Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Texas Is Burning (lyrics)

A hundred days of hot and the grass is all dried up
Texas is on fire, but with a little bit of prayer and and a little more luck
The skies will finally open up.
Chorus:
-Lord, bring the rain.
-Let it wash away all this pain.
-Through thick and thin, we’ll stand as one.
-Brothers and sisters of the plain
-Come together and pray for a little more rain.
Crops and stock are at an all time low.
Farmers from across this great land have no place left to go
Blood and tears after all these years won’t save Texas from burning to the ground
There’s only one solution to rid the sky of the smokes pollution.
Let’s pull together and gather round and ask the Lord to bring the rain.
Chorus:
-Lord, bring the rain.
-Let it wash away all this pain.
-Through thick and thin, we’ll stand as one.
-Brothers and sisters of the plain
-Come together and pray for a little more rain.
We thank the men who serve our land
For keeping us safe at night.
But theres only so much they can do
Til the fires are finally through.
We can all lend a helping hand.
And ask for those big blue clouds to drop down
Take care of Texas the old fashioned way
Thunder and lightning, it don't really matter
Put your hands together,put your heads all down
And say,
Chorus:
-Lord, bring the rain.
-Let it wash away all this pain.
-Through thick and thin, we’ll stand as one.
-Brothers and sisters of the plain
-Come together and pray for a little more rain.



Reckless v Motorcars..Which Brother Pair is Best?

So which of the Braun brothers faired better this summer? With the release of Reckless Kellys newest album, "Good Luck and True Love", and last months Motorcars album, "Raise My Glass" I am wondering how well the two sets of bros get along when one set fairs quite a bit better on the charts than the latter.

M&MC's album did come about about a month ago and has already been taken out of my usual cd rotation. To be honest, it's a good effort, but it seems a bit boring and easily forgettable. Summer is a time for rocking athem-type albums, not somber, moody blues music. Save that for a Janurary or February release, when the rest of the U.S. is depressed with you. See what I mean?

All that being said, Reckless Kelly's newest effort sounds like another solid album, without too many bells and whistles. I guess they decided to put more effort into the packaging rather than into the lyrics. The songs are all good, don't get me wrong, but after listening through a few times, they are all about the same things every other band has written about. I understand that the bases have all been covered by now, and there is not much original anything left out there (I'm looking at you Hollywood!) but it seems that most of it is recycled or rehashed ideas with some new guitar licks and drums added on.

I'm not trying to be too critical here, I personally love the new album, I just kind of had to step back for a second and think, "Haven't I heard this somewhere before?" Oh yeah, I have everytime I turn on the radio.

So as far as the battle of the Braun brothers goes. I think it would be safe to say that the elder and more "Reckless" of the brothers have won it. The cd just rocks. The package is entertaining in it's own right (read the directions on the inside after opening the cd and give the finger a flick!) The opening song is catchy and really sets the tone for the rest of the album. There are a few slightly slower songs, but nothing that ever feels dragged down and sappy. Highlights on the new album include, "She Likes Money, He Likes Love"/ the title track, "Good Luck and True Love"/ and my persoanl favorite and probably the best new song to see performed live, "Hit The Ground Running".

I will say that Micky put out a good album as well, just in the wrong season. Check back with me in December and see if it isn't the only thing I am listening to, as well as my other December favorites (Wade Bowen/Aaron Watson).

Looking forward to next week with Kyle Park's latest cd (both EP's put together and a few new songs added). We have all listened to it already so it shouldn't be a very long review. Til' then.

-RDW

Monday, September 12, 2011

Its been a long hard road...

I know its been a hell of a long time since my last post. I mean, it's not like anyone is actually reading this so I don't feel as bad. Anywho, just wanted to get back on here and announce that this will most certainly be updated more often than it has been. Sorry I neglected you (blogspot), I promise things will be different this go around.

More to come.

-RDW