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Marty Stuart's Country Music is not, as some have said, a radical departure from his already eclectic body of work. As to whether it's "the album of his life," is also up for debate, since he doesn't sound here like he's slowing down. Stuart has given us one of the most consistent catalogues in the country genre since 1980, and has few peers in terms of quality -- George Strait, Dwight Yoakam, and a few others are in his league. This is his first full-on country-rock record and, teamed with grand master engineer/producer Justin Niebank (Widespread Panic, the Subdudes, etc.), Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives turn old nuggets such as "A Satisfied Mind" and Johnny Cash's "Walls of a Prison" (the tracks which open and close the album, respectively) into wooly country-rockers with killer three- and four-part harmonies and burning guitars, Hammond B3s, mandolins, pedal-steel guitars, and rocking drums. On the other hand, newer songs by the performer and a handful of others are already revved up and cut to fly. This is a rock & roll record cut from the man vein of honky tonk country, and the country that it comes from is pure. Listen to "Farmer's Blues," a sweet, slow, two-step drenched in pedal steel with a duet vocal by Merle Haggard, or the burning-down blues-rock with dobro and banjo of "Tip Your Hat" with Uncle Josh Graves and Earl Scruggs. But even straight-up rockers such as "Sundown in Nashville," "By George" (which has dumb lyrics but still kicks ass), "Wishful Thinkin'," and "Too Much Month" feel as if they could have been played by a rowdier version of Rockpile, while the mid-tempo tracks ("Fool for Love," "Here I Am," "If You Wanted Me Around") only serve to underscore the influences of Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe. Ultimately, this album is relentless in both its attack and in the pleasure it provides to the listener. There are hot licks everywhere, with great songs, vocals, and a tapestry of moods, textures, and shades that serve to leave one impression: Stuart's radical experimentation of the last ten years has resulted in his finest moment thus far. He offers a prolonged look at how inseparable country and rock & roll are from one another.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Joe Hayes, Composer - Joe Hayes, Lyricist - Jack Rhodes, Composer - Jack Rhodes, Lyricist - Brian Glenn, Background Vocal - Marty Stuart, Producer - Marty Stuart, Electric Guitar - Marty Stuart, Performer - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - Alison Prestwood, Bass - Harry Stinson, Background Vocal - Harry Stinson, Drums - Justin Niebank, Producer - Kenny Vaughan, Electric Guitar
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Marty Stuart, Composer - Marty Stuart, Producer - Marty Stuart, Lyricist - Marty Stuart, Electric Guitar - Marty Stuart, Performer - Justin Niebank, Producer - Harry Stinson, Background Vocal - Harry Stinson, Percussion - Harry Stinson, Drums - Brian Glenn, Background Vocal - Alison Prestwood, Bass - Kenny Vaughan, Electric Guitar - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - Tom Douglas, Background Vocal - Tom Douglas, Composer - Tom Douglas, Lyricist
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bobby Pinson, Composer - Bobby Pinson, Lyricist - Trey Bruce, Composer - Trey Bruce, Lyricist - Brian Glenn, Background Vocal - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle - Marty Stuart, Producer - Marty Stuart, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Marty Stuart, Electric Guitar - Marty Stuart, Performer - Alison Prestwood, Bass - Russ Pahl, Banjo - Harry Stinson, Background Vocal - Harry Stinson, Drums - Justin Niebank, Producer - Kenny Vaughan, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Kenny Vaughan, Electric Guitar
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Rivers Rutherford, Composer - Rivers Rutherford, Lyricist - Brian Glenn, Background Vocal - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle - Marty Stuart, Producer - Marty Stuart, Composer - Marty Stuart, Lyricist - Marty Stuart, Electric Guitar - Marty Stuart, Performer - Alison Prestwood, Bass - Russ Pahl, Steel Guitar - Harry Stinson, Background Vocal - Harry Stinson, Drums - Justin Niebank, Producer - Kenny Vaughan, Acoustic Baritone Guitar
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Brian Glenn, Background Vocal - Marty Stuart, Producer - Marty Stuart, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Marty Stuart, Electric Guitar - Marty Stuart, Performer - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - Alison Prestwood, Bass - Dwayne Warwick, Composer - Dwayne Warwick, Lyricist - Harry Stinson, Background Vocal - Justin Niebank, Producer - Tony Harrell, Piano - Tony Harrell, Acordeon - Kenny Vaughan, Electric Guitar
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Marty Stuart, Producer - Marty Stuart, Composer - Marty Stuart, Lyricist - Marty Stuart, Electric Guitar - Marty Stuart, Performer - Justin Niebank, Producer - Harry Stinson, Background Vocal - Harry Stinson, Drums - Brian Glenn, Background Vocal - Alison Prestwood, Bass - Kenny Vaughan, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Kenny Vaughan, Electric Guitar - Tony Harrell, Acordeon - Tony Harrell, Clavichord
