods gone bad. In the vein of Shel Silverstein, Reggie Miles has let his inner child roam uninhibited, pulling down thoughts at random, while plucking his guitar strings intuitively.
Although some of these songs were inspired by and written for a younger audience, Miles manages to move past any Larry the Cable Guy comparisons. Just when you think you've landed in the middle of an episode of Blue Collar TV, Miles slips in a Bush jab, lays down some sweet sounding slide-guitar work and smoothes it over with his medium-grain raspy vocals, a mellower Joe Cocker...
If you're looking for a good laugh, check out "F-R-E-E", which is intelligently written, with some perfectly placed vocal inflections.
Miles soul really shines through during the quietest moments, though. His delivery of "Only Memories Remain" is so heartfelt that the listener can practically see Miles life flashing before his eyes.
...this album is just Reggie and his Resonator, homemade no less. Check out his online offerings, including the topical "Katrina Blues" which he says will be featured in an upcoming documentary on the disaster, to get a feel for his style (http://www.ezfolk.com/audio/reggiemiles).
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| Article Credits and References |
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I was contacted by Christian Nelson a writer for the University of Washinton's "The Daily". He was about to complete an article for the school's newspaper about Shel Silverstein. Somewhere along the way he found a quote that I had received and posted at my online sites comparing some of my writing to Shel's musings. He wanted to get an earful of my original songs. I offered him "Fresh Picked" my first all original CD and he offered this review.
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