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The Americana singer/songwriter rises from the Stephen King approved indie ranks to the major-label sweepstakes on his third release, and first for Lost Highway. It's a strong if characteristic collection of rugged country folk-rock sung with Hayes Carll's Texas drawl, that seems to be somewhat exaggerated so that we know he's from the land of Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, and Guy Clark, some obvious influences that snake through these 14 tracks. He's been there and done that, struggling through years of the hard living that informs tunes such as the humorous take on his trying times detailed in the self-explanatory "I Got a Gig." The usual suspect topics of heavy drinking, bad wimmen, hell raisin', misplaced love and life along the lost highway dominate the lyrics, and even though Carll isn't exploring these well-worn subjects in particularly new ways, his melodies, words, and especially his professional backing are strong enough to put them over in tunes that aren't as clichéd as the topics covered. He also has a wry, dry sense of humor, best exemplified in "She Left Me for Jesus" ("She left me for Jesus," and that just ain't fair, she says that 'he's perfect.' How could I compare"). Carll is clearly a Tom Waits fan; he sings Waits' "I Don't Want to Grow Up" with an effective amount of irony already built into the tune. "Bad Liver and a Broken Heart" (interestingly not the Waits tune) is another cover, this one from Canadian Scott Nolan, given a peppy, rocking, Stones styled makeover that epitomizes the album's areas of emphasis. Carll is occasionally too cutesy for his own good as on "Girl Downtown," a singsongy tale with a simplistic melody that trips over its own sardonic intentions. Multi-instrumentalist/producer Brad Jones frames these tunes with terrific backing musicians highlighted by veteran Al Perkins' always inventive pedal steel. It all sounds great; full when it needs to be but sparse enough to shake off any concerns previous fans of Carll's indie releases might have about a major-label sellout.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
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Thad Cockrell, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Al Perkins, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RAY WYLIE HUBBARD, ComposerLyricist - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Gardner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - BRAD JONES, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Executive Producer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Carmichael, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Kearns, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Broemel, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hayes Carll, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marc Primeau, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Al Perkins, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pat Buchanan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Gardner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - BRAD JONES, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Executive Producer, Mix Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hayes Carll, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carey Kotsionis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - George Bradfute, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Primeau, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Lost Highway Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Will Kimbrough, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al Perkins, Banjo, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Gardner, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - BRAD JONES, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Executive Producer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hayes Carll, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carey Kotsionis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Primeau, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dan Baird, Electric Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Gardner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - BRAD JONES, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Executive Producer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hayes Carll, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Nolan, ComposerLyricist - George Bradfute, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Primeau, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Al Perkins, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pat Buchanan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BRAD JONES, Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hayes Carll, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fats Kaplin, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Fordham, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Pankratz, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Primeau, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Will Kimbrough, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pat Buchanan, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - John Gardner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - BRAD JONES, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Executive Producer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hayes Carll, Vocals, Baritone Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marc Primeau, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Will Kimbrough, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRAD JONES, Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Broemel, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hayes Carll, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fats Kaplin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Fordham, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Pankratz, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Primeau, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Gardner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - BRAD JONES, Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Baritone Guitar, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hayes Carll, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fats Kaplin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Fordham, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Primeau, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Thad Cockrell, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Al Perkins, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Gardner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - BRAD JONES, Producer, Engineer, Bass Guitar, Organ, Executive Producer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hayes Carll, Vocals, Baritone Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonny Burke, ComposerLyricist - George Bradfute, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Primeau, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Al Perkins, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pat Buchanan, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Gardner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - BRAD JONES, Producer, Engineer, Piano, Executive Producer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hayes Carll, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marc Primeau, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Will Kimbrough, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Waits, ComposerLyricist - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Addison, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BRAD JONES, Producer, Executive Producer, Harmonium, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kathleen Brennan, ComposerLyricist - Hayes Carll, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fats Kaplin, Mandolin, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Fordham, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Pankratz, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Burchette, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Thad Cockrell, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Al Perkins, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pat Buchanan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Gardner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - BRAD JONES, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Executive Producer, Harmonium, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hayes Carll, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marc Primeau, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Darrell Scott, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BRAD JONES, Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hayes Carll, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marc Primeau, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Will Kimbrough, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Baird, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Dodd, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pat Buchanan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Gardner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - BRAD JONES, Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Keane, ComposerLyricist - Hayes Carll, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marc Primeau, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
The Americana singer/songwriter rises from the Stephen King approved indie ranks to the major-label sweepstakes on his third release, and first for Lost Highway. It's a strong if characteristic collection of rugged country folk-rock sung with Hayes Carll's Texas drawl, that seems to be somewhat exaggerated so that we know he's from the land of Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, and Guy Clark, some obvious influences that snake through these 14 tracks. He's been there and done that, struggling through years of the hard living that informs tunes such as the humorous take on his trying times detailed in the self-explanatory "I Got a Gig." The usual suspect topics of heavy drinking, bad wimmen, hell raisin', misplaced love and life along the lost highway dominate the lyrics, and even though Carll isn't exploring these well-worn subjects in particularly new ways, his melodies, words, and especially his professional backing are strong enough to put them over in tunes that aren't as clichéd as the topics covered. He also has a wry, dry sense of humor, best exemplified in "She Left Me for Jesus" ("She left me for Jesus," and that just ain't fair, she says that 'he's perfect.' How could I compare"). Carll is clearly a Tom Waits fan; he sings Waits' "I Don't Want to Grow Up" with an effective amount of irony already built into the tune. "Bad Liver and a Broken Heart" (interestingly not the Waits tune) is another cover, this one from Canadian Scott Nolan, given a peppy, rocking, Stones styled makeover that epitomizes the album's areas of emphasis. Carll is occasionally too cutesy for his own good as on "Girl Downtown," a singsongy tale with a simplistic melody that trips over its own sardonic intentions. Multi-instrumentalist/producer Brad Jones frames these tunes with terrific backing musicians highlighted by veteran Al Perkins' always inventive pedal steel. It all sounds great; full when it needs to be but sparse enough to shake off any concerns previous fans of Carll's indie releases might have about a major-label sellout.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:33
- Main artists: Hayes Carll
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Lost Highway Records
- Genre: Country
© 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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