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. In 2007 he teamed up with producer Don Was for This Old Road, his first album in eleven years. They
… now continue the pleasant and intimate atmosphere of This Old Road on Closer To The Bone. The comparison with the unsurpassed records that producer Rick Rubin made with Johnny Cash is just around the corner. Was also responsible for keeping Kristofferson's songs small and stripped down so that the impact of the composition itself, the lyrics and the performance dominate. But Kristofferson does not opt for the sometimes almost painful depth of Cash. With his well-worn voice, he rather shows a hippie-like geniality and unpretentiousness. The seventy-three year old singer has already more than earned his spurs in the past and he looks back on that with satisfaction on Closer To The Bone. (MR)more
