John Anderson - Goldmine (2015)
XLD Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + Log ~ 339 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 116 Mb
Front Cover | 00:47:51 | RAR 5% Recovery
Country, Folk | Bayou Boys Music Group LLC #BBMG316
XLD Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + Log ~ 339 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 116 Mb
Front Cover | 00:47:51 | RAR 5% Recovery
Country, Folk | Bayou Boys Music Group LLC #BBMG316
Returning to action after a nine-year absence, John Anderson set up shop on his own Bayou Boys Music label and settled in to do what he does best: pure country. He was aided in his comeback by Merle Haggard, who penned "Magic Mama" specifically for Anderson while holed up in a hospital recovering from pneumonia, and it provides a nice touchstone for the rest of Goldmine. With its West Coast Western swing, it's proudly part of tradition but Hag's lyrics are nimble and funny, the perfect match for Anderson's voice, a nimble, supple instrument. One of Anderson's great gifts is how he feels inherently worn-in and laid-back but he's never lazy; whether on a ballad or a honky tonk tune, he never follows conventional beats, his ease disguising his idiosyncratic phrasing.