Chris Stapleton
Higher
40‐‐90点相当がついている
平均となると、及第点となっている。
自分は、この人が結構好きなので
まぁ、好意的にとらえたけど。
スーパーボウルでのNational Anthemの名演奏が
記憶に新しい Chris Stapleton。
Super Bowl LVII: Chris Stapleton gives a moving rendition of the 'National Anthem' | NFL on FOX
https://www.allmusic.com/album/higher-mw0004047749
On album number five (or four, depending on how you choose to classify the two-volume From a Room), Chris Stapleton has settled into a comfort zone predicated not on burly outlaw machismo but country-soul. Not that Higher doesn't have moments where Stapleton indulges in a bit of bluesy swagger: "White Horse," a lead single co-written with Dan Wilson, is an anthem designed for dusty backroads, while the swampy grind of "South Dakota" seems designed for the dead of night. Still, the heart of Higher resides in stark, intimate ballads and, especially, simmering soul numbers that rely as much on a supple groove as they do on Stapleton's gruff testifying. Indeed, there are moments on the album where Stapleton is in danger of belaboring the point by leaning into his rasp a bit too hard; it feels like he's singing from the gut, not the heart. Still, those passages are balanced by his dexterous phrasing -- he's riding and playing with the rhythms, letting them build and burn.
5th
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