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Peculiaroso is an album by American guitarist Leo Kottke, released in 1994. History. Coming more than two years after the Great Big Boy album, where all tracks included vocal parts, Peculiaroso returned to Kottke's usual mix of vocal and instrumental selections.
Syd Straw can be heard singing harmony and backing vocals on the Rickie Lee Jones albums Traffic from Paradise and The Evening of My Best Day. She is also featured on Leo Kottke's Peculiaroso, which Jones produced. Straw appears on "What Am I Worth" from the Dave Alvin album King of California.
Apr 6, 2009 · 16 Min Read. For someone who can talk your ear off, Syd Straw certainly has built an enigmatic career. After establishing her bona fides as an arty modern-rock diva during the mid-Á¢€â„¢80s, as part of the Golden Palominos collective, Straw released her solo debut Surprise in 1989 Á¢€” then didnÁ¢€â„¢t make another album for seven years.
LP, Album, Stereo. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1994 CD release of "Peculiaroso" on Discogs.
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Peculiaroso, an Album by Leo Kottke. Released in 1994 on Private (catalog no. 01005-82111-2; CD). Genres: American Primitivism, Contemporary Folk.
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Feb 16, 2007 · Produced by singer and longtime Kottke fan Rickie Lee Jones, and featuring appearances by Van Dyke Parks on accordion, Dean Parks on guitar, and Syd Straw on vocals, PECULIAROSO is pop- and jazz-oriented, but with Kottke's usual growly vocals and folk/blues acoustic and electric guitar playing.The arrangements are less slick and ...
Amidst the inspired hodgepodge of idiosyncratic renditions, Straw's straightforwardness stands out. Acoustic guitar, pedal steel, and harmonica evoke wide-open spaces, which Straw's voice glides through: "Move along, blue shadows, move along / Soon the dawn will come, and you'll be on your way."
