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CD Review: This is BR549 - BR549

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Reviewed by Carrie Attebury

BR549 is a band that is tottering on the edge of a music revolution that is occuring in country music. In a time of country music pop star wanna-be singers and cute boy bands, they are neither. They are a bunch of guys playing the traditional honky tonk style country music that they love.

"The Game" is a slowed down tune. It has a very modern, yet very traditional edge. Kind of, like what a Beatles tune would sound like if Hank Williams sang it.

"Psychic Lady" is a medium tempo tune that kind of pokes

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fun at the current trend of psychic phone friends. In this song he laughs off her predictions and proceeds to have the day from hell that she predicted he would have.

"Play That Fast Thing (One More Time)" is the upbeat type of honky tonk tune that BR549 does so well.

"While You Were Gone" is a song about a relationship that has ended, and is not going to be started up again, according to writer Gary Bennett. "You Wore Out The Welcome Mat Last Time You Slammed The Door You Can't Come Back This Time."

"Look Me Up" has got that oh-so-cool honky tonk beat that has become BR549's signature sound.

"Let's See How Far You Get" is a song that was co-written by one of my most favorite country music songwriters, Harlan Howard along with Kostas.

"Different Drum" is a song that I take to be about a child with a physical disability. How even though people make fun and he can't do some of the things that others do. He still says his prayers at night and God listens no matter what.

Song List

  1. Too Lazy To Work, Too Nervous To Steal
  2. The Price Of Love
  3. The Game
  4. Psychic Lady
  5. Play That Fast Thing (One More Time)
  6. A Little Good News
  7. While You Were Gone
  8. Look Me Up
  9. Let's See How Far You Get
  10. Fool Of The Century
  11. Different Drum

Audio clips courtesy of BR549's Official Website
All graphics © Shelly Fabian, except the album cover, courtesy of Sony Nashville.

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