Search - Josie Kreuzer :: As Is

Josie is a Female Hank Williams Sr!!!

10/30/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I heard Josie's new cd was more country roots then her first one but I bought it anyway. Well, I wasn't disappointed!!!! This chick can make anyone like country music because hers is so rockabilly fresh compared to the new country that all sounds alike. The cover design and sounds within all are so cool vintage, you'd swear it was an old 78. Josie shatters all stereotypes, THIS is THE cd 2000! BUY IT!"

I'm So Lonesome I Could Dance...

timwellman | Huntington, WV United States | 10/16/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Josie has a voice that makes you feel like moping even on the happy songs... Hank Sr. had that ability... and this music is probably as close to old Hank as anything produced in the last 50 years. Pure, clear, well written, well played, well sang... traditional music. I wouldn't call this roots country, a better name is retro country... you won't find the little rock influences you find in BR-549 or Hillbilly Hellcats or others now producing purer country... Josie is not copying old country, she IS old country. Some of the better songs are Too Many Mistakes... I defy anyone to listen to this song without getting a sore neck from bobbing your head along with the clicking rhythm; Ain't Got a Clue is probably as close to rockabilly as this cd gets, it's catchy, moderately fast, and Josie has that little rockabilly squeal down to an art form. It's actually very hard to pick out individual songs on this cd, because there's not a single bad song. But, Josie's voice on Wild Fire can certainly start more than her fair share in a lot of guys' hearts.As for musicianship, this cd ranks at the very top... no Nashville studio clones could play more flawlessly than Josie's backup band on this cd... I must confess, I HATE country music as a general rule... but, I love this cd... this is not really country music, this is music as primal as a man's first utterances and as necessary as the discovery of fire, as old as the hills and as fresh as spring flowers..."

Rockabilly Boogie-Woogie Gal Sings It As Is!

Rosemary Basil | New Orleans, LA | 05/05/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As a woman, the song, "As Is" speaks to me--you go girl! As someone who never much enjoyed most country music, when I heard this Josie record was different, I didn't know if it was for me. Was I surprised! It is so fresh it takes country music to the next level--above all that mainstream pop you hear on the radio thet sounds alike. Josie's vocal stylings here remind me of blue grass and that happy 40's and 50's country music you hear in old movies at barn dances and juke joints-- a blend of hillbilly and rockabilly, boogie woogie, be-bop! Her songwriting is wonderfully pure and meaningful, she writes from the heart. Try this cd and you will be impressed with the versatility of this rockabilly gal!"