Damn, and I was doing so well with posting about once a week. Then “life” happened. Had to start doing more baby stuff (healthy baby boy born 11/11/11 BTW) and I just plain ran out of time (or forgot) to update this ol blog thingy.
SO my goal is to not fall behind on posting stuff on here. Whether it’s just something small and random OR something meaningful and uplifting… like how to make the perfect PB&J (PB on both pieces of bread is the key.)
Figure I’ll kick off the new year with my thoughts on the best Texas/Red Dirt CD’s of 2011. There were a lot of great ones and I know I’ll upset someone if I leave them out, if so, my apologies.
The only one I’ll give a number to is what I believe was the absolute best album of the year. To me, it just didn’t get any better than Whiskey Myers “Firewater.”
When I first heard it I was taken aback. It’s almost as if I was my dad listening to Skynyrd or Allman Brothers the first time. The entire album flows so well from start to finish. Some yankee reviewer said something like it was just some kids trying to rehash a forgotten music. As a guy who’s known the band for a number of years, I can say without a doubt, this record is Whiskey Myers. It’s how these guys are. they are southern rockers born and bred, and there’s no disputing that if you get the opportunity to spend anytime around them.
The rest of my list will just go in alphabetical order of albums I strongly suggest you get if you haven’t already.
I know there are a ton of other CD’s that came out and if I didn’t list one, it doesn’t mean I didn’t like it, this just happened to be my favorites of the favorites of the year. They each have something special and unique about them that set them apart from other things. Give them a listen and get ready for a great 2012 with Roger Creager, Pat Green, and many others ready to release CD’s this year!
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On a June night in 1983, nurses looked at a baby and said "Damn, that's one cute baby!" It's been all downhill from there! ha, okay, maybe not, but it has been a fun ride to where I am today!
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