Search - Cornell Hurd :: Song of South Austin

Low-key, good-natured down-to-earth real country

Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 08/22/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Austin institution Cornell Hurd delves deeper into his old love of bar-band R&B, hearkening back to his "Saturday Night In San Jose" days... He's still got an undeniable hillbilly streak, and an enduring love of goofy, bad puns. Johnny Bush, Marti Brom and Justin Trevino all pitch in once again, with Bush contributing novelty songs such as "Jealously Insane," which match Hurd's own originals, pun for pun. As ever, an endearingly unprofessional, made-by-real-human-beings kinda country record, studded with clever songs and brilliant bellyflops, among them a cover of Alvin Crow's old classic "Nyquil Blues." I think my favorite song on here may be "Don't Wipe You Face On Your Shirt," which also appears on the Bloodshot Records label's children's music collection, "The Bottle Let Me Down." Fun stuff!"