Records of 2010 - 48. Jack Rose - Luck in the ValleyJack Rose passed away in December 2009, aged only 38 and this, his posthumous release is one of his best albums. I feel uncomfortable writing an obituary for a man I know little about, so I will leave that to Dusted Magazine's Michael Crumsho. But in terms of genre, think acoustic guitar, raga folk, quirky americana and a whole lotta fingerpicking!
"I never knew Rose, but a lot of my friends did, and what became immediately apparent in the days following his death was that the world didn’t lose a great guitarist as much as it did an absolute force of humanity. It’s unfortunate that those who became fans of his music lost someone so blindingly creative and talented, but even more so that those whose lives he touched in a deeply personal way lost a friend. It’s undoubtedly a small consolation, but at least records like Luck in the Valley will endure for years to come, reminding us all of what Jack Rose was able to accomplish in an all-too-brief tenure on this hot and salty planet. ---Michael Crumsho, Dusted Magazine, February 2010---
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