Post by laughingmooseinn on Nov 20, 2013 23:57:33 GMT -5
I am finally getting a chance to post my views on Mr Jackson's new album! Sorry it took me so long. Clogger and I have been pretty busy with my husband getting our new house ready for us to move into. So we are not home a whole lot to post and all....Anyhow, here goes!
We have had this CD for about a month now I think. It gets lots of play at the new house while we are working. Alan's voice is a comfortable one to us all and we enjoy hearing him sing. But I must admit that the last CD we bought of his was his Gospel one. So it has been a long time coming!
The first song is "Long Hard Road". In this song, the lyrics tell of the hardships the singer has been thru in his life and his yearning to be back "home". The song really moves right along and is good one to have playing in the background while you are doing tasks or such. If I listened to it in the truck...I'd probably get a speeding ticket! haha
The 2nd cut on this album is called "Mary". I love this one. It is a bit slower but a sweet tune. The writer sings about the good fortune he knows that he has in the fact that his wife, Mary loves him.
The 4th cut is called "Appalachian Mountain Girl". The Obligatory mention of something "bluegrass" ha ha by including Appalachian in the title. But it is about a man who laments the mountain girl he loved and that got away.
I like the 5th song on this album called "Got No Trouble Now". It is a bit tongue-in-cheek where Alan sings about various troubles that befall him..once these troubling things occur...ie..such as the girl leaving him...then the trouble he had keeping her is now trouble that is gone...haha..you'll have to hear it maybe to understand.
On the 6th song of this CD, Singing That Blue Ridge Mountain Song". A song about a beautiful love story. I really like this one too. I didn't know until minutes ago that there is a video for the song. I had thought all along that this song was about following a couple from their early days together until their elderly years....the video paints a very different and sad story!! Better get your kleenexes out if you watch it! My! the fiddling is great in this song also.
Blue Ridge Mountain Song
The song "Tie Me Down" is about a man who was determined to not marry and to stay a bachelor..but "she" came along and he was "gone"! ha ha (Happened to my husband too! ..good for me and Clogger!)
Song #8 is a remake of a Dillard's tune, "There is a Time". My favorite version of this song is one that is performed on the Andy Griffith Show by the character called Charlene Darling. I like the Dillard's versin too, but Charlene's voice just added something to this tune for me. Alan does a mighty fine version of this song by stepping up the pace and making it rock right along. I must say I do like it!
"Way Beyond the Blues" is sort of a bluesy tune that really showcases some good fiddle, guitar and dobro work. At least I enjoyed it !
Blacktop is another tune on this CD that sounds great. The fiddle work right off the top is great and draws you right into the song. Rob Ickes is doing a superb job as usual on Dobro. Ada,steffy does a find job on Mando and of course...The Great Sammy Shelor on banjo!!!!
Blacktop
And what is a bluegrass album without doing a Bill Monroe cover? Blue Moon of Kentucky does a fine job of covering that. Alan does it well. He also uses this track to thank these musicians for helping him bring this CD to fruition.
All in all, everyone here likes the CD and it will continue to get a lot of play around our household.
There you have my non-professional album review!! You get what you pay for! Ha!
We have had this CD for about a month now I think. It gets lots of play at the new house while we are working. Alan's voice is a comfortable one to us all and we enjoy hearing him sing. But I must admit that the last CD we bought of his was his Gospel one. So it has been a long time coming!
The first song is "Long Hard Road". In this song, the lyrics tell of the hardships the singer has been thru in his life and his yearning to be back "home". The song really moves right along and is good one to have playing in the background while you are doing tasks or such. If I listened to it in the truck...I'd probably get a speeding ticket! haha
The 2nd cut on this album is called "Mary". I love this one. It is a bit slower but a sweet tune. The writer sings about the good fortune he knows that he has in the fact that his wife, Mary loves him.
The 4th cut is called "Appalachian Mountain Girl". The Obligatory mention of something "bluegrass" ha ha by including Appalachian in the title. But it is about a man who laments the mountain girl he loved and that got away.
I like the 5th song on this album called "Got No Trouble Now". It is a bit tongue-in-cheek where Alan sings about various troubles that befall him..once these troubling things occur...ie..such as the girl leaving him...then the trouble he had keeping her is now trouble that is gone...haha..you'll have to hear it maybe to understand.
On the 6th song of this CD, Singing That Blue Ridge Mountain Song". A song about a beautiful love story. I really like this one too. I didn't know until minutes ago that there is a video for the song. I had thought all along that this song was about following a couple from their early days together until their elderly years....the video paints a very different and sad story!! Better get your kleenexes out if you watch it! My! the fiddling is great in this song also.
Blue Ridge Mountain Song
The song "Tie Me Down" is about a man who was determined to not marry and to stay a bachelor..but "she" came along and he was "gone"! ha ha (Happened to my husband too! ..good for me and Clogger!)
Song #8 is a remake of a Dillard's tune, "There is a Time". My favorite version of this song is one that is performed on the Andy Griffith Show by the character called Charlene Darling. I like the Dillard's versin too, but Charlene's voice just added something to this tune for me. Alan does a mighty fine version of this song by stepping up the pace and making it rock right along. I must say I do like it!
"Way Beyond the Blues" is sort of a bluesy tune that really showcases some good fiddle, guitar and dobro work. At least I enjoyed it !
Blacktop is another tune on this CD that sounds great. The fiddle work right off the top is great and draws you right into the song. Rob Ickes is doing a superb job as usual on Dobro. Ada,steffy does a find job on Mando and of course...The Great Sammy Shelor on banjo!!!!
Blacktop
And what is a bluegrass album without doing a Bill Monroe cover? Blue Moon of Kentucky does a fine job of covering that. Alan does it well. He also uses this track to thank these musicians for helping him bring this CD to fruition.
All in all, everyone here likes the CD and it will continue to get a lot of play around our household.
There you have my non-professional album review!! You get what you pay for! Ha!