Songs like Help Me Make It Through The Night and Me And Bobby McGee by American songwriter, singer and actor Kris Kristofferson have been performed by hundreds of artists. His own singing career has always been somewhat in the shadow of that, although he is blessed with a beautiful deep brown voice. This Old Road is his first album of new material in eleven years. Together with producer Don Was
… (known for his productions for Rolling Stones) he opted this time for a sober musical approach with a leading role for his voice and guitar. An approach that, just like with colleagues like Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond, works out well. His songs, which often show dissatisfaction with the growing belligerent and other conservationistisms in his beloved America, thus gain in strength and urgency. 'Wild American, you're the one they never tamed,' he sings to Steve Earle, John Trudell and Willie Nelson, among others, in the song Wild American. A category that Kristofferson can safely place himself under with this meaningful album. (MR)more
