COLIN SPRING- HOW I CAME TO CRY THESE TEARS OF COOL- HOME RECORDED CULTURE- This is Spring’s 4th record but the first one I’ve heard and from the liner notes on the back of the cd he sounds like he’s had a helluva life (hippy parents who moved around A LOT and briefly were involved in crime ) and his songwriting is only stronger for it. Having a who’s who of Seattle musicians helping him out doesn’t hurt either (and a producer the caliber of Johnny Sangster.) with Screaming Trees Mark Pickeral and Walkabout’s Carla Torgerson in the mix. The guy, not unlike a Bob Dylan, is a great storyteller and tunes like the opener “Joe McCarthy is Sweeping off His Grave” or the dramatic “Chinatown” (plus “Fresh Kill in Nowhereville”) prove the guy is a winning talent . Still ,as good as this record is, something tells me that Spring’s real strength is in his live show and now that he’s living in Portland I will be checking the gig listings with bated breath