The Man with the Blue Post-Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar

The Man with the Blue Post-Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar (often called simply Blue Guitar) is an album by American singer-songwriter Peter Case, released in 1989.[1][2] Its title is a reference to the Wallace Stevens poem "The Man With the Blue Guitar."[3]

The Man with the Blue Post-Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 11, 1989
StudioOcean Way Recording, Sunset Sound and Sunset Sound Factory
GenreAlternative rock, alternative country, folk rock
LabelGeffen
ProducerLarry Hirsch, Steven Soles, Peter Case
Peter Case chronology
Peter Case
(1986)
The Man with the Blue Post-Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar
(1989)
Six-Pack of Love
(1992)

Guests include Los Lobos, T-Bone Burnett, Ry Cooder, Jim Keltner and David Lindley.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [5]

Writing for AllMusic, critic Brian Beatty stated: "Exceptional songs and musical guests, including Ry Cooder and members of Los Lobos and Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, make this... a worthwhile purchase..."[4]

Track listing

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All songs by Peter Case unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Charlie James" (Public Domain) – 3:07
  2. "Put Down the Gun" – 3:41
  3. "Entella Hotel" – 4:59
  4. "Travellin' Light" (Case, Bob Neuwirth) – 4:11
  5. "Poor Old Tom" – 3:57
  6. "Old Part of Town" – 4:10
  7. "Rise and Shine" (Case, Victoria Williams) – 4:20
  8. "Two Angels" – 4:33
  9. "This Town's a Riot" – 4:18
  10. "Hidden Love" – 3:08

Personnel

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Production

  • Larry Hirsch – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Peter Case – producer
  • Scott Woodman – engineer
  • Joe Schiff – assistant engineer
  • Eric Rudd – assistant engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering

References

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  1. ^ "Shades of Dylan in an Era of Flash : Peter Case examines how it feels to be on your own, with no direction home". Los Angeles Times. May 21, 1989.
  2. ^ "Peter Case".
  3. ^ Himes, Geoffrey (September 22, 1989). "MAKING A CASE FOR HIS MUSIC" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  4. ^ a b Beatty, Brian. "The Man with the Blue Post-Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 115.