Producer: John Custer, Chris Whitley, Dougie Browne, Engineer: Steve Melton, Tracks: Narcotic Prayer; Never; Know; O God My Heart is Ready; Can't Get Off; God Thing; Din; New Machine; Some Candy Talking; Guns & Dolls; WPL; Ultraglide
If you're familiar with Whitley's previous album Living With the Law, which is a wonderful mixture of bluesy, folky, country-ish stuff with lots of southern influences, you may not be ready for the follow-up Din of Ecstasy. Din is appropriately titled as it's a very noisy, in-yer-face sort of album that only hints and winks at the music from his last album. Din is a full-on rock 'n roll noise-fest. If you listen to both albums closely you'll be able to discern a connection, but it will take more than a few listens to do so.
Rating : ***