IMAGINARY TELEVISION (VINYL)

Musical icon Graham Parker follows up his widely acclaimed, return to form, 2007's Don't Tell Columbus with another watershed collection of pure Parkerian instant classics, Stereotyped early in his career as the quintessential angry young man, Graham Parker was one of the most successful singer/songwriters to emerge from England's pub rock scene of the early '70s, Drawing heavily from Van Morrison and the Rolling Stones, Parker developed a sinewy fusion of driving rock & roll and confessional folk-rock, highlighted by his indignant passion, biting sarcasm, and bristling anger, On Imaginary Television, his fourth studio record for Bloodshot (and 20th overall in a 30+ year career),Graham Parker combines indelible hooks, penchant for the British blues-rock revival with a touch of the reggae and biting political commentary to produce an incredibly solid record, Channeling Them-era Van Morrison, New York style Lou Reed, and the omnipresent Bob Dylan, Imaginary Television might be a concept record, but like American Songwriter wrote around Graham's last record, he "hasn't changed his unglasses or his approach."