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After a number of critically acclaimed albums that failed to find an audience beyond the underground, AMC called it quits in the mid-'90s and Eitzel continued on his stark musical journey flying solo. Then last year, his music took a decided shift in a more-poppy direction on his Matador release The Invisible Man, where the king of gloom stepped out of his dark, sullen robe and adorned himself in a fine jacket of hooky melodies, trip-hop-style rhythms and inspired vocals that, for the first time, could appeal even to the most radio-friendly crowd. It didn't, but it could have, had they heard it. | After a number of critically acclaimed albums that failed to find an audience beyond the underground, AMC called it quits in the mid-'90s and Eitzel continued on his stark musical journey flying solo. Then last year, his music took a decided shift in a more-poppy direction on his Matador release The Invisible Man, where the king of gloom stepped out of his dark, sullen robe and adorned himself in a fine jacket of hooky melodies, trip-hop-style rhythms and inspired vocals that, for the first time, could appeal even to the most radio-friendly crowd. It didn't, but it could have, had they heard it. | ||
Now with ''[[Music For Courage | Now with ''[[Music For Courage And Confidence]]'', just released on [[New West Records]], Eitzel has taken his newfound pop leanings to another level, paying tribute to some of the most memorable melodies of the past half-century. Among the 10 covers on the CD: Anne Murray's "[[Snowbird]]", Glen Campbell's "[[Gentle On My Mind]]", The Andrea True Connection's "[[More More More]]" and Culture Club's "[[Do You Really Want To Hurt Me]]" not to mention standards like "[[I'll Be Seeing You]]" and "[[I Only Have Eyes For You]]". Quite an eclectic mix, all held together by Eitzel's personal, drawn, reflective musical style. | ||
"[[Johan Kugelberg]] (who co-produced the CD), a bon vivant and excellent conversationalist, persuaded me to do it," Eitzel explained. "He gave me a list of songs and I rejected 90 percent of them. We chose songs that were lighter; something different where I could focus on singing. I could have chosen obscure Blue Nile tracks, but I didn't want to be cool. I wanted songs I really loved -- fucking hits -- as opposed to 'Let me let you in on my understanding of music.'" | "[[Johan Kugelberg]] (who co-produced the CD), a bon vivant and excellent conversationalist, persuaded me to do it," Eitzel explained. "He gave me a list of songs and I rejected 90 percent of them. We chose songs that were lighter; something different where I could focus on singing. I could have chosen obscure Blue Nile tracks, but I didn't want to be cool. I wanted songs I really loved -- fucking hits -- as opposed to 'Let me let you in on my understanding of music.'" | ||