Monday, February 2nd, 2009 |
Telluride is hot on the heels of pop-country powerhouse groups like Little Big Town and Rascal Flatts.
Telluride’s debut album “Four Square Miles” somehow ended up on my desk recently, so I thought I’d share my thoughts on it. My first impression way that these guys would fill in for the next generation of Rascal Flatts fans with songs like “Stay with me” and “Riverbank“, which have a general pop-country appeal. After going through the rest of the album I’m finding much of the same modern country sound but there are a few things that stand out. So, knowing that I’m looking at this from an independent artists’ how-to perspective, without further ado, here’s my take. (more…)
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Sunday, June 18th, 2006 |
“A Blessing and A Curse” CD Review
www.drivebytruckers.com
Label: New West
Review by: ~Buckshot Georgie~
The year 2006 has brought us yet another gorgeous
Drive By Truckers Digipack CD, complete with the usual insert booklet of more weird and beautiful artwork from
Wes Freed. The last several releases by the Alabama indie band have had a very wicked cool appearance that is almost like a Confederate twist on album art by Tyla from Dogs D’Amour. For those who haven’t caught the DBT train yet, the songwriting duties are split just about evenly by members Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley and Jason Isbell so it’s the kind of band with three distinct personalities but it works. Patterson Hood is more of a Neil Young guy. Not the best of singers but certainly a very honest poet and passive observer of the southern experience. Mike Cooley is less prolific but when he writes a song, it’s just about guaranteed it’s gonna be the best one on the record. He sings with a drawl, being a little more like modern country/western singer than the other guys. The newest member Jason Isbell seems to be equally split between writing heartland anthems ala John Mellencamp and ballads for sensitive alcoholics. He’s a goddamned good guitar player too. It’s good stuff.
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