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Just Us Kids
by James McMurtry
from Lightning Rod Rec.

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• It's only Texas Wasteland
  Too Long in the Wasteland, indeed. James McMurtry's scathing collection of character sketches blisters as an indictment of the last eight years, commenting on greed ("God Bless America"), the downtrodden and left behind ("Fireline Road) and the chimp in chief himself ("Cheney's Toy'). It's likely the most political album you'll hear this year outside of punk rock (New Wave, The Bright Lights of America), and digs deeply into McMurtry's Lou Reed by way of Texas singing style.
  As usually for McMurtry,... more info

• Sounds dated already.
  I have all of Jame's albums and for the most part love his work. I grew up in a small rural town and in many ways, he really weaves a nice story together out of nothing no-name towns, backwoods roads, and the people who live in those places. His past albums are great because while there is a sort of political,satirical edge to them but the politics doesn't take over the music or do any preaching. In my opinion, Saint Mary of the Woods is his best album to date. But with the release of Childish things, he... more info

• A great CD
  This was my first James McMurtry albulm but it won't be my last. Great songs and lyrics. Country music the way it ought to be played.

• Fine music and fine stories
  For music listeners who enjoy interesting stories about real people and situations, along the lines of Steve Earle, James McMurtry's "Just Us Kids" offers a feast. Just don't expect to come away from the feast feeling upbeat. One listen to "Fireline Road" or "Ruby and Carlos" will cure any tendency toward optimism about the human condition. But the first snarling guitar lines of "Bayou Tortuous" promise fine blues-tinged roots rock and the album delivers on that promise. Hints of all kinds of American music... more info

Tracks:

1. Bayou Tortous
2. Just Us Kids
3. God Bless America (Pat Macdonald Must Die)
4. Cheney's Toy
5. Freeway View
6. Hurricane Party
7. Ruby and Carlos
8. Brief Intermission
9. Fire Line Road
10. The Governor
11. Ruins of the Realm
12. You'd a' Thought (Leonard Cohen Must Die)

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