Rhonda Vincent - The Storm Still Rages
Rhonda Vincent is another one of those extreme talents that does not get enough recognition on the radio, just because she is a bluegrass artist and she sticks with her roots. If everyone would just take the time to buy and listen to The Storm Still Rages they would, no doubt, became a fan of her music, and bluegrass as well.
What has to be one of the best songs on the album, "Is The Grass Any Bluer," is a song in which Rhonda sings to the father of bluegrass himself (Bill Monroe) and asks "Is the grass any bluer on the other side?" and "Did it look like old Kentucky when the gates swung open wide?" She idolized him as a child and an adult and she thinks that a large part of the music world died when he passed away. "Don't Lie" is a song that was made popular by country star Trace Adkins, but her version sounds much more tender and gentle and aching as her soprano voice glides over each note. Country singer Sonya Isaacs adds background vocals on the first single, "I'm Not Over You," a song about loving and leaving.
Rhonda's voice is out there and full of sassy confidence, but not in a harsh sort of way. Darren Vincent sings background vocals to add harmonies that only families could produce, which adds to an already perfect album. With the video for "I'm Not Over You" playing many times on country music channels, maybe Rhonda can be the next Alison Krauss and take bluegrass to the radio airwaves.
Reviewed by Jennifer Webb.
