#10 Man in Motion- Warren Haynes
Don Imus did a very early morning show on cable about 10 years ago (3 AM Pacific) that introduced me to Warren Haynes. I’d describe Haynes as a journeyman, lots of nights in clubs, some recorded covers, a general music style where Southern Rock meets Saxophone, but if you listen, you’ll hear Tower of Power, Creedence, the Doobie Brothers, and an occasional Steely Dan riff. In 2011 God touched him twice and they both ended up on this album. “Your Wildest Dreams” is, in my view, one of the top 10 songs ever recorded (It might have been #1 if Clarence had played the Sax part). The song resonates an inescapable pain and drags the listener from a distance, back in time through cause, effect and into permanence. In the other episode of divine intervention, “Hattiesburg Hustle” takes us through the grinding, haunting days of chasing a dream with its reminder of the drive- “Ego’s a muscle, just add fame and watch it swell.” The rest of the album is a veteran performer displaying a craft built with time and sweat, a reminder of the work that prepares us for the day a blessing appears.
