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 Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:32 pm |
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Andy Griggs "The Good Life" (Montage)
After a successful three-CD run at RCA that yielded a pair of top-10
album entries and six top-10 singles, Nashville country-rocker Griggs
moved to the indie Montage label. This latest release makes good on
the huskier promise his voice always implied, by doing away with the
mannered arrangements with which he was framed at RCA. His hand-picked
producer, Frank Myers, loads up muscled guitars, bass and drums, ala
Montgomery Gentry and Big & Rich, and spurs Griggs to dig down for
grittier performances. Unlike the Muzik Mafia's cohorts, Griggs mostly
sings without irony, pouring emotion into the lyrics of upbeat
rockers, banjo-lined country tunes and ballads alike. This isn't to
suggest he can't lighten up, as he does in reading the riot act of
"You Can't Drive My Cadillac," but it's the exception in a program of
serious songs. The album's first singles, "Tattoo Rose" and "What If
It's Me" stalled in the mid-50s, but that's more a reflection on
country radio's MOR tastes (and major label dependency) than the
energy and quality of Griggs' work. Those who liked Griggs voice but
found his RCA releases limited by Nashville's studio sound should give
him a second listen; fans will enjoy hearing his passion unleashed.
[(c)2008 redtunictroll at hotmail dot com] |
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