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Mel McDaniel - Reloaded Tried, True and New

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Mel McDaniel - Reloaded Tried, True and New

Mel McDaniel - Reloaded Tried, True and New

Aspirion

The Bottom Line

Mel McDaniel is a country performer from the old school. This CD has great music from a veteran performer. Anyone that loves the traditional country sound will love to have this CD in their collection. Mel sings his music from the heart.
Pros
  • "Stand Up"
  • "Doo-Ma-Flatchey"
  • "Plastic Girl"
Cons
  • The sound is just a little rougher, & the classics are new recordings not the familiar original hits

Description

  • Includes 12 Tracks.
  • Released by Aspirion Records and distributed by Navarre.
  • Produced by Mel McDaniel and Oklahoma Wind.

Guide Review - Mel McDaniel - Reloaded Tried, True and New

The newest CD release from Mel McDaniel has been long in coming. Mel and his band, Oklahoma Wind, put together 12 songs that have just been released. The album is aptly named 'Reloaded (Tried, True & New)'. It includes some old favorites from Mel such as "Louisiana Saturday Night," "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On" and "Stand Up." These songs were re-recorded for this project, so they aren’t exactly like the ones we’ve listened to for years, but they still sound wonderful today. I have to say that "Stand Up" has to be one of my all time favorite songs ever from anyone. You can’t possibly sit still when that song is on. This version has a few extra 'live' type lyrics thrown in.

Mel's voice has a few rough edges that come with living, but it is the voice of experience. One of the 'true' songs would probably be "Help Me Make it Through the Night," which was covered beautifully. And as for the 'new' portion of the CD, Mel doesn’t disappoint there either. His humor comes through in fun songs like "Doo – Ma – Flatchey," where he swears off girls after a bad experience and delves into work and trucks but then she flips the switch on his doo ma flatchey and turns him on. With "Plastic Girl" it is all about finding the perfect woman he can get along with. She came in a little box in the mail and all he had to do was blow her up and she happily shares all his interests with no complaining. Overall, it is a really good CD and it is great to have new music from Mel McDaniel.

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