If there were a Grammy for Least Enticingly Named Album, then Same Old
Man would surely secure a nod for Recording Academy favorite Hiatt. But
that's the only problem with this CD, which finds Hiatt's country-tinged
songwriting and mordant sense of humor in top form. The latter is
showcased on rock shuffle ''Old Days,'' where he recalls playing for an
audience that was smoking something ''that smelled exactly like cat pee.''
And thanks to such heartbreaking laments as ''Our Time'' and ''Hurt My
Baby,'' he may very well have to break out his awards-ceremony tux again. B+
DOWNLOAD THIS: ''Old Days''
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