Alabama, Fulks release new music
"Alabama and Friends" features the band playing with the likes of Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Florida Georgia Line, Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts and Trisha Yearwood. The release includes two new songs by Alabama - That's How I Was Raised and All American.
Fulks takes a low-key, often times bluegrass approach to "Gone Away Backward," his first disc for Bloodshot in 12 years. The Chicago-based Fulks offers a few instrumentals as well, the only songs among the 12 that he didn't write. Fulks often takes a look back at small town life.
Bluegrass ace Chris Jones is out with "Lonely Come Easy" (Rebel), his first album of all new material since 2009.
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys have been around for 25 years, and they celebrate with "What a Dream It's Been. Big Sandy wrote the songs, which on this CD are reinterpretations of songs previously recorded. The disc marks their debut on the Massachusetts country and roots label Cow Island Music.
More news for Alabama
- 03/21/24: Alabama rolls on
- 11/27/23: Alabama's June Jam returns
- 11/10/22: Owen, Gentry mourn passing of Cook
- 11/08/22: Alabama's Jeff Cook passes away
- 06/28/21: Alabama readies return to road
- 12/29/20: Alabama announces surprise NYE free virtual gig
- 09/14/20: ALABAMA set for Tuesday gig - only show this year
- 09/03/20: Alabama names McBride as opening act
CD reviews for Alabama
With its 15-song "American Christmas," Alabama covers nearly every nook and cranny in the holiday album spectrum. And it's just as good, as it is complete.
The song that hits first, and hits hardest, is "First Christmas Without Daddy." This loving remembrance for a deceased father asks sadly, "Who's gonna lead the family prayer?" As Christmas is as much about family gatherings, as it is about all the popular sights and sounds, Randy Owen both remembers his ...
With all the belly aching about country music not staying true to its roots, maybe instead of a new entry into the landscape, it is time for a re-entry. Many hoped that Alabama's latest, "Southern Drawl" would be the cure to what ails the traditionalists. But the iconic band tried to walk a very fine line on its first release since 2001's "When It All Goes South."
Back in their Eighties heyday, the group put the country rock sound on the map. ...
The threads of faith and family are intrinsically woven throughout the fibers of country music, but the results of such albums are not always successful, with some records feeling dry and inspired while others take the bull by the horns and really engage the material. Alabama's latest offering, "Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites," falls into the latter category.
That's not to say that Alabama reinvents the wheel here, but, rather, that they tackle the source ...
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