CHRIS KNIGHT GIVE HIMSELF ENOUGH ROPE
Singer/songwriter Chris Knight had one ambition when he began work on his fourth album, "Enough Rope." He wanted to write and record a song that would get him the kind of attention from country radio that could possibly translate into legitimate chart success.
"I kind of had the idea of doing something that was gonna be a little bit...
.......says Engineer/Mixer Ray Kennedy, "The longest running careers are the ones that rub against the grain and don't fit in. I think Chris is one of the premier singer/songwriters of our time...and if there's any justice in the world, this will be held up as one of the great albums out there."
Music that listeners are supposed to take seriously often comes from obscure artists who write dark songs. While Chris Knight is critically praised, the general public wouldn’t know him from, say, Gary Nicholson.
Knight’s fourth c.d., Enough Rope, is the rural-voiced writer’s usual potion of Southern Gothic Americana — southern for whom he unabashedly is, gothic for the frequent darkness...
It might be tempting to describe Kentucky's Chris Knight as the poor man's Steve Earle (if the original weren't still doing a pretty good job at it). While the hard twang of the guitar and the hardscrabble lyrics recall Earle's early classic albums, Knight continues to establish himself on his fourth release as one of the most powerful (and underrecognized) artists in alternative country....
There outa be a sideshow act for freaks like me, "sang Chris Knight in "It Ain't Easy Being Me", the minor hit from his 1998 self-titled debut. Back then the Kentucky singer-songwriter was being groomed by Decca/MCA as the next Steve Earle, although with studio backing by seasoned Nashville sessionmen, Knight never really got to fully cut loose. 2001's A Pretty Good Guy and 2003's The...
"Enough Rope" - Chris Knight's 4th studio CD will be released July 11, 2006. Advance copies are available for $15.00 each. These orders will ship immediatley.
Here are the lessons I've learned after a few spins of Chris Knight's latest CD, The Jealous Kind:
• Obsessive love, as reflected in the title track, can give you the superhuman strength to subsist on coffee for days. However, you will eventually get pulled over for speeding, and it's uncertain whether your beloved will choose to bail you out, or opt for someone more geographically...
09/12/2003
Nashville, August 22, 2003 - Chris Knight makes his music like he lives his life – honest, close to home, with a penchant for the Southern gothic in all its stark intensity and raw emotion. His newest release, The Jealous Kind, won’t disappoint those who have come to expect this from the Kentucky native. Chris' debut garnered staggering critical acclaim only to have the label...
Although he hails from Kentucky, Chris Knight was declared an "Honorary Texas Citizen" by Gov. Rick Perry in October of 2003.
Being a full-time musician is a long way from working at the mines of Kentucky, where Knight once made his living as a surface mine reclamations inspector.
Knight’s current single, "Banging Away," from his album "The Jealous Kind," is No. 22 on the...
Like a combination of Tom Petty, Dave Alvin and Steve Earle, Knight's rootsy Americana -- story-songs of the down and out driven to criminal acts -- are helped by choruses that don't slap you in the face, smart lyrics that aren't steeped in mushy sentimentality and guitar solos that never overstay their welcome.
