ONCE UPON A TIME.....Storyville

 

ROBBIE ROBERTSON  Storyville  (Geffen,1991) - Rock


     The 10 tracks traverse several states and decades in describing an on-again, off-again love affair, along with the protagonist’s search for spiritual fulfillment, climaxing far from Louisiana on the Hopi Indian reservation.
     This narrative seems to have stayed mostly in the artist’s head (and in the detailed press kit synopsis). “Storyville” is better appreciated as a strong but uneven collection of tunes than as the dramatic whole he envisioned.
     Some cuts get surprisingly pedestrian in waxing romantic and wonderstruck, Robertson’s populist sense besting his poetic instincts. (Lines like “We’re all living in a street opera” veer mighty close to Bon Jovi territory.)
     Other vignettes, though, are standouts--like “Soapbox Preacher” (in which Robertson’s husky whisper mixes prettily with a Neil Young harmony), “Resurrection” (where gospel’s Zion Harmonizers contribute to the funky chorus) and “What About Now,” a carpe diem anthem in which Robertson’s romanticism achieves the urgency intended.

TRACKLIST : Night Parade
                          Hold Back The Dawn
                          Go back To Your Woods
                          Soap Box Preacher
                          Day Of Reckoning (Burnin' For You)
                          What About Now
                          Shake This Town
                          Breakin' The Rules
                          Resurrection
                          Sign Of The Rainbow

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