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About Time

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Webb fans, pick this up NOW. Best album since Doo Dad, and I loved T & C and Acres of Suede. It's just a shame, a damn shame, that music like this isn't released much anymore. If you don't know the Wonders of Webb, get to. Seek him out live, buy his other stuff, and enjoy the muscianship that we are so desperately lacking in this day and age. You won't regret it. Just the right mix of up-tempo with laid back tunes, humor, and sadness. It's been nine years and it is ABOUT TIME, but Webb and the Nashvegans haven't missed a step, and in some ways, they've improved. It all adds up to put a smile on your face, and tap in your toe. Awesome album. Pick up on it.

Webb Wilder hasn't lost a step in the nine years since his last album release. ABOUT TIME has it all: Slambang rockers, twangin' laments, and cool cover tunes. And R.S. Field remains a master producer. This is definitely one all WW fans need to own, as well as anyone the least bit interested in rock and roll and Americana music.

There's such a thing as a hiatis but this has been too long in comming, Webb where Ya Been?

One listen an I was hooked again. Alot of people just don't get Webb, what with him being an intelectual and all, but for those knockers out there I just have this to say "GET A SENSE OF HUMOUR". Listen to the man, it's about having a laugh and kickin' some country butt around and this album does it as well as any he's done.

"Eat Hard, Sleep Hard, Rock Hard, Grow Big and Wear Glasses If You Need 'Em", just flat-out get it!

I found out about Webb Wilder only a couple years ago, and it's been really hard/expensive to get hold of many of his older releases. (But well worth it.) I picked up "About Time" as soon as I found out about it and without bothering to listen to the samples. His previous stuff was just that good.

I drop it in the CD player and "Down On The Farm" starts up. What's this?!? Horse? Mule? Doing what? In the barn? I'm thinking, "Oh, great, Webb's gone 'corny' over the last nine years." Then the first instrumental part hit and I knew that they haven't really lost a thing. If you don't find your foot tapping to the songs on the CD, you might want to get your hearing or your heart checked because one of them has stopped working.

Nine years has had little if any effect on Webb's voice. It seems to have deepened a little (It was pretty deep to start with), but it's still strong and clear. I don't have to pull out the liner notes just to figure out what he's singing even during the fast tempo parts. I also hope Webb gave an extra hearty handshake to whomever the recording engineer was on this release. Some special care was taken to capture the brush work on the drums, finger work on the guitar, and some of the background instruments that often get washed out. All the instruments are noticably crisp, and that's not something I usually notice.

We caught Webb at the Coffe Pot in Roanoke on Saturday, March 4, 2006. There were only about 100 people, but man what a show. He sang five or six from his new cd "About Time". The crowd went nuts when he sang "Looking for a Fool".

You need to purchase this CD and enjoy Webb over and over. The mix of ballads and rock-a-billy is typical Webb and the sound gets in your soul and won't let go. Try it, you will not regret this great American Icon.

Richard (Mike) Furey, Blacksburg, Va.

I have enjoyed every album Webb Wilder has produced but none as much as this one. Exactly the right mix of fast and slow, heavy and light. This album plays great on random track mode also.

I can't believe I am still enjoying this kind of music at 45 years old. :)

One of my favorites of all time.

Surprise return of Webb Wilder to
new LP after nearly nine years. Good
effort too. ALl new material is great!
Kepp it up Webb, just don't let us wait
nine yrs., next time, OK?

I've been a Webb Wilder enthusiast since I first saw him at the Down Home in Johnson City, TN in the early 1990s. From that point forward, I've been an ardent supporter and even advocate for Webb's music. In fact, I've been fairly vocal over the last several years about Webb needing to release some new music, so I was extremely happy to hear that "About Time" was in the works. Though I'm not unhappy with "About Time," I am disappointed with the effort. After nine years, I was hoping Webb would produce another complete recording like "Doo Dad" or "It Came From Nashville." Unfortunately, "About Time" is about half a good disc. Some of the songs are great ("You Might Be Lonely for a Reason"), whereas others are ripe with potential ("Down on the Farm"), and some simply fall flat ("Jimmy Reed is the King of Rock and Roll"). The biggest problem that I've found with the CD is that Webb (or R.S. Field) decided to incorporate horns on at least two songs, and it just doesn't work. Webb's best at presenting a cross mix of old-fashioned guitar-oriented rock and roll with a nice country influence. The addition of horns takes away from what makes Webb Wilder and the Nashvegans such a great live band. The temptation to sound more like Chicago than the Rolling Stones or Merle Haggard is a grave mistake. I've noticed that the same thing happened with Scott Miller's debut CD as well, except his addition wasn't horns but rather an (ugghhh) organ. Maybe these additions are what others want to hear, but to me if I'd wanted Bruce Hornsby or Chicago, I would have bought their works. If you're a Webb fan, this CD is worth buying because there are a number of great songs here, but don't expect a stellar comeback CD or you might be disappointed for a reason.