Singer/Songwriter from Red House Painters. This is his debut solo album. (NOTE: the NEW Mark Kozelek CD - \'What\'s Next to the Moon\' - is here! Click here.) Mark is one of the most remarkable artists of our generation. 3 1/2 STARS - Rolling Stone \'Best of the year 2000
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As the beating heart of the criminally overlooked Red House Painters, Mark Kozelek occasionally indulged in deconstructed cover versions of unlikely songs in which the source material was almost (and beautifully) unrecognizable. On his first solo album, he covers three AC/DC songs and a John Denver gem, throwing in a handful of his own compositions for balance. Kozelek's genius lies in uncovering a secret song hidden within the one we recognize: he highlights a hidden sub-melody on Denver's "Around and Around" and morphs the AC/DC anthems into tender folk studies, all delivered in his deep and expressive olive-oil voice. His own compositions are no less beautifully and uniquely rendered, making Rock 'n' Roll Singer a small, necessary masterpiece from an unparalleled artist. --Tod Nelson
スローコアの草分け的バンド、red house paintersのフロント、鬼才マークコズレックのソロ作品。アコギ一本で透明かつ繊細な世界観を作り出すその気難しい職人のようなスタイルが見事に開花された隠れた名盤。ジョンデンバーのカヴァーも素晴らしいです。ジャケットもGOODな超お薦めレコードです。ソロライブアルバムのホワイトクリスマスも要チェックです。
Mark Kozelek is hands down the best artist at covering other songs. This record is further proof of that...every song is solid. It would be a shame that it's not longer in length but he released What's Next To The Moon, another brilliant record full of covers.
Mark Kozelek è uno dei miei eroi musicali,direi di più...Uno di quegli artisti che senti come amici seppur virtuali,per sensibilità affini.Ho cercato l'obbiettivita'nel giudizio pensando ad un neofita se fosse per me sarebbero 5 stelle,ma solo a patto che si conoscano prima tutti i dischi dei Red House Painters.Se amate quelli non potrete fare a meno nemmeno di questo disco,più acustico che elettrico sempre emozionante