Search - Ronnie Mccoury :: Heartbreak Town

Some top notch songs

Moses Alexander | Alabama, USA | 01/28/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a notable first album. While not as solid as many of his dad's albums (which he plays on) "Heartbreak Town" is still a worthy disc and it will certainly get your toes tapping. There's a mix of songs penned by Ronnie and those written by others. As one other reviewer noted earlier, most of the songs deal with love and love lost. A few of the songs have some cheesy lyrics ("Last Call"), but the music is good and it'll take you past the sillier lyrical moments.For the songs that Ronnie wrote there is a definate Irish tinge to some of them (like "Goldbrickin'" on the new Del McCoury album). "The Road from Coeburn to Warren" is bluegrass but its got a touch of Ireland in it for sure. The instrumental "Dawggone" presumably a tribute to David Grisman (who also plays on the track) is absolutely hot. The Tex-Mex tinge of "Evangelina" makes it one of the stand out songs on the disc.Ronnie definately has it in him to produce finer work, but this is a goof first effort and I look forward to more from the McCoury legacy."

+1/2 Nice modern bluegrass album!

Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 07/11/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Not straying far from the path laid down by his dad, Ronnie McCoury -- along with brother Rob, bassist Mike Bub, fiddlers Jason Carter and Stuart Duncan, guest pickers Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas and David Grisman, as well as Papa Del -- has definitely got the real goods, and that true, blue high lonesome sound. Nice choice of material as well, including a Hoyt Axton tune, one by John Hartford's son, Jamie Hartford, and a slew of amazingly well-written originals. A relaxed, low-key album, but also a dazzler."