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	<title>Sounds Country :: A Blog About Country Music &#187; reviews</title>
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		<title>Marty Stuart &#8211; &#8220;Branded&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/08/24/marty-stuart-branded/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marty Stuart's new record Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions, has been referred to as "traditional country" by several media outlets. When a modifier is added to a genre, it often gives too much credit to the offspring. The corrrect way to describe Marty Stuart's type of music is "country", in the same way that Hank Williams is not "Hank Senior" -- he is just "Hank". Stuart has been ignoring the urge to pander to country radio for many years now, and in doing so, is making some of his finest music yet.]]></description>
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		<title>Jamey Johnson &#8211; &#8220;Playing the Part&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/08/16/jamey-johnson-playing-the-part/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. In a time when many country singers are trying to leave behind their hometown and trace their lineage to some semblance of Southern roots, Jamey Johnson releases a single that chastises himself for doing the opposite. "Playing the Part", from his upcoming The Guitar Song finds him indulging in "the smell of tofu and high dollar wine", and feeling disgusted with himself for "acting like [he's] playing the part".]]></description>
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		<title>Justin Townes Earle &#8211; &#8220;Harlem River Blues&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/08/12/justin-townes-earle-harlem-river-blues/</link>
		<comments>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/08/12/justin-townes-earle-harlem-river-blues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Has impending death ever sounded so joyful? Justin Townes Earle announces his intention to drown in the Harlem River in the lead single from his upcoming album of the same name, and between the clapping and the gospel choir, one can hear the pearly gates opening right up.]]></description>
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		<title>Bruce Robison &#8211; &#8220;Heartache to Houston&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/08/02/bruce-robison-heartache-to-houston/</link>
		<comments>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/08/02/bruce-robison-heartache-to-houston/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Bruce Robison's last full length <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DDK5UI?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=realcoun-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B001DDK5UI" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DDK5UI?ie=UTF8_038_tag=realcoun-20_038_linkCode=as2_038_camp=1789_038_creative=390957_038_creativeASIN=B001DDK5UI&amp;referer=');">The New World</a></em> was released, he commented that roots music should sound different than the rest of music, by virtue of its name. His latest single "Heartache to Houston", accomplishes that by sounding refreshingly simple. ]]></description>
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		<title>Elizabeth Cook &#8211; &#8220;El Camino&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/07/23/elizabeth-cook-el-camino/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Cook reaches deep down into her roots in Wildwood, Florida to produce "El Camino", from her latest Don Was-produced gem Welder. Have you ever been to Wildwood, Florida? Just south of Ocala, the small town might be the plastic lawn chair capital of the world. Cook embraces that, describing a man who might well be the hero of this small town, and her unashamed love for him. ]]></description>
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		<title>Thad Cockrell &#8211; &#8220;A Country Of My Own&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/07/20/thad-cockrell-a-country-of-my-own/</link>
		<comments>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/07/20/thad-cockrell-a-country-of-my-own/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Country music began with a sense of alienation -- after the Dust Bowl and Great Depression sent farmers packing for the big city, the music of Lefty Frizzell, Woody Guthrie, and Hank Williams summed up the pining for the simpler way of life that they had known. On "A Country Of My Own", from his latest, To Be Loved, Thad Cockrell carries that sentiment, though he longs for a home that he has never actually seen.]]></description>
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		<title>Doug Paisley &#8211; &#8220;What About Us&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/06/22/doug-paisley-what-about-us/</link>
		<comments>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/06/22/doug-paisley-what-about-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don't let the organ intro or the odd cover art fool you: Doug Paisley knows heartbreak, and he knows it well. This song, from his self-titled first record, might be the saddest thing I have heard in a while, and that is not a bad thing. Paisley defines country slightly differently than the average singer, but the emotional payoff hits just as hard. Employing fellow Canadian Garth Hudson to man the keys, the sonics of this song serve as a thin disguise to what lies beneath. ]]></description>
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		<title>Dierks Bentley &#8211; &#8220;Bad Angel&#8221; (featuring Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson)</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/06/17/dierks-bentley-bad-angel-miranda-lambert-jamey-johnson/</link>
		<comments>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/06/17/dierks-bentley-bad-angel-miranda-lambert-jamey-johnson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Much has been made of Dierks Bentley's latest record Up On The Ridge, with its return to bluegrass-influenced acoustic music. Bentley has always had an affinity for the genre, as he put at least one such song on each of his records (the high water mark coming with Long Trip Alone's "Prodigal Son's Prayer". The true triumph of this record is that its mostly acoustic setting allows the focus to rest on two things: the songs themselves and the voices singing them.]]></description>
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		<title>Jamey Johnson &#8211; &#8220;Macon&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/06/10/jamey-johnson-macon/</link>
		<comments>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/06/10/jamey-johnson-macon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jamey Johnson made his name writing songs, both for other artists (George Strait, Joe Nichols) and from his breakout sophomore record That Lonesome Song. Songwriters are able to step off the path that singers and entertainers are forced to walk -- the one of cliches, jokes, and caricatures -- and blaze their own trail. On this track, from his upcoming record The Guitar Song, Johnson pulls from his usual influences, throwing in a bit of soul while keeping his feet firmly planted in country tradition. ]]></description>
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		<title>Jim Lauderdale &#8211; &#8220;Patchwork River&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/05/11/jim-lauderdale-patchwork-river/</link>
		<comments>http://soundscountry.com/blog/2010/05/11/jim-lauderdale-patchwork-river/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 15:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jim Lauderdale is known in Nashville first and foremost as a songwriter, and somewhat of a founding father of the Americana movement. George Strait, the Dixie Chicks, Patty Loveless, and many others have cut his songs, and he has appeared more recently as a backup vocalist and guitarist for Elvis Costello's Secret, Profane, and Sugarcane tour and on Willie Nelson's recent Country Music record.]]></description>
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