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Nature's Assembly Line
Artist:
Jack Logan
Format: CD
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Formats and Editions
1. I Recognize You
2. Dad's Suitcase
3. Don't Remember Where It Is
4. Come Away
5. Out of Place
6. Feels Better in Here
7. Race Is Running, The
8. Cauliflower Ears
9. Brothers Grimm and the Cowboy Band
10. River of Sweat
11. Little Fool
12. Associate
13. Broken Machines
14. Diggin' It
15. Spotty Glassware
More Info:
Nature's Assembly Line, a collection of 15 songs by Jack Logan and the Monday Night Recorders, is Logan's first album in over 5 years. The album was recorded in Athens, Georgia over the course of 2003 by Logan and a revolving cast of some of the best musicians in town including Kevin Lane (The Possibilities), Rob Veal (Dashboard Saviors), Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers), William Tonks and John Neff (Barbara Cue), Aaron Phillips (Liquor Cabinet) and more. Calling themselves the Monday Night Recorders, the group got together every Monday night at various houses with the goal of writing and recording 3 new songs. Each night after the songs were mixed down, the original tracks were erased. At the end of the year, 94 songs were completed, which the band whittled down to the 15 songs that comprise Nature's Assembly Line. The songs run the gamut from quiet acoustic to cacophonous rockers to middle-eastern flavored psychedelic meanderings.Reviews:
Jack Logan is one prolific young man. His first national release, Bulk, included 42 songs on two CDs. The tunes were written and recorded between 1979 and 1993-Logan says he had 558 more that didn't make the cut-and presented in a rough, homemade fashion. Like many underground singer/songwriters, Logan doesn't pay much attention to marketing, so his music often blurs the boundaries between folk, country and pop. For Nature's Assembly Line, Logan and friends-including Athens, Georgia pals Kevin Lane (the Possibilities), Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers), William Tonks and John Neff (Barbara Cue)-got together every Monday night in 2003 to compose, drink and record. Everyone contributed to the music, Logan sang, in his deliberate Jonathan Richman/Lou Reed/Nick Cave drawl, played some guitar and wrote the lyrics. Of the 94 tunes completed, 15 appear on the album. The band's stated intention was to create a spontaneous vibe, to capture the inspiration on the fly. Unfortunately, the results sound more like unfinished demos, and many like unfinished songs. The cuts that work, such as the noisily pop "River of Sweat," the achingly sad "Little Fool" and the ethereal, reverb-drenched "The Race Is Running," with its winningly low-rent Chris Isaak vibe, prove that Logan and the Monday Nighters can deliver the goods. But most of the time they don't sound like they're trying very hard.
