The Background:2009 release from the Texas-based singer/songwriter. With a keen eye for observation and a wise man's knowledge, Ray Wylie Hubbard composes and performs a dozen songs that couldn't spring from anywhere else but out of his fertile Rock 'n' Roll bluesy poet-in-the-blistering-heat southern noggin. The writing and recording of A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment came on the heels of Hubbard's screenplay endeavor, which was funded and filmed with a cast of icons including Kris Kristopherson, Dwight Yoakam, and Lizzy Caplan. A weekly radio show, constant touring, and producing kept him busy, but didn't manage to steal the Texan singer/songwriter's focus. The outcome of the album is a juxtaposition of songs like 'Four Horseman Of The Apocalypse,” a fundamental Gospel piece, and 'Drunken Poet's Dream,' a co-write with Hayes Carll.
The Review:
Click HERE to read the review written at The 9513.
Sounds Like:
A more countrified Tom Petty
Track Highlights (suggested iPod adds):
Drunken Poets Dream
Pots and Pans
Down Home Country Blues
Tornado Ripe
The Verdict:
Three & A Half Stars Out Of Five
No comments:
Post a Comment