| Scritto da Gianluca Sitta il 04-06-2003 |
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 Lee Kernaghan, hailing from such a far away land as Australia, is one of my all-time favorite artists. Besides his voice and his unforgettable melodies, I’ve always admired this artist for the lyrics of his songs, never granted nor too easy, but always in the position to catch the spirit of the listener,thus presenting him with deep emotions. His three previous albums (“The outback club”, “Three chain road” and “1959”) have turned the world of Australian country music into a completely new thing.
Before him, this kind of music was exclusively directed to an adult audience, but now-thanks to the huge success Lee has gained in his country-many young Australians have discovered country music, which turned out to be one of the most appreciated and popular. After some years of silence, finally Kernaghan is coming back with an exceptional album,which is confirming him-needlessly, indeed- as one of the greatest talents country music was ever graced with worldwise.The songs included in “Hat town” are simply pieces of art: with just few words, our young songwriter evokes images filled with deep emotions, his songs are capable to thrill just as much as the pictures of a master photographer. Listen carefully “Goodiwindi moon”, close your eyes and you’ll really see the beautiful and haunting night of the Australian desert. The 12 songs deal with so many topics, “Cowgirls do” is a caring tribute to the “Working country girls”, who-according to Kernaghan- “turn on cowboy motors the way other girls don’t”; “Changi Banjo” tells of the homecoming of a veteran of the second World War through movie-like flashly pictures, while “Getting Gone” talks about the desire to get out of the everday life, no matter if you work all day at a service station pumping gas in the outback, or in an office in a nameless and grey town: the desire to throw it all at your back is always the same. If “When the snow falls on the Alice” and “Longreach” are classic love songs, “Pass the bottle” and “Hat town” are unmistakable examples of pure “Aussie” country music, both subject and sound-wise. The album,obviuosly produced by Garth Porter, features the work of the top Australian writers, such as James Blundell, Colin Buchanan, Lawrie Minson, James Griffin and Barry Moyses. Trisha Yearwood herself joins Lee again as a background vocalist in “Goodwindi moon”, after their previuos performance together in a single “Save the land” whose profits were devoted for good. “Hat town” is destined to become a classic, was it distributed in the USA, it would get to the top of Billboard charts in a very short time. Unfortunately only the Austrtalian audience-for the time being, at least- will be graced with the luck of enjoying this great album.
Ultimo aggiornamento: 04-06-2003
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