| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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Friends Like Those | Robert Ellis | 4:07 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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2 |
Bamboo | Robert Ellis | 3:32 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Cemetery | Robert Ellis | 6:58 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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4 |
Two Cans of Paint | Robert Ellis | 4:37 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Westbound Train | Robert Ellis | 4:07 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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6 |
Comin' Home | Robert Ellis | 3:03 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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7 |
What's In It for Me? | Robert Ellis | 4:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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8 |
I'll Never Give Up On You | Robert Ellis | 3:36 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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9 |
No Fun | Robert Ellis | 3:14 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Photographs | Robert Ellis | 4:41 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| BookletDigital Booklet - Photographs | Robert Ellis | -- | Album Only | View In iTunes |
| Total: 11 Items |
iTunes Review
Texas singer-songwriter Robert Ellis made a name for himself in Houston, with his self-released debut album, The Great Rearranger. His follow-up album, the broadly available Photographs, is an album of intimate confessionals and full-band country workouts. The opening tunes trace a songwriter with a heavy heart and a light vocal touch. Country honky-tonker Lefty Frizzell is mentioned by name and can be heard in Ellis’ vocal approach. “Cemetery” is the seven-minute standout, as love blooms amidst this macabre backdrop. “Friends Like Those” speaks with a hint of nostalgia for old friendships. The band fires up as the album progresses, providing a ‘50s Texas lonesome aura on “What’s In It for Me?,” “I’ll Never Give Up On You” and the devastating title track. The classic country sound, with pedal steel guitar and generally sparse arrangements, make for gripping pathos that are a rarity even among alt-country singers. Ellis doesn’t qualify as “alt” anything. He is a traditionalist in the best and strongest sense of the word.
Customer Reviews
Phenomenal
Songwriting at its finest. Ellis pulled these words and licks out of the Houston mud and put together a collection here that rivals anything coming from Nashville or the Left and Right coasts in terms of cohesiveness and heart-felt earnestness. Each song stands firmly on its own two feet while integrating seamlessly into the albums's trek from start to end.
People toss around the word 'haunting' a little too often, but few words accurately describe the first four tracks. They'll get under your skin like some sort of heart-breaking splinter pried from the neck of Ellis' guitar, warped from the thick and humid gulf-coast air. The second half of the album makes you want to hit anyone who complains about the 'death of country music' squarely in the jaw. I looked over the liner notes a few times and George Jones was NOT directly involved in the making this album. But then every time I listen I swear that he has got to be in there somewhere.
Anchoring the two groupings of tracks is 'Westbound Train'. Simply put, this is one of the best songs you will ever hear. Some sort of ballad set to a shuffle chronicling the manifest destiny felt in the reluctant exploration of a truly broken heart? Maybe just a great song? Listen for yourself. Immerse yourself in this stuff. Feel good about music again.
Such a Tug on Country Traditions
Before Robert, I hated country but now that he put a different touch to the music I can listen to country
Give it a chance
Robert finds a way to connect to his audience with each song describing some aspect of his life. His raw honest voice will leave goose bumps along your arms and crafty guitar pickin will treat the ears of masses.
In my honest opinion track 1 is some of his finest creation. The guitar riff is catchy and his words of losin a friend is something everyone can relate to.
Biography
Born: Houston, TX
Genre: Country
Years Active: '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Robert Ellis
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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1 |
Friends Like Those | Photographs | 4:07 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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2 |
What's In It for Me? | Photographs | 4:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Comin' Home | Photographs | 3:03 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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4 |
I'll Never Give Up On You | Photographs | 3:36 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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5 |
Westbound Train | Photographs | 4:07 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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6 |
Two Cans of Paint | Photographs | 4:37 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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7 |
Photographs | Photographs | 4:41 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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8 |
Cemetery | Photographs | 6:58 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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9 |
Bamboo | Photographs | 3:32 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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10 |
No Fun | Photographs | 3:14 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
- $7.99
- Genres: Country, Music, Rock, Americana, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
- Released: Jul 05, 2011
- ℗ 2011 New West Records, LLC
