Land Of The Bottom Line

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Total Tracks: 15   Total Length: 57:15

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Wonderful Sophomore Effort

paulschro

Gorka was probably the first modern folky that I saw live, on the tour supporting this album. The concert was terrific and so is this album from the title track to Legends. "Full of Life," "Italian Girls," and "prom Night ..." among others, drip with wonderful sardonic humor. The perspective shifts in "Jailbird ..." and "Dream Street" add delightful depth. And, the ode to Stan Rogers in Legends is priceless. I love everything here, especially "I Saw a Stranger ..." and "Love is our Cross ..." Gorka is a wonderful, imaginative writer with vivid imagery and great stories. His voice is expressive and strong. The instrumentation is spare, but the recording quality is excellent.

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They Say All Music Guide

This is a long record filled with a full range of Gorka’s romantic and story songs. He states his case as an outsider forced to meet the mainstream with the title cut and confronts his demons on “Raven in the Storm.” More sentimental tracks are “The One That Got Away” and “Love Is Our Cross to Bear.” “Mean Streak” is gritty and shows that Gorka can howl when he wants to. – Richard Meyer