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Comal County Blue

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This album is really, really good. It is much better than The Bourban Legend. Jason and the band get back to the type of songs and beat that made them one of the best artists in Texas music. A really great album!

Jason Boland is evolving. His last record is most country, most accurate than ever. I Love the others records of Mr Boland but Comal County Blue is the greatest.

Once and again I'm enjoying listening this brand new record.

Jason Boland and The Stragglers have played gigs near my hometown ... my husband's high school students just love him and his music.

I liked the songs from his 2006 CD, "Bourbon Legend" for their originality and for their Merle Haggard-flavor, but the CD didn't spend much time in rotation during my 30-minute commute to and from work.

All that has changed.

"Comal County Blue" is stunning. For about two weeks, I've listened to it in the car and on my iPod and I'm still hearing something new with each play through.

The title cut will probably get the most attention, but "Alright," "Sons and Daughters of Dixie" and the sweet ballad "May Not Be Love" deserve some air time on the radio.

Boland's band, The Stragglers, really step it up on "Outlaw Band." It's rock with a grown-up feel.

The songs deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, booze, battling demons and the war in Iraq. There's a maturity to the lyrics. This is not a no home-grown, loosely-produced record. It's the real deal. This may be what breaks Boland into the big time.

Enjoy!

One reviewer said that this was more mellow than some of his other stuff, yea maybe. I call it more mature and focused. An artist can't keep making the same album over and over. This is easily his best album. Jason Boland is growing as an artist and he is severely unrecognized for his talent. He wrote or co-wrote most all these songs. That is very important to me in liking an artist. These songs are among best he has ever written. The sound quality is exceptional. Don't waste your time with mp3 download, get the CD and crank it up!

Comal County Blue wasn't what I expected. It's pretty mellow and doesn't seem to have the attitude I've come to expect from Jason Boland & the Stragglers. It is a good album, just a little to slow for my tastes. Great hangover music.

Some great Texas Country Music. I can and have listened to this CD over and over.

You have to hand it to the State of Texas. They are successfully and single handedly keeping tradition in its country music. Yes now and then some of the artists pay omage to a southern rock style by complimenting great lyrics with a guitar and drum heavy. That is a refreshing throw back to the great southern rock bands of the 70's and into the 80's. But for the most part, this cd contains what I think is essential to the history as well as the future of country music. It has a very traditional feel and flavor to it, but not without the ability to bring in new fans as well that hear them. I wish the Nashville scene would wake up and realize that it is okay for music to advance and evolve but don't change the core ingredients which made the music great through history and its ability to separate it from any other genre. Jason Boland and the Stragglers have been able to perfect that mix.