obviously believes in giving you a lot of bang for your buck. His new boxed set, Blame It All On My Roots (Pearl) is like Christmas for Garth Fans. (And probably was for many.) There’s the two-disc Ultimate Hits collection, all of his many radio hits; then there are discs of Brooks covering classic songs he grew up listening to and often performing in clubs. There’s a Classic Rock disc, a Classic Country, a Blue Eyed Soul and a Melting Pot collection. with his apt cover of Bob Seger’s “Against the Wind,” and takes on hits by Billy Joel, The Allman Brothers Band, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Bob Dylan, and many more. Now toss in DVDs of virtually all of his music videos, and the live, solo concert from Las Vegas that inspired the whole project, and you’ve got yourself a party. Outstanding covers include a hit-bound cover of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s “Fishin in the Dark;” a super soulful “Mid- night Train to Georgia;” Dylan’s “You Ain’t Goin’ No Where;” and Garth’s take on The Isley Brothers’ “Shout,” which I would love to hear him do live. As I mentioned earlier, this Wal-Mart exclusive sells for around $24. If you are counting, that’s for six CDs and two DVDs. Great deal, great music. How can you lose?
.....Roseanne Cash has a hot new record out. The River & The Thread (Blue Note) features 11 original songs written by Cash and John Leventhal, who also served as producer, arranger and guitarist on the proj- ect. Guest appearances are over the top, with help from her friends Cory Chisel, Rodney Crowell, Amy Helm, Kris Kristofferson, Alli- son Moorer, John Prine, Derek Trucks, John Paul White (The Civil Wars), Tony Joe White and Gabe Witcher (The Punch Brothers). The new release follows 2009’s The List, which was nominated for two Grammy Awards and won the Americana Music Award for Album of the Year. The River & The Thread is some of Cash’s finest work ever.... When I first heard of the German band 3 Dayz Whizkey
a couple of months ago, I immediately made a huge mistake. I judged them by their name. See, in my experience, the only bands that do all the numbers and weird spellings in the name -other than Skynyrd- tend to be what I call “bar bands.” So I wasn’t expecting much. Then we had guitarist/vocalist/songwriter T. G. (Tilo) Copperfield as a guest on the KUD- ZOO Radio Hour. Prior to the interview, I lis- tened to the Blackwater (Timezone) album, and boy howdy, was I ever blown away! I have since played it many times, and it only gets better. This band rocks. The guitar playing is fantastic, and the songs are well crafted. In the past when I have reviewed German bands, they generally sing with a pronounced Ger- man accent that messes with my ear, which is not used to the accent. With 3 Dayz Whizkey, they sound like they could have just stepped out of Jacksonville. The entire album is quite good, but there are a few tunes that rise to the top like cream on milk. “The Blues is King” rocks. The guitar runs are off the charts. I re- ally like “The Gambler” too. At times I hear influences ranging from Bachman Turner Overdrive to Bob Seger, Grand Funk Rail- road, Lynyrd Skynyrd - tons of 1970’s influ- ences, all blended into a totally original groove. I love “Mick Jagger,” a song that acts as a “roll call” for classic rockers, dropping names like Gene Simmons, Tony Iommi, Lemmy, Tom Petty - just a cool rockin’ song. “Make My Day” sounds a bit like Jimi Hen- drix meets Gov’t Mule. After all these years of writing reviews, it is sometimes hard to avoid cliches and to come up with the proper adjec- tives that haven’t already been overused. That’s why I don’t try. I just write down what I think, and I think this band is one of the best I have heard in years. Sure, Bavaria turns out some of the best beer in the world, but they also turned out one excellent rock and roll
band...Solomon King is back with Train, •
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