A warmly-performed acoustic adventure that rambles through a world of unusually personal, well-crafted songs.
"Byron's nicely textured acoustic song cycle Ramblings...'Love Crazy', 'First Fool In Line', 'Bad For The Heart', and 'Now And Then'...sound an awful lot like hit songs"
-Robert K. Oermann, MUSIC ROW MAGAZINE
"This time around Byron Hill delivers songs that he likes to sing, and of course he has had his songwriting pen in all of them. Not surprisingly, a lot of this would fall into 'hit' category in the hands of some of today's chart warriors"
-Larry DeLaney, COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS - "The Voice Of Country Music In Canada"
"Byron Hill spent the last 25 years in the Nashville songwriter trenches where he's done work for the likes of Ray Charles, Kenny Rogers, Alabama, Randy Travis, George Strait, Asleep at the Wheel, Sammy Kershaw, Anne Murray, George Jones, and even Doc Watson. One listen to his latest self-produced CD, Ramblings, proves that Hill can not only write great songs but also deliver them on a shiny silver platter......Hill’s songs combine infectious melodies with pithy lyrics. The final result gets straight in your heart....Ramblings has a fine relaxed sound that doesn’t depend on studio sound effects or artificiality for its power. The sonic emphasis stays on Byron’s voice and the simple acoustic accompaniment.....I wish that more contemporary country music were as finely crafted and direct as the songs on Ramblings. This album could even bring listeners who have abandoned modern country back into the fold."
-Steven Stone, Columnist, VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE
Contains the songs: LOVE CRAZY / COBBTOWN / LIKE A COUNTRY SONG / I KNEW I LOVED YOU / FIRST FOOL IN LINE / THE ONLY THING WRONG / BAD FOR THE HEART / LIFE WILL KILL YOU / NOW AND THEN / HUMDINGER ON HER FINGER / WINGS OF YOUR LOVE / THE PAGES OF MY MIND / TRADITIONS / TRUCKSTOPS, HONKY-TONKS AND CHEAP MOTELS
Available at CD Baby, iTunes, and other online outlets.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Byron Hill - Gravity...and other things that keep you down to Earth
Released in 1999, Byron's debut album is an acoustic adventure from one of Nashville’s leading songwriters, with stellar performances by some of the best players around. This album will walk you down some unusual paths.
"The charm of the vocal ('Took Her To The Moon') is equaled only by the splendidly jaunty accompaniment and the totally clever lyric"
-Robert K. Oermann, MUSIC ROW MAGAZINE
"Gravity distills away the caricatured elements of country music that have misinformed so many people, and celebrates the art of writing simple, compelling songs."
-Taylor Guitars, DISCOVER THE INDIES
"Now, after all these years, he steps to the forefront with his own debut album...and not surprisingly it is filled with musical gems."
-Larry Delaney, COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS - "The Voice Of Country Music In Canada"
"This CD demonstrates that no amount of studio gimmickry or big budget production tricks can improve upon a well-crafted song that is performed in a straight-forward manner. I only wish that more contemporary country music was as honest."
-Steven Stone, VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE
Contains the songs: AFTER YOU'RE GONE / TOOK HER TO THE MOON / TRAIL OF STRING / GRAVITY / EYES OF WONDER / HOLD THAT THOUGHT / THAT'S WHAT LOVE WILL MAKE YOU DO / MUSICAL CHAIRS / SERIOUS CRIME / PLAN B / LOVE'S IN THE HERE AND NOW/ POLITICS, RELIGION AND HER / YOU SURE PEELED THE ONION / THANKS FOR THE G CHORD.
Available at CD Baby, iTunes, and other online outlets.
"The charm of the vocal ('Took Her To The Moon') is equaled only by the splendidly jaunty accompaniment and the totally clever lyric"
-Robert K. Oermann, MUSIC ROW MAGAZINE
"Gravity distills away the caricatured elements of country music that have misinformed so many people, and celebrates the art of writing simple, compelling songs."
-Taylor Guitars, DISCOVER THE INDIES
"Now, after all these years, he steps to the forefront with his own debut album...and not surprisingly it is filled with musical gems."
-Larry Delaney, COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS - "The Voice Of Country Music In Canada"
"This CD demonstrates that no amount of studio gimmickry or big budget production tricks can improve upon a well-crafted song that is performed in a straight-forward manner. I only wish that more contemporary country music was as honest."
-Steven Stone, VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE
Contains the songs: AFTER YOU'RE GONE / TOOK HER TO THE MOON / TRAIL OF STRING / GRAVITY / EYES OF WONDER / HOLD THAT THOUGHT / THAT'S WHAT LOVE WILL MAKE YOU DO / MUSICAL CHAIRS / SERIOUS CRIME / PLAN B / LOVE'S IN THE HERE AND NOW/ POLITICS, RELIGION AND HER / YOU SURE PEELED THE ONION / THANKS FOR THE G CHORD.
Available at CD Baby, iTunes, and other online outlets.
