{"product_id":"0011661316720-stephan-smith-nows-the-time","title":"Now's the Tme","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePRODUCT DESCRIPTION \u003cbr\u003e Stephan Smith's debut album is the first folk record to break into the pop\/mainstream consciousness of its generation. This young Virginian -- first touted by Pete Seeger, and compared to Woody Guthrie by The New York Times --writes popular songs that are genre breaking; not only has he grabbed the ears of his folk contemporaries, but also those of the hip-hop, R\u0026amp;B, and country audiences who are singing his songs. \"All Together Now\" (with lyrics that reach \".from Harlem to the Heartland. \") is a rap song, set against a rolling, all-American guitar; \"Hopelessly And Endlessly in Love\" is a searing a cappella love song; \"I Need To Know\" is a topical song about the media, truth and our society, and \"Peace On Earth,\" a song of universal appeal, is set to the sounds of madrigal guitar. All tracks on \"Now's The Time\" were recorded live. The album was produced by Steve Rosenthal. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e AMAZON \u003cbr\u003e Stephan Smith's heart is in the right place. He wants peace and harmony. Of course, most everyone wants peace and harmony, and most of us cringe at the evil men do. The problem is that the New York-based troubadour hasn't come up with any new, invigorating, or insightful ways of communicating his very sincere desires. One guy with a guitar and some well-meaning but platitude-heavy lyrics just doesn't make it with this ex-punk-rocker's debut. If you don't mind Smith's early-Dylan impersonation and you're willing to forgive lyrical banality (in \"It's Just Gonna Take Everyone\" he tells us it's going to take everyone--you, me, us, them, friend and foe, skyscrapers and trees; unfortunately, he never tells us what we're all needed for), you might find something to like in this overly earnest effort. --Percy Keegan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53519559393654,"sku":"0011661316720","price":5.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_12876547_19678302_20241209080906.jpg?v=1733815952","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/0011661316720-stephan-smith-nows-the-time","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}