Ozark Empire
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Ozark Empire is the second studio album by The Listener (Dan Smith). All of the album's production was done by Nashville's EQ (David Goddard)aka Davey Rockit.
Ozark Empire is a concept album
about a traveling knife salesman. Dan Smith writes in the album's booklet:
Ozark Empire is a concept album
Concept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...
about a traveling knife salesman. Dan Smith writes in the album's booklet:
"It is a story about a salesman, a husband, and a father. He's a cheater, he lies, he drinks too much, he fantasizes about beating his wife. He's never happy with what he has, and is always getting into debt trouble because of it. I decided to tell you his story in this way so you could be able to watch out for traces of his lifestyle patterns in your own life. Some of this record is about me, but it doesn't matter what parts."
Track listing
- "Backwoods Preacher Man" - 0:54
- "Ozark Empire" - 4:06
- "I've Been Waiting for This Moment for All My Life, Hold On" - 2:44
- "In the Woods You Know Where Your Enemies Are" - 2:43
- "You Are So Special Because You Are So Unique" - 3:24
- "I'd Like to Offer You My Dearest Apologies" - 1:48
- "When No One Else Will Be Your Friend I Will Do the Job" - 2:55
- "Music That the Angels Do" - 4:00
- "It's Time for Drastic Measures They're Not Taking You Seriously" - 3:34
- "What Would You Do If I'm Not What I'm Supposed to Be" - 3:18
- "Your Life Will Never Dull or Your Money Back" - 3:46
- "Officer You Have the Wrong Man I Am Not That Man" - 3:06