Consumer Guide Album

Johnny Darrell: Water Glass Full of Whiskey [Capricorn, 1975]
The five years of obscurity since California Stop-Over seem to have made him permanently lachrymose. When he tries to sound bright, he also sounds clumsy, as if he hasn't stretched that particular muscle in quite a while. Q: Can a tearjerker have a formal precision of its own? A: Nope, gets too soggy. C+