ADULT
ALTERNATIVE REVIEW
by John Rose
LONESTAR

(click cd to purchase)
"I'm Already There"
(Arista Records)
RATINGS
are 1 (Weakest) to 5 (Strongest) (+ Push, - Pull)
1. "OUT GO THE LIGHTS" (2+) "Rockin'theme"
I like the background
organ. More Rock than Country.
2.
"UNUSUALLY UNUSUAL" (3+) More in Country than the intro
song.
The banjo's a nice add. (catchy).
3.
"NOT A DAY GOES BY" (3) The first ballad from this offering.
A
beautiful melody with a nice orchestral accompaniment.
4.
"I WANT TO BE THE ONE" (3-) Reminds me of Poco(backing
vocals).
Mesmerizing chorus line.
5.
"WITH ME" (3) Bluegrass bent with heavy production may
get radio
play due to its uptempo style.
6.
"WITHOUT YOU" (4+) Great background percussion mystical
bridge
effect. The hooks jumps out at you. My favorite.
7.
"I'M ALREADY THERE" (4) The single. A song lamenting
of life on the
road. Made for the airwaves.
8.
"LET'S BRING IT BACK" (2-) "E.L.O" beginning.
Jeff Lynne would be
proud.
9.
"MUST BE LOVE" (2+) Same guitar of "Out Go The
Lights". The
bridge brings your attention back. The fiddle kicks !
10.
"SOFTLY" (4) I like the piano out front (they should
use it more).
Has a "Toto" feel. My second favorite song.
11.
"EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES" (3-) Honky-tonk at its
best.
Reminds me of newer "Little Feat".
12.
"LIKE A GOOD COWBOY" (2) A volume-up song. The fiddle
keeps it
alive.
OVERALL
COMMENTS: This album has some good songs interspersed
with some predictable ones. I like to hear more piano. (See Track
10).
OVERALL RATING: 2+