Deep Stacks No. 24 - No Other Love

Chuck Prophet's "No Other Love" has been one of my all-time favorite albums for decades since it came out in 2002 on New West Records. My father agrees in our Deep Stacks No. 24, a rambling discussion of Prophet as a torch bearer for many of the Rock n Roll greats such as Dylan, Young, and Petty. His Pulitzer-worthy lyricism, creative modern approach to studio production, and incredible soulful, funky band all shine through on his catalog of recordings which range from perfectly burnished garage rock and sultry, edgy downtempo grooves to drum machine and synth laced modern pop gum drops. His music has fringes of country on the cusp of the lifelong telecaster he has played live for decades which is gloriously twangy in places on "No Other Love" but equally grungy a la Tom Petty on other songs. On "I Bow Down And Pray To Every Woman I See", Prophet unravels a slow rap that could as easily be a Dylan verse from "Subterranean Homesick Blues" as an outtake of an Old Dirty Bastard freestyle. Ballads "After The Rain" and the title track are lush soul-gazing palette cleansers.