Description
Holes in Time, sub-titled Musical Highlights of a Gangster’s Life, is an album by the American singer and songwriter Craig Marlatt, released on Central Sound Studios in 1979, distributed in the US by Cross Roads Productions, Georgia. (Dedicated to Frank Costantino.) The album was recorded by Steve Rogers at Central Sound Studios in Auburndale, Florida; and was produced by Christian Prison Ministries, Inc. Strings arranged by Craig Marlatt and Steve Rogers. Written and arranged by Craig Marlatt.
Featuring Craig Marlatt on guitars, piano, and vocals, Steve Rogers on guitar and piano, Jay Quinn on bass, Mark Gillman on drums, and Bruce Marlatt on jive. Also featuring Duke Burr on harmonica and Steve Champion on horns.
A giant leap forward here as Craig adopts a tighter rock sound that’s right in step with albums like Mike Johnson’s The Velvet Prince. Holes In Time continues to conceptually deal with the themes of sin and redemption, specifically within the prison life context. As with Johnson’s early solo works there’s a variety of stylistic moods presented here. The guitar work is solid on rockers like «I Know You» and «Use Me Lord». I especially dug the hard classic rock jamming «Just Like Them» and the fast-paced harmonica-wailing jive-talkin’ «Unique Individual». Several fine softer-edged tracks with a nice moody atmosphere. Great cover art: a montage of a gun-firing criminal, a prisoner, a priest and a cross in garish lavenders and pinks with the look of those old Spire paperbacks. More or less brilliant I’d say. Followed by a 1983 LP It’s Raining All Over The World. [Ken Scott, The Archivist]
LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “What I Have To Do” – 4:09
A2. “Unique Individual” – 4:48
A3. “Just Like Them” – 3:45
A4. “Holes In Time” – 4:30
A5. “I Know You” – 4:42
Side Two
B1. “The Time Has Come” – 4:40
B2. “Thank You” – 4:44
B3. “Use My Lord” – 4:10
B4. “Some Friends” – 3:40
B5. “He Paid A Dept” – 0:45
Note: Available at Bandcamp: https://craigmarlatt.bandcamp.com/album/holes-in-time
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.