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| Thephoenix |
 This Boston music legend’s metamorphosis from party animal to monster songwriter became complete with his previous solo album, 2002’s Sleepless, a superbly crafted group of songs plucked from the J. Geils Band frontman’s interesting life among the artistic elite and the populace of the demi-monde. Although his latest is less personal, it has a similarly broad emotional scope and a warm sonic palette far from the house-rocking R&B that’s the foundation of his four-decade career.Just released as a single on iTunes, “Tragedy” is a duet with Nashville bad girl Shelby Lynne, a he-said/she-said about the possible end of a romance that embraces country, blues, rock, and R&B. The least likely pairing is “It’s Too Late for Me,” where Wolf swaps lines with country giant Merle Haggard; both find the warmest registers of their voices for this tear-in-my-beer weeper with an arrangement that’s part Floyd Kramer and part Les Paul....full text |
| Allmusic |
| Eight years later, Peter Wolf's Midnight Rendezvous picks up where Sleepless left off, with Shelby Lynne, Neko Case, and Merle Haggard. Tracks Title Composer Time 1 Tragedy Petraglia, Wolf 4:31 2 I Don't Wanna Know 2:53 3 Watch Her Move Rhodes, Wolf 3:58 4 There's Still Time Jennings, Thiele, Wolf 5:09 5 Lying Low Jennings, Wolf 3:10 6 The The Green Fields of Summer Jennings, Wolf 2:56 7 Thick as Thieves Wolf 2:43 8 Always Asking For You Jennings, Wolf 2:57 9 Then It Leaves Us All Behind Jennings, Wolf 3:32 10 Overnight Lows Jennings, Petraglia, Prophet ... 5:06 11 Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky Toussaint 2:12 12 Don't Try To Change Her Jennings, Wolf 3:31 13 The The Night Comes Down (For Willy Deville) Jennings, Wolf 3:56 14 It's Too Late for Me Jennings, Wolf 2:47...full text |
| Rollingstone |
| "Love kills time, and time kills love," Peter Wolf sings on Midnight Souvenirs, but this delightful new album makes one thing clear: Nothing can kill Wolf's charm, musicality and youthfulness. His first release in eight years, Souvenirs shows off the virtues that have made Wolf's work a pleasure through 16 years as lead singer with the J. Geils Band and now seven solo albums since 1984. He is less an outstanding singer than a convincing one — the passionate impresario of his own musical world, sharing his love of classic country, soul and R&B with anyone who cares to listen. Wolf's enthusiasm is contagious on a series of duets with some A-list peers. "The Green Fields of Summer" is a striking acoustic song where Wolf and Neko Case exude stark, autumnal beauty. "Tragedy" sounds like a killer Stones ballad, with Wolf laying his love-struck voice over a loose groove while country singer Shelby Lynne turns in some soulful heartache of her own....full text |
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