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The Steep Canyon Rangers continue their upward arch with Deep in the Shade another collection of mostly original tunes that blend contemporary bluegrass stylings with folk, gospel, and old-time, hardcore country music. Their playing has always been exemplary, but they've always concentrated on the song itself, with minimal solos, although every member can shred with the best of 'em. Graham Sharp and Charles Humphrey III are developing into first-class tunesmiths, and several songs here could be big commercial hits in the hands of some mainstream country artist. Humphrey's "I Thought That She Loved Me" is a country-boy-meets-city-girl lament, but the lyric has a bit of arch humor usually missing in songs of this kind. The tongue-twisting chorus and the interplay between Mike Guggino's mandolin and Nicky Sanders' fiddle add to the song's playful feel. Sharp's "Heartbreak Is Real" is the kind of sad honky tonk song that George Jones cut his teeth on, a low-down lament given a jaunty rhythm complemented by the band's close harmonies and Sanders' crying fiddle. Humphrey's "Shades of Gray" is an old-fashion country song detailing the time in a marriage when everything is going wrong; the band's energetic playing complements Woody Platt's mournful lead vocal. Hard times are the subject of Sharp's "Turn Up the Bottle," an energetic drinking song, and "Nowhere to Lay Low," a lament with an ancient-mountain feel and an apocalyptic chorus. The covers include a bluegrass revamping of Merle Haggard's love-'em-and-leave-'em classic "I Must Be Somebody Else You've Known" delivered with a bit of tongue in cheek humor, and a mournful a cappella reading of the Leadbelly/Weavers classic prison song "Sylvie," the vocals drenched with rich, Southern Baptist church harmonies.
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Steep Canyon Rangers, MainArtist
2009 Rebel Records Llc 2009 Rebel Records Llc
Steep Canyon Rangers, MainArtist
2009 Rebel Records Llc 2009 Rebel Records Llc
Steep Canyon Rangers, MainArtist
2009 Rebel Records Llc 2009 Rebel Records Llc
Steep Canyon Rangers, MainArtist
2009 Rebel Records Llc 2009 Rebel Records Llc
Steep Canyon Rangers, MainArtist
2009 Rebel Records Llc 2009 Rebel Records Llc
Steep Canyon Rangers, MainArtist
2009 Rebel Records Llc 2009 Rebel Records Llc
Steep Canyon Rangers, MainArtist
2009 Rebel Records Llc 2009 Rebel Records Llc
Steep Canyon Rangers, MainArtist
2009 Rebel Records Llc 2009 Rebel Records Llc
Steep Canyon Rangers, MainArtist
2009 Rebel Records Llc 2009 Rebel Records Llc
Steep Canyon Rangers, MainArtist
2009 Rebel Records Llc 2009 Rebel Records Llc
Steep Canyon Rangers, MainArtist
2009 Rebel Records Llc 2009 Rebel Records Llc
Steep Canyon Rangers, MainArtist
2009 Rebel Records Llc 2009 Rebel Records Llc
Album review
The Steep Canyon Rangers continue their upward arch with Deep in the Shade another collection of mostly original tunes that blend contemporary bluegrass stylings with folk, gospel, and old-time, hardcore country music. Their playing has always been exemplary, but they've always concentrated on the song itself, with minimal solos, although every member can shred with the best of 'em. Graham Sharp and Charles Humphrey III are developing into first-class tunesmiths, and several songs here could be big commercial hits in the hands of some mainstream country artist. Humphrey's "I Thought That She Loved Me" is a country-boy-meets-city-girl lament, but the lyric has a bit of arch humor usually missing in songs of this kind. The tongue-twisting chorus and the interplay between Mike Guggino's mandolin and Nicky Sanders' fiddle add to the song's playful feel. Sharp's "Heartbreak Is Real" is the kind of sad honky tonk song that George Jones cut his teeth on, a low-down lament given a jaunty rhythm complemented by the band's close harmonies and Sanders' crying fiddle. Humphrey's "Shades of Gray" is an old-fashion country song detailing the time in a marriage when everything is going wrong; the band's energetic playing complements Woody Platt's mournful lead vocal. Hard times are the subject of Sharp's "Turn Up the Bottle," an energetic drinking song, and "Nowhere to Lay Low," a lament with an ancient-mountain feel and an apocalyptic chorus. The covers include a bluegrass revamping of Merle Haggard's love-'em-and-leave-'em classic "I Must Be Somebody Else You've Known" delivered with a bit of tongue in cheek humor, and a mournful a cappella reading of the Leadbelly/Weavers classic prison song "Sylvie," the vocals drenched with rich, Southern Baptist church harmonies.
© j. poet /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:39
- Main artists: Steep Canyon Rangers
- Label: Rebel Records Llc
- Genre: Folk/Americana
2009 Rebel Records Llc 2009 Rebel Records Llc
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