John Train Discography of CDs

John Train CD discography After releasing two concept albums, The Sugar Ditch (centered around a murder in a septic run-off ditch in Mississippi) and Mesopotamia Blues (centered around an unpopular war), John Train returns to action without a unifying theme. Jon Houlon, singer-songwriter for the band, claims that he came to the realization that songs about murder and war - arguably, the same topic, he winces - may not be commercially viable. "I'm back ...

John Train albums JOHN TRAIN responds to Neil Young's challenge and returns with the MESOPOTAMIA BLUES In 2006, Neil Young released his Living with War cd. In several interviews, he stated that he had been waiting for a younger songwriter to stand up and write an anti-war record but, alas, none did. Jon Houlon, singer-songwriter for John Train, took that as a challenge. "I understood where Neil was coming from. But I also felt that ...

John Train music CDs The Philadelphia group John Train lashes Jon Houlon's sharp, poignant songcraft to folk and country instrumentation (featuring dobro, fiddle, and mandolin). The secret weapons here, however, are the lyrics; in fact, the warm, rootsy sound almost serves as a red herring for Houlon's acute poetical sense. Consider how the unlisted title track spins the tale of Jimmie Rodgers' suffering. The song opens with "Imagine if you will a consumptive young ...

John Train discography After releasing two concept albums, The Sugar Ditch (centered around a murder in a septic run-off ditch in Mississippi) and Mesopotamia Blues (centered around an unpopular war), John Train returns to action without a unifying theme. Jon Houlon, singer-songwriter for the band, claims that he came to the realization that songs about murder and war - arguably, the same topic, he winces - may not be commercially viable. "I'm back ...

John Train songs Track Listing of songs: Lonely Next Door; If I'm Gonna Get Blamed; Misery Loves Company; I Wish It Was the Time; Nobody's Seen the Wind; Cracked and Crumbled; 500 Miles; Did You Come by Your Bitterness Honestly?; Playground Attraction; You Won't Say My Name; Nova Scotia; Savannah;

John Train CD discography Acoustic urban folk. Track Listing of songs: When the Flowers Bloom in the Valley; All the Wrong; Sink and Sink; Thinner Than She Knows; Racing in the Streets; Nothing in Sotre; Loretta; Because of the Wind; Blow Outta Here; Mr. Spaceman; To Live Is to Fly; No Expectations; Why Don't You Love Me; Boxcars; All of Your Stories;

John Train albums John Train - "The Sugar Ditch" Jon Houlon - Vocals, Acoustic and Electric GuitarsSteve Demarest - BassMike Brenner - Pedal Steel, Slide Bass, DobroBill Fergusson - MandolinMack Tucker - Electric Guitars, Steel GuitarMark Schreiber - Drums The "Sugar Ditch" is John Train's third CD. It was adeptly produced by Mike 'Slo-Mo' Brenner. It is a concept album of sorts. A concept album in the sense that Randy Newman's "Good Old Boys", Terry Allen's "Lubbock on Everything" or Mickey Newbury's "Long Road Home" were concept albums. Inspired by a trip to Memphis in the heat of the summer in a rented '55 Cadillac, Jon Houlon imagined a story centered around a ...