01. Sonny Liston's Blues 3:19
02. What Can A Mother Do 3:08
03. Where The Hell Is Henry? 2:17
04. iLet Freedom Ring! 3:15
05. You And Me Baby (Holding On) 3:59
06. American Man 3:24
07. Barely Exist 5:08
08. Hot Talk 4:14
09. Love Won't Keep Us Apart 3:33
10. Good Time Crowd 3:27
11. Leave The Window Open 3:28
Chuck Prophet's genius lies in assimilating a wide variety of genres into his
essentially Stonesy architecture ahead of the standard curve. From the seminal
'80s alt-country shimmer of Green on Red to his incredibly diverse solo sonic
quilt - early Americana rocker/mid-period electronic folkie/latter-day style
hybridist - Prophet has engagingly exemplified his surname. On Soap and Water
his Yep Roc debut, Prophet continues to defy easy categorization, seamlessly
weaving together his myriad roles: chunky rocker "Freckle Song", sensitive pop
balladeer "Would You Love Me", sonic dabbler "Doubter Out of Jesus "All Over
You". For his considerable talents as performer/arranger/stylist, the ribbon
that neatly ties the package is Prophet's lyrical gift, as his beat story-songs
pulse with novelistic detail, noirish humor and poetic ambiguity and bristle
with pure, guileless rock abandon. Originality is not easy in the derivative
rock world but Chuck Prophet has blazed genre trails for over two decades with
no signs of running out of inspiration or desire.
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