#DavidAckles – American Gothic (1972). Ackles made four LPs for Elektra / Columbia before stepping into obscurity – despite accolades from Elton John and Elvis Costello. This Bernie Taupin-produced third LP epitomizes Ackles’ lyrical Tin Pan Alley style, a little like Randy Newman without the funny bits. The strident “Ballad of the Ship of State” contrasts the plaintive “Love’s Enough” and heartrending “Waiting for the Moving Van” on this lost gem of an LP.
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