Cry of the Prophets

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Cry of the Prophets
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Studio album by
Chris Thomas
Released1990
Genre Blues
Label HighTone/Sire
Producer Bruce Bromberg, Chris Thomas
Chris Thomas chronology
The Beginning
(1986)		Cry of the Prophets
(1990)		Simple
(1993)

Cry of the Prophets is an album by the American blues musician Chris Thomas, released in 1990. [1] [2]

Contents

Production

The album was written and recorded in Austin, Texas. [2] [3] It was produced by Bruce Bromberg and Thomas. [4] [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Houston Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
St. Petersburg Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]

The Chicago Tribune wrote that Thomas's "keening guitar solos never overstay their welcome and his lyrics brim with urgency." [1] The Los Angeles Times deemed the album "a strange brew of deep soul, country blues, modern funk, Hendrix and Marley that falls somewhere between a more rockin' Robert Cray and a Lenny Kravitz without the Lennonisms." [10] Greil Marcus, in The Village Voice , praised the "deep soul guitar" and "deep soul crying," writing that "up against the likes of N.W.A., Thomas sounds pathetic—but also real." [13] The Washington Post thought that Cry of the Prophets contained "some of the year's most pleasurable music," writing that it's "a groundbreaking fusion of '60s Southern soul singing, '70s rock 'n' roll guitar and '80s funk rhythms." [4] LA Weekly said that the album "claims and revitalizes a lot of African-American heritage without any fuss." [14]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Angel Lady"0:55
2."Heart & Soul"4:14
3."Wanna Die with a Smile on My Face"3:24
4."Help Us, Somebody"5:43
5."Dance to the Music Till My Savior Comes"3:59
6."I'm Gonna Make It"5:00
7."Alpha-Omega"4:16
8."All Nite Long"3:20
9."Last Real Man"4:37
10."I Need You"4:04
11."Cry of the Prophets"3:25

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kot, Greg. "Chris Thomas Cry of the Prophets (Hightone/Sire)". chicagotribune.com.
  2. 1 2 "Chris Thomas King - O brother, who art thou?". No Depression. January 1, 2002.
  3. ↑ Point, Michael (April 19, 1990). "Thomas' 'Cry of the Prophets' worth the yearlong wait". Onward. Austin American-Statesman. p. 19.
  4. 1 2 "Thomas's Advice Have a Good 'Cry'". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  5. ↑ Okamoto, David (May 11, 1990). "Hard-rocking new bluesman relays gritty messages". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. p. D11.
  6. ↑ "Cry of the Prophets - Chris Thomas | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  7. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Chris Thomas". www.robertchristgau.com.
  8. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 845.
  9. ↑ Mitchell, Rick (May 13, 1990). "Recordings". Zest. Houston Chronicle. p. 10.
  10. 1 2 "*** Chris Thomas, "Cry of the Prophets," Sire/Hightone". Los Angeles Times. July 8, 1990.
  11. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 702.
  12. ↑ Snider, Eric (May 25, 1990). "Sound Bites". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times. p. 17.
  13. ↑ Marcus, Greil (October 20, 2015). Real Life Rock: The Complete Top Ten Columns, 1986-2014. Yale University Press – via Google Books.
  14. ↑ Miles, Milo (May 10, 1990). "Squeezing the Boogie". LA Weekly. p. 51.
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