Mary Sarah, Blackberry Smoke, BlackHawk play it again
Mary Sarah, the Texas teen, makes "Bridges" between past and present with her new CD. She covers famous songs with help from them in doing so. For example, Willie Nelson lends his vocal talents on "Crazy," while Dolly Parton does the same on "Jolene." The late Ray Price sings on "Heartache by the Numbers."
Blackberry Smoke upped its profile a lot last time out with "The Whippoorwill," which came out in 2012. Now, the Atlanta based country/Southern rock quintet is out with a CD/DVD "Leave a Scar Live in North Carolina." The CD portion contains 22 songs.
BlackHawk returns with its first album in 12 years, "Brothers of the Southland." Henry Paul and Dave Robbins, who have been part of the band since the beginning, are the mainstays once again.
More news for Blackberry Smoke
- 03/05/24: Blackberry Smoke drummer passes away
- 02/17/23: Cleveland, Blackberry Smoke's Starr enjoy "One Horse Town"
- 08/16/22: Blackberry Smoke celebrates "The Whippoorwill" anniversary with tour
- 09/08/20: Isbell, Blackberry Smoke play drive-in gigs
- 01/07/19: Blackberry Smoke plans to Break It Down acoustically
- 07/19/18: Blackberry Smoke announces acoustic set
- 04/06/18: Blackberry Smoke tries to "Find a Light"
- 02/16/18: Blackberry Smoke offers "Best Seat In The House"
CD reviews for Blackberry Smoke
Blackberry Smoke's covers EP is not a tribute to just one group. Rather, it's a celebration of one particular recording studio, Capricorn Sound Studios in Macon, Ga., instead. Blackberry Smoke has become one of the best modern Southern rock revivalists, so it follows logically that the group would salute the studio home and city to many of its primary artistic inspirations where some of the songs were originally recorded.
This six-song release includes a couple of The Allman ...
Blackberry Smoke's "The Southern Ground Sessions" EP is five versions of songs from the band's recent "Find a Light" album, along with a cover of Tom Petty's "You Got Lucky," which also features vocalist/violinist Amanda Shires. The project takes its name from the Southern Ground studio in Nashville, and this band, which can ramp up its music to Southern rock power - especially in concert - takes a few moments to quiet things down. ...
Blackberry Smoke will never fit the mold of a mainstream country act the way, say, Midland has done. They love to rock way too much to ever tamp it down permanently. And the aptly named "The Crooked Kind" follows a rollicking, rock & roll path that feels like just the right road. With that said, though, there are moments during "Find A Light" where Blackberry Smoke softens the sonic nicely and naturally.
"Medicate My Mind," for instance, rocks to a likeable, gentle groove. ...
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