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Bruce Robison
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Eleven Stories
Sustain Records
Release: 4/04/2006
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Rated:
Review by:
Jonathan Shipley
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His wife is Kelly Willis, a country star in her own right. His
brother is Charlie Robison, yes, another country star. His
sister-in-law is Emily Robison. She's a star, too, with a group
called, yeah, the Dixie Chicks. Bruce Robison is a star in his
own right as well, known more for his songwriting capabilities.
The Dixie Chicks, George Straight, and Tim McGraw have all
sung hits with his songs with great success.
He's been at the country singing game for a while (though you
may not have heard of him), since the mid-1990s with his
albums such as Wrapped and Long Way
Home From Anywhere. Perhaps Eleven
Stories will put his name on the map within the country
singing arena, rather than simply being known for writing
well-crafted songs. The strongest songs include "All Over But
the Cryin'," a sad romance about hanging on to a relationship
that's withering on the vine and "You Really Let Yourself Go," a
toe-tapping boot-scooting song that'll make you want to grab
your mate and twirl them around a dance floor, holding them
close. Though the lyrics aren't romantic, in fact it's the
opposite; "How it hurts me to see you this way/You really let
yourself go," etc., etc. So, dance instead with your mate rather
than listen to the words too closely and you'll be fine.
The Austin, Texas native throws in a smattering of different
styles to varying success. "Tennessee Jed" is a song you'd
want to hear in your backyard while you were waiting for the
Fourth of July fireworks show, eating barbecue, enjoying the
company of your friends. "I Never Fly" is a mind-numbingly
slow tune that'll make you want to skip to the next song on the
album, "Bandera Waltz," the final song on the album, which is a
homage to his Texan roots. |
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