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National Grain
National Grain
Genres: Country, Rock

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Pretty Women Won'T Give Me The Time Of Day
2. City Lights
3. Some Kind Of Devil
4. Athens To New York
5. Better Times
6. High Country Twilight
7. Why Don't You Ever Call Me On The Phone?
8. Kentucky & Tennessee
9. Norfolk Southern Line
10. Whiskey, Wine & Beer
11. Milltown
12. Virginia

CD Details

All Artists: National Grain
Title: National Grain
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Old Wheat Records
Original Release Date: 2/28/2006
Release Date: 2/28/2006
Genres: Country, Rock
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 783707282206

Synopsis

Product Description

"The band?s self-titled debut of easy-on-the-ears Americana simultaneously uplifts and laments, filled with homespun tales of long-distance love, long train rides and barstool confessionals. The lonesome AM-radio vibe of traditional country rubs elbows with the galloping rhythms and Telecaster twang of Old 97's and, at times, the tattered vitriol of Uncle Tupelo. Cuts like ?City Lights,? ?Better Times,? ?High Country Twilight? and ?Why Don?t You Ever Call Me On the Phone?? get better with each spin, buoyed by honeyed harmonies and toe-tapping choruses that should make even Southern transplants sing along with an exaggerated drawl. Whining pedal steel and clucking banjo give the songs a broken-in feel, thankfully preserved by light-handed production. With nary a throwaway in these dozen tracks, you?d be hard-pressed to find a more accessible debut in the local bin." - Jay Moye, The Sunday Paper

CD Reviews

REAL Country Music

Lonnie Gentry | Nashville | 02/24/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"5 Stars.

I was lucky enough to catch these boys on tour in Richmond, Virginia. Not knowing who they were, I didn't expect much. I'm from Nashville and I've seen the sorry state that contemporary country music is in. Let me tell you, these guys are NOT the popstar clones you see on CMT (or whatever it's called this week). These songs sound like deepcuts off of some of the early, better albums by Haggard and the Possum. I was surprised that they were youngsters really. The songs seem like the kind you might have heard blasting out of an old Philco radio circa 1964. You could definitely call it Twangy. And that's a damn good thing. I really dig the first track, "Pretty Women Won't Give Me the Time of Day." It sets the tone and the record proceeds to swing the whole way through. Beer drinking definitely comes to mind when I listen to it and, let me tell you, I've been known to get juiced up and crank this stuff. The wife gave me a little flak about it at first. Then she stopped her rachet-jawin' and started dancing right there in the living room. That's something I noticed at their show too. People actually dance to this. It's great! To me, that's an added bonus. If you can put an album on, and have a chance to bump middles with a little lady, you've got yourself a record that's worth its weight in beer!

5 stars."

Great sound.

Matt L. | Boston, MA | 03/08/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Check out the 'Some Kind of Devil' song. These guys have a great sound. Solid album."

Leaders of the New School

P. J. Moore | Atlanta , Georgia United States | 04/16/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"These guys are one of the leaders of the alt-country scene in Atlanta. Anybody who has caught their shows at the Earl or Smith's knows they channel the spirit of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. Do yourself a favor and add this to your collection."