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's debut album,
, named after his three-piece backup group, sets the pattern for his subsequent albums in its meticulously constructed retro sound.
enters a time machine and emerges around 1960, when
is ruling the charts with his melodramatic
and
has just returned from the Army. Of course, what passed for a style 25 years before is in
's hands stylization, and when he wails in an
falsetto of romantic desperation, then does a flat,
-like recitation in the album-closing
it all seems over the top. But he is just about sincere enough to pull it off, and
is a strong enough guitarist to keep the arrangements on track. So, to the extent that you can resist the "Is this guy kidding?" impression, the music is appealing. ~ William Ruhlmann