In a better world Vic Chesnutt would be famous and his suicide would be mourned by millions of fans. "Chesnutt released 17 albums during his career, including two produced by Michael Stipe. His musical style has been described by Bryan Carroll of allmusic.com as a "skewed, refracted version of Americana that is haunting, funny, poignant, and occasionally mystical, usually all at once". Injuries from a 1983 car accident left him partially paralyzed; he used a wheelchair and had limited use of his hands. (Wikipedia) he lived in constant pain, but still managed to write his beautiful songs and to perform. Ironically, his greatest succes was a tribute album of mainstream artists covering his songs, Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Rarely Heard: Vic Chesnutt - Splendid
In a better world Vic Chesnutt would be famous and his suicide would be mourned by millions of fans. "Chesnutt released 17 albums during his career, including two produced by Michael Stipe. His musical style has been described by Bryan Carroll of allmusic.com as a "skewed, refracted version of Americana that is haunting, funny, poignant, and occasionally mystical, usually all at once". Injuries from a 1983 car accident left him partially paralyzed; he used a wheelchair and had limited use of his hands. (Wikipedia) he lived in constant pain, but still managed to write his beautiful songs and to perform. Ironically, his greatest succes was a tribute album of mainstream artists covering his songs, Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation.
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