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All those long highways lead to Texas

Michael Rutherford | LA | 06/23/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As a native southerner, you can't help but hold a special place in your heart for Texas. There's just a certain allure to the place, a special rebellious quality that has endured in the music--one that refuses to commercialize and go mainstream. Dub Miller plays into that Texas tradition right down to the very T. So much more genuine than a lot of today's bad pop music posing as country.I first popped this cd into my cd player as I was driving through the desert near Palm Springs, California, and at that point, the sands drifting across the highway took on a whole other, ageless significance. This music is utterly perfect for the road, and as you move from the swinging honkey tonk of a song like "Dancer" into the strangely perfect blend of heartbroke-country-sad-song meets traditional-Parisian-streetside-organ-music in "Postcard from Paris," you can't help but look at the panorma around you and dream about what lies ahead with a smile on your face. My personal favorites are "These Old Boots" and "Paying the Fiddler" (vivid, even epic lyrics on this one), but as others have said, there's hardly a song on here not worth the listening. This guy is the real deal, and I promise you won't tire of listening to this one over and over again."

Texas Country at its Best

oversteer96 | Arlington, TX USA | 01/31/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"How many more great musicians are going to come out of College Station? In this CD you will laugh through "Nine Miles North of Mason" and get chills from "Paying the Fiddler". Dub Miller has been exceptional since he was singing with Highway 6. This album is as good as Texas Country gets."