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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0783707017907 Label: Highway 87 Music Manufacturer: Highway 87 Music MPN: 8701 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Highway 87 Music Release Date: March 08, 2005 Studio: Highway 87 Music Editorial Review: Product Description: Hayes Carll is still in his 20s, yet he's already attained the whiskey-drenched, world-weary sound of someone who's battled a lifetime of demons. The Houston native employs that compressed experience to achieve near perfection on his second album, Little Rock, an Americana tour de force that gracefully straddles melancholic gloom and bubbly buoyancy. There's not a weak song here, which is saying something considering the album's range. From the wistful lamentation of Wish I Hadn't Stayed So Long to the silly wordplay of Down the Road Tonight, Carll exhibits a deft lyrical touch across the widest possible range of human emotions. And yet Carll is more than just a songwriter. His rough, thickly accented voice and exquisite acoustic guitar work are what really drive the album. While Carll is the clear star, he benefits from some help along the way. Guy Clark co-wrote the haunting Rivertown. And Clark's guitar work from The Randall Knife clearly inspired the similarly elegiac Long Way Home. Ray Wylie Hubbard co-wrote the riotous Chickens. In the liner notes, Carll adds the following disclaimer: 'Ray and I felt that what the world really needed was a song about chickens. There is a good chance that we were wrong.' Perhaps, but the world definitely could use more songs as enjoyable as this one. Guest vocals from Allison Moorer and stellar instrumental work from producer R.S. Field, Jimmy Lester, and Kenny Vaughn add depth and texture, confirming Little Rock as something more than just standard singer/songwriter fare. Indeed, Little Rock is anything but ordinary. It is an energetic confirmation of Carll's status among the state's most promising young artists. -This Is Texas Music, March 2005 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Put this in your collection!!This album is a deserving purchase for any hipster that holds fast to his opinion that he / she knows the real deal. Very impressed. There is no need to partake in a detailed evaluation of the music on "Little Rock". I hold fast that competition is a sin within the art of music. To me, simple appreciation holds the candle to light the way, and this is truly an album to appreciate and enjoy. Enough said. Good luck Hayes. Rating: - Hayes Carll RocksIf you like country music, the real kind, buy this album. I live in Alabama but as soon as I can catch this guy live, I will. All good!!! Rating: - An absolute treatI am admittedly not the ideal person to review music, especially singer/songwriter music, as I tend to be overly forgiving. That being said, this disc just rocks! I bought it due to his association with ray wylie and others and they must all be proud. His uptempo songs are, as one would expect, fantastic, but the slower, more introspective tracks are really special,with each listening bringing more dimensions, I just love it, and am awaiting delivery of more Hayse Carll. give this one a try, ... Read More Rating: - the future of texan singer songwritersLa escena de cantautores tejanos goza de buena salud pero, seamos realistas, esta algo envejecida y no puede permitirse el lujo de desaparecer cuando el inevitable paso del tiempo haga mella en sus exponentes mas destacados. Por eso, hay que empezar a buscar relevos, y Hayes Carll es un excelente candidato. Con 28 anos, de el ya se ha dicho que "evoca a Townes Van Zandt liricamente, a Guy Clark emocionalmente, a Steve Earle estilisticamente y a Ray Wylie Hubbard espiritualmente". Y solo ha editado ... Read More Rating: - Nice varied tempos & messages keep us rapt & attentivePlaying Time - 40:11 -- Hayes Carll is a Texas singer/songwriter who describes himself as a "twisted folk singer." I don't find him particularly perplexing because his songs reveal a fair amount about his life, friends, and wry wit. The places he's lived over the years are mentioned in the opener, "Wish I Hadn't Stayed So Long." He wonders about some of his closest high school buds in "Good Friends." And just about everything else is referred to in the tongue-twisting "Down the Road Tonight" from thrift ... Read More |
