Richard Buckner - Bloomed CD

Bloomed songs. Stillwater, OK's, Red Dirt Rangers have long been the banner carriers for the crazy stew that is the Oklahoma sound. Here, the rambling folk melodies of Woody Guthrie; the tough country swing of Bob Wills and Spade Cooley; the shambolic rootsy rock of Bob Dylan; and the freewheeling-fury freakdom of the Grateful Dead all come to roost is a steaming bath of Red Dirt Okie soul. The Rangers get help on this set -- recorded in Leon Russell's old studio in Tulsa -- from guitarist Terry "Buffalo" Ware and fiddler Byron Berline, to name just two. The solid rock & roll leanings of the Rangers are everywhere in evidence here. The opener, "We Don't Have to Say Goodbye," takes the country sound of Wills and strips it through with Doug Sahm's Tex-Mex border rock and the vocal harmonies of the Everly Brothers on the refrains. Then there's the "I Know You Rider" guitar sprawl of "Kite Fliers" that follows. While all of the Rangers songs, written by the exceptionally talented and good-natured Brad Piccolo, evoke the ghosts of some other musical era or artist, that's what they are supposed to do. Piccolo isn't interested in forging a place on the fringes of American music, but choose to be deeply implanted somewhere in the central roots of its sprawling tree. First and foremost, Starin' Down the Sun is a rock & roll album; it comes blazing out of the speakers with both barrels on stun -- even on "Good Morning Maryanne," a greasy rocksteady reggae number! "Dwight Twilley's Garage Sale," on which the elusive rocker guests, is a ...

Bloomed music CDs. All songs written or co-written by Kenny "G-Love" Greene, except "Ribbon In The Sky" (Stevie Wonder). Contains samples from "Gotta Have It" (Ed O.G. & Tha Bulldogs), and "Impeach The President" (The Honeydrippers). In 1993, many of the younger R&B singers ...

Bloomed songs. Maintaining his position as a pure-country neo-traditionalist in a Nashville focused more on crossover success, Josh Turner's third album makes one concession to life in a post-Big and Rich world, a surprisingly effective duet with neo-soul R&B singer Anthony Hamilton ...

Bloomed album. The 2011 Barenaked Ladies compilation Hits from Yesterday & the Day Before compiles most of the hits and best-known cuts from the band's catalog. Beginning with the band's 1992 full-length debut, Gordon, and continuing all the way through to the ...

Bloomed CD music. Track Listing of songs: Juguete; Como Rien; Ansias De Amar; Siempre De Tí; Nuestras Vidas; Enfriamiento Pasional; Contigo A La Distancia; Te Contaré; Cansancio; Hay Que Mentir;

Bloomed music CDs. Track Listing of songs: DISC 1: El Gavilan; Campesina; Una Casita Bella Para Ti; Usted, A; Alm Llanera; Vestida de Garza Blanca; Ay Si Si; Como No Voy a Decirlo; Colombia; El Anima de Santa Helena; Carmentea; Flor de Cayena; De Aca ...

Bloomed album. Track Listing of songs: Everybody Ought to Make a Change; Shape You're In; Ain't Going Down; I've Got a Rock 'N' Roll Heart; Man Overboard; Pretty Girl; Man in Love; Crosscut Saw; Slow Down Linda; Crazy Country Hop;