Comments on: Jason Boland and Aaron Watson Team Up for Texas Tour

By: brandon

brandon — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:12:51 +0000

i love all boland’s music old and and new, but i’d have to recommend starting out wirh live at biily bob’s. that version of proud souls is the best 5 and a half minutes in the history of music. and i don’t say that lightly, i mean it

By: Charlie Mack (First outta the Limo)

Charlie Mack (First outta the Limo) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:34:13 +0000

Lynn, welcome to the Dark Side…

-1 for Nashville, +1 for Texas!

By: John

John — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:41:07 +0000

The worst singer I’ve ever seen
Was some short guy named Jason Aldean
In a cowboy hat
Man, I laughed at that

The little dude thought he could sing
Sporting a couple of ladies earrings
Looking like some brat
With a voice so flat

Oh, man, he was willing
But my ears, he was killing
The Chesney legacy has no pride
I laughed until I cried

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:23:45 +0000

Thanks!! I’m finding that I prefer Texas country. I can’t pinpoint it, but there just feels like an honesty to it that is missing elsewhere. There’s also a focus on the song and not on slick production, and the songs are more relatable and have a good sense of humor. I’ll have to introduce it to my friends who stopped listening to country altogether back around 2003 thanks to the horribleness that is country radio.

By: Charlie Mack (First outta the Limo)

Charlie Mack (First outta the Limo) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:57:33 +0000

Jason Boland & the Stragglers Live & Lit @ Billy Bob’s Texas is one of the best live cd’s of the 2000’s.

His sophmore release, Truckstop Diaries was produced by Mike McClure ( Cross Canadian Ragweed’s producer ) It is a great album as well.

There are also tons of bootlegs & limewire recordings out for those that want to dig even deeper.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:48:28 +0000

I also dig the live albums from both Boland & Watson. Boland’s “Somehwere Down in Texas” from the Live @ Billy Bob’s is a great version. It is an older disc, so it doesnt have the newer stuff, but still a good batch.

By: Brody Vercher

Brody Vercher — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:01:17 +0000

Lynn, I second Brady’s nominations for Jason Boland albums. I’d give a slight edge to The Bourbon Legend though. It’s a solid album all the way through.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:32:12 +0000

Charlie, Brady said what I wouldve said in response to your suggestion that I was comparing those new artists with Boland, so ’nuff about that. Also, under-rated is often times one and the same as under-radio-promoted, as even the smaller, independent stations play what they perceive to be hot, ala Bingham, Hood and O’Toole. There’s room for them all, and the fact is, new blood is esential to the genre, whatever you want to call it other than plain ol’ country. People forget that Boland was at one time a “newbie” and had a hard time filling even the smallest of stages. He has turned into a great writer, performer and ambassador, and hopefully these newer acts that arent quite to his level as of yet can do the same.

Also, as more of a Dallas guy than a Ft. Worth guy, give me 95.3 The Range over The Ranch any day of the week!

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:33:47 +0000

Lynn, I’m not particularly keen on Kevin Fowler myself, I guess it’s the live shows and the crudness that turned me off. For Jason Boland, I’d recommend his last album, The Bourbon Legend, or Pearl Snaps. He has a couple more and they’re good as well, but those two are my personal favorites.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:01:40 +0000

I was listening to Kevin Fowler in the car this morning. I’ll have to check out Jason Boland. Do you recommend a particular album to start with?