Dog Years, by Tom Wilson

Dog Years

by Tom Wilson

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1.	Super Sun Natural 03:05	info	buy track
2.	Keep On Grinning 04:25	info	buy track
3.	I'm In Love With The System 04:36	info	buy track
4.	Talk Of The Town 03:20	info	buy track
5.	Because Of You 03:05	info	buy track
6.	3 A.M. 03:40	info	buy track
7.	Tell It Like It Is 03:34	info	buy track
8.	Romeo's Barbershop 04:30	info	buy track
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Dog Years Review by Hal Horowitz
As much a collaboration with producer/guitarist and fellow member of Blackie & the Rodeo Kings Colin Linden as it is the singer/songwriter's second solo release, Tom Wilson's Dog Years is an impressive achievement. Conveniently, yet not entirely correctly, lumped into the Americana roots bin, Wilson's songs cover a variety of genres from folk-rock ("Tell It Like It Is," not the Aaron Neville tune), to country-tinged pop (the lovely vocal duet with Rosanne Cash on "Talk of the Town" is one of the album's most emotional moments) to the garage rocking of the pounding opener, "Super Sun Natural." His whiskey-burnished voice can be mistaken for Tom Petty especially on the Dylan-ish "Tell It Like It Is," a tune that could be an outtake from the Highway 61 Revisited sessions. Linden's swampy guitar lines dominate the music, pushing and pulling Wilson's already terrific tunes into the South from his Canadian home. Although upbeat songs dominate the album, Wilson's voice carries the soft, brooding, darkly admonishing "Rome's Barbershop" as it gradually adds layers of instruments. Echoes of a younger Jackson Browne, Tom Waits, and even Harry Nilsson (especially on the beautiful closing ballad, "Dreamland") also creep in, yet Wilson's songs bring a personal perspective unique to him. Bassists such as Motown "snake pit" man Bob Babbitt, E Street Band member Garry Tallent, and J.D. Foster (Dwight Yoakam) also appear, but pretty much stay in the background. Ultimately it's the combination of Wilson's slyly poetic lyrics ("I feel like Jesus on a good day, my stone just rolled away" begins "Keep on Grinning") and Linden's low-key production that captures every nuance of these songs, pushing this album from good to great. Wilson's world-weary approach to the strummy "I'm in Love with the System," a relatively dark but realistic look at his place in life and/or the music business that also boasts a catchy singalong hook, is symbolic of this album's strengths. It's a moody yet uncompromising success and shows both Tom Wilson's talent for writing moving songs and Colin Linden's knack for producing them to maximum effect.

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released February 28, 2006

Produced by Colin Linden
Recorded by John Whynot
Mixed by Colin Linden
Tom Wilson - lead vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Wiggly Guitar on Domino, Voice in The Head Background vocals
Colin Linden - Electric Guitars, Dobro, Harmonies, Bass on "Romeo's Barbershop"
with
Richard Bell - Piano, Organ
Bryan Owings - Drums, Percussion
Tom Hambridge - Drums on "Little Domino" & "I'm In Love With The System"
Dave Roe - Upright Bass on "Talk Of The Town", "Keep On Grinning", "Dreamland"
Bob Babbitt - Bass on "Super Sun Natural", "Because of You" "Tell It Like It Is"
Garry Tallent - Bass on "Little Domino", "3A.M." "Im In Love With The System"
and extra special guest
Roseanne Cash - Angel Vocal on "Talk Of The Town"

Recorded at Pinhead Recorders, The Rendering Plant, Nashville TN , Lo Ho, NYC
Brian "Brain " Harrison, Consular General
Mixed at PinheadRecorders in Toronto
Mastered by Greg Calbi , Sterling Sound

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Tom Wilson Hamilton, Ontario

“Over the course of discovering my true identity, the intention of my writing, my music and my art is to reduce the gap between my indigenous culture and colonialists to make a more patient, loving community.” A best selling author and award winning musician. He has recorded songs with Sarah McLachlan, City and Colour, Jason Isbel, Colin James, Lucinda Williams, Mavis Staples to name a few. ... more

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