Hoyt Axton – Life Machine (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1974

Life Machine is an LP by Hoyt Axton from 1974 released on the A&M Records label.

About this album

Life Machine shows Hoyt Axton at home in the easy fusion of country rock, folk and bluesy humour that made him such a distinctive songwriter. Issued in 1974, the album reflects Axton’s gift for plainspoken storytelling, warm melodies and a voice that can sound weathered, affectionate and sly in the same breath. Its mix of originals and reworked material sits comfortably within the early-1970s country-rock wave, while keeping Axton’s personality front and centre. As one of his mid-period albums, it underlines why he remained an influential figure in American roots music: witty, human and deceptively sturdy.

Genre: Folk