Search - Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash :: Walk Alone

Great Alt Country

James T. Reeves | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12/04/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The BSOJC respect their forebears and it is readily apparent on "Walk Alone." A student of real country music (read not Garth Brooks, Clint Black, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, etc.) will soon recognize the myriad influences from Marty Robbins and Johnny Horton to Merle Haggard and Buck Owens. These guys honor the country tradition with an album that incorporates the styles that made country music great. "Spanish Eyes" is a great track as is the title song. If you like Alt Country and good, genuine country music, you'll like this band."

Modern straight-up country, 'cept better.

Robert B. Dahl | Arlington, Virginia United States | 08/30/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The title here is certinaly misleading; one is likely to read it thinking they're going to find another entry in the new and wonderful world of dark, back-alley, grindout punk/alt country coming out of Chicago and elsewhere these days. But if you're looking for something in the vein of The Blacks or Split Lip Rayfield, you won't find it here. Instead you get well written and well played, if a little uninteresting, modern radio friendly country music without the mawkish and overproduced pop sensibility of the stuff we actually get to hear on the radio. Texas Sun, Memphis Woman, and 440 Horses aren't songs that are going to redefine the genre of modern country, and they aren't going to shed any particularly new light on the world of roots country, but they're still great songs. They ain't Ralph Stanley, they ain't Jon Langford, and they sure as ...ain't Johnny Cash, but they're definitely worth a listen."

One of my top 10 favorite Cd's of all time!

Laura Newton | Hillsboro, Oregon | 10/03/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Upbeat, fun, definitely country... absolutely an AWESOME Cd to listen to.. especially while driving! A good Cd to listen to when you don't want to hear anything sad or whining. I love it when I discover new bands and they rock this much! :)"