Murder on Music Row

Murder on Music Row

ASIN: B00004SSIS

Track Listings

1. I Know How It Feels

2. Black Diamond Strings

3. I'm Not the First

4. When It's All Said and Done

5. Blackjack

6. Jesus and Bartenders

7. Hard Times

8. I Wonder Where You Are Tonight

9. Buck's Run

10. Long Enough to Make Me Blue

11. Old Kentucky Miners

12. Deep Mine Blues

13. Murder on Music Row

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Larry Cordle's power derives from the masterful, subtle way he combines the best elements of traditional bluegrass and honky-tonk. Cordle possesses a supple, resonant slip-note voice in the George Jones-Lefty Frizzell tradition. On a fine love lament like "I'm Not the First," a wise honky-tonk ballad like "Jesus and Bartenders," and a warm reminiscence like "Black Diamond Strings," all original songs, his voice works magic when backed by the stalwart bluegrass harmonies and hot instrumental licks of longtime associates Lonesome Standard Time. Best of all (and hilariously illustrated by some incredibly clever CD cover photos) is the title tune--another sterling Cordle composition--a scathing, tongue-in-cheek commentary on the general decline of tradition and good taste in Nashville. Cordle puts an even finer point on his putdown with his own consistently great taste and his own wonderfully inspired reverence for honky-tonk and bluegrass traditions alike. --Bob Allen --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Description
Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time "Murder on Music Row" Includes 12 page booklet with lyrics. Great cover shot. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Murder on Music Row

Tracks:

I Know How It Feels
Black Diamond Strings
I'M Not The First
All Said & Done
Black Jack
Jesus & Bartenders
Hard Times
I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
Bucks Run
Long Enough To Make Me Blue
Old Kentucky Miner
Deep Mine Blues
Murder On Music Row

Amazon.com

Larry Cordle's power derives from the masterful, subtle way he combines the best elements of traditional bluegrass and honky-tonk. Cordle possesses a supple, resonant slip-note voice in the George Jones-Lefty Frizzell tradition. On a fine love lament like "I'm Not the First," a wise honky-tonk ballad like "Jesus and Bartenders," and a warm reminiscence like "Black Diamond Strings," all original songs, his voice works magic when backed by the stalwart bluegrass harmonies and hot instrumental licks of longtime associates Lonesome Standard Time. Best of all (and hilariously illustrated by some incredibly clever CD cover photos) is the title tune--another sterling Cordle composition--a scathing, tongue-in-cheek commentary on the general decline of tradition and good taste in Nashville. Cordle puts an even finer point on his putdown with his own consistently great taste and his own wonderfully inspired reverence for honky-tonk and bluegrass traditions alike. --Bob Allen

Album Description

Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time "Murder on Music Row" Includes 12 page booklet with lyrics. Great cover shot.

Customer Reviews:

honkytonk bluegrass and more.......2000-12-18

Even without the famous, ruefully hilarious, Nashville-baiting title song, Murder on Music Row would be an exceptional excursion into countrified bluegrass. It is alleged that George Jones once considered a career in bluegrass, and in some ways Larry Cordle tells us what the Possum might have sounded like if he had. My idea of hillbilly heaven would incorporate a honkytonk with Jones's version of Cordle and Leslie Winn Satcher's "Jesus and Bartenders" ("Jesus and bartenders/ Hear it all") on the jukebox. In the meantime, Cordle's own version will do nicely. First-rate songs and hard-driving yet tuneful instrumentals -- all in all, a reminder of just how good good bluegrass can be.

Larry Cordle Is The Real Deal. . ........2000-10-05

Larry Cordle is a quiet man. He has a keen sense of his environment and the way humans relate to others. Those qualities are essential for a great songwriter, and he is one of the best. "Murder On Music Row" is an album (and a title song) which displays his honesty, albeit in a tongue-in-cheek manner. On Wednesday, October 4, 2000, I was not at home watching the CMA Awards show on television. I was doing a volunteer stint at a college radio station, programming a 3-hour bluegrass show. A friend called and alerted me that George Strait and Alan Jackson won the Vocal Event Catergory for the song, "Murder On Music Row." At the Awards, one of those "hat act" fellows (I'm not sure which one, they are pretty much interchangable) said he did not know what the person who wrote the song was thinking, they did it as a joke. One wonders who the real punchline is in this case. The song in question was a commentary on how big-money Nashville has pretty much removed all the good things about country music from country music. Larry has a definite opinion, so he co-wrote this song in response to some pretty big giants in his industry. This middle-aged David stood up for what I'm finding is not a popular view. This music, however, speaks for itself. You need to buy his independent release and enjoy all the songs, including two HOT insturmentals, "Black Jack" and "Buck's Run." This is southern flavored music is as it was intended, great stories, superior picking and wonderful harmonies. Let the Nashville Goliaths know what you think by owning your own copy of this slingshot!

Great songs.......2000-05-04

This is a great bluegrass CD. The title song, "Murder on Music Row" is great and has gotten the most recognition, but the picking, singing, and songwriting on all the other songs is great also.

Bluegrass at it's best........2000-03-31

If you are a Bluegrass music fan you need to add this album to your collection. It just doesn't get any better than this.

PRICELESS.......2000-03-13

THIS IS MY FAVORITE CD THAT HAS BEEN OUT IN A VERY LONG TIME. I AM VERY EXCITED THAT LARRY HAS RELEASED SUCH A POWERFUL ALBUM. THE MUSICIANS AND SONGS ARE BOTH UNTOUCHABLE. ALL THE CUTS ARE GREAT, ESPECIALLY "MURDER ON MUSIC ROW", "HARDTIMES", AND "ALL SAID AND DONE". I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT "MURDER ON MUSIC ROW" IT IS ONE THING TO HAVE A GOOD SONG WITH GOOD LYRICS BUT TO HAVE A SONG WITH THE BEST LYRICS AND MUSIC IS HAUNTING. I WANT TO THANK LARRY CORDLE AND LARRY SHELL FOR WRITING THIS SONG. THEY HAVE SAID TO THE COUNTRY MUSIC WORLD WHAT EVERY HARDCORE MUSIC FAN HAS WANTED TO SAY FOR A VERY LONG TIME. SO, ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTRY MUSIC INDUSTRY, SONGWRITERS, MUSICIANS, AND ESPECIALLY THE FANS, WE ALL THANK THESE GUYS FOR SAYING IT FOR US. I LOVE THIS ALBUM AND I HAVE SATURATED MYSELF IN THE TRADITIONAL, HARDCORE MUSIC IT REPRESENTS.

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Manufacturer: Rosewood Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0002CDJW2

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