[2015-11-06] Steve Forbert "Compromised" (Rock Ridge)

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Oct 10, 2015 7:07 pm

Description
Singer-songwriter Steve Forbert is set to release his 16th studio album, Compromised, on November 6, 2015, via Rock Ridge Music (with distribution through ADA). Recorded in Woodstock and Cape Cod and produced by Forbert along with John Simon (who helmed Forbert's breakthrough sophomore album, 1979's Jackrabbit Slim), Compromised is anything but what its title suggests. Its aggressive, roots-rock stylings are reminiscent of Forbert's 1992 album The American in Me.

From the rambling piano and horn-driven swing in "Big Comeuppance" to the seductive twang in "Devil (Here She Comes Now)" to the ironic romanticizing of Altamont in "Welcome the Rolling Stones," Forbert has followed his muse to the hilt. "It's all about the songs," Forbert acknowledges, "and the songs are about the inspiration. For me, if you have the inspiration, then you have to make the commitment to getting the song as good as you know it should be. Then making an album-a finished product-is your next challenge."

Compromised seems to be a fairly ironic title, given the nature of its contents. "If people ask me why it's called Compromised, well, that's the first song on the record, and it's pretty true to my style," Forbert admits. "But to put it simply, I've been dealing with the changes we've all been going through and what we live with in life today. Clearly, we're going through something new because of the digital revolution. We have so much intensity in the air now - that cliché of too much information."

Tracklist
1. Compromise
2. A Big Comeuppance
3. When I Get To California
4. Drink Red Wine
5. Welcome The Rolling Stones
6. Rollin' Home To Someone You Love
7. Send In The Clowns
8. I Don't Know If You Know It
9. Devil (Here She Comes Now)
10. Time Seemed So Free
11. Whatever, Man
MP3 Bonus Tracks:
12. You'd See The Things That I See (The Day John Met Paul)
13. Devil (Here She Comes Now) (Americana Version)
14. When I Get To California (Americana Version)
15. Whatever, Man (Americana Version)
16. Rain And Sleet And Snow
17. Katherine

CD
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B016819HE4/?tag=imwan-20

MP3
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0162RW43K/?tag=imwan-20

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Nov 05, 2015 11:51 pm

[2015-11-06] Steve Forbert "Compromised" (Rock Ridge)

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