Name: Dead Sea Cafe
Brand: Silent Planet
SKU: 537714
Price: 20.23 USD
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Dead Sea Cafe

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Album: Dead Sea Cafe
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Mystery	More Info...
2)	Seven Sisters	More Info...
3)	Wanderer's Song	More Info...
4)	Late Night Train	More Info...
5)	Caves Of Missouri	More Info...
6)	When The Dentist Dreams	More Info...
7)	We Will Dance Someday	More Info...
8)	Winter Moon	More Info...
9)	If I Never	More Info...
10)	Inland Sailor	More Info...
11)	Jane	More Info...
12)	Before Coffee	More Info...
13)	Tulips In The Spring (Live)	More Info...
14)	Happy All The Time	More Info...

Album: Dead Sea Cafe
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Mystery	More Info...
2)	Seven Sisters	More Info...
3)	Wanderer's Song	More Info...
4)	Late Night Train	More Info...
5)	Caves Of Missouri	More Info...
6)	When The Dentist Dreams	More Info...
7)	We Will Dance Someday	More Info...
8)	Winter Moon	More Info...
9)	If I Never	More Info...
10)	Inland Sailor	More Info...
11)	Jane	More Info...
12)	Before Coffee	More Info...
13)	Tulips In The Spring (Live)	More Info...
14)	Happy All The Time	More Info...

Performer Notes

Contains 14 tracks.
Personnel: William Brooks (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); John Daniel (vocals, acoustic guitar); Colin Linden (electric guitar); Johnny Cunningham (violin, electric violin); Hugh Marsh (electric violin); Richard Bell (organ); Doug Plavin (drums, percussion); Gary Craig (drums); Scott Kessel, Bob Doidge (percussion).
Recording information: Airwaves Studio, New London (05/1992-04/2000); Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI (05/1992-04/2000); Grant Avenue Studio, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (05/1992-04/2000); Signature Sounds, Palmer, MA (05/1992-04/2000).
Photographer: Kevin Downey.
While a number of singer/songwriters never have hits per se, they nonetheless create a number of memorable songs over the course of their career. Dead Sea Cafe collects a dozen songs and a couple instrumentals by guitarist/songwriter Brooks Williams, from 1988's "Mystery" to 2000's "Happy All the Time." Williams' warm vocals and skilled guitar work make him a double threat to other singer/songwriters. The rolling guitar kick-off at the beginning of "Seven Sisters" renders it immediately likable, while the tasteful slide guitar of the "Wanderer's Song" combines the best of the Mississippi Delta with a more modern sensibility. Williams utilizes a number of guitar tunings to give each song/instrumental a rich, acoustic sound. Arrangements of "Late Night Train" and "Island Sailor" add touches of organ and drums, but the sound remains, primarily, acoustic. Lyrically, Williams has a penchant for poetic and, occasionally, unusual phrases. "Caves of Missouri" begins with "strange light at sunset, minutes from night/nuclear-red horizon nearly blinds me with half-light." Clearly a dark story is about to unfold. On the instrumental front, the groovy "When the Dentist Dreams" is filled with lovely cascades and a bouncy clean sound. "Before Coffee" begins like a Bach harpsichord piece, only to dip into a bluesy romp that pays homage to Django Reinhardt. So, whether one enjoys good songwriting or apt fingerpicking, Dead Sea Cafe offers a fine introduction to the work of Brooks Williams. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.