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Easy

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Well, first off, the CD has 15 tracks, not eight like Amazon.Com lists. Secondly, this is not your father's Cowboy Mouth. This release is a departure from the normal straight rock and roll that fans have become accustomed to. Here with Easy, the band does some different things with the songs here, most notable is the use of looping. It is different and great at the same time.

Track One: The title track is an uplifiting song-the essence of Cowboy Mouth. It is the first single. Call your radio stations and request it. It is one of the best songs on the cd.

Track 2: I Know It Shows, sung by JTG, a pretty straight forward rock and roll song. Sure to be a concert favorite. Kind of reminds me of Man on the Run, but that is just me.

Track 3: Everything You Do, sung by Fred, has a little loop in it. It is somewhat mellow.

Track 4: How Do You Tell Someone, this is the best song about breaking-up with that someone that I have heard, as well as many other people, sung by Fred, sounds like it has a little faster beat. The Cowboy Mouth Classic song. A SURE HIT!

Track 5: French Revolt, a little song by Rob Savoy in Cajun French :28 seconds in length.

Track 6: Always Leaving, written by Brian Seymor, sung by JTG. One of the better songs on the CD.

Track 7: Everybody Loves Jill, sung by JTG. A concert favorite. Great song. Rocks pretty good. Get your red spoons ready.....

Track 8: Marianne, sung by Fred, a song about a friend who is there for a girl and she does not know his feelings.

Track 9: thatswhatimtalkingabout, Rob Savoy. Interesting and different.

Track 10: Let Me Hold It Open, sung by Fred, a ticked off song. Nice anger.

Track 11: All American Man, sung by Fred, this song is... you need to hear this song.

Track 12: Get Out of My Way, sung by Fred, self-reliance and telling people not to try to keep you down.

Track 13: New Parade March, Rob