C. Joynes - Poor Boy On The Wire LP xx1996 EXHAUSTION

EXHAUSTION

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C. Joynes - Poor Boy On The Wire LP xx1996 EXHAUSTIONOn the surface, itd be easy to consider this C Joynes record as yet another solo guitar album in a post Jack Rose John Fahey continuum, and in some ways it is. But with every listen, Joynes Poor Boy On The Wire seems to extend beyond the norms and cliches of this world. An album of electric guitar explorations that draw from the blues, UK folk music, and further abroad in a manner that tone wise, is pretty rough around the edges with gear being pushed