John Train

John Train
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Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock
Biography: With songs that reflect a twangy, melancholy, country stride encased in a folksy, bluegrass rhythm, John Train, a Philadelphia quintet, holds to its own integrity and doesn't need to be loud and brassy in order to be heard. Picking its moniker from the legendary Phil Ochs' pseudonym from the '60s and ...Read full biography
Looks Like Up
Released: 2001
Label: Record Cellar
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Some people have a hard time appreciating subtlety, restraint, and understatement -- that's why many New York jazz critics of the 1950s didn't understand cool school greats like Chet Baker, Stan Getz, ...Read full review
Angels Turned Thieves
Released: 1999
Label: Record Cellar Prod.
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The Philadelphia group John Train lashes Jon Houlon's sharp, poignant songcraft to folk and country instrumentation (featuring dobro, fiddle, and mandolin). The secret weapons here, however, are the lyrics; ...Read full review
More John Train albums: Main Albums (4)
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