From the first steel guitar strands of OH/KY by JeremyPinnell, you know you’re in for a little slice of classic Country heaven. On
the opening track, “The Way Country Sounds”, Jeremy sings, “It sounds like
this, it sounds like that, it sounds like heaven when you feel low down. You
live the life I live, you would know the way Country sounds.” Or you could just
listen to his album.
With a yearning baritone voice with just a hint of rasp,
Jeremy pays tribute to classic Country themes like rodeos, loose women and the outlaw
life, as evidenced by his songs, “Rodeo,” “Loose Women,” and “Outlaw Life.” His
emotionally compelling voice really shines on his lost love ballads, “Sleep
Song”, “Them Days and Nights”, “Cold, Cold Wind”, and “Angel of Mine.”
Keeping his songs in the mid to ballad tempo, Jeremy’s
vocals and lyrics take center stage. Backed by the moaning, steel guitar driven
rhythms of his band, The 55s, Jeremy Pinnell takes you back to a place and time
where the bars had wood paneling and sawdust covered floors and your choices
were beer or whiskey - only. Yes, it was a simpler time. But there is clarity
and power in simplicity, and both are evident here. Hank Williams would be
proud.
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