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Cost of Living 
| 80% Recommended by our customers. Label: New West Records Catalog: Music Release date: 2005-08-23 Media: Audio CD discs number: 1 Ean: 0607396607921 Upc: 607396607921  Tip: compare prices with similar music CDsArtist:
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| Album tracks: (13) |
 One Of The Fortunate Few Right To Be Wrong The Part I Like Best I'll Change My Style Hammerhead Stew | Your Memory, Me And The Blues Dead Wrong Down Into Mexico Kiss Her Once For Me I Had A Real Good Time | Midnight Communion Two Step Too Alright By Me |
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| Like a rootsier Jimmy Buffett, Delbert McClinton is an established, hard-touring veteran whose audience doesn't expect from him too much out of the norm. Regardless, the Texan's quintessential mix of country, R&B, Tex-Mex, blues, honky-tonk, New Orleans bump, lounge jazz, and good-time rock and roll is durable enough to sustain a career, especially since nobody does it nearly as well as he does. In the spirit of "don't fix what isn't broken," this album of 13 McClinton originals preserves the established formula. But to his credit, the leathery-voiced singer, now in his mid-60s, never seems to be going through the motions. He delivers this good-natured Americana with gutsy enthusiasm and enough raw energy to power the ocean liner on one of his famous blues cruises. Just as comfortable tearing into the Stonesy rock of "Dead Wrong" as the soft, Spanish guitar-driven folk of "Down into Mexico"--a tale of a robbery/relationship gone bad that flawlessly mixes his tender and tough sides--McClinton revels in his element. Fiddles, sax, and pedal steel augment the arrangements, highlighting the country and blues at the heart of Cost of Living. All that's missing is the sweat, booze, and boisterous crowd that remain an integral aspect of McClinton's legendary shows. --Hal Horowitz |
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 Written on October 5, 2005 Summary: great CD This is Delbert's newest CD and I found it to be great. I am a big fan of Delbert McClinton anyway so my rating would be high regardless. But it is definitely worth it. Written on September 26, 2005 Summary: Great purchase NO problems- fastest shipping ever- product quality is excellent- would never never hesitate to purchase from this person again- Thanks Written on September 15, 2005 Summary: a unique and talented artist I have been a fan of Delberts for years and he doesn't make a bad recording. I had the opportunity to see him with Marcia Ball this last saturday and he was fabulous. The new album is mostly upbeat with one or two songs of lost love on it. I really liked I had a real good time and One of the fortunate few. Two step two is a fun song. The entire cd is a pleasure of which to listen and appreciate Delberts' rough yet honeyed vocals. The amazing thing is he sounds every bit as good in person. Written on September 7, 2005 Summary: Delbert McClinton is on fire... Goddamn, he's good. Good as in, "awesome," and definitely not phoning it in... Here's yet another lively roots music set showcasing this veteran roadhouse pro at his very best, a soulful blues-based performer with feet planted equally firmly in old-school country's honkytonk tradition... This is a very strong set of original material, with highlights that include rollicking, humorous tunes like "Right To Be Wrong" and the lustful "I'll Change My Style," as well as the country-flavored "Two Step Too," which is as concise a description of McClinton's rock-country-R&B world view as we're ever likely to hear. It should be mentioned, though, that with the destruction of New Orleans earlier this month, an unintended sadness hangs over this album as well... The strolling Big Easy vibe of "One Of The Fortunate Few" and other songs are part of McClinton's long love of Louisiana music, and made me wonder what the blues world will do without its home... Hopefully, they'll keep making great records like this one, and if "Cost Of Living" is any indication, Delbert McClinton will be one of the artists there to lead the way to rebuild and revitalize the New Orleans soul we know and love so well. Anyway, this is a fine record... If you get it, you will not be disappointed. Written on September 1, 2005 Summary: Satisfies my Delbert craving, but not his best I was really excited to hear this album was finally coming out. After catching a Delbert show with the current band, I thought this would be a smoking album. I am still absolutely floored by Rob McNelley's (guitar) solo album after almost two years, and figured he would have some influence on this album.. He does, but it still left me a little flat after a few plays. Don't get me wrong, a flat album from Delbert beats a great album from most others. But sometimes you get to thinking that everything Delbert does is magical. If you have either of his last two albums (Nothing Personal or Room to Breathe), you know what I'm talking about. This one doesn't match up to those. As I said earlier, it's still better than lots of 'great' albums. My personal taste runs more towards blues/soul/rock than country. Delbert seems to be exploring his country side on this disc. In my opinion he is where country music ought to be today, not pretty people who all sound like each other. But then, I'm not much of a fan of country music. This disc starts off with "One of the fortunate few", which will probably confuse some people as this is the name of a fantastic album from a few years ago. This song introduces Rob McNelley's rich rhythm chops right away, and is a great intorduction to the album. "Right to be Wrong" follows, and I remember thinking this is going to be one of my favorites. It changes feel between straight time and a blues shuffle and really gets ripping towards the end. "The part I like best", "I'll change my style" and "Hammerhead Stew" are immediate classic Delbert tunes. Then you get to "Your Memory, Me and the Blues". I found myself listening to the intro and thinking this sounds just like "Don't leave home without it" (from Room to Breathe). The changes are different, but the feel is very similar (play them back to back and you'll see what I mean). One more song ("Dead Wrong") to add to the Delbert classics list, then it starts to fall apart for me. In "Down into Mexico", "Kiss her once for me", "I had a real good time", "Midnight Communion" and "Two Step Too", Delbert explores some serious country roots. As I said, if the country genre was more like this, I would probably listen to more of it. But as I'm into other things, these are the songs I would never consider in my favorites list. He ends strong in "Allright by me", a nice little jazzy bluesy tune that has already left me wanting the next album. So, this disc starts strong, goes away a bit (for me at least), and finishes strong. Once again, a nice album, but will probably not make my top ten favorites from Delbert. If you are shopping for Delbert, I highly recommend Room to Breathe, or even better is the Grammy winning Nothing Personal. Look for "Live from Austin" for a taste of a younger Delbert in concert, or "Live" for a more recent experience. I would recommend the Austin disc for the beginner - it's a single disc and therefore a bit cheaper. Also, I recommend "One of the fortunate few" (the album) from a few years back. |
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| Our price | $17.98 | $10.99 | $6.99 | $17.98 | $13.99 | $9.97 |
| List price | $17.98 | $11.98 | $7.98 | $17.98 | $17.98 | $13.98 |
| Lowest used price | $6.92 | $1.81 | $1.25 | $5.43 | $0.92 | $7.49 |
| Lowest new price | $11.87 | $5.40 | $5.09 | $11.89 | $11.51 | $8.40 |
| Collectible price | - | $11.98 | $15.75 | - | $39.95 | - |
| Catalog | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music |
| Release date | 2005-08-23 | 1997-10-07 | 1992-05-05 | 2002-09-24 | 2001-03-06 | 2006-07-04 |
| Media | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD |
| discs number | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Format | - | - | - | - | - | Original recording remastered |
| Ean | 0607396607921 | 0601215304220 | 0715187752122 | 0607396604227 | 0607396602421 | 0602498576663 |
| Upc | 607396607921 | 601215304220 | 715187752122 | 607396604227 | 607396602421 | 602498576663 |
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