Temple Beautiful
- Play That Song Again
- Castro Halloween
- Temple Beautiful
- Museum of Broken Hearts
- Willie Mays Is Up At Bat
- The Left Hand And The Right Hand
- I Felt Like Jesus
- Who Shot John
- He Came From So Far Away
- Little Girl, Little Boy
- White Night, Big City
- Emperor Norton In The Last Year Of His Life
"A heroic all round smash and grab raise on rebel rock across the generations. Well played, Sir. " (Classic Rock)
"The piercing “Castro Halloween” and the NY Dolls-style rave-up title cut jump out first, but the whole lot is first rate." (UNCUT)
"Temple Beautiful paints a vivid, romantic picture of the San Francisco demimonde" (SanFrancisco)
"Not since Lou Reed paid homage to the city and era that forged him with New York has there been a song cycle dedicated to a place and reality that offers the core immediacy with the thump, churn and ferocity of Chuck Prophet’s Temple Beautiful" (Paste)
"grimness, humor, fact and fiction mingle freely. Before anything else, he's a guitar player with a melodically nasal voice whose phrasing favors the whimsical and the querulous." (NPR)
Video: White Night, Big City
Video: “Temple Beautiful” tour of San Francisco - Part 1
Video: Strings In The Temple
Press Release: Temple Beautiful
Profile: Real animal
Profile: Washington Post
Profile: Magnet
Profile: SF Weekly
Profile: SF Examiner
Interview: Martinez Gazette
Interview: Magnet
Interview: San Francisco Chronicle
Interview: Huffington Post
Record Release Party: SF Weekly
Chuck's Blog: Play That Song Again (LYRICS)
Chuck's Blog: Castro Halloween (LYRICS)
Chuck's Blog: Temple Beautiful (LYRICS)
Chuck's Blog: Museum Of Broken Hearts (LYRICS)
Chuck's Blog: Willie Mays Is Up At Bat (LYRICS)
Chuck's Blog: The Left Hand And The Right Hand (LYRICS)
Chuck's Blog: I Felt Like Jesus (LYRICS)
Chuck's Blog: Who Shot John (LYRICS)
Chuck's Blog: He Came From So Far Away (Red Man Speaks) (LYRICS)
Chuck's Blog: Little Girl, Little Boy (LYRICS)
Chuck's Blog: White Night, Big City (LYRICS)
Chuck's Blog: Emperor Norton In The Last Year Of His Life (1880) (LYRICS)
James DePrato - guitars
Rusty Miller - bass, vocals
Prairie Prince - drums, percussion
Stephanie Finch - vocals
Chris Carmichael - cello, violin
Jim Hoke - woodwinds, flute
Produced by Brad Jones & Chuck Prophet
(Yep Roc, 2012)
Nobody harneses the distinctive sound of a Fender Telecaster quite like Chuck Prophet and, as the opening chords of ‘Play That Song Again’ ring out with an undeniable twang, Prophet starts Temple Beautiful with a statement of intent from the off. His most focused and concise work in years, Prophet’s twelfth studio album is ultimately an open love letter to San Francisco – filled with gut wrenching guitar licks (‘Castro Halloween’ / ‘Who Shot John’), classic Dylan-esque phrasing (‘Play That Song Again’) and gorgeous analogue production (‘He Came From So Far Away’) – Temple Beautifulharks back to the raw pomp and swagger of 1997′s Homemade Blood and sheds the daliances with synths and samples that have perhaps crowded the past few releases. A return to form, some would say. (The Line Of Best Fit) Preview the album in its entirety on SoundCloud!
