Comments on: Hank Jr. Continues Monday Night Football Partnership

By: Dylan Gramm

Dylan Gramm — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:10 +0000

I suppose you could differentiate between polish and gloss. For example, TOUGH ALL OVER is polished but still retains grit and personality, whereas UP is glossy.

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:00:55 +0000

I hear ya Ben. I have an early 1100 Springs record (that someone sitting next to me on an airplane suggested back then). I like it. I should look into their music again.

By: Hollerin' Ben

Hollerin' Ben — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:47:10 +0000

true, and let me say that I don’t think polish is necessarily a bad thing. Pete Anderson produced records are always very polished, but they are also awesome.

but the early 1100 springs records were self-produced and probably done on a semi-tight budget. that said, the songs and performances are all good, they just sound like honky-tonk performances and not nashville, stadium tour, I have my own sitcom in development, type records.

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:42:56 +0000

I guess compared to ‘live’ it’s polished but it certainly doesn’t have the polished sound of, say, a Dann Huff record.

By: Hollerin' Ben

Hollerin' Ben — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:29:57 +0000

I haven’t heard the rest of if, but “In Color” is pretty polished, it definitely does not have a live honky-tonk sound to it.

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:20:26 +0000

Jamey Johnson’s new record isn’t ’super polished’

By: leeann

leeann — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:53:19 +0000

Country Jam is downloading as I write. I’m looking forward to hearing it.

By: Hollerin' Ben

Hollerin' Ben — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:41:21 +0000

their other albums are less polished production wise, and some of them feature earlier versions of songs that appeared on Bandwagon, but if you’re of the opinion that country music needn’t have super polished production to be effective, I’d say they are worth checking out.

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:12:32 +0000

Leeann, I think they only have two albums that aren’t out of print. You can find digital versions of most of their albums on Lone Star Tunes, although I haven’t checked out anything other than Bandwagon or Country Jam, but I’d recommend both. I’m not sure if their previous albums feature the same band members or not or if they’re even worth looking into.

By: leeann

leeann — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:01:28 +0000

The 1100 Springs debate enticed me to listen to clips of their music. I like what I heard quite a bit. I even like the lead’s voice. The only problem I have is that Amazon, where I typically buy my music, only has one album in digital form available, Country Jam.