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No Stranger to Shame

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Uncle Kracker

No Stranger to Shame

 
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Release Date: November 30, 2001
Label: Lava
Rating: 4.0
 
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Description: Uncle Kracker might have rap-rock numbskull Kid Rock to thank for putting him on the map, but with the release of his solid sophomore set, the Michigan mauler can stand up and take a bow. For not only is Uncle Kracker the most Southern-sounding musician ever to emerge from the edge of the Great Lakes, he's also one of the most versatile. As such, No Stranger to Shame is by turns country, rock, soul, blues, and sometimes a vigorous mix of the lot. The horn-section-goosing opening track "I Do" is pure Stax with a little '70s-era thwacketa-thwacketa guitar menace; "Thunderhead Hawkins," with its drawling vocals and slide guitar, is pure Arkansas front-porch boogaloo; "Memphis Soul Song" is just that; "To Think I Used to Love You" could have been torn from the Merle Haggard songbook; and "Keep It Comin'" is fierce hip-hop. A ballad, "Letter to My Daughters," is sweet if unnervingly sappy (think Bob Carlisle's "Butterfly Kisses"), while Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath adds negligible freight to the title track. But No Stranger to Shame's finest moment is a borrowed one--a faithful cover of Dobie Gray's inspirational rock & roll love letter, "Drift Away." An underappreciated classic from the early '70s, "Drift Away" still sounds relevant, and Kracker's soulful version--featuring Gray himself--will do much to spotlight that comforting old chestnut. --Kim Hughes
 
 

 
Tracklist of No Stranger to Shame

Disc 1
1 Keep it comin'  3:22 view lyrics
2 Thunderhead Hawkins  3:49 view lyrics
3 In a little while  4:12 view lyrics
4 I wish I had a dollar  4:06 view lyrics
5 Drift away  4:18 view lyrics
6 Baby don't cry  4:28 view lyrics
7 I do  3:13 view lyrics
8 Memphis soul song  3:60 view lyrics
9 I don't know  3:59 view lyrics
10 To think I used to love you  3:29 view lyrics
11 Letter to my daugther   view lyrics
12 No stranger to shame  8:30 view lyrics

Reviews:

5 Stars.....Kracker's 2nd album.

Though very, very different from Kracker Double Wide album, i Still Give it 5 stars. This is not hip-hop like Double wide. this is straight memphis soul, Oldies Rock and Country. The Only Rap is the first and last songs. Theres A Bonus track Called AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL.

Best song is THUNDERHEAD HAWKINS.

Didn't live up to my expectations

I think my title pretty much sums it up for how I feel about this album. Uncle Kracker, to me, has potential but has not fully applied it yet. I bought it mainly because it was 2.99 for a new copy at my local record shop. I spun it, and felt a little dissapointed. I liked the cover of Dobie Gray's Drift Away--which confuses me because Dobie Gray is the lead vocalist, not the Uncle--and the song Keep it Comin', but the rest is too mediocre to buy it at full price. Fortunately, I got a great bargain so it's worth my money, but you need to wonder if it's worth YOUR money. I'm just not sure.

Easily flowing between rock, soul, funk, C&W and rap...

This is an excellent album. Who would have thought that Kid Rock's turntabilist could put out such a solid effort? This album is very diverse, easily flowing between rock, soul, funk, C&W and rap. He has a nice voice, very reminiscent of John Melloncamp. He even does a duet with Dobie Gray on the classic Drift Away.
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