Doug Holmes – “Spare Me Lonesome Days”
One man act Doug Holmes brings us a heartfelt thinker of a song by cataloguing the cruel passage of time on “Spare Me Lonesome Days.” His guitar gradually builds and adds additional layers as the song crescendos, but keeps a dirge-like beat that considers the shared experiences betwixt father and son. Holmes captures that America-based malaise that exists in a lot of us, especially being from the Buffalo, NY/rust belt area (like me). If you grew up with parents with decent musical taste, you might be familiar with Bruce Springsteen’s more story-based efforts (not just Born to Run), which this track definitely reminded me of. Not to mention the late great Chris Cornell’s more soulful performances (“Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart” immediately comes to mind).
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This post was written by Chris Miller