Whose Truth, Whose Lies?

by Doug MacLeod

Overview

In 2000, you would have been hard-pressed to find a more lowdown blues-oriented recording than singer/guitarist Doug MacLeod's Whose Truth, Whose Lies?, which should appeal to anyone who likes his/her blues dark, shadowy, and moody. This isn't a CD that tries to win you over with slickness; whether MacLeod is going electric or acoustic, he obviously identifies with the simplicity and honesty that characterized the country blues artists of the '30s and '40s. Not that Whose Truth, Whose Lies? sounds like a recording from that time. MacLeod's lyrics obviously aren't pre-World War II lyrics, and he has been influenced by soul, rock, and folk as well as country and urban blues. Not everything on this superb album adheres to a 12-bar format, and some of the tunes fall into the folk category. But even when he is getting into a folk or R&B groove, MacLeod can always be counted on to provide a wealth of blues feeling. Whose Truth, Whose Lies? may not be the work of a purist, but it is certainly compelling. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	07/11/2000
Label:	Audioquest Records
UPC:	0092592105423
Rank:	122478

Tracks

1. Whose Truth, Whose Lies?
2. Plaquemine
3. 'Splain It to Me
4. Norfolk County Line
5. My Black Pony
6. Saint Louis on My Mind
7. Can't Give Me Nothin' (I Ain't Already Had Before)
8. Unlonely
9. Rise Up
10. Sweet Ride
11. Goin' Down Country
12. You Won't Find Me
13. Time for a Change

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Doug MacLeod   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,National Steel Guitar
Dennis Croy   Bass
James Harman   Harmonica
Janiva Magness   Vocals
John Pearse   Strings
Ray Williams   Vocals
Rich Delgrosso   Mandolin
Dave Kida   Drums
Terry Evans   Vocals

Technical Credits

Greg Burns   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Doug MacLeod   Composer,Liner Notes
Michael C. Ross   Engineer
Joe Harley   Producer
Hillary Weiss   Design,Art Direction
Rob Shanahan   Cover Photo,Photography
Ed Meitner   Conversion Engineer
Bernie Grundman   Mastering