Only very rarely the first encounter with a record may struck you as lightning. The experience that you have always known this music, yet nothing will remain the same anymore. For me this was the case with Joy Division, Nick Drake's Pink Moon, Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska and now Dirt Floor. Stripped to the bare essence: just Chris Whitley's voice and his dobro. This music makes you uneasy but is comforting too.Very sad he had to die so young. He seems to have played a lot in Holland, during the years he lived in Germany. Had I known him before, I would certainly have gone to see him as often as I could.