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Sawyer Brown - Cafe on the Corner Audio CD

A fair review of the Sawyer Brown "Cafe on the Corner" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Sawyer Brown reviews here, or go back to the Sawyer Brown tabs.

Sawyer Brown Band: Sawyer Brown
Title: Cafe on the Corner
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Release Date: 1992-08-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Cafe on the Corner 2: Trouble on the Line 3: All These Years 4: Travelin' Shoes 5: Different Tune 6: Lesson in Love 7: Chain of Love 8: Homestead in My Heart 9: I Kept My Motor Runnin' - Donna McElroy, Sawyer Brown 10: Sister's Got a New Tattoo - Donna McElroy, Sawyer Brown

Very Unique
They have a very unique way of looking at a song, melodically, and have absolutely brilliant lyrics. As some one else said, they may not be for every one, but personally, I love Sawyer Brown. Whether it is a light, chipper song(such as Little Sister's Got a new tatto or a more serious song (such as All These Years)the lyrics show depth, intricacy, and severe uniqueness. With the exception of All These Years, whenever they sing a more serious song (such as Cafe on the Corner), they tend to choose an unusual melody to the lyrics, that most people would have passed over for some reason. Most people would say the melody wouldn't fit the song, but when the music and lyric are actually put together, they are brilliant. My favorite track on the album is "All These Years", it is just heart-wrenching to me. If you are a fan of Alabama-type country or alternative music, this is definitely a band worth your while.


Great music from a band who know what they do best
That may be the secret of their success - their uniqueness. Sawyer Brown may not suit everybody, but their lightweight country music is not quite like anything else around. I like serious country music too, but country music is big enough these days to accomodate a wide range of sounds and styles.

This particular album is a fairly typical Sawyer Brown album - a good mix of uptempo and mid-tempo songs that are all very catchy and very easy to play as background music. Yet, if you give their music dedicated attention, some of the songs are by no means lightweight.

For example, the title track, Cafe on the corner, is about a man who has fallen on hard times - the sort of song that would be a real tearjerker if sung by George Jones. Here, you have to listen closely to realise just how sad a story it is, but I don't mean that as a criticism - it's just a different way of singing the song. And the public must have approved, because it was a big hit, as were Trouble on the line and All these years.

So, this is lightweight country music, but it's great fun. I've got a lot of Sawyer Brown albums, and with so many of them now priced at under six dollars, they are great value for money.


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