30 on the Rail

30 on the Rail Artist: Mark Bryan
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 075678328329
EAN: 0075678328329
ASIN: B00004R8RQ


Release Date: 2000-03-14

30 on the Rail


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Tracks:

  1. If It Happens
  2. All That I Believe
  3. The Story Goes On
  4. City By A River
  5. Last Light
  6. Together In Our Minds
  7. Drinkin' You Pretty
  8. I'll Fade Away
  9. Fall Into Fall (Pt.2)
  10. Just Takes Time
  11. Halfway To Nowhere
  12. 2 Guys Named Tim
  13. She Stays In Love

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Pop like a Bullet.......2003-10-18

"30 on the Rail" is a good set of solo tunes penned by Mark Bryan. If one expects this to be a Blowfish clone, you'll go crazy. But taken on its merits, this is a great pop/rock set that shoots straight like a bullet. Peter Holsapple from the db's & Continental Drifters lends a hand with piano & organ. Producer Don Dixon whose solo "Invisible Man" CD was an idiosyncratic delight adds bass & background vocals. This set was recorded in '96 & '97, but not released by Atlantic until 2000. The one song cowritten with his Blowfish buddies "Cry By a River" is a slow track with a pretty melody, "And if I should wake tomorrow to a sky that's dull & grey, would you remind me that you're behind me?" "Drinkin' You Pretty" has a kind of sloshing energy based on the premise that given enough liquor, any woman can become an object of momentary affection. "Just Takes Time" is a laid-back tune with Holsapple's pretty piano. "2 Guys Named Tim" is a midtempo pretty pop track with Bryan's vocals used to good effect. At the end of the CD, I guess it's Bryan who howls out, "I can't play this s**t any more!" It's an odd way to comment on one's music, but the set holds up well although there is no single blockbuster breakout track to serve as a calling card. Enjoy!

4 out of 5 stars One of the Best Hootie Albums.......2003-02-09

You could say that this (along with Musical Chairs) may be the best Hootie-related album after Cracked Rear View. These are more than pass-overs for Hootie records (the moving City By a River is the only one the whole band was in on writing). The guitar work here is definetely his best yet and more diverse than on Hootie albums. The songs cover a broad emotional spectrum and several could have been hits if this wonderful album had the promotion it deserved. I highly recommend this to anyone fan who wants intelligent, heart-felt rock and roll. It may be three years old now, but its still in heavy rotation in my CD player.

4 out of 5 stars 30 on the Rail.......2002-07-24

The CD 30 on the Rail is a great buy if you are a diehard Hootie fan. Mark Bryan is great as a soloist and shows his great depth not only as a musician but as artist. Songs like City by a River are sure to be favorites, perhaps even in mainstream.

3 out of 5 stars Good, solid, fun album for Hootie fans........2000-10-08

In the tradition of Hootie & the Blowfish, this album is full of listenable, catchy tunes. Unlike Hootie, Mark Bryan's songs seem to have more emphasis on the electric guitar (which is not surprising since he is the lead guitarist in that band.) The cool thing about this CD is that there is a cast of all-stars in the band, and the whole thing just sounds like they're all jamming together. Although Bryan's voice doesn't even come close to measuring up to Darius', and although these are all songs that apparently the band passed on, the songs still all are fun to listen to. Unlike many of the CD's I buy, this one is still in the changer, and I listen to it relatively frequently.

5 out of 5 stars i'm a mark bryan addict!.......2000-05-30

Ever since I bought this album and popped it into my cd player I have been in love with it! Once you hear it you can't get enough of it. Great CD to blast in the car with the windows down!

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