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Try and Stop Me 2004

folk 45 min 11 tracks RCA Victor

Try And Stop Me (2004) is the most recent studio album by guitarist Leo Kottke. It contains some of Kottke's first forays into improvisation. All songs are unaccompanied guitar solos with the exception of "Banks of Marble" in which Kottke is supported by the band Los Lobos.

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Character

Spare, intimate, character-led and classical in form.

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intimateepic
character-ledplot-driven
classical in form

Tracks

1Monopoly5:34
2Stolen2:14
3Mockingbird Hill1:53
4Then5:04
5Mora Roa6:16
6Axolotl3:55
7Bristol Sloth3:55
8Unbar4:30
9Jesus Maria3:14
10Gewerbegebiet5:16
11The Banks of Marble3:29

11 tracks, 45 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Leo Kottke
Label: RCA Victor
Released: June 22, 2004
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: US

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