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Instead, Burnett and MacManus opt for distinctly American session musicians, including the Hall and Oates rhythm section of Mickey Curry and T-Bone Wolk, hotshot Southern keyboard player Mitchell Froom, and jazzmen Ray Brown and Earl Palmer. The Attractions are found on only one track. | Instead, Burnett and MacManus opt for distinctly American session musicians, including the Hall and Oates rhythm section of Mickey Curry and T-Bone Wolk, hotshot Southern keyboard player Mitchell Froom, and jazzmen Ray Brown and Earl Palmer. The Attractions are found on only one track. | ||
But the majority of the album finds MacManus fronting bassist Jerry Scheff, guitarist James Burton and drummer Ron Tutt, the legendary sidemen to (who else?) Elvis Presley. The sound is spare and simple, with | But the majority of the album finds MacManus fronting bassist Jerry Scheff, guitarist James Burton and drummer Ron Tutt, the legendary sidemen to (who else?) Elvis Presley. The sound is spare and simple, with most of the instrumentation done acoustically — no synthesizers here. MacManus even shows a bit of impish humor by labeling himself "Little Hands of Concrete" on all of his guitar credits, an attribution to his less-than-stellar talents. | ||
Musically, ''King of America'' finds MacManus closer in style to ''My Aim is True'' than his last few efforts. But unlike ''Aim'', the new LP avoids the violent diatribes and opts for a more reflective introspection. In fact, much of it is confessional. | Musically, ''King of America'' finds MacManus closer in style to ''My Aim is True'' than his last few efforts. But unlike ''Aim'', the new LP avoids the violent diatribes and opts for a more reflective introspection. In fact, much of it is confessional. |
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