Chris Isaak

2022 - 12 - 11

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Album: Chris Isaak - Everybody Knows It's Christmas (The Arts Desk)

There's only one problem with this album, really – if you can call it a problem – and that's Chris Isaak's indelible hint of David Lynch.

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Recording at Sun Studio intimidated Chris Isaak (Far Out Magazine)

The piece in question is the 1989 single 'Wicked Game', a moody moment coloured by Isaak's passionate vocal performance and that haunting guitar line. Often ...

“I have to say whatever it was, when you walk into that room and you’re a musician, everybody in my band – all of us – we had so much respect for the artists that had been in that room,” he said. Refusing to buckle under the pressure, the historical essence of the building convinced him to dig in and give the best performance possible out of respect for his heroes. I’m going to do the best I can.’ Because it’s kind of out of respect for those guys.” I think it hit a nerve because I think a lot of us have a strong attraction to people that aren’t necessarily good for us.” Cultivating a rockabilly style characterised by its heavy use of reverb, both his vocals and guitar playing earned him a host of plaudits over the years. In 2015, Isaak explained that the song was actually inspired by a telephone call with a sexual partner.

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