Audio CD review:
Joe Ely - Honky Tonk Masqueride

Joe Ely - Honky Tonk Masqueride

Band: Joe Ely Title: Honky Tonk Masqueride Rating: Release Date: 12 June, 2007 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Cornbread Moon 2: Because Of the Wind 3: Boxcars 4: Jericho (Your Walls Must Come Tumbling Down) 5: Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown 6: Honky Tonk Masquerade 7: I'll Be Your Fool 8: Fingernails 9: West Texas Waltz 10: Honky Tonkin'

Customer Review Ely's Masterpiece Except for a raucus version of Hank Williams' classic "Honky Tonkin'," all of the songs on this album (like his debut) were either written by Ely or fellow Lubbock, Texas songwriters Butch Hancock and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. In 1978--the year after his stunning self-titled debut--Joe Ely released the best album of his career, HONKY TONK MASQUERADE. Ely's own tunes run the gamut from honky tonk ("Cornbread Moon"), lonesome ballads ("Because of the Wind"), to barrelhouse rock 'n' roll ("Fingernails"). Each song is a classic--even Hancock's two-steppin' "West Texas Waltz" will keep things lively on the dance floor. In addition to the terrific songs, Ely's crack band (especially Ponty Bone on accordion and Lloyd Maines on pedal steel) makes this a memorable listening experience. It's been almost thirty years, but this album has lost none of its power. If you don't own anything by Joe Ely, this is the place to start. [Running Time - 33:57] ESSENTIAL. . You can see a complete list of all Joe Ely discography, or go back to the Joe Ely tabs