he has been seen jamming many times with artists like Marshall Tucker, Charlie Daniels and Dickey Betts. Mark’s guitar work truly makes the Cody band shine. The Commander really tears up the piano
on songs like “House of Blue Lights” and “Lightnin’ Bar Blues.” The set closes with everyone’s favorite, “Lost in the Ozone.” It’s so great to have the Commander out there, still doing what he does best. Especially sur- rounded by such a top flight group of Airmen.
-Michael Buffalo Smith
singer/songwriters. It’s easy to see that Isbell is coming from a
whole new point of view with his music. After battling alcoholism and coming out on top, his songs reflect a new level of maturity. Just one listen to the opening track, “Cover Me Up” proves the fact. In “Elephant,” a song about being in love
with someone who is dying of cancer, Jason sings “If I’d fucked her before she got sick/I’d never hear the end of it/ She don’t have the spirit for that mess. We just drink our drinks and laugh out loud and bitch about the week- end crowd/ And try to ignore the elephant somehow.” As in “the elephant in the room.” It’s one of the saddest, most beautiful songs I have ever heard. “Stockholm” is an outstanding track, with
Kim Richey joining in on vocals. Speaking of guest artists, Amanda Shires helps Jason de- liver the also excellent “Traveling Alone.” An- other personal favorite is “Songs She Sang in the Shower.” Of course, every song is good- great actually. This is one of the finest albums to cross my
Jason Isbell Southeastern
(Southeastern Records) Our Alabama friend and former Drive By
Trucker Jason Isbell returns with a beautiful, memorable acoustic album that falls some- where between James Taylor and John Prine. The set is filled with simply amazing song- writing and crystal clear acoustic instrumen- tation, and let’s face it, Jason’s vocals are easy on the ear. And his voice sounds better than ever. Much like Taylor and Jesse Winchester during the seventies, Jason is quickly becom- ing one of the current generation’s finest
desk in some time. The songs are beautiful, intimate and personal. Perhaps the finest ex- ample of this trend comes with the song “Live Oak.” “There's a man who walks beside me, he is
who I used to be / and I wonder if she sees him and confuses him with me / and I won- der who she's pining for on nights I'm not around / could it be the man who did the things I'm living down.” A superstar is born.
-Michael Buffalo Smith
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