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Record:
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Side 1:
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Patiently
Bouncy old-school rock and roll merged with a contemporary pop angle is on the menu as this gets going. |
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Stranded In Dallas
Country and rockabilly seem to merge here. This is a catchy number that works well. It has an instrumental excursion that brings both bluegrass and some hints of jazz to the song. |
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Honey Kiss
I like the classy rockabilly groove on this song. It has a real classic retro sound it. It works so well, too. |
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You've Got Love
Bouncy and entertaining, I'd say that this has almost as much jazz in the mix as it does rockabilly until the instrumental break. That section of the track leans more on an almost bluegrass side of things.
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Sands Of Gold
Here we get a serious country ballad. The instrumental section really doubles down on that concept. |
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Side 2:
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First Date
There is a bit of Buddy Holly meets Elvis Presley vibe to this number. It's energetic and entertaining. It turns toward bluegrass on the instrumental break, but it's more of a rock and roller on the vocal sections. |
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You Know It's True
Country and rockabilly merge on this classy groove. |
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Broken Hearted
As this starts it almost feels like an extension of the previous cut. This gets much more into the country and bluegrass zones, though. It has some tasty down-home instrumental work. |
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Trying To Forget
I can hear some of that Buddy Holly thing on this balladic tune, too. It really has plenty of 50s rock and roll built into it, but there is also a definite country angle at play, as well.
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Another Country Song
Although there is still some rock and roll in the mix, this number, as the title suggests, is very much a country song. It's mid-tempo and features some cool pedal steel guitar. |
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CD:
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Patiently
Bouncy old-school rock and roll merged with a contemporary pop angle is on the menu as this gets going. |
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Stranded In Dallas
Country and rockabilly seem to merge here. This is a catchy number that works well. It has an instrumental excursion that brings both bluegrass and some hints of jazz to the song. |
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Honey Kiss
I like the classy rockabilly groove on this song. It has a real classic retro sound it. It works so well, too. |
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You've Got Love
Bouncy and entertaining, I'd say that this has almost as much jazz in the mix as it does rockabilly until the instrumental break. That section of the track leans more on an almost bluegrass side of things.
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Sands Of Gold
Here we get a serious country ballad. The instrumental section really doubles down on that concept. |
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Broken Hearted
As this starts it almost feels like an extension of the previous cut. This gets much more into the country and bluegrass zones, though. It has some tasty down-home instrumental work. |
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(How Can I Write on Paper) What I Feel In My Heart
Honky-tonk piano gets this number going. The piece has a real old-school country vibe in place. |
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First Date
There is a bit of Buddy Holly meets Elvis Presley vibe to this number. It's energetic and entertaining. It turns toward bluegrass on the instrumental break, but it's more of a rock and roller on the vocal sections. |
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How Do You Pretend
Pedal steel guitar starts this, bringing the country angles to bear out of the gate. The track is a tasty one that's more pure country than anything on the record part of this set. That said, there are some rock ballad aspects in place on the song, too. |
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Mister Bartender
Pure down-home country balladry is on the menu here. This is another classy number, and definitely a different flavor when compared to the record. |
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You've Got Everything
I dig this old-school rock and roller quite a bit. |
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You Know It's True
Country and rockabilly merge on this classy groove. |
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Trying To Forget
I can hear some of that Buddy Holly thing on this balladic tune, too. It really has plenty of 50s rock and roll built into it, but there is also a definite country angle at play, as well.
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Another Country Song
Although there is still some rock and roll in the mix, this number, as the title suggests, is very much a country song. It's mid-tempo and features some cool pedal steel guitar.
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