Kinky Friedman, Lasso from El Paso - 38m 54s

Tracks & Durations

1. Sold American	3:55
2. Twinkle	3:24
3. Ahab the Arab	3:36
4. Dear Abbie	3:15
5. Kinky	3:01
6. Lady Yersterday	3:51
7. Catfish	3:10
8. Men's Room L.A.	2:13
9. Bananas and Cream	2:44
10. Ol' Ben Lucas	1:44
11. The Ballad opf Ira Hayes	5:14
12. Waitret, Please, Waitret	2:39

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Review

After riding with Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue in 1976, Friedman's star, as it were, was at a peak. Therefore, Lasso from El Passo, his first post-Revue record, is his least country sounding and is populated with very big names from the rock world: Eric Clapton (on Dobro), Roger McGuinn, Dr. John, and four members of the Band among them. Ironically, the best cuts here are the ballads, notably "Twinkle," "Lady Yesterday," and a dead-serious reading of Johnny Cash's "Ballad of Ira Hayes." Upbeat covers of Ronnie Hawkins's "Kinky" and Dylan's "Catfish" (produced by Van Dyke Parks with a funky New Orleans feel and featuring Lowell George on guitar) balance out the wide-ranging album. As Friedman himself sings, "When it gets too kinky for the rest of the world, it's getting just right for me." --Marc Greilsamer

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Lasso from El Paso

Tracks: 12, Disk length: 38m 37s (-1m 43s)

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