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Mountain Home | Owen Temple | 2:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Desdemona | Owen Temple | 3:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Medicine Man | Owen Temple | 3:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Small Town | Owen Temple | 2:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Danger and Good Times | Owen Temple | 3:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Fall In Love Every Night | Owen Temple | 3:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Jacksboro Highway | Owen Temple | 3:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Old Sam | Owen Temple | 3:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Prince of Peace | Owen Temple | 3:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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One Day Closer to Rain | Owen Temple | 2:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Songs |
Customer Reviews
Country, folk, bluegrass and blues from talented Texas songsmith
Owen Temple’s last album, Dollars and Dimes, took its concept from the socio-political ideas of Joel Garreau’s The Nine Nations of North America. Temple wrote songs that explored the regional ties of work and cultural belief that often transcend physical geography, zeroing in on the life issues that bind people together. With his newest songs, he’s still thinking about people, but individuals this time, catching them as a sociologist would in situations that frame their identity in snapshots of hope, fear, prejudice, heroism, and the shadows of bad behavior and disaster. As on his previous album, his songs are rooted in actual places – isolated communities that harbor dark secrets and suffocating intimacy, a deserted oil town lamented as a lost lover, a legendary red-light district, and the Texas troubadours in whose footsteps he follows. The album’s lone cover, Leon Russell’s “Prince of Peace,” is offered in tribute to a primary influence.
Temple’s songs are sophisticated and enlightening, offering a view of the Texas west that’s akin to Dave Alvin’s meditations on mid-century California. He writes with a folksinger’s eye, observing intimate, interior details of every day life, and painting big, mythological sketches of Sam Houston and Cabeza de Vaca. The latter, “Medicine Man,” was co-written with Gordy Quist, and recently recorded by Quist’s Band of Heathens. Temple’s music stretches into country, bluegrass, gospel and blues, and he sings with the confidence of a writer who deeply trusts his material. Gabriel Rhodes’ production is spot-on throughout the album, giving Temple’s songs and vocals the starring roles, but subtly highlighting the instrumental contributions of Charlie Sexton, Rick Richards, Bukka Allen and Tommy Spurlock. Temple has made several fine albums, but taking intellectual input from Garreau seems to have clarified and deepened his own songwriting voice. This is an album that ingratiates itself on first pass, and reveals deep new details with each subsequent spin. [©2011 hyperbolium dot com]
Mountain home
Owen Temple is a great story teller, which he proves again on Mountain Home, his just released CD. We always try to catch him two or three times a year when he comes to Houston. He sings about historical figures who shaped Texas, and he sings about local places and people in a way that makes both very real. And he does it well!!
I love the title track. If this is your first OT cd do me a favor and get General Store as well, still my favorite. I do not know anything about music, but I love it nonetheless, and have really come to appreciate Owen Temple's folksy-bluesy style. I love coming home from work on a Friday and putting Owen Temple on, having a cold beer or a glass of wine, and listening to Dry Creek (favorite track on General Store), a place I hope still exists, kicking back, loosening my shoes and just relaxing.... I have a 5 cd changer. Owen has them all. Mountain Home is quickly moving up the ladder, the more i listen to it. My wife and two daughters are fully converted OT devotees, as is my boss. if you love Texas, it's history, people, the landscapes, and the spirit of the Lone Star State, or if you just enjoy good storytelling delivered soulfully, let Owen Temple translate for you. His music does so, very eloquently.
Another solid set of songs
Owen Temple's songs are incisive, thoughtful and full of touching imagery.
Biography
Born: December 04, 1976 in Kerrville, Texas
Genre: Country
Years Active: '00s
Top Albums and Songs By Owen Temple
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Dry Creek | General Store | 3:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Wanna Wanna Bar | General Store | 4:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Wanna Wanna Bar | Live from Meridian, Texas April 15-16-17 1999 | 4:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Tennessee Highway | General Store | 3:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lost Highway | Texas Outlaws | 2:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Mountain Home | Mountain Home | 2:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Swear It Off Again | Two Thousand Miles | 4:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Jaded Lover | General Store | 3:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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One Day Closer to Rain | Mountain Home | 2:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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When I Hit San Antone | General Store | 3:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.90
- Genres: Country, Music, Rock, Singer/Songwriter
- Released: Apr 26, 2011
- ℗ 2012 El Paisano
