If there were more of these songs on the album, it would bring it down, but one is just right and feels more like an experiment that worked rather than a completely different sound. Following this is the fun rock song aptly titled “Rock and Roll Again.” It feels like I just stepped back into the 70’s here with this. It’s got rock music and country lyrics…that’s all I can say. Next is “Living in the Song,” a song about living out the words to a heartbreak song. Lyrically, it’s great too, with lines about coming out of hard times and “Holding all the roses on the other side.” This is probably my favorite song on the album, but it’s really hard to pick. Next is “Holding All the Roses,” in which they blend acoustic guitars and fiddles with electric guitars to create the closest thing to country metal I’ve ever heard. I also like the rock protest element of the song blended with the lyrics protesting the state of country. I love that they chose to open with this it shows that what you see is what you get. They sell the same old faces with a brand-new name Same sons of bitches still rigging the game The same damn song that everybody wants to sing These lines were my first meeting with Blackberry Smoke The rock song “Let me Help You (Find the Door”) opens the album. This album was my first introduction to Blackberry Smoke, and I am now a fan. When the styles actually are blended, it is done flawlessly. In other words, rock songs are rock, and country songs are country. It doesn’t seek to blend the styles all the time. While I say that this album is a rock album first and a country album second, it does something that few pop country albums and rock country albums do well. Country Exclusive didn’t exist when it came out in February, but it deserves to be reviewed. 1 country album by an independent artist earlier this year. The comments are property of their posters, all other content © Sea of Tranquility SoT is Hosted by SpeedSoft.Blackberry Smoke had the distinction of having the first No. Please see our Policies Page for Site Usage, Privacy, and Copyright Policies.Īll logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owner. If you have questions or comments, please Contact Us. See more about this release on our recent YouTube show!ġ4) Ain't Got the Blues (bonus track-live acoustic)įor information regarding where to send CD promos and advertising, please see our FAQ page.
Holding All the Roses is another winner in their already strong discography. 38 Special, Marshall Tucker Band, and The Black Crowes, then you need to investigate Blackberry Smoke, who have taken those classic sounds and added in some modern country pop elements for a style that has wide appeal. If you crave the glory days of the Southern Rock greats like The Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Charlie Daniels Band, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Wet Willie, The Outlaws. Through it all, Charlie Starr delivers the exact kind of vocals that you'd want from this fun, twangy music, surrounded by irresistible grooves, layers of red hot guitar work, and some smoky keyboard textures. "Wish in One Hand" combines the two, coming across like a mix of Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Atlantic Rhythm Section, while the honky tonk boogie of "Lay It All on Me" could serve as a sweaty bar room soundtrack as well as a sing along to your next campfire outing. In the end, this collection of Southern anthems just really works, whether the band is pumping up the 'rock' part of it or getting all rootsy on us.
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Brisk, catchy Southern Rock fare like "Let Me Help You (Find the Door)", "Holding All the Roses", "Payback's a Bitch", "Fire in the Hole", and "Pearls" are chock full of blistering guitar licks, emotional vocals, and plenty of groove, while the country twang of "Rock and Roll Again", "Living in the Song", and "Women in the Moon" seem tailor made for today's modern country audiences. Is it Southern Rock, Country, Folk-Pop, or Classic Rock? Well, the music of Blackberry Smoke is all those things rolled up into one. That should start to change with the release of Holding All the Roses, their latest studio set, which was produced by the famed Brendan O'Brien and has all the elements that presumably give them their first true hit album here in the US.
Georgia's Blackberry Smoke have slowly been making a name for themselves around the globe, though to date they are leagues more popular over in Europe than here in their native North America.
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