Somehow I overlooked this CD when I first got it. I think it’s because I just gave a short listen and heard the seriously old time country music texture and got turned away. Something magical happens when you leave the disc running, though. It becomes one of the most charming and enchanting things to ever grace your CD player. Make no mistake, outside of the modern recording quality it would be every easy to imagine this coming out in the 1950’s. It’s got that genuine old school country sound. The truth of the matter is, though, that type of music had heart, soul and a genuine texture. In so many ways it was superior to the modern pop drivel getting passed off as country music these days. Of course, you can say that about just about any musical style because there’s a certain field of just about any genre that’s all the same – just plain pop garbage shoved down our throats interchangeable across genres. This is definitely not that. It’s got so much charm and credibility that it should be a part of every music fan’s collection – and certainly every country music fan’s collection. This is the real deal – not pop country.
This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: 2010 Volume 1 at lulu.com/strangesound.