{"product_id":"chris-williams","title":"Chris Williams","description":"\u003cp\u003eLocal Music by Local Artist Chris Williams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eDesert Gold\u003c\/strong\u003e Limited Edition 12\" Vinyl Record features spectacular cover art by Matt Adams, who also produced and played many instruments on the album. The art work alone is worth the price of the record! The front cover is an imaginary rendering of Matt's back yard, where we would hang out between takes. The back cover is a similarly imaginative rendering of Matt's studio with the song titles integrated with the recording equipment. The record is a 12\" high quality 180 gram black vinyl with a full color label. It was recorded on tape, so it sounds best on an old school turntable and analog hifi system.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eListen on Bandcamp: https:\/\/chriswilliamsmusic.bandcamp.com\/album\/desert-gold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrain of Thought:\u003c\/strong\u003e Somehow my deep South roots took hold in the West, LA to be exact. The city's assault on the senses drove me to the perimeter, to the mountains and the desert. But the city came with me. So here we are, separated by great distances, but getting closer to the origin. All is not lost. You can always go back. But it will never be the same.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome of these stories could be true. Some end tragically. Even the stories that are made up just for fun are sadly truthful. There is a retelling of \"the Road\". There is armchair philosophy. There are songs to be sung on the back porch. There are songs about my friends and family, and songs about myself. All of these songs are the music of fictionalized reality. My reality. Maybe yours?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom all that comes my second solo record, \"Train of Thought\", released in the summer of 2017. I was considering calling it \"Yes and No\" because...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs it a country record? yes and no\u003cbr\u003edoes it rock? yes and no\u003cbr\u003eIs it a solo record? yes and no\u003cbr\u003eWell, is there a band? yes and no\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt started with just acoustic guitar and vocals in a living room. It exploded into a fully arranged and orchestrated\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e record, thanks to multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire, Bill Bonk (John Prine, Randy Newman, Aimee Mann, et al.) It's not easy listening, but it's easy to listen to. The intimacy of the living room is preserved, but the songs are allowed to wander where they want to go.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eListen on Bandcamp: https:\/\/chriswilliamsmusic.bandcamp.com\/album\/train-of-thought\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"75 Chris Williams","offers":[{"title":"Desert Gold LP","offer_id":51482756055323,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Desert Gold CD","offer_id":51482756088091,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Train of Thought CD","offer_id":51482756120859,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0856\/8815\/6443\/files\/DesertGold.jpg?v=1765566746","url":"https:\/\/joshuatreegiftstore.com\/products\/chris-williams","provider":"Joshua Tree Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}