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Sonny Landreth - The Road We're On Audio CD

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Sonny Landreth Band: Sonny Landreth
Title: The Road We're On
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Release Date: 2003-01-28
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: True Blue 2: Hell at Home 3: All About You 4: A World Away 5: Gone Pecan 6: Natural World 7: The Promise Land 8: Falling for You 9: Ol' Lady Luck 10: Gemini Blues 11: The Road We're On 12: Juke Box Mama

The perfect guitar album?
That tells you it is one that you can listen to over and over. From opening track to the final note, this cd is fantastic! I have to say that this cd has spent the most time in my cd player over the past several years than any other. Sonny gets an amazing tone on his guitar. He is a true innovator on slide guitar using technique that is new to slide players. A Natural World is a great tune, and A World Away is great blues. If you do not have any Sonny Landreth in your cd collection, get this one. You will not be dissapointed. But a warning, after a few listens, you will want his entire collection! .


Great Album
"Grant Street" was a great album too and the next mouse click brought this one in the mail. I bought his latest, "From the Reach" I liked it so much that I started working backwards and buying his previous recordings. What a nice surprise this disc was - I like it even better than his latest effort and that one is in the 'must have' category as well. Maybe it is the lack of talented guests or the simple, yet tastefully done, lyrics that allow all that great slide guitar come to the front of this disc. Whatever it is - this album definately has "it". My advice - get this one AND his other two latest discs! .


Sonny Landreth - More Great Slide Guitar
This is another solid release from Landreth featuring plenty of smoking slide guitar and Cajun blues. Landreth takes another 3 year break between albums finally releasing "Road" in 2003. The album frequently steps into more straight ahead rock territory as well which is yet another style that Landreth seems completely comfortable with. Personally I don't think this album is quite as good as either "Outward Bound" or "South Of I-10", but it is an improvement over the mixed results of his last disc "Levee Town". Highlights on this one include "True Blue" that almost sounds like Foghat to my ears. "Gone Pecan" is a cool little rave up with an irresistible chorus and lightning fast guitar. "Natural World" is Sonny's message song about the changing nature of the environment around us. "Gemini Blues", features more great guitar work from Sonny. Overall this is another album that should please the Landreth faithful and fans of slide guitar Cajun blues in general.


Six Stars? Maybe Eight?
"The Road We're On" has it all: Sonny's unique synthesis of blues, rock, zydeco and that special touch of genius that is pure Sonny. The only way Sonny Landreth gets better than this is live in concert. His songwriting reaches a peak that nears perfection, his blues groove is solid and deep, his instrumental breaks are inspired, and it's really cool to hear him on a range of instruments, including a National resonator guitar. Nobody is as innovative stylistically as Sonny, and I think he hit a high point in his career on this one. Just about the only CD that knocks "The Road We're On" out of my player is "Grant Street," and they're both going on my iPod. Buy it. Buy copies for your friends. Give a copy to your mother if she's cool enough to stand it. While you're at it, drop a note to thank Sugar Hill for letting Sonny make records there. This one turned me into a real Sonnyvangelist.


Blistering Slide
This particular recording has no weak spots: just Sonny laying down some basic blues and stomp, Louisiana-style. I've heard many slide players and I don't think any of them are better than Sonny. You just cannot go wrong with this one. Sonny's style is truly unique, a joy to behold. He is a "National" treasure--check out his steel standard-driven "Jukebox Mama" which finishes the disk. One great tune after another, all guaranteed to get you up and moving. .


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