That Godforsaken Road
ASIN: B00005YTVR
Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Audiences immediately get Blue Diamond Shine, whose original alternative country music is more than capable of filling a dance floor and driving it all night long or engaging those who choose to just sit and listen. The first-rate and defining guitar licks of Eric Hisaw and the world class pedal steel of Larry Tracy set the tone, while Mark O'Boyle on drums and John Sirman on bass keep the crowd moving. Cap it all off with front man John Stark's haunting vocals and unique story-telling ability.Blue Diamond Shine takes it's listeners from Western Surreal to Honky-Tonk sublime.
Product Description
On "That God Forsaken Road", Blue Diamond Shine front man and songwriter, John Stark plays with metaphors that range from hickeys to bruises, planes in flames to crazy waitresses...and brings them to life through his desperate, yearning vocals, which twist and turn and tell each story in unexpected ways. It is never obvious where the songs will go on "That God Forsaken Road", but as you travel along the way, the resolve of each brings dark clarity and a surprise ending in each line. There are flavors and welcomed memories of past country greats that pour out from Stark's writing and from the band's performances. These are musicians in love with the real thing. Stark's unique and haunting vocals channel something forgotten on today's country radio-the missing ingredients; the elements that true country fans connect with immediately and seek out in bars and obscure record bins. Blue Diamond Shine has learned to revisit those old heroes and to reinvent their stories ! somehow, while telling their own. Sparks of George Jones,mournings of Gram Parson's Grievous Angel,reflections of Hank Williams' honesty, dark ironies of Johnny Cash, humorous twists of Terry Allen, modern hauntings from Chris Issak and Steve Earl, and unexpected choices of Merle Haggard come in and out of view throughout the CD.
That Godforsaken Road,Blue Diamond Shine,Entwine,Country,Pop
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Shrimp Boat Town
Blue Diamond Shine Manufacturer: La Linda Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000LVGJ62 |
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14-track CD on La Linda Music, 2006.
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That Godforsaken Road
Blue Diamond Shine Manufacturer: Entwine ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
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ASIN: B00005YTVR Release Date: 2002-01-01 |
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Album Description
On "That God Forsaken Road", Blue Diamond Shine front man and songwriter, John Stark plays with metaphors that range from hickeys to bruises, planes in flames to crazy waitresses...and brings them to life through his desperate, yearning vocals, which twist and turn and tell each story in unexpected ways. It is never obvious where the songs will go on "That God Forsaken Road", but as you travel along the way, the resolve of each brings dark clarity and a surprise ending in each line. There are flavors and welcomed memories of past country greats that pour out from Stark's writing and from the band's performances. These are musicians in love with the real thing. Stark's unique and haunting vocals channel something forgotten on today's country radio-the missing ingredients; the elements that true country fans connect with immediately and seek out in bars and obscure record bins. Blue Diamond Shine has learned to revisit those old heroes and to reinvent their stories ! somehow, while telling their own. Sparks of George Jones,mournings of Gram Parson's Grievous Angel,reflections of Hank Williams' honesty, dark ironies of Johnny Cash, humorous twists of Terry Allen, modern hauntings from Chris Issak and Steve Earl, and unexpected choices of Merle Haggard come in and out of view throughout the CD.Album Review: