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Some time ago, much of what used to be called folk-rock/singer/songwriter and light pop/rock music retreated to Nashville and Austin and started to be considered as vaguely country in style. If Cross Canadian Ragweed's major-label debut album is to be taken as an example, what used to be thought of as mainstream or classic rock is doing much the same thing. The Oklahoma-based rock quartet, who issued four low-budget albums independently, is here working for a new Nashville entity called Universal South, an imprint of the Universal Music Group run by Tony Brown, who brought such mavericks as Lyle Lovett and Steve Earle to Universal's MCA Records when he was there, and Tim DuBois, formerly of Arista Nashville and a proponent of Texas songwriters like Robert Earl Keen. In Cross Canadian Ragweed, they have found what is essentially a Southern rock bar band led by a good singer/songwriter/guitarist, Cody Canada, who probably has at least as many Bruce Springsteen records in his collection as those of the Marshall Tucker Band and Waylon Jennings. Road veterans, the musicians have a tight ensemble sound that showcases Canada's twangy lead guitar playing, his light baritone (which is often reminiscent of Earle's, though not quite as nasal and accented), and his thoughtful songwriting. Unsurprisingly, as a lyricist, Canada is concerned with that constant young man's struggle, breaking free of society's constraints, but he has a good eye for detail and an ear for a telling phrase: "You're always 17 in your hometown," if a bit overused in leadoff single "17," is an excellent way of putting the challenge of small-town living. Still, what impresses most is the overall sound of a band who has forged a distinctive style within a conventional genre through years of playing. This certainly doesn't sound like anybody's first album.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Eric Delegard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike McClure, Producer - Cody Canada, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cross Canadian Ragweed, Producer, MainArtist - Jeremy Plato, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Randy Ragsdale, Drums, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Cross, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Universal South Records, LLC
Eric Delegard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike McClure, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Cody Canada, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cross Canadian Ragweed, Producer, MainArtist - Jeremy Plato, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Boland, ComposerLyricist - Randy Ragsdale, Drums, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Cross, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Romy Mantellini, Photographer - Monti Peliti, Photographer
℗ 2002 Universal South Records, LLC
Eric Delegard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike McClure, Producer - Cody Canada, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cross Canadian Ragweed, Producer, MainArtist - Jeremy Plato, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Ragsdale, Drums, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Cross, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Universal South Records, LLC
Eric Delegard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike McClure, Producer - Cody Canada, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cross Canadian Ragweed, Producer, MainArtist - Jeremy Plato, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Ragsdale, Drums, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Cross, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Universal South Records, LLC
Eric Delegard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike McClure, Producer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Cody Canada, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cross Canadian Ragweed, Producer, MainArtist - Jeremy Plato, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Ragsdale, Drums, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Cross, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Universal South Records, LLC
Eric Delegard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike McClure, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Cody Canada, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cross Canadian Ragweed, Producer, MainArtist - Jeremy Plato, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Ragsdale, Drums, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Cross, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Universal South Records, LLC
Eric Delegard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike McClure, Producer - Cody Canada, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cross Canadian Ragweed, Producer, MainArtist - Jeremy Plato, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Ragsdale, Drums, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Cross, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Universal South Records, LLC
Eric Delegard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike McClure, Producer - Cody Canada, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cross Canadian Ragweed, Producer, MainArtist - Jeremy Plato, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Ragsdale, Drums, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Cross, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Universal South Records, LLC
Eric Delegard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike McClure, Producer - Cody Canada, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cross Canadian Ragweed, Producer, MainArtist - Jeremy Plato, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Ragsdale, Drums, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Cross, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Universal South Records, LLC
Eric Delegard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike McClure, Producer - Cody Canada, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Doug Moreland, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Cross Canadian Ragweed, Producer, MainArtist - Jeremy Plato, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Ragsdale, Drums, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Cross, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Universal South Records, LLC
Eric Delegard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike McClure, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Cody Canada, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cross Canadian Ragweed, Producer, MainArtist - Jeremy Plato, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Ragsdale, Drums, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Cross, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Universal South Records, LLC
Eric Delegard, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike McClure, Producer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Cody Canada, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Cross Canadian Ragweed, MainArtist - Jeremy Plato, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Ragsdale, Drums, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Cross, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Walt Bowers, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Universal South Records, LLC
Album review
Some time ago, much of what used to be called folk-rock/singer/songwriter and light pop/rock music retreated to Nashville and Austin and started to be considered as vaguely country in style. If Cross Canadian Ragweed's major-label debut album is to be taken as an example, what used to be thought of as mainstream or classic rock is doing much the same thing. The Oklahoma-based rock quartet, who issued four low-budget albums independently, is here working for a new Nashville entity called Universal South, an imprint of the Universal Music Group run by Tony Brown, who brought such mavericks as Lyle Lovett and Steve Earle to Universal's MCA Records when he was there, and Tim DuBois, formerly of Arista Nashville and a proponent of Texas songwriters like Robert Earl Keen. In Cross Canadian Ragweed, they have found what is essentially a Southern rock bar band led by a good singer/songwriter/guitarist, Cody Canada, who probably has at least as many Bruce Springsteen records in his collection as those of the Marshall Tucker Band and Waylon Jennings. Road veterans, the musicians have a tight ensemble sound that showcases Canada's twangy lead guitar playing, his light baritone (which is often reminiscent of Earle's, though not quite as nasal and accented), and his thoughtful songwriting. Unsurprisingly, as a lyricist, Canada is concerned with that constant young man's struggle, breaking free of society's constraints, but he has a good eye for detail and an ear for a telling phrase: "You're always 17 in your hometown," if a bit overused in leadoff single "17," is an excellent way of putting the challenge of small-town living. Still, what impresses most is the overall sound of a band who has forged a distinctive style within a conventional genre through years of playing. This certainly doesn't sound like anybody's first album.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:13
- Main artists: Cross Canadian Ragweed
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Show Dog Universal Music
- Genre: Country
© 2002 Universal South Records, LLC ℗ 2002 Universal South Records, LLC
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