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Avocado Fault Line (Audio CD),01 January, 2003
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Unremarkable effort from a remarkable talent / 3
Who knows why some albums strike a chord with us and some don't. This one didn't. I have been a fan of Terry Scott Taylor for over 20 years. DA, The Swirling Eddies and The Lost Dogs are among my favorite bands of all time. This project just doesn't move me or even interest me like the others.I guess I could say it might be due to the "I'm-an-aging-Christian-rock-star-living-in-Southern-California" effect that is evidenced more strongly here than on any other of his projects. Even "John Wayne," a much stronger album, though it was "about" LA, was accessible enough that nearly everyone could relate to its themes. The songs here come dangerously close to navel-gazing. Yeah, it's reminiscent of Jimmy Buffet, but it's not even that good. Some of these cuts have the feel of stuff the Dog's wouldn't touch. Even "fun" tracks like "Cake Hole" wear thin after repeated listening. The lyrics are predictable and overwrought at times. The music has a nice light-country aire about it, which adds continuity to the project. It's not a "bad" recording by any means; it's just disappointing. Sure, we're all growing older, but Mark Heard wrote/sang about it better. I know for a fact that Terry is capable of much more than this, perhaps that's why I hold him to a higher standard.
Song "Waiting"
Here I stand and I'm waiting, here I stand and I'm waiting.
Here I stand and I'm waiting down, where I used to meet you down.
Where the world was our toy.
Here I stand and I'm wondering why, did you ever leave me, why?
Break the heart of that boy.
Here I stand with my heart in my hands and I offer love to you.
Here I stand with my world gone wrong and I wonder what to do.
Here I stand and I'm waiting, here I stand and I'm waiting.
Here I stand with my heart in my hands and I offer love to you.
Here I stand with my world gone wrong and I wonder what to do.
What to do.
Here I stand and I'm waiting, here I stand and I'm waiting
Oh how I've missed you, I wanted to kiss you.
I dreamt that I held you and I lost you again.
Lost you again.
(Here I stand and I'm waiting)
And I lost you again.
(Here I stand and I'm waiting)
And I lost you again.
(Waiting)
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