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Love in the Real World was an album I knew nothing about. In fact, I knew nothing about Sherrie Austin when my friend introduced me to her. Or, should I say, her music. I must admit that I don’t have much knowledge about Sherrie Austin, neither before nor after this album, although there is indeed another album in my record collection. However, musically, it’s relatively easy to listen to country-pop without any sorrows hanging over...
I wasn’t a huge fan of Toby Keith. For me, it was mainly one album but I think I’ve heard it a gazillion times. It’s a long story really but the core of it all was that my wife heard his “American Soldier” on a reality show once and loved it. So, the album Shock’n Ya’ll was purchased. My wife and I seldom like the same kind of music. I’m more of a rock- and...
I like Willie Nelson and always have. And I like bluegrass, always have. What if we combine the two elements, and make Willie Nelson perform bluegrass? Of course, the outcome would be great. What more do you really write about an album like this? Those who read about it no no doubt familiar with Willie Nelson, his special voice, and how he performs his songs. And those who like bluegrass as a genre already know...
I don’t really know where to place The Restless by Karen Jonas genre-wise. It’s a bit of rock, a bit of country and it seems jazz influenced at times. Even some swing element in there I think. But the bottom line is that it’s quite easy to listen to and I find myself with that stupid smile snapping my finger when I listen to it. It’s very soothing and it’s definitely not rock mayhem. Everything...
I’m hardly an expert on country or on Cyndi Lauper but I recently discovered her album Detour and find it very enjoyable. For me, it’s an unusual experience since my frame of Cyndi Lauper references mostly is limited to songs like Girls Just to Have Fun and Time After Time. Both are pretty much ancient by now. Oh, and there’s True Colors, I know that one too. But, as a whole, I have no idea...
I don’t know much about the Family Sowell, or the Sowell Family. It seems to be an internet of TV phenomenon though. I like that they’re all siblings, at least that is my assumption and that they play and perform music together. But I’m not that familiar with them. I do tend to like acoustic music with banjoes in it though. And Banjo is one of the instruments this band uses along with fiddle, mandolin,...
John Mellencamp’s album Strictly a One-Eyed Jack is a prime example of when you really should try now more time before throwing your gavel down and rule a sentence or a rating. At first, I didn’t like it at all. I couldn’t understand what he was doing. It sounded just terrible in my ears. Not production-wise at all, just lame and without feeling. I was worried that John Mellencamp finally and totally lost it and...
Bloor Street is the new album by Kiefer Sutherland. When I revied his first album Down in a Hole I was pretty impressed by his talent. I mean, I tend to see Kiefer as an actor first and a musical artist second. Well, the first thing I think is actually the son of Donald Sutherland but he sure has proved that he owns his own career. He’s probably most known for the TV series 24...
I was expecting a little more rock but after the first song, I got the impression that there was to be more country in there. I guess it ended up being some kind of country-rock but not enough of either element for me. It was ok för sure but nothing that stands out in any way for me. Something that can be played in the background for sure but nothing I really dig.
I actually reviewed Gretchen Wilson and One of the boys once before. Don’t worry, it was somewhere else and in another language. I don’t see it as a problem anyway since opinions are like perishables and are only valid for a short moment in time. Most opinions don’t differ that much over time though and only minor changes occur. Country music isn’t my favorite genre but I do listen from time to time as I find...
I listen to a whole lot of music but it’s only on occasion I have enough energy to write something like a review about it. I thought I would take this opportunity to very quickly describe what I have been listening to in the last week without going into any depth. But first, some background. When I was very young I listened mostly to what was played on the radio at the time. Later I...
I started to listen to John Mellencamp when the Lonesome Jubilee came out. When was that? 1987? During that time he was still calling himself John Cougar Mellencamp. There’s actually a rather long story about his name. From the early days, it was just John Cougar and as far as I know that was due to record company demands. But nowadays – on Sad Clowns and Hillbillies, he uses his real name and has done...
