JAMEY JOHNSON - THE GUITAR SONG - NEW CD BOXSET

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The Guitar Song - CD Boxset NEW Format: CD BOXSET # CDs in Boxset: 2 Artist: Jamey Johnson Runtime: Not Available TRACKS DISC 1: BLACK ALBUM:1. Lonely at the Top2. Cover Your Eyes3. Poor Man Blues4. Set 'Em Up Joe5. Playing the Part6. Baby Don't Cry7. Heaven Bound8. Can't Cash My Checks9. That's How I Don't Love You10. Heartache11. Mental Revenge12. Even the Skies Are Blue DISC 2: WHITE ALBUM:1. By the Seat of Your Pants2. California Riots3. Dog in the Yard4. Guitar Song, The5. That's Why I Write Songs6. Macon7. Thankful for the Rain8. Good Morning Sunrise9. Front Porch Swing Afternoon10. I Remember You11. Good Times Ain't What They Used to Be12. For the Good Times13. My Way to You Audio Mixer: T.W. Cargile.Recording information: Big Studios, Nashville, TN; Lionsound, Los Angeles, CA; Shrimp Boat Sound, Key West, FL; The Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN.Photographers: James Minchin III; Melinda J.P. Harlan.When was the last time anybody in country music released a double studio album? Following up his stellar 2008 recording, That Lonesome Song, songwriter Jamey Johnson returns with the ambitious, sprawling 25-track The Guitar Song. The set's two discs are divided into thematic halves: the Black Album concerns itself primarily with darker, more complex situations in life, love, and loss, and the White Album focuses on more redemptive themes. It's not as simple as that, however; there is a yin-and-yang effect too, as evidenced by "Playing the Part," from the Black Album, which is an upbeat tune about surviving bad times in Hollywood. Likewise, "California Riots" is a nasty thumping outlaw number about sheer survival, but it's on the White Album. That balance is a part of Johnson's gift. Songs find their own way. The Guitar Song is uncompromising. Johnson's own accomplished road band -- consisting of players symbiotically sympathetic to the material -- provides the backing, and he gives his musicians room to really play, whether it's honky tonk Southern rock or bedroom or back-porch ballads. The sound is rougher edged than contemporary country; it comes from the Waylon Jennings/Hank Jr./David Allan Coe era. It rocks, but it also rolls. Johnson's chameleon-like ability as a writer and singer also affords him the luxury to collaborate with many of Nashville's current writing crop as well as veterans, all without compromising his vision as a narrative songwriter. He allows tough topics to rise from the heart and speak directly with whatever emotions they carry coming to the fore. Check the title track (with a guest appearance by Bill Anderson); the broken love songs "Heartache," "Cover Your Eyes" and "Thankful for the Rain"; the brutally lonesome "That's How I Don't Love You Anymore"; the Merle Haggard-influenced "Even the Skies Are Blue" and "Good Morning Sunrise" (which are the best vocal performances on the album); the front-porch reminiscence in "By the Seat of Your Pants"; the tough, soulful, gospel-influenced blues of "Macon"; and the lilting closer, "My Way to You." Likewise, his choice of covers -- including "Lonely at the Top" (a little-known Keith Whitley honky tonk tune), Mel Tillis' classic "Mental Revenge," Hank Cochran's "Set "Em Up Joe," and Kris Kristofferson's forlorn "For the Good Times" -- are all executed with the necessary spit, grit, and empathy, and display Johnson's considerable talent as an interpretive singer. The arguments as to whether The Guitar Song is as good as the beloved That Lonesome Song don't matter. What does matter is what The Guitar Song accomplishes: it makes plain the music contemporary country is trying to erase, while being a thoroughly accessible modern offering. Given its wonderfully crafted and performed material and stellar production, it is the country album of 2010. ~ Thom Jurek titles & descriptions Within USA: $3.00 Flat Fee. Approximate delivery time is 5 to 10 business days (average 5 days). Hawaii and Alaska may take longer. ... read more

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