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PostPosted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:34 am 
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Bought the new CD a couple weeks ago and have been playing it often. Great stuff!

Bob Lind had some kind words to say also.......scroll down to the 4th post.

http://www.boblind.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1039


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Now that True Love's Gutter has been released and Richard has been touring it for week or two I wonder what his reflections on it are?

Richard sometimes gives us a small insight into what is behind a song, or what prompted a song in the first place. But once it's written, when does he consider how it will be performed on tour, how it might be received, in which order it will be played? And does he have a favourite track?

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Prudence wrote:
Now that True Love's Gutter has been released and Richard has been touring it for week or two I wonder what his reflections on it are?

Richard sometimes gives us a small insight into what is behind a song, or what prompted a song in the first place. But once it's written, when does he consider how it will be performed on tour, how it might be received, in which order it will be played? And does he have a favourite track?


There's some pretty "heavy" questions in there Prudence. I think Richard might need a glass or two of the black stuff to answer you! :wink:

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Not sure if this has been posted before - write up etc

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[size=150]jenerator[/size] wrote:
Just saying a big hello from rainy Guernsey, and loving the new LP.
It has some of the best guitar sounds I have heard in ages!
Gotta get me a Gretsch! Saying that I picked up a battered 56 Corvette for £300 a couple of years ago but it`s only good for a bit of slide, I need some twang!
Keep up the good work.
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A new review here - :D

http://www.adequacy.net/2009/10/richard-hawley-%E2%80%93-trueloves-gutter/


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I have been listening to the new album quite a bit the last
couple weeks and it gets better with each listen.I am not going
to get into the negative comments made about it earlier, as they
were imo a bit asinine.I will say this though.I don't think people
should write anything on here,that they wouldn't have the balls
to say to Richard in person.Something to think about maybe?

Incidentally Ashes On The Fire is my favorite song on the album.I
find it baffling that someone could not like it.Such a wonderful melody.
To each his own i guess.
Not sure if you are still checking in on this Richard, but i just wanted to
say that my life lately has been very stressful and no matter how shitty
i feel, your music puts me in a better frame of mind.Thanks for that, and
keep doing what you're doing.Those of us with taste appreciate it.:wink:

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Truelove's Gutter is number 38 in Q magazine's Top 50 albums of 2009. Should have been number 1!

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Well its our number one - and that's what matters 8)


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Late as usual, I know, but I just wanted to drop by to say that Truelove's Gutter is a thing of true beauty.

I had it playing last night in my cosy guitar room, with the lamp on and the rain pattering against the window, and it was just magical. Beautiful, beautiful songs - slow-burners all, but with a depth that repays relistening and close attention.

So, thanks to Mr H and his gang for what may well be the best Hawley album yet.

I haven't been a regular on here, or anywhere else, lately (a bereavement last year threw me for a bit of a loop), but now seemed as good a time as any to let Richard know just how much his music - and this new album in particular - has meant to me.

Mr Hawley, you're one of the good guys.


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:58 pm 
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Hi everyone.
Haven't written on this forum in ages. Due to being extremely skint throughout September and October, I was only able to buy Truelove's Gutter at the weekend.

I am absolutely mesmerised. I'd read tons of reviews and interviews, heard snippets online (The Guardian ran samples of some songs on release day), but truth is- this is not the way to appreciate Richard's music. Least of all this album.

It's absolutely amazing. Yes, it's no Coles Corner or Lady's Bridge but nt because it's any worse. It's just different and extremely touching.

For what it's worth, here's the review I penned on my website Hagley Road to Ladywood, where I also ran an interview with Richard Hawley two years ago.


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Ashes on the Fire was NPR Music's track of the day yesterday -

Richard Hawley: Rough-Hewn Romanticism by Joey Hood

'Ashes on the Fire' by Richard Hawley

In "Ashes on the Fire," the former Pulp guitarist captures the epic sweep and quiet elegance of the classic Nashville sound.

Wednesday's PickSong: "Ashes on the Fire"
Artist: Richard Hawley
CD: Truelove's Gutter
Genre: Pop-Rock

December 16, 2009 - Fifty years after Owen Bradley's legendary RCA sessions, former Pulp guitarist Richard Hawley picks up where Bradley left off: by perfecting the epic sweep and quiet elegance of the Nashville tradition. On Truelove's Gutter, Hawley infuses his songs with a familiar talking point in country ballads — namely, a deeply rooted sense of heartache and loss.

In the standout waltz "Ashes on the Fire," Hawley keeps the tempo languid while his baritone flickers with rough-hewn romanticism. "This morning brought sorrow / This morning brought tears," he sings. "They bloomed like a flower from deep-seated fears."

Hawley pulls out all the stops here, conjuring memories of Roy Orbison, but "Ashes on the Fire" is hardly a one-man show. His bandmates bring the elements together flawlessly, thanks to Dean Beresford's gentle percussion, the sonorous strum of a Spanish guitar and a penchant for unconventional instrumentation, including tremolo mandolas and a celeste. The end result is surprisingly austere and richly textured, demonstrating that the classic Nashville ballad sound still takes root among the living.


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.....and once again, the boss is tagged 'former Pulp guitarist'. :roll:

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He used to be in Pulp?!?!


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