Comments on: Recommended: Joey Allcorn http://www.the9513.com/recommended-joey-allcorn/ The latest country music news and reviews. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:17:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Brady Vercher http://www.the9513.com/recommended-joey-allcorn/#comment-1482 Brady Vercher Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:02:27 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/recommended-joey-allcorn/#comment-1482 Wow, I completely forgot about Graveyard Bound, but upon listening to it after your comment, Matt, I'd have to agree. It's flat out weird and pretty scary. I believe Joey was into Punk before discovering classic country, so he certainly draws a lot of influences from that. Wow, I completely forgot about Graveyard Bound, but upon listening to it after your comment, Matt, I’d have to agree. It’s flat out weird and pretty scary. I believe Joey was into Punk before discovering classic country, so he certainly draws a lot of influences from that.

]]> By: Matt C. http://www.the9513.com/recommended-joey-allcorn/#comment-1481 Matt C. Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:45:48 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/recommended-joey-allcorn/#comment-1481 I've listened to this album a couple of times through now and...I just don't know. I really like his voice and love many of the cuts. On the other hand, the album seems weird to me. While I enjoy the title cut, I wouldn't call it evidence that Allcorn is "acutely aware of country music history" (and someone should tell him that he still can see the Opry at the Ryman or go to the Midnight Jamboree). Some of my favorite songs are ruined by modern effects or recording tricks (like "Alabama Chain Gang.") Others contain borderline gratuitous use of guitar riffs from classic country songs (I heard "Lovesick Blues", "Honkytonk Man", maybe a couple of others that slip my mind). And then there are the songs that are puzzling in their contrast with the rest of the album material. I'm pretty sure Hank or ET never recorded a rocker with a lyric like "Nashville raped my music and me" and draws parallels between Hank and Kurt Cobain("In Nashville, Tennessee"). "Graveyard Bound" is the strangest and scariest country song that I have ever heard, and considering that I've listened to Dwight Yoakam's entire soundtrack for "South of Heaven, West of Hell," that's saying a lot. I think fans that want a true classic country sound from a contemporary artist would be wise to check out something like the Amber Digby album that Jenna recently reviewed. I wish there were more artists like Joey Allcorn and I enjoyed his music, but I certainly don't see him as a reincarnation of ET. I’ve listened to this album a couple of times through now and…I just don’t know. I really like his voice and love many of the cuts. On the other hand, the album seems weird to me. While I enjoy the title cut, I wouldn’t call it evidence that Allcorn is “acutely aware of country music history” (and someone should tell him that he still can see the Opry at the Ryman or go to the Midnight Jamboree). Some of my favorite songs are ruined by modern effects or recording tricks (like “Alabama Chain Gang.”) Others contain borderline gratuitous use of guitar riffs from classic country songs (I heard “Lovesick Blues”, “Honkytonk Man”, maybe a couple of others that slip my mind).

And then there are the songs that are puzzling in their contrast with the rest of the album material. I’m pretty sure Hank or ET never recorded a rocker with a lyric like “Nashville raped my music and me” and draws parallels between Hank and Kurt Cobain(”In Nashville, Tennessee”). “Graveyard Bound” is the strangest and scariest country song that I have ever heard, and considering that I’ve listened to Dwight Yoakam’s entire soundtrack for “South of Heaven, West of Hell,” that’s saying a lot.

I think fans that want a true classic country sound from a contemporary artist would be wise to check out something like the Amber Digby album that Jenna recently reviewed. I wish there were more artists like Joey Allcorn and I enjoyed his music, but I certainly don’t see him as a reincarnation of ET.

]]> By: texastentialist http://www.the9513.com/recommended-joey-allcorn/#comment-1466 texastentialist Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:55:40 +0000 http://www.the9513.com/recommended-joey-allcorn/#comment-1466 I heard about Allcorn on the Hnak III board a while back. They are crazy for him over there (some are just full-on crazy, it is Hank III after all). Great find! I heard about Allcorn on the Hnak III board a while back. They are crazy for him over there (some are just full-on crazy, it is Hank III after all). Great find!

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