Stoney LaRue's Us Time was a project made very much for his fans. Collected of songs he'd previously only done live, the album contains several covers as well as a few originals.
Posted by: Cobra Today's review is for an album that came out in early October, so the review is a bit late, but still one well worth reviewing.
Stoney LaRue's Us Time was a project made very much for his fans. Collected of songs he'd previously only done live, the album contains several covers as well as a few originals.
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Posted by: Cobra
Today’s review is of an album that, while not specifically country, is so good in terms of being pure music that it deserves a review. Josh Ritter’s Sermon on the Rocks, released in mid-October, is a brilliant album from an artist who has never once disappointed with an album of anything less than excellence.
I mentioned that this album is not country. Nor is it marketed as country. In fact, Ritter is an artist who it is difficult to classify into any particular genre. Folk/Traditionalist or Folk Rock may be the most apt description if you truly search for a genre label, but he’s one who you can really only classify as “Singer/Songwriter.” Because of this, it’s easy to hear some country influences in Ritter’s music (listen to “Cumberland” off of this new collection). It’s easy to hear a lot of influences while he remains firmly an original and unique artist, a one-of-a-kind wordsmith, musician, and vocalist. Back in February, I reviewed Ritter’s 2006 album The Animal Years as a non-country recommendation. Posted by: Cobra When I saw on Twitter on Wednesday night that Eric Church had released a new album, I had no clue where this had come from. It came with no press, no advance notice, no nothing. Just POOF, there it was. And then, all of a sudden, Church was performing the title track on stage at the CMAs as it was intro’d with an announcement like this was completely expected.
Bold move, Mr. Church. But how does it pay off? Posted by: Cobra After a long hiatus while I’ve worked on some other projects, I’m returning as the year begins to near its close. My first review as I return is of the new Tim McGraw album, Damn Country Music.
Reviewing a Tim McGraw album is tricky for me to do without having a certain amount of bias. In the mid-90s, when I first started listening to country music, Tim McGraw was one of my favorites along with George Strait and Alan Jackson. McGraw was the first country concert I ever went to (my first ever concert was Matchbox Twenty). I’ve never stopped being a fan of McGraw’s, even despite a couple of lazy and trend-chasing songs like “Truck Yeah,” and “Lookin’ For That Girl.” McGraw has always put out a relatively solid release, even if there have been a couple of sub-par songs along the way. So, keep all that in mind when taking my assessment of this album into account. |
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Here are some links to other pop culture websites and blogs worth checking out:
- Saving Country Music - Country Perspective - Farce the Music - Country Exclusive - This Is Country Music - Country Music Minds - Matt Lynn Digital Pop Culture Potpourri Writers
Cobra is a Human Resources professional from the Greater Cleveland Area with a love of good country music and a disdain for pop, rock, and rap mislabeled as country music. His favorite artists include (but are not limited to) Wade Bowen, Randy Rogers Band, George Strait, Alan Jackson, Turnpike Troubadours, Hayes Carll, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Trisha Yearwood, Dwight Yoakam, and Johnny Cash Archives
December 2017
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