Great contrast between verse and chorus. “Wrapped Up Good” is the title cut off of their newest album. The McClymont sisters are a rare girl group in country music. Singing groups sound so much better when all the members are related. This song has a little bit of everything, driving drums, bluegrass backup, soaring harmonies, fat guitar crunch, and straight ahead singing.
Never let it be said that Country artists aren’t opinionated. Brad believes that Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame. So, he uses the line in his chorus. That means we get to hear it more than once. My question is, is it really that Pete Rose who does that voiceover on “Love Ought to be Perfect?” Anyhow it is a good little shoulda, coulda, woulda song about many past mistakes. You can hear it for yourself at Resnik Music Group
Ashton’s title cut from her current album comes out. She has a 10, 11 or 14 cut version availbable on her website ashtonshepherd.com Songwise, “Where Country Grows” is a list of short clips of scenes of country life. Small town, small church a good voice and some tricky interval jumps make this one interesting. Nice bouncy strummy rhythm and chord changes to take you from start to finish.
A different take on the soldier song. Country artists have never been shy about supporting the troops. Usually, the songs are about a hero. And, who wouldn’t get behind a hero? He is fighting to keep the home front free. After the third verse of “Crazy Bein’ Home” Mark has us wondering where the soldier’s true home really is. This song gives us a much better understanding of the mind of one who comes back then goes back.
God has great handwriting and uses small words. Now I’m not sure if He wrote to Teea or if she dreamt it. Here is the what if story. What if it really happened what would the letter say. It said a lot of the standard thing you would expect God to say. I think Teea’s reaction is more interesting. When she sings about her instead of the letter it allows us to picture ourselves receiving such a piece of mail.