Leon Redbone

For whatever reasons, Leon Redbine's fabricated but fascinating persona evokes such a
balance of cool psychology and lukewarm mythology that it deliberately cancels out many
of the conventional approaches, both for the artist and his listeners. The man is a master at
constructing and manipulating small mysteries, then never resolving them. Like Ramblin'
Jack Elliott and Tom Waits, the quixotic Redbone prefers to deliver his music thr... More >

People who consider this a one-joke act aren't going to change their minds now. People who dismiss the joke for its lameness, torpor, and eccentricity will gloat over this disappointing second LP. I myself wonder why I liked the first one so much. Hint: compare the credits. (Grade: B-)