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If the photographic evidence accompanying The Knockdown Dragout is any indication, then Chris J Norwood is a beaten man.
Beaten, maybe... But not out!
As Norwood sings on “The Knockdown Dragout” — the ensemble, album, and first single all share the same name — he is a fighter:
"I know it don’t look good
They got me up against the ropes
I ain’t no light weight kid
I got the fight, the will, the hope"
The “will” and “hope” part comes in as the Dallas-based songwriter — and now bandleader, commanding a Stax-inspired ensemble cutting tracks live on the studio floor in the same building where Willie Nelson made Red Headed Stranger — leaves behind his acoustic guitar to make the album of his dreams.
A “knockdown dragout” is a phrase I used to hear my mother use,” he explains of the album’s statement of purpose, which also addresses his relationship with the music industry. “It’s essentially a fight between two people that is particularly bad.” Norwood’s decision to leave his label to make this album was actually amicable, but even civil closure smarts.
The same goes for Norwood’s surprise genre switch-up.
“I wanted to write some songs that I could actually sing to Carrie and dance in the kitchen to,” he says, alluding to one of the album’s standout tracks, “Dancing In The Kitchen,” a love song to Norwood’s wife.
After listening to the celebratory songs on The Knockdown Dragout, Norwood’s “will” and “hope” win this bout by unanimous decision.
Beaten, maybe... But not out!
As Norwood sings on “The Knockdown Dragout” — the ensemble, album, and first single all share the same name — he is a fighter:
"I know it don’t look good
They got me up against the ropes
I ain’t no light weight kid
I got the fight, the will, the hope"
The “will” and “hope” part comes in as the Dallas-based songwriter — and now bandleader, commanding a Stax-inspired ensemble cutting tracks live on the studio floor in the same building where Willie Nelson made Red Headed Stranger — leaves behind his acoustic guitar to make the album of his dreams.
A “knockdown dragout” is a phrase I used to hear my mother use,” he explains of the album’s statement of purpose, which also addresses his relationship with the music industry. “It’s essentially a fight between two people that is particularly bad.” Norwood’s decision to leave his label to make this album was actually amicable, but even civil closure smarts.
The same goes for Norwood’s surprise genre switch-up.
“I wanted to write some songs that I could actually sing to Carrie and dance in the kitchen to,” he says, alluding to one of the album’s standout tracks, “Dancing In The Kitchen,” a love song to Norwood’s wife.
After listening to the celebratory songs on The Knockdown Dragout, Norwood’s “will” and “hope” win this bout by unanimous decision.
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