http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68994&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rssOne of America's most unrecognized songwriting talents, Richard Buckner tells dusty tales of fortune and failure with uncommonly disarming conviction. With a voice that seems to channel the heartsick and fallen ghosts condemned to stir from one empty shot glass to the next, Buckner entrances all in earshot with his captivating and beguilingly simple poetics. Like his literary style, his economical progressions find their targets quickly with immediate, wrenching timbres; and though often regarded as a staunchly traditional, Texas-influenced songwriter, Buckner has at various times chosen interesting, less conspicuous musicians to accompany him. Incorporating John McEntire's brilliant, self-editing drums (Tortoise, the Spinanes' <I>Arches and Aisles</I>), David Grubbs' multi-instrumental talents, and the Golden Palominos' Syd Straw, Buckner and Co. rallied in 1998 for <I>Since</I> -- an album tragically under-appreciated for its incredibly effective amalgamation of old and new. - Kelly BaumanAlt Countryen720Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:45:32 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68994&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rss One of America's most unrecognized songwriting talents, Richard Buckner tells dusty tales of fortune and failure with uncommonly disarming conviction. With a voice that seems to channel the heartsick and fallen ghosts condemned to stir from one empty shot glass to the next, Buckner entrances all in earshot with his captivating and beguilingly simple poetics. Like his literary style, his economical progressions find their targets quickly with immediate, wrenching timbres; and though often regarded as a staunchly traditional, Texas-influenced songwriter, Buckner has at various times chosen interesting, less conspicuous musicians to accompany him. Incorporating John McEntire's brilliant, self-editing drums (Tortoise, the Spinanes' <I>Arches and Aisles</I>), David Grubbs' multi-instrumental talents, and the Golden Palominos' Syd Straw, Buckner and Co. rallied in 1998 for <I>Since</I> -- an album tragically under-appreciated for its incredibly effective amalgamation of old and new. - Kelly Bauman http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2650466&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Country Tue, 11 Aug 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Richard Buckner on Rhapsody Online 2650466 tra.2650466 Richard Buckner art.68994 0.99 Since alb.106969 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/3/8/1078301_170x170.jpg 1998-08-11 00:00:00.0 1998-08-11 00:00:00.0 true Ariel Ramirez tra.2650466 138000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2650466&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2650466&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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The Fanglord alb.7402185 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/5/1/721525_170x170.jpg 2001-05-30 00:00:00.0 2001-05-30 00:00:00.0 true Nothing to Show tra.7403139 234000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7403139&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7403139&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2025351&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Country Tue, 11 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Richard Buckner on Rhapsody Online 2025351 tra.2025351 Richard Buckner art.68994 0.99 Devotion + Doubt alb.237410 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/2/8/1078271_170x170.jpg 1997-03-11 00:00:00.0 1997-03-11 00:00:00.0 true 4am tra.2025351 197000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2025351&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2025351&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1998882&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Country Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Richard Buckner on Rhapsody Online 1998882 tra.1998882 Richard Buckner art.68994 0.99 Bloomed alb.89035 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/1/1/1261105_170x170.jpg 2009-03-10 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Six Years tra.1998882 191000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1998882&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1998882&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11439465&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Country Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Richard Buckner on Rhapsody Online 11439465 tra.11439465 Richard Buckner art.68994 0.99 Meadow alb.11430047 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/3/0/7/897035_170x170.jpg 2006-09-12 00:00:00.0 2006-09-12 00:00:00.0 true Mile tra.11439465 221000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11439465&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11439465&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999060&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Country Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Richard Buckner on Rhapsody Online 1999060 tra.1999060 Richard Buckner art.68994 0.99 Bloomed alb.89035 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/1/1/1261105_170x170.jpg 2009-03-10 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Up North tra.1999060 167000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999060&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999060&variant=data&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7403146&rws=%2Frichard-buckner%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Country Wed, 30 May 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Richard Buckner on Rhapsody Online 7403146 tra.7403146 Richard Buckner art.68994 0.99 Sir Dark Invader Vs. 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