Comments on: Album Review: Josh Gracin – We Weren’t Crazy

By: MIKE

MIKE — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:07:28 +0000

This CD is AWESOME!! Every song is a standout. Every song is a potential HIT! There’s no filler material here. Josh’s voice is rich and powerful. The music is GREAT! The production is irresistable. I LOVE IT and will be listening to it for a long time to come. Some of my favorite tracks on it? “Invisible” (sung from the heart), “Favorite State of Mind” (love the drums and guitar riff), “Sweet September” (great harmonies), “We Weren’t Crazy” (powerful stuff).

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:22:49 +0000

Thanks for posting your review of the album. I think his debut album had some solid hits which this one lacks. I have heard that Unbelieve (Ann Marie) is his next single, which sounds like he’s hoping for repeating the success of Brass Bed. I think he’s a great vocalist and lots of potential, I was a bit disappointed the album wasn’t better. I agree with your 3 1/2 star rating.

By: mikeky

mikeky — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:54:58 +0000

i’ve met lemmy. he’s huge. he’s massive. and then there’s the mole. he’s intimidating. he’s also quite nice and personable. also very polite. he won’t hurt you. :)

By: Jim Malec

Jim Malec — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:38:37 +0000

That wasn’t my implication, but I can see how it would be taken that way. So bring it on, Lemmy!

By: mikeky

mikeky — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:01:49 +0000

as an uberfan of motorhead, i cannot let it be implied that they are (or have ever been) a hair-metal band. lemmy would hurt someone if he heard that. they are the perfect cross of punk and metal.

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:39:19 +0000

The record just didn’t strike me as having too much uptempo stuff on it. Granted, I’m easily bored.

By: Leeann

Leeann — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:36:57 +0000

I have to agree with Brody about “Telluride.” I like Tim’s version much better. Then again, I liked Marcel’s version of “Nothin’ To Lose” much better too. I just don’t think that Gracin is my cup of tea. It’s not that I listen to McGraw’s or Marcel’s versions of those songs much at all, because I rarely do. I just like their versions better. The album just bored me, really…and I’m actually a sucker for up-tempo music. I guess taste is just relative…

By: Jim Malec

Jim Malec — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:16:23 +0000

Chris–it’s not the same kind of ’speed and power’ that you’re thinking of, just as it’s not the same kind of speed and power we might find on a hair metal record. But it is speed and power nonetheless and in a comparative sense. We can’t compare this record to Motorhead. We can (and must) compare this record to Chris Cagle, Jason Aldean, and Gracin’s other contemporaries who are aiming for (roughly) the same market.

Brody–I will generally agree with you about Telluride, but I think about how long we’ve been listening to Tim’s version. The fact that we’re so familiar with a previous version makes it tough to call Gracin out for this, especially when one or both will remain album cuts.

I do think he calls upon some of McGraw’s stylings, though.

By: Brody Vercher

Brody Vercher — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:56:38 +0000

I haven’t listened to the whole album, but I thought he could have done more with “Telluride.” As it is now, it makes me “think Tim McGraw” (sorry Taylor), and actually lacks the passion that McGraw’s version had.

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:43:42 +0000

I’m afraid I must demur. Now Motorhead, that’s an “onslaught of speed and power.”