CHRIS HILLMAN AND HERB PEDERSEN
''WAY OUT WEST''
2002
43:26
1/Backporch Boy
Chris Hillman/1:01
2/There You Go
Steve Hill / Chris Hillman/2:20
3/Invitation to the Blues
Roger Miller/3:00
4/No Longer a Sweetheart of Mine
Don Reno / Red Smiley / B. Smith/2:28
5/Problems
Boudleaux Bryant / Felice Bryant/3:19
6/Better Man Than That
Steve Hill / Chris Hillman/3:43
7/The Old Cross Road
Charlie Monroe/2:55
8/Sugar Cane
Herb Pedersen/2:09
9/After All Is Said and Done
Steve Hill / Chris Hillman/2:31
10/You Done Me Wrong
George Jones / Ray Price/2:06
11/Save the Last Dance for Me
Doc Pomus / Mort Shuman/2:49
12/Are You Missing Me?
Charlie Louvin / Ira Louvin/2:45
13/That's the Way It Was
Steve Hill / Chris Hillman/2:47
14/You're Learning
Charlie Louvin / Ira Louvin/2:15
15/Our Love It Don't Come Easy
Herb Pedersen/3:20
16/Good Year
Steve Hill / Chris Hillman/3:10
17/Backporch Boy (Outro)
Chris Hillman/0:37
Kenny Blackwell /Guitar (Acoustic)
Bill Bryson /Bass, Bass (Acoustic)
Dennis "Cannonball" Caplinger /Fiddle
Sergio Gonzales /Drums
Chris Hillman /Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin, Vocals
Flaco Jiménez /Accordion
Jay Dee Maness /Guitar (Steel), Pedal Steel
Jim Monahan /Guitar
Willie Ornelas /Drums
Larry Park /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Herb Pedersen /5-string Banjo, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Sharon Soldi /Accordion
Gabe Witcher /Fiddle
REVIEW
by Jonathan Widran
Here's the perfect antidote for country fans who mourn the loss of old-school flavors in lieu of the modern polished pop crossover approach. First the pedigrees for those who know the names but can't place them: Hillman is one of the great innovators of California country-rock, with legendary associations including the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas, and other post-Byrds and Burrito lineups featuring former members. Pedersons crystal-clear tenor has graced the work of artists like Vince Gill, Johnny Rivers, and Linda Ronstadt, along with his bands the Dillards and the Laurel Canyon Ramblers. These two met as members of the Desert Rose Band and, all these years later, still apparently love folk, bluegrass, and old country -- styles which make up the bulk of the influences on this easy-going-down project. There are lots of crisp, twangy guitars and a colorful 17-track run featuring familiar themes like love, heartache, and living life the hard way. "Backporch Boy" is an instrumental bluegrass prelude, followed up by traditional honky tonk flavors on the she-done-me-wrong song "There You Go" and "Problems" (the perfect cross of country instrumentation and Everly Brothers harmonies). Other highlights are the lament "Invitation to the Blues" and "Better Man Than That," which sounds like one of those classic, Eagles-flavored early-'70s Southern California classics. There are also gospel elements here and there on pieces like "The Old Cross Roads." Affiliated with Narada and Virgin, Back Porch Records is billed as a roots rock and Americana label, and this disc offers a throwback to various classic styles that are all at once comfortable and challenging.
DoWnLoAd
''WAY OUT WEST''
2002
43:26
1/Backporch Boy
Chris Hillman/1:01
2/There You Go
Steve Hill / Chris Hillman/2:20
3/Invitation to the Blues
Roger Miller/3:00
4/No Longer a Sweetheart of Mine
Don Reno / Red Smiley / B. Smith/2:28
5/Problems
Boudleaux Bryant / Felice Bryant/3:19
6/Better Man Than That
Steve Hill / Chris Hillman/3:43
7/The Old Cross Road
Charlie Monroe/2:55
8/Sugar Cane
Herb Pedersen/2:09
9/After All Is Said and Done
Steve Hill / Chris Hillman/2:31
10/You Done Me Wrong
George Jones / Ray Price/2:06
11/Save the Last Dance for Me
Doc Pomus / Mort Shuman/2:49
12/Are You Missing Me?
Charlie Louvin / Ira Louvin/2:45
13/That's the Way It Was
Steve Hill / Chris Hillman/2:47
14/You're Learning
Charlie Louvin / Ira Louvin/2:15
15/Our Love It Don't Come Easy
Herb Pedersen/3:20
16/Good Year
Steve Hill / Chris Hillman/3:10
17/Backporch Boy (Outro)
Chris Hillman/0:37
Kenny Blackwell /Guitar (Acoustic)
Bill Bryson /Bass, Bass (Acoustic)
Dennis "Cannonball" Caplinger /Fiddle
Sergio Gonzales /Drums
Chris Hillman /Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin, Vocals
Flaco Jiménez /Accordion
Jay Dee Maness /Guitar (Steel), Pedal Steel
Jim Monahan /Guitar
Willie Ornelas /Drums
Larry Park /Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Herb Pedersen /5-string Banjo, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Sharon Soldi /Accordion
Gabe Witcher /Fiddle
REVIEW
by Jonathan Widran
Here's the perfect antidote for country fans who mourn the loss of old-school flavors in lieu of the modern polished pop crossover approach. First the pedigrees for those who know the names but can't place them: Hillman is one of the great innovators of California country-rock, with legendary associations including the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas, and other post-Byrds and Burrito lineups featuring former members. Pedersons crystal-clear tenor has graced the work of artists like Vince Gill, Johnny Rivers, and Linda Ronstadt, along with his bands the Dillards and the Laurel Canyon Ramblers. These two met as members of the Desert Rose Band and, all these years later, still apparently love folk, bluegrass, and old country -- styles which make up the bulk of the influences on this easy-going-down project. There are lots of crisp, twangy guitars and a colorful 17-track run featuring familiar themes like love, heartache, and living life the hard way. "Backporch Boy" is an instrumental bluegrass prelude, followed up by traditional honky tonk flavors on the she-done-me-wrong song "There You Go" and "Problems" (the perfect cross of country instrumentation and Everly Brothers harmonies). Other highlights are the lament "Invitation to the Blues" and "Better Man Than That," which sounds like one of those classic, Eagles-flavored early-'70s Southern California classics. There are also gospel elements here and there on pieces like "The Old Cross Roads." Affiliated with Narada and Virgin, Back Porch Records is billed as a roots rock and Americana label, and this disc offers a throwback to various classic styles that are all at once comfortable and challenging.
DoWnLoAd