Cory Morrow:live From Austin Texas (2007)

Product Summary Label: New West UPC: 00607396611423 Release Date: 7/24/2007 Buy.com Sku: 204869463 Item#: M3NRHF Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Just Along For The Ride ~ Cory Morrow 2. Friend Of The Devil ~ Cory Morrow 3. Always And Forever ~ Cory Morrow 4. Nashville Blues ~ Cory Morrow 5. (Love Me) Like You Used To Do ~ Cory Morrow 6. Twenty One Days ~ Cory Morrow 7. Drinkin' Alone ~ Cory Morrow 8. Highway ~ Cory Morrow 9. Preacher ~ Cory Morrow 10. Texas Time Travellin' ~ Cory Morrow 11. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? - (with Pat Green) ~ Cory Morrow (C) (P) 2007 New West Records, LLC   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Cory Morrow (vocals, guitar); Cory Morrow; Pat Green (vocals, guitar); John Carroll , John Carroll (guitar); Bobby Charles (bass instrument); Jessica Murray (vocals); Glenn Shankle (guitar, steel guitar, lap steel guitar, dobro); Hoyt Stacy (drums). Audio Mixers: Gary Briggs; Chet Himes. Liner Note Author: Terry Lickona. Recording information: Austin, TX (11/12/2002). Photographer: Scott Newton. It's not an especially good sign when a singer/songwriter releases a live album and the two best songs (by a considerable margin) are the two covers. Cory Morrow is a popular draw in his home state of Texas, enough so to merit an appearance on the long-running PBS roots music showcase Austin City Limits, and this 11-song set was recorded during a 2002 taping for that series. Morrow is often cited as a rising member of the Texas singer/songwriter community, and on his song "Nashville Blues" he name-checks Willie Nelson, Townes Van Zandt, and Kris Kristofferson as influences, but significantly he frequently gigs with Pat Green, and as a songwriter he most closely resembles Green -- which is to say that where his supposed influences are thoughtful and literate, Morrow is often thuddingly obvious. (No matter how much Morrow thinks he's learned from Townes Van Zandt, Townes would never have written a song like "Texas Time Travelin'" or "Drinkin' Alone.") Morrow is a good enough singer, he clearly knows how to work a crowd, and his band sounds sharp and enthusiastic on this date (especially Glenn Shankle on Dobro and pedal steel); the audience is with Morrow all the way on Live from Austin, TX, and everyone involved seems to be having a fine time. But the truth is, Morrow sounds best here when he's singing the Grateful Dead's "Friend of the Devil" and Waylon Jennings' "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?," largely because on those two songs the material is as good as Morrow's big-league aspirations for a change. ~ Mark Deming Producer: Gary Briggs; Cameron Strang; Gary Briggs; Cameron Strang; Jay Woods Engineer: David Hough; Sharon Cullen; David Hough; Sharon Cullen   Compilation Appearances Texas Road Trip Swing Hell Bent And Country1004 Undone:musicfest Tribute To Robert Ea   Associated Artists and Works Green, Pat   Technical Info Release Date : 07/24/2007 Original Release Date : 2007 Catalog ID : 61142 Label : New West Records, Inc. Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 52m : 11s Studio/Live : Live Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00607396611423    Related Videos Lost Highway: Willie Nelson