Bruce Cockburn - Inner City Front (1981) - €4,99

Bruce Douglas Cockburn, born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. His song styles range from folk to jazz-influenced rock and his lyrics cover a broad range of topics including human rights, environmental issues, politics, and Christianity. 

Inner City Front continues the urban toughness that moved to the forefront on Bruce Cockburn's previous release, Humans. Furthermore, like that record, there's an uneasiness that runs throughout, from the jazz-tinged opener, "You Pay Your Money and You Take Your Chance," to the disquieting "Loner," which closes the album. 

Even a love song like "Wanna Go Walking," one of the most straightforward rockers he's ever recorded, reflects the weight of the outside world. 

Only the jazzy instrumental "Radio Shoes" and the joyful "And We Dance" remain free of this underlying tension. Musically, moody synths, violin, and woodwinds on Inner City Front underscore the dark, reflective nature of the material, which like its predecessor, deals with the "paradox and contrast" in the human condition, from personal relationships to world affairs. 

Also, for the second consecutive recording, Cockburn eschews the folkier, acoustic leanings of his '70s work and places both feet squarely into the jazz and worldbeat rock that dominated the majority of Humans. 

One track, "The Strong One," is even given a slow, brooding, techno treatment. Since the release of In the Falling Dark, Cockburn was gaining creative momentum with each release, and Inner City Front continues that trend.

Side A

A1. You Pay Your Money And You Take Your Chance - 4:19  

A2. The Strong One - 6:03  

A3. All's Quiet On The Inner City Front - 5:27  

A4. Radio Shoes - 4:16  

A5. Wanna Go Walking - 2:53  

Side B

B1. And We Dance - 4:45  

B2. Justice - 4:49  

B3. Broken Wheel - 4:39  

B4. Loner - 7:38  

Personnel

• Bruce Cockburn – vocals, dulcimer, guitar
• Bob Disalle – drums
• Memo Acevedo – percussion
• Ruholla Khomeini – percussion
• Jon Goldsmith – keyboards
• Dennis Pendrith – bass
• Hugh Marsh – mandolin, violin
• M. Kaddafi – backing vocals
• Murray McLauchlan – backing vocals
• Kathryn Moses – reeds, woodwinds, backing vocals

Production

• Bruce Cockburn – producer
• Bernie Finkelstein – associate producer
• Gary Gray – engineer
• George Marino – mastering
• Bart Schoales – art Direction, photography
• George Whiteside – photography

Notes

Release:  1981

Format:  LP

Genre:  Rock

Label:  Millennium Records

Catalog#  BXL1-7761

Prijs:  €4,99 

Vinyl:  VG

Cover:  G+

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