You know it can’t be wrong when it feels so right Maybe even make the world a better place a little ‘Cause girl, there’s just not enough love in the world We can find a little sunshine in the night The song is a mid-tempo rocker that would make a good dance floor number: The second single was “Make A Little” which reached #15 and #12 respectively on the charts referenced above. The song is an excellent low-key ballad with a good melody and nice steel guitar. The first single “Drinkin’ Problem” went to #3 on the US Country Airplay chart and went to #1 on Canadian Country chart. Moreover, this album has the sound of a country album, with prominent steel guitar, audible lyrics and, strong melodies. I do not know much about this act and perhaps they would tell you of other influences but I can definitely hear traces of the acts cited above. Instead of a band whose influences were the likes of Eagles, Marshall Tucker and, James Taylor, I was hearing a band that was influenced by Alabama, Diamond Rio, Bellamy Brothers, Clint Black and perhaps John Anderson or Keith Whitley. No, this is not a country record of the sort that could have been played in the classic country period (1944-1978), but it would definitely have fit into the country playlists of the period 1979 – 2005. Much to my surprise, I found myself listening to a real country record, one actually coming out of Nashville. Well, it has been a really busy last few weeks for me so it wasn’t until a few days ago that I got around to popping On The Rocks into my CD player (prompted by the fact that I would see my nephew again in two weeks). Of course, my nephew is only 18 so his idea of “old style” country might have been Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, and Jason Aldean, whereas my definition differs considerably. So much to my surprise, I received this CD at Christmas from a nephew of mine who claimed this to be “old style” country music. Other than my brother Sean, who knows my tastes in folk, jazz & pop standards (but knows little about country or bluegrass music), none of my family or friends give me music as a birthday or Christmas present. I know I’m a little late to the party in discovering this late 2017 release but I rarely listen to over-the-air country stations these days. NOTE: Occasional Hope reviewed this upon release.
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