Harold Saul High is messy and unfocused, but it shows slight improvement for Koe Wetzel.
Month: June 2019
Pop Goes The Country Vol. 24: Jimmy Dean - “Big Bad John” (1961)
Exploring a hit by the big, bad sausage maker!
Album Review: Willie Nelson - ‘Ride Me Back Home’
Ride Me Back Home is a solid conclusion to a trilogy of albums surrounding mortality.
Album Review: Aaron Watson - ‘Red Bandana’
It’s hard not to respect what Aaron Watson has crafted with Red Bandana
Pop Goes The Country Vol. 23: Marty Robbins - “Don’t Worry” (1961)
Pop Goes The Country is an ongoing series where I explore country music’s biggest crossover hits At this point in this series, we’ve already covered Marty Robbins in fairly good detail. As the music industry tried to figure out how they could catch up with rockabilly in terms of targeting teenagers, they found at least… Continue reading Pop Goes The Country Vol. 23: Marty Robbins - “Don’t Worry” (1961)
Song Review: Garth Brooks & Blake Shelton - “Dive Bar”
“Dive Bar” is worth a listen or two, but little more than that
Album Review: Lukas Nelson & The Promise Of The Real - ‘Turn Off The News (Build A Garden)’
While good, ‘Turn Off The News (Build A Garden)’ is a scatterbrained listen
A Historical Look At Country Music Representation In The Media
A look at country music’s representation in mainstream media and stereotypes which will forever plague the genre.
Pop Goes The Country Vol. 22: Jim Reeves - “He’ll Have To Go” (1959)
Pop Goes The Country is an ongoing series where I explore country music’s biggest crossover hits. After spending a few weeks talking about the “saga song,” it’s time to shift back to everyone’s favorite topic in country music - the debate between what is and isn’t “country.” To give a quick recap with previous editions… Continue reading Pop Goes The Country Vol. 22: Jim Reeves - “He’ll Have To Go” (1959)
The Musical Divide 