Hoyt Axton: Less Than The Song / Life Machine

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  • Hoyt Axton
  • Less Than The Song / Life Machine
  • CD i **;

Detailed Information

  • Label: Raven, 1973-74
  • Order number: 5600665
  • Release date: 28.9.2007
  1. 1 Sweet Misery Start
  2. 2 Less Than the Song Start
  3. 3 Sweet Fantasy Start
  4. 4 Days Are Short Start
  5. 5 Mary Makes Magic Start
  6. 6 Peacemaker Start
  7. 7 Nothin' To Lose Start
  8. 8 Oklahoma Song Start
  9. 9 Mexico City Hangover Start
  10. 10 Hungry Man Start
  11. 11 Somebody Turned On the Light Start
  12. 12 Blue Prelude Start
  13. 13 Maybelline Start
  14. 14 Life Machine Start
  15. 15 That's All Right Start
  16. 16 Geronimo's Cadillac Start
  17. 17 When the Morning Comes Start
  18. 18 Good Lookin' Child Start
  19. 19 I Dream Of Highways Start
  20. 20 Pet Parade Start
  21. 21 Telephone Booth Start
  22. 22 Boney Fingers Start
  23. 23 Billie's Theme Start

Product Information

Less Than The Song / Life Machine

The late, great HOYT AXTON remains a country, pop and folk music icon, and Raven presents for the first time on one indispensable CD two of his finest ever albums: Less Than The Song (1973) and Life Machine (1974). Best known as a hit songwriter (‘Joy to the World’, ‘The Pusher’, ‘No No Song’, ‘Never Been to Spain’ etc), Axton signed to A&M Records in 1972 for a string of high quality albums. Less Than The Song features a set of beguiling songs with just his acoustic guitar and gravely baritone to the fore over subtle instrumentation.

On the other hand, Life Machine literally leaps out of the speakers with energetic takes on ‘Maybelline’ and ‘That’s All Right’ and also produced his first solo hits in an engaging duet with Linda Ronstadt ‘When the Morning Comes’ (Country #10, also Pop #54) and ‘Boney Fingers’ (Country #8).

Axton was able to produce a consistently engaging body of work over a long and distinguished career. With superb quality audio and detailed liner notes this CD is an indispensable addition to his enduring catalogue. (ravenrecords. com. au)

EUR 21.99*

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