From Memphis to New Orleans

"This is a really good album that offers an interesting insight into Alex Chilton and his attempt to find his own sound in the wake of his experiences with The Box Tops and Big Star. There's a much leaner, stripped-down approach to recording that, allied with his new, vulnerable sounding vocal delivery, makes for a more open structure to the material that works especially well on his own songs".

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"From Memphis to New Orleans compiles 15 tracks from Chilton's '80s releases, and it's a strong, entertaining summation of this sometimes misunderstood stage of his career. If this isn't a complete picture of that era, it does pull together most of the highlights from the EPs Feudalist Tarts (1985), No Sex (1986), and Blacklist (1989), as well as the album High Priest (1987), and the material is consistent enough in approach and production that it flows together very well. Chilton's angular and inventive guitar work is consistently the best thing about these tracks, as well as his playful, casually committed vocals; and while the backings are straightforward, the players give their performances a strong Southern personality and generate a groove that favors the material (especially drummer Doug Garrison). Given that most of this material has been out of print for some time, From Memphis to New Orleans is a very welcome release for Chilton fans, and it's an intelligently complied tribute to an artist in the midst of rediscovering himself".

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