MusicTalks
03/03/09, 02:11 PM
Marc Broussard - Carencro
Record Label: Island Records
Release Date: August 3, 2004
The most pessimistic of people will read the last chapter of a book first to know the ending, just in case they were to kick the bucket mid-novel. It’s a sour way to look at the world, and in most cases, knowing the ending isn’t much of anything if you don’t know the beginning. So, as a music listener, one could choose to listen to Marc Broussard’s newest album, Keep Coming Back, rather than start at the beginning with Momentary Setback. Truthfully, you can’t go wrong with anything Marc Broussard has created, but I think that to understand it all, you have to start at the beginning and work your way to the end.
Because honestly, you can’t wholeheartedly appreciate what Keep Coming Back is all about unless you know that it came so far from Momentary Setback. And, you can’t appreciate the heart soul of his newest work without understanding the sweat he poured into his sophomore effort, Carencro. It’s all a progression that needs to be experienced in the correct order. Like reading a book series out of order, listening to Marc Broussard out of order won’t give you all you need to know about one of the most gifted singers and songwriters we’ll ever hear.
I truly found out who Marc Broussard was when I listened to Carencro for the first time. Broussard, born and bred in the bayou town of Carencro, Louisiana, puts forth a sophomore record that just oozes the sweat from a hot southern night in mid-July. You can almost touch the kind of soul that comes through the stereo when this record is on. It lets you know exactly where he came from and exactly where he is going.
The album starts with “Home,” the finest Broussard song to date. It’s the embodiment of deep southern soul music. Its infectious guitar riff and tambourine-laden chorus are absolutely incredible. “Rocksteady” is the next track and it’s got the vivacity of a full pub on a Friday night. It’s all about having fun and being fun. “Come Around” has a soulful, slow start, but it breaks into a grooving chorus and second verse. One of my favorites on the album is “Lonely Night in Georgia.” It’s the ultimate slow and painful brooding of a song that let’s you into what life is like for a musician on the road. “The Wanderer” is carried over from his first album and rightfully so. It’s a song about finding yourself, about figuring out where you want to go in life. “Gavin’s Song,” the most touching song, ends the album. Broussard sings about how much he misses his home, his family, his wife, and most importantly, his son. As a listener, it chills me every time to hear it. In fact, it is so moving that while performing at his latest show in my area, Broussard actually shed a tear after singing it because he missed his son so much.
It’s this type of emotion that makes Broussard such a compelling artist. He’s real and very honest with his music and lyrics. For someone so young, he holds the pose of a veteran storyteller. It starts on a piece of paper and comes to life when his hands touch the guitar. He’s become a master of telling us a story that we’ll always want to listen to. And in the series of Mr. Marc Broussard, his second novel, Carencro, should never be skipped, only read and re-read.
Marc Broussard; soul; sweat; sweet tea; funk; pipes from the South; humming
marcbroussard.com (http://www.marcbroussard.com)
myspace.com/marcbroussard (http://www.myspace.com/marcbroussard)
Record Label: Island Records
Release Date: August 3, 2004
The most pessimistic of people will read the last chapter of a book first to know the ending, just in case they were to kick the bucket mid-novel. It’s a sour way to look at the world, and in most cases, knowing the ending isn’t much of anything if you don’t know the beginning. So, as a music listener, one could choose to listen to Marc Broussard’s newest album, Keep Coming Back, rather than start at the beginning with Momentary Setback. Truthfully, you can’t go wrong with anything Marc Broussard has created, but I think that to understand it all, you have to start at the beginning and work your way to the end.
Because honestly, you can’t wholeheartedly appreciate what Keep Coming Back is all about unless you know that it came so far from Momentary Setback. And, you can’t appreciate the heart soul of his newest work without understanding the sweat he poured into his sophomore effort, Carencro. It’s all a progression that needs to be experienced in the correct order. Like reading a book series out of order, listening to Marc Broussard out of order won’t give you all you need to know about one of the most gifted singers and songwriters we’ll ever hear.
I truly found out who Marc Broussard was when I listened to Carencro for the first time. Broussard, born and bred in the bayou town of Carencro, Louisiana, puts forth a sophomore record that just oozes the sweat from a hot southern night in mid-July. You can almost touch the kind of soul that comes through the stereo when this record is on. It lets you know exactly where he came from and exactly where he is going.
The album starts with “Home,” the finest Broussard song to date. It’s the embodiment of deep southern soul music. Its infectious guitar riff and tambourine-laden chorus are absolutely incredible. “Rocksteady” is the next track and it’s got the vivacity of a full pub on a Friday night. It’s all about having fun and being fun. “Come Around” has a soulful, slow start, but it breaks into a grooving chorus and second verse. One of my favorites on the album is “Lonely Night in Georgia.” It’s the ultimate slow and painful brooding of a song that let’s you into what life is like for a musician on the road. “The Wanderer” is carried over from his first album and rightfully so. It’s a song about finding yourself, about figuring out where you want to go in life. “Gavin’s Song,” the most touching song, ends the album. Broussard sings about how much he misses his home, his family, his wife, and most importantly, his son. As a listener, it chills me every time to hear it. In fact, it is so moving that while performing at his latest show in my area, Broussard actually shed a tear after singing it because he missed his son so much.
It’s this type of emotion that makes Broussard such a compelling artist. He’s real and very honest with his music and lyrics. For someone so young, he holds the pose of a veteran storyteller. It starts on a piece of paper and comes to life when his hands touch the guitar. He’s become a master of telling us a story that we’ll always want to listen to. And in the series of Mr. Marc Broussard, his second novel, Carencro, should never be skipped, only read and re-read.
Marc Broussard; soul; sweat; sweet tea; funk; pipes from the South; humming
marcbroussard.com (http://www.marcbroussard.com)
myspace.com/marcbroussard (http://www.myspace.com/marcbroussard)