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Graham Parker: Five Old Souls

by Doug Collette
March 6, 2021

It only stands to reason Graham Parker would want to document the live performance that comprises 5 Old Souls. Cloud Symbols (100% Records, 2018) was an utterly remarkable return to form. With uncanny accuracy but not one iota of self-consciousness, the curmudgeonly Brit hearkened directly to that earthy one-two punch by which he first gained attention via Howlin' Wind (Mercury, 1976) and Heat Treatment (Mercury, 1976). For all its superficial similarities, however, this live music may not radiate ...