This is a re-uploaded post from Swamp Opera. What a coincidence. Just two weeks ago, I saw Alan Jackson live in Canandaigua, New York. His opener was a guy by the name of Dee White. He was sort of quiet and didn’t talk much other than to introduce songs or say that his band was… Continue reading EP Review: Dee White - ‘Southern Gentleman’ (Side A)
Month: August 2018
Album Review: Johnny Cash and Various Artists - ‘Forever Words’
This is a re-uploaded post from Swamp Opera. While many would not label Out Among The Stars as Johnny Cash’s all-time best work, I consider it a landmark moment in my life. You see, I never got to be “excited” for a new Cash album, and I’m guessing a few of you out there know the same… Continue reading Album Review: Johnny Cash and Various Artists - ‘Forever Words’
Album Review: Ronnie Eaton - ‘That Hand That Mocked Them And The Heart That Fed’
The short version: Overall, this concept album about a solider returning home to darkness and despair makes for an early contender for one of the best albums of the year. The long version: For anyone who saw my review of the newest album from the Urban Pioneers, you might recall me saying I was glad… Continue reading Album Review: Ronnie Eaton - ‘That Hand That Mocked Them And The Heart That Fed’
Album Review: Cody Jinks - ‘Lifers’
Warning: Language When Cody Jinks’ 2016 album, I’m Not The Devil made a splash in the country music industry that his previous albums hadn’t before, it was no surprise to see Jinks’ name getting passed around a fair bit more beyond just the indie country and Texas country circuits. After signing with Rounder Records (the first… Continue reading Album Review: Cody Jinks - ‘Lifers’
Classic Album Review: John Anderson – ‘Seminole Wind’
As we’ve seen with far too many artists in mainstream country these days, the industry simply isn’t allowing its artists to develop into something more (a recent example is Cam unfortunately). These days a single that misses the top twenty or worse is a sign of trouble. Furthermore, for a genre that celebrates its roots,… Continue reading Classic Album Review: John Anderson – ‘Seminole Wind’
The Musical Divide 