Track Listings (13) - Disc #1| All Artists: Jonathan Byrd Title: The Waitress Members Wishing: 2 Total Copies: 0 Label: Byrdsong Original Release Date: 11/29/2002 Re-Release Date: 12/17/2002 Genres: Country, Alternative Rock, Blues, Folk, Pop Styles: Classic Country, Traditional Blues, Traditional Folk Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 783707640822, 783707640822 |
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 | Jonathan Byrd The Waitress Genres: Country, Alternative Rock, Blues, Folk, Pop
The Waitress is dark, funny, moody songwriting. This music is born of the road, rife with characters like the diner waitress, Larry the veteran, and Rosie, the two-timing wife of a murderous mountain man. Nearly half of th... more » |
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Album Description The Waitress is dark, funny, moody songwriting. This music is born of the road, rife with characters like the diner waitress, Larry the veteran, and Rosie, the two-timing wife of a murderous mountain man. Nearly half of the CD is carried by Jonathan and his guitar- the minstrel and storyteller primeval. In the rest, you can feel the dust shake off the tops of old Martin guitars, fiddles, and the big dog-house bass. Overall, the feeling you get is of rummaging through the attic and rediscovering something very old and beautiful. "Oh, yeah, I'd almost forgotten..." Similar CDsSimilarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsLike a Fine Multi-Course Diner Meal... jazzyjimmy | 05/26/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "The tracks, or menu courses, begin with two Starters, "The Waitress" which has hit-single potential (Listen up, country radio moguls!), and "The Ballad of Larry" - a poetic story of our times that is moving without pushing pity. Then it's on to the Entrees, starting with a relaxed overnight travelling song called "Radio". Then on "The Snake Song," Byrd turns up the guitar chops a notch AND shows that even Willie Nelson's got nothing on his vocal delivery. The Entree experience builds nicely through more originals to a traditional blues called "Stackalee" which moves pleasantly into another original, the instrumental "Home Sweet Home". The meal-building continues on to the finale, the third Dessert track, the quasi-acappella "Rosie". Unless you were mistakenly looking for slick sampling, metal or electronic disco drums, you're likely to leave the Diner quite satisfied.
This release succeeds in balancing originality with what seems a profound respect for various acoustic musical traditions. Byrd's lyrics are clever and sung very soulfully. Despite a few regional references, the themes tend to be quite universal. After playing with Byrd and seeing him play many other times during my years in his native North Carolina, I can say that even this great and varied cd does not reveal the extent of his tremendous versatility (which would be far too much for one cd). I also recommend catching his live act if you can. Not being a radio mogul, I cannot guarantee Byrd's commercial success, but I can guarantee that he deserves it. As of this Memorial Day 2003, Amazon does not carry Byrd's prior release, but you can check it out at his site jonathanbyrd.com. Enjoy." |
