Willy Porter – Willy Porter (2002) [Reissue 2005] [MCH SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC]

Willy Porter – Willy Porter (2002) [Reissue 2005] [MCH SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 43:10 minutes | Scans included | 2,89 GB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 1,7 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 916 MB
Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound

Willy Porter’s guitar playing is so expressive and such an integral part of his performances that he is perhaps best described as a guitarist-songwriter rather than a mere singer-songwriter. Even when he is backed by a band, as he is on most of tracks, he uses a perfectly placed bent string or subtle rhythmic shift to wordlessly comment on the song, infusing it with an extra layer of meaning. On previous CDs Porter sometimes gave into the urge to overplay, which, when you pick as well as he does, must be hard to resist.These days, musicians often complain that major labels no longer believe in real artist development – if a debut album isn’t a big seller, chances are the artist will be dropped. But artist development is still alive and well at smaller independent labels (for the most part). That is where some A&R people are still willing to develop artists and offer two- or three-album contracts instead of merely one-album deals – which is a good thing because not every artist should be expected to be commercially and creatively triumphant the first time he/she records an album. Some people get better as they go along; even Earth, Wind & Fire recorded several modest sellers before becoming one of the top soul/funk bands of the ’70s. Willy Porter is a good example of the need for strong A&R, because even though the singer/songwriter has always had a lot of potential, he hasn’t always lived up to it and has needed the right guidance and direction. Thanks to generally insightful A&R on the part of Six Degrees Records, this self-titled CD is among Porter’s more memorable efforts. When this 2002 release is playing, one gets the impression that the best is still yet to come from Porter – even so, the material is solid more often than not. Porter has always been a superb acoustic guitarist, but having great chops doesn’t automatically make one a great songwriter or a great vocalist. In the ’90s, Porter still needed some work in those areas – and it’s nice to see him continue to progress as a singer/songwriter on folk-rock/adult alternative offerings like “Everything but Sorry,” “Blue Light,” and the moody opener, “Breathe.” This CD falls short of perfect, but it’s still an album that, on the whole, Porter can be proud of.

Tracklist:

01. Unconditional
02. If Love were an Airplane
03. Dandelion on the Minefield
04. Breathe
05. Big Yellow Pine
06. Dirty Movie
07. Dishwater Blonde
08. All Fall Down
09. Everything but Sorry
10. How Did You Know?
11. Blue Light

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