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Merle Haggard, Performer - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle - Marty Stuart, Producer - Marty Stuart, Mandolin - Marty Stuart, Composer - Marty Stuart, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Marty Stuart, Lyricist - Marty Stuart, Performer - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - Alison Prestwood, Bass - Harry Stinson, Drums - Justin Niebank, Producer - Connie Smith, Composer - Connie Smith, Lyricist - Kenny Vaughan, Electric Guitar
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Walter Wilson, Composer - Walter Wilson, Lyricist - Brian Glenn, Background Vocal - Marty Stuart, Producer - Marty Stuart, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Marty Stuart, Electric Guitar - Marty Stuart, Performer - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - Michael Henderson, Composer - Michael Henderson, Lyricist - Alison Prestwood, Bass - Harry Stinson, Background Vocal - Harry Stinson, Drums - Justin Niebank, Producer - Kenny Vaughan, Electric Guitar
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Paul Kennerley, Composer - Paul Kennerley, Lyricist - Marty Stuart, Producer - Marty Stuart, Composer - Marty Stuart, Electric Guitar - Marty Stuart, Lyricist - Marty Stuart, Performer - Justin Niebank, Producer - Harry Stinson, Background Vocal - Harry Stinson, Drums - Brian Glenn, Background Vocal - Alison Prestwood, Bass - Kenny Vaughan, Electric Guitar - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bob DiPiero, Composer - Bob DiPiero, Lyricist - Dennis Robbins, Composer - Dennis Robbins, Lyricist - Brian Glenn, Background Vocal - Marty Stuart, Producer - Marty Stuart, Electric Guitar - Marty Stuart, Performer - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar - Michael Rhodes, Bass - Justin Niebank, Producer - Harry Stinson, Background Vocal - Harry Stinson, Drums - John Scott Sherrill, Composer - John Scott Sherrill, Lyricist - Tony Harrell, Piano - Kenny Vaughan, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Kenny Vaughan, Electric Guitar
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Earl Scruggs, Banjo - Brian Glenn, Background Vocal - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle - Marty Stuart, Producer - Marty Stuart, Mandolin - Marty Stuart, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Marty Stuart, Electric Guitar - Marty Stuart, Performer - Alison Prestwood, Bass - Josh Graves, Dobro - Jeffrey Steele, Composer - Jeffrey Steele, Lyricist - Rich Redmond, Percussion - Justin Niebank, Producer - Russ Pahl, Banjo - Harry Stinson, Background Vocal - Harry Stinson, Drums - Kenny Vaughan, Electric Guitar
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Johnny Cash, Composer - Johnny Cash, Lyricist - Marty Stuart, Producer - Marty Stuart, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Marty Stuart, Performer - Justin Niebank, Producer - Harry Stinson, Drums - Alison Prestwood, Bass - Kenny Vaughan, Electric Guitar - Tony Harrell, Piano - Robby Turner, Steel Guitar
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
Marty Stuart's Country Music is not, as some have said, a radical departure from his already eclectic body of work. As to whether it's "the album of his life," is also up for debate, since he doesn't sound here like he's slowing down. Stuart has given us one of the most consistent catalogues in the country genre since 1980, and has few peers in terms of quality -- George Strait, Dwight Yoakam, and a few others are in his league. This is his first full-on country-rock record and, teamed with grand master engineer/producer Justin Niebank (Widespread Panic, the Subdudes, etc.), Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives turn old nuggets such as "A Satisfied Mind" and Johnny Cash's "Walls of a Prison" (the tracks which open and close the album, respectively) into wooly country-rockers with killer three- and four-part harmonies and burning guitars, Hammond B3s, mandolins, pedal-steel guitars, and rocking drums. On the other hand, newer songs by the performer and a handful of others are already revved up and cut to fly. This is a rock & roll record cut from the man vein of honky tonk country, and the country that it comes from is pure. Listen to "Farmer's Blues," a sweet, slow, two-step drenched in pedal steel with a duet vocal by Merle Haggard, or the burning-down blues-rock with dobro and banjo of "Tip Your Hat" with Uncle Josh Graves and Earl Scruggs. But even straight-up rockers such as "Sundown in Nashville," "By George" (which has dumb lyrics but still kicks ass), "Wishful Thinkin'," and "Too Much Month" feel as if they could have been played by a rowdier version of Rockpile, while the mid-tempo tracks ("Fool for Love," "Here I Am," "If You Wanted Me Around") only serve to underscore the influences of Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe. Ultimately, this album is relentless in both its attack and in the pleasure it provides to the listener. There are hot licks everywhere, with great songs, vocals, and a tapestry of moods, textures, and shades that serve to leave one impression: Stuart's radical experimentation of the last ten years has resulted in his finest moment thus far. He offers a prolonged look at how inseparable country and rock & roll are from one another.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:33
- Main artists: Marty Stuart
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Country
(P) 2003 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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