In terms of influence, American singer / songwriter John Hiatt has been just as important as (let's say) Neil Young or Steve Earle. Only Hiatt's songs, in performances by Bonnie Riatt, Joe Cocker and Eric Clapton, among others, are better known than the man himself. A fact that this fifty-something has completely accepted and which he now fulfills by doing whatever he likes on his records. We don't
… have to expect an emotional soul ballad like Have A Little Faith In Me anymore from him, since he settled near Nashville, his music mainly echoes country. Same Old Man is also a loosely self-produced country record. His songs never disappoint, but are now more pleasant to listen to than they know how to touch deeply. With an excellent band behind them, Hiatt seems to be the last to take care of this, well-seated in his own skin. He wrote off his desperate days a long time ago (on Bring The Family from 1987, among others), but Same Old Man is a no less honest album by an audibly satisfied person. This deluxe edition of Hiatt's latest CD includes an extra DVD entitled Used Parts And Lost Art. On this DVD we see a younger Hiatt playing six songs live, including the well-known Have A Little Faith In Me. (MR) On this DVD we see a younger Hiatt playing six songs live, including the well-known Have A Little Faith In Me. (MR) On this DVD we see a younger Hiatt playing six songs live, including the well-known Have A Little Faith In Me. (MR)more
