Sep
13
2009
McTavish: Prine Still in His Prime at Midland
On the surface, John Prine on Saturday night at the Midland by AMC might have passed for any older man in a black suit with a guitar around his neck singing a little hoarser and talking a little wiser than he used to.
You might expect that from any serious veteran of words and music. But you might not expect songs so sad they’re sweet and so sweet they’re sad without a still-evolving genius being involved.
As the years have turned into decades, it has become a greater temptation to just be done with it and put a tag on Prine’s sleeve right next to the heart he wears there that reads: “America’s Greatest Living Singer-Songwriter.” Of course, he would fight it. He’s too humble for that. Continue reading
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