Cost of Living

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Total Tracks: 13   Total Length: 40:47

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Down into Mexico

CRAY

This is a great one. Texas tried and true is Delbert McClinton...

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Good offering, from a consistent artist

jimeddy9

Downloaded this while waiting to see if the new Don Was produced album would be added to emusic. Solid Delbert, not his best, but quite enjoyable.

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Great roadhouse music

Schproing

Sly lyrics and great tunes in nearly every cut -- make that every cut. Cost of Living is solid, roadhouse music from a Texas legend. Plus, I didn't have any trouble with the download.

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No download in France ?

NeoSting

It is impossible to download (and buy it) in France. I cannot have it on emusic because i am in France. Why ? Music should have no border...

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Cost Of Living

Brewtim

I agree with previous reviewer, it would be nice if I could download this album in one click, the download manager does not work with this. You need to use the individual song download and download one song at a time. So far, four songs down and some more to go! SO you CAN download this, but you cannot use the Download Album option - it does not work here.

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Cost of Living

West7side

A great album, but, unfortunately, none of the download managers work. No more .emp files, no option to download all. I know that I can download one at the time, but this is ridiculous! I reported to eMusic, but is anyone else having problems. Now, 11/7, not a few weeks ago.

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Fine album

PaulWhy

Right to be wrong is great!

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Cost of Living continues the astonishing run of Delbert McClinton recordings that have come along since the mid-’90s. While some would argue that McClinton has always been consistent, Cost of Living ranks up there with Keeper of the Flame, Plain from the Heart, and Jealous Kind. This set contains 13 tunes, the majority of which McClinton either wrote or co-wrote with old mates including Gary Nicholson, Glen Clark, and Al Anderson. The sounds here are tough, gritty Texas rhythm & blues, hard honky tonk blues, slippery acoustic country, and killer funky white boy Southern soul. While there isn’t a weak tune in the bunch, there are some standouts, such as the streetwise stroll of “The Part I Like the Best”; the David Parker/Manuel Villa swamp R&B of “I’ll Change My Style”; the utterly spooky tale of robbery and tragedy “Down into Mexico,” and the ripped-heart ballads “Kiss Her Once for Me” and “Your Memory, Me, and the Blues.” There’s also the rollicking wide-open rocker “Dead Wrong.” The sheer intensity and acumen of McClinton’s delivery on these songs takes his reputation as one of the great R&B singers to an entirely new shelf. For McClinton fans, this will be a major cause to celebrate, for the uninitiated, this is as fine a place as any to start. It’s authentic, full of heart, and so deep it’s fathomless. – Thom Jurek

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