The Bottom Line
Pros
- "Ain't Grace Amazing"
- "Just What I Needed"
- "Tall Walkin' Texas Trash"
Cons
- Ends way too soon.
Description
- Twelve sharp-as-nails new studio recordings from hardcore Texas music master.
- Featuring musicians such as Redd Volkaert on guitar and DB Harris on background vocals.
- Dayton's fourth solo studio album.
Guide Review - Jesse Dayton - Country Soul Brother
I discovered Jesse Dayton with the release of his third album, the amazing "Hey Nashvegas!" It didn't take too long to become a fan. Dayton plays an amazing guitar; writes slick, intelligent songs with a hard-driving country-roots beat; and his voice cuts like a razor while being soft and caressing as velvet, harsh and smooth at the same time, like the Jim Beam whiskey he proudly advertises as being the only whiskey he drinks. Jesse Dayton is a real country singer."Country Soul Brother delivers all of what Dayton's known for. With the solid, hard- charging sounds of the opening title track leading into the swinging accordion-laced "All Because of You," it's hard not to be caught up in the infectious beat and crisp lyrical style. The disc moves quickly, mostly original songs except for a couple of covers, including Dayton showing me that Dwight Yoakam isn't the sole king of turning classic rock songs into awesome country tunes, as Dayton does here with the Cars' "Just What I Needed."
I can continue to hope that artists with prowess like Dayton's will somehow worm their way into the mainstream and I'll get to hear them on the radio, but I figure that won't happen until I can afford Satellite radio as long as corporations hold the reins. Jesse Dayton is hands-down, balls-out, just plain incredible. There's other ways of saying it, of course, but might as well stick with the simple. Incredible. Make an effort to find this disc. It's worth it.
