TCCDM Pulls One Out..."The Missing Years" - John Prine (1991)
"The Missing Years" - John Prine (1991) "We all reside down the block inside of 23-Skidoo." This Grammy award-winning, "The Missing Years" was John Prine's 10th studio album after taking a fairly long hiatus and it's a really good spin. There's nobody like John Prine . His songs are sweet and bittersweet; catchy and filled with wonderful and curious Prine-isms and observations. And his vocals are friendlier than a front porch. Some of his biggie friends show up to add sugar to the tea like Tom Petty , Bruce Springsteen , Howie Epstein, Bonnie Raitt, and a few others. And they all do so without being the elephant in the room, which is much appreciated. There is a lot to like here. The "Jesus, The Missing Years" track, of course. "Picture Show." And the faded love gem, "All The Best" ...which John performed frequently while doing the obligatory TV album promotion thing. My favorite, and ma