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Too Long

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Hell Yeah, I'd Buy This One ! Great sounding snare! Wow, right off the bat I'm impressed. No sooner am I typing away and the singer comes in, sounding as strong as the red dirt country he emulates. This one has my attention. At only 2:27, the band captures the essence of old school hillbilly country, with every bit of the texture and nuances that have always made great country music great. The singer nails the performance with the pure nasality not affected but purified from either being from the hills and plains or from having sung this style for so long it has become a part of his very character. Every instrument is played right to the pocket and one never overshadows the other. The story is short, sweet, and to the point. This is one seriously well done piece of music, and well worth all the extra credit and a full paid for download ... hell yeah I'd buy this one! Chris K. Hapi Skratch Entertainment Big Bender Records Play that bluegrass white boy ! I can smell the straw and taste the moonshine. Good musicianship. The singer is a little hard to understand lyrically at times but maybe that's just the city boy in me. I could never understand a word Mick Jagger sang but still love the Stones. This song is short and to the point and leaves ya'll ready to hear anutha one. Hee-Haw! Peter Berwick Chicago, Illinois

Too Long been A Worthy Tex-Americana Hit ! Sometimes it’s hard to draw the line between overly affected pretentiousness in singing and natural tones derived from a specific geographical location. If all the rest of pieces of this splendid song weren’t as authentically represented, I’d say the singer was over affected vocally. By the time I’d listened to the song four or five times, the vocal tone settled in and I have been left with the feeling that this is truly one of those gifted southern boys who simply sings because he has to. There are a few songwriters, like Chris Knight, Charlie Robison, and Bruce Robison to name a few, that this songwriter reminds me a bit of. His style fits into the Tex-Americana style that has spawned more great country than any other place outside of Nashville. The song is strongly performed on acoustic guitar, dobro, bass, drums, and lead and backup vocals. It’s a delicious groove, that would have fit very well on Chris Knight’s first outing a few years ago, and the comparisons are not without merit, as Chris has had a splendid career of his own the past few years. The bridge pickup at about the 1:50 mark moves the mood up nicely, before depositing us back on the track. If I have any one complaint it’s that not all the words of this wonderfully performed song can be perfectly understood … not unusual really, as I generally have to reach for lyric sheets for many songs. The story seems to center around the idea that “I’m never coming back … been gone … for too long … been gone … much too long …” leading one to believe that there’s something about a relationship in the heart of the song. Better mixing and better eq on the vocals could have perhaps fixed this minor problem, but then a glass-mastered cd would definitely prove to be the more valuable asset to my collection of great Tex-Americana music. The dobro is extremely well played, and if there were a place for extra credit, he’d sure get it. All around, this song represents the sound of a solid road worthy band, that has been around more than a day or three … wtg … high fives and plenty of extra credit all the way around. Chris K. Hapi Skratch Entertainment Big Bender Records Real truck drivin' music ! This good ol' boy can wrap a lyric round your crin' heart witht the best of em'. This is when country was country, when a drink of whiskey meant a bottle on the bar, and a country song wasn't sung by some phony posin' no talent like Shanai Twain, but a real down to earth home grown talent..Like this guy. This is the real deal here. This is where country starts and stops. All you guys out there who wanna' be country do yourself a favor and play this song a few hundred times. Peter Berwick Chicago, Illinois