Anyway the Wind Blows: The Anthology
Fifty tracks of the ultimate laid-back pioneer. A sprawling collection of whispered vocals, minimalist blues grooves, and guitar lines as warm as an Oklahoma night.
June 17, 1997 · Mercury (2)
Fifty tracks of the ultimate laid-back pioneer. A sprawling collection of whispered vocals, minimalist blues grooves, and guitar lines as warm as an Oklahoma night.
June 17, 1997 · Mercury (2)
Anyway the Wind Blows is the definitive sonic map of the Tulsa Sound, a genre J.J. Cale essentially invented by stripping rock and blues down to their barest, most humid essentials. Across fifty tracks, the anthology showcases a masterclass in restraint. While his contemporaries were turning up the volume, Cale was turning it down, creating a hypnotic, shuffling rhythm that feels like a heartbeat in a quiet room. The guitars don't scream; they murmur and glide, often recorded with a dry, close-mic technique that makes it feel like Cale is playing just a few feet away from your chair.
How does Anyway the Wind Blows: The Anthology sound next to the rest of J.J. Cale's catalogue?
The production is pushed notably harder into minimalist than this artist usually allows.
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