Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Brad Paisley (electric guitar, baritone guitar, mandolin, bass guitar); Manny Rogers, Snoop Dogg (vocals); Robert Arthur (acoustic guitar); Gary Hooker (electric guitar, electric 12-string guitar); James Burton, John Jorgensen, Keith Urban, Steve Wariner, Vince Gill, Albert Lee (electric guitar); Randel Currie (steel guitar); Kendal Marcy (banjo, keyboard); Aubrey Haynie, Justin Williamson (fiddle); Frank Rogers, Bernie Herms, Gordon Mote (piano); Jim "Moose" Brown (Farfisa, Hammond b-3 organ, Wurlitzer organ); Kevin "Swine" Grantt (upright bass, bass guitar); Ben Sesar, Brian David Willis (drums); Eric Darken (percussion); Wes Hightower, Kenny Lewis (background vocals); Chris O'Donnell, Nick Michaud, Drew Bollmann, John Harvey, Justin Niebank, Steve Short, Greg Lawrence. | | Recording information: Blackbird Studios, Nashville, TN. | | In an unusual move for an established country singer, Brad Paisley's PLAY is a primarily instrumental album that puts its focus entirely on Paisley's underrated guitar work. Far from being a traditional country album, or even a contemporary country-pop album, PLAY works in a wide variety of genres, including Les Paul-style jazz, ripping surf rock, old-fashioned electric Chicago blues, and metal-tinged rock & roll. | | Paisley also assembles quite a list of guest stars: a re-recording of an early hit features a guest appearance by the actor Andy Griffith, while the Bakersfield country rocker "Come On In" features the late Buck Owens and a bluesy take on "Let the Good Times Roll" welcomes B.B. King. Two vocal tracks, "Start A Band" and "More Than Just This Song," feature Keith Urban and Steve Warriner, respectively, while the epic "Cluster Pluck" is a tongue-in-cheek high-speed dash through the history of country guitar showcasing James Burton, Vince Gill, Albert Lee, and four other guitarists besides. PLAY is a detour, but a worthwhile one. |
Producer: Frank Rogers; Brian David Willis |
Engineer: Chris O'Donnell; Nick Michaud; Drew Bollmann; John Harvey; Justin Niebank; Richard Barrow; Steve Short; Greg Lawrence; Brian David Willis |
Musical Guests | | Keith Urban | | Buck Owens | | Steve Wariner | | James Burton | | John Jorgenson | | Redd Volkaert | | Vince Gill | | Albert Lee | | Brent Mason | | B.B. King | | Andy Griffith |
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| Billboard (p.29)
- "'Turf's Up' is an impressive tribute to the surf instrumentals of early rock'n'roll. 'Come On In,' a duet with Owens, is a pleasant find and fitting tribute."Mojo (Publisher)
(p.111)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "PLAY sees Nashville superstar Paisley jam with an array of equally adroit pickers..." Blender (Magazine)
(p.80)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Paisley is a] hell of a guitar player, a talent emphasized on his sixth album -- mostly instrumental set of surf jams, countrified picking, jazzy filigrees and all-out riffage..." Paste (magazine)
(p.59)
- "Paisley's guitar rolls and tumbles like an Olympic gymnast, trading licks with the pedal steel and banjo." |
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