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Take My Chances | 
 enlarge | Artist: Joe Deveau
Label: Monkey Funk
Category: Music
Buy New: $9.99
New (9) Used (6) from $3.45
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 761693
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 634479460128
EAN: 0634479460128
ASIN: B0000A9XY6
Release Date: July 29, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Tracks:
| • | All Over You | | • | Digits | | • | Take My Chances | | • | Out of Reach | | • | You Made a Fool Out of Me | | • | French Fried Pertaters | | • | Early December | | • | Hospital Bill | | • | Find Out For Myself | | • | Last of Him | | • | Bad Past | | • | Moved to Hollywood |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Album Description
"Joe Deveau is the kind of musician that gives big record companies nightmares. Well, it's hard to imagine anyone getting nightmares from this sublime album. But the record companies are certainly asleep to let it go self-published. Take My Chances has it all: competent vocal harmony, refined Wurly, Rhodes, Hammond, and acoustic piano sounds, and impressive chops from all band members that fit naturally into touching songs. Deveau delivers intelligible lyrics about everyday experiences in an unstrained voice. There's humor, sentimentality, and even plainness here. Bravo!" CARL LUMMA, Keyboard Magazine (Nov., 2004)
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| Customer Reviews:
Probably the best CD I've heard since... August 11, 2003
Joe Deveau's "Take My Chances" is a gem that covers a ton of ground while never feeling like "music for musicians". Joe's songs echo the best work of artists ranging from Stevie Wonder and D'Angelo ("Find Out for Myself") to Dave Matthews (portions of "All Over You" and "Early December") to Billy Joel to...Joe Deveau?!? (Where in the world did "Digits" come from?) I think any artist will reflect his influences, and Joe manages to do so while sounding fresh and new. His fluid genre-bending (easily on par with, if not ahead of, that of folks like Sting) results in a set of songs full of surprises. I had some idea of the diversity of styles represented on the record via the samples on Joe's website ... which I heard prior to the record's release, but hearing the songs in their entirety I was impressed at the places he takes them. The bottom line is that these are great, catchy songs that keep the listener's interest. Joe is clearly a very gifted writer.It's worth mentioning that the band that accompanies Joe on this CD is incredible. They handle these complex songs easily and contribute many unforgettable musical moments. Joe's definately got the goods to be a major voice in music. Buy this CD before Joe gets scooped up by a wise major label. My guess is these indie label pressings will be worth a pretty penny. Kaw, indeed!
I love this album! August 7, 2003
For anyone who appreciates true talent, this is a must-have! I love every track on the CD! Joe Deveau has true potential to make it big - not to mention his kickin' band! This album brings something new and fresh to popular music
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