http://popdose.com/cd-review-alejandro-escovedo-street-songs-of-love/ your daily dose of pop culture Thu, 24 May 2012 19:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://popdose.com/cd-review-alejandro-escovedo-street-songs-of-love/comment-page-1/#comment-63717 kshane Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:28:48 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=51326#comment-63717 Unlike his recent albums, he has abandoned the string experiment, at least for this one. If you like the more gentle stuff, that ballad I mentioned, "After the Meteor Showers," is lovely, as is the closing instrumental "Forth Worth Blue." Unlike his recent albums, he has abandoned the string experiment, at least for this one. If you like the more gentle stuff, that ballad I mentioned, “After the Meteor Showers,” is lovely, as is the closing instrumental “Forth Worth Blue.”

]]> http://popdose.com/cd-review-alejandro-escovedo-street-songs-of-love/comment-page-1/#comment-63709 David_E Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:13:18 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=51326#comment-63709 I share your love of this album and this artist, and can only add this: As much as Alejandro can wring the sweat and fury from a guitar-driven rave-up, his softer side may be even more hypnotic. I saw him twice touring behind his cathartic "Thirteen Years" LP, playing acoustic and backed by nothing more than a string quartet. Unforgettable. I share your love of this album and this artist, and can only add this: As much as Alejandro can wring the sweat and fury from a guitar-driven rave-up, his softer side may be even more hypnotic. I saw him twice touring behind his cathartic “Thirteen Years” LP, playing acoustic and backed by nothing more than a string quartet. Unforgettable.

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