259. American Gothic

American Gothic
David Ackles
1972

Tracks
1. American Gothic
2. Love's Enough
3. Ballad Of The Ship Of State
4. One Night Stand
5. Oh California
6. Another Friday Night
7. Family Band
8. Midnight Carousel
9. Waiting For The Moving Van
10. Blues For Billy Whitecloud
11. Montana Song


This album is weird for several reasons.  One, it is actually a normal sized album which is quite refreshing after listening to all the excruciatingly long albums we have been treated to lately.  This album is also strange because it sounds like it is all from a Broadway show.


No one has ever heard of this guy, David Ackles, the reason being that his albums were huge flops.  Of course, now they are considered musical masterpieces; I suppose the reasoning is that the masses simply didn't understand his genius and only snobby critics can appreciate this gem.  Actually, to me, this album seemed like the parodies they do of Broadway songs.  An example from 30 Rock:

Overall it was just a weird experience; I like show tunes as much as the next guy, but that is when they come from...ahem...shows.

RATING: 2/5