LET'S put this in perspective. Bob Dylan didn't release his first album until he was 21; bohemian Martha's Vineyard folkie Willy Mason was 19 when he recorded Where The Humans Eat.
He shares with young Robert Zimmerman a facility for sharp, illuminating lyrics, universal wit beyond his years and an easy, yet arresting way, with a guitar-strummed tune. Drums rumble, the voice croaks (more Daintees' Martin Stephenson than Dylan), and his country blues already sound well travelled. Ironically, his guitar was once mistaken for a machine gun by a New York cop, but the error was entirely understandable because songs as special as Oxygen, Hard Hand To Hold and Where The Humans Eat will slay you.
Updated: 08:54 Thursday, March 17, 2005
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