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Long before author Wesley Stace visited the Decatur Book Festival (he's been there twice), he was performing on stage at venues such as Eddie's Attic as John Wesley Harding.
Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead is his latest album, the first in five years, and features guest appearances by many of Harding's musical peers, including REM's Peter Buck and singer-songwriter Kelly Hogan (Rock*a*Teens, Jody Grind). Named for a Barbara Comyns novel about ergot poisoning in a small village, the CD is everything Harding fans have come to expect and love about the man -- catchy riffs, lyrics that run from laugh-out-loud sarcastic ("Top of the Bottom") to the more meditative ("A Very Sorry Saint") -- but written and delivered with the assurance and introspection of a true poet. The CD also includes a recording of a live performance, featuring songs from his back catalog. Well worth the listen, whether the first or the twentieth time.
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