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"Lonely Grill"
Lonestar, a self-contained country band
in the tradition of Alabama and Little Texas, enlisted Los Angeles
transplant Dann Huff to produce Lonely Grill, their third effort.
Huff has helped them craft a record that fits the modern country
format without descending into terminal slickness. Though some
of the material is formulaic--"Amazed" (power ballad),
"What About Now" (country Springsteen)--it is quality
formula and the boys sing it like they mean it. Huff manages
to put some new twists on the country-rock arrangements while
keeping them more country than rock. Lonestar wanted this CD
to reflect the energy of their live shows, and though some of
the material might work better live (the hip-hop meets Hee Haw
"Saturday Night"), the CD benefits from the relatively
stripped-down sound. Richie McDonald has a voice on a par with
many of Nashville's solo artists. When handed cleverly rhymed
material like "Don't Let's Talk About Lisa" (which
allows talkin' about "Hanson or Marilyn Manson," but
not about "she whose name must not be spoken"), he
proves up to the occasion. To paraphrase Merle, Lonely Grill
"ain't art but it ain't bad." --Michael Ross |
Customer review from Amazon
Reviewer: Matt from Naugatuck, Connecticut
USA
As everybody else did, I bought this CD because of Amazed. I
usually have to listen to a song a few times to like it, especially
if I've never known it existed. But this CD is totally different.
There are country ballads (Tell Her, Amazed, I've Gotta Find
You), fast paced songs (Simple As That, Don't Let's Talk About
Lisa, What About Now), and a lot of other songs that you'll love.
All of the songs are sung with such a passion, you won't believe
it. Even if you don't like country music, get this CD! There
are country songs that sound incredibly like |
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