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"Natural Forces" CD Review
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LYLE LOVETT
Natural Forces
LOST HIGHWAY
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Lyle Lovett may not be Texas music's
official ambassador, but he's certainly
its biggest. Picking up where Step Inside
This House left off, Lovett has filled
Natural Forces with songs by his favorite
Lone Star brethren (Eric Taylor, David Ball,
Townes Van Zandt, etc.), along with
illustrations from his own pen that vividly
convey his love of life in this republic. With
impeccable backing by his Large Band, Lovett
stylistically shape-shifts from gorgeous,
aching balladry ("Whooping Crane") to Bo
Diddley be-bop (the hilarious "Farmer
Brown/Chicken Reel") to honky-tonk ("Pantry")
to flat-out rock ("It's Rock and Roll," the
"What's Her Name"-like closer co-written with
Robert Earl Keen). Alternating between clever,
double-entendre-filled sarcasm and real
pathos as only he can, Lovett creates
another indelible portrait of Texas - and
delivers one more treasure worth sharing far
beyond its borders. -LYNNE MARGOLIS
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