Audio Cassette review:
Robert Earl Keen - Picnic

Robert Earl Keen - Picnic

Band: Robert Earl Keen Title: Picnic Rating: Release Date: 29 April, 1997 Media: Audio Cassette Tracks: 1: Undone 2: Over the Waterfall 3: Levelland 4: I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight 5: Oh Rosie 6: Runnin' With the Night 7: Coming Home of the Son and Brother 8: Shades of Gray 9: Fourth of July 10: Then Came Lo Mein

Editoral Review Nothing here approaches the knockout wit of Keen's "Merry Christmas from the Family," but "Shades of Gray," the story of small-town criminals almost arrested for a robbery they didn't commit, and "Then Came Lo Mein," about a guy uncorking a lifetime of frustration during a cheap Chinese dinner, are both examples of Lone Star storytelling at its best. Compared to Willie Nelson or Butch Hancock, Keen fits squarely in the second rank of Texas songwriters, but even a relatively slick work like Picnic is better than the bulk of what's produced these days in Nashville. --Keith Moerer .. You can see a complete list of all Robert Earl Keen discography, or go back to the Robert Earl Keen tabs