possessed by paul james

​Possessed by Paul James (from the album Nobody Told Me on PPJ Records) (by Bryant Liggett)
It is a record that goes for the gut and when the target is reached, it hits hard. As We Go Wandering, the latest from Possessed By Paul James, the musical aka for Konrad Wert, explores Folk music behind a variety of lead instruments. With his guitar, banjo or fiddle, the Punky Blues punch of As We Go Wandering multi-tasks as it encourages you to think with stories while charming your socks off with ballads. A precise snare drum drives album opener “Come Back in My Mind”, a tale about the desire for family memories while “Your White Stained Dress” finds Possessed by Paul James capturing the angst of a failing relationship.  
“I’m So Good at Absolutely Nothing” is a pessimistic love song in a banjo ballad, ‘hand in hand we’ll fail together, that’s just the way it should be’ is as honest an admission as the song title, leaving loving feelings for a downtrodden couple hell-bent on sticking together, while “Be At Rest” is a protest tune. ‘Battle in these classrooms, battle in these hearts, and if we don’t start to work together man this whole damn thing will fall apart’ is an obvious and honest claim, beautiful in its lyrical simplicity with Possessed by Paul James convincing in his plea. “I Didn’t Know When” is a break-up tune with a hopeful ending, the narrator stating “I’m still standing darling’ while “Asleep With Both Eyes Open” is a crying in your beer ballad driven by a lonely fiddle. The As We Go Wandering title track closes the record, a softly plucked guitar helping Possessed by Paul James make an exit in a hit the road tune. (by Bryant Liggett)
 
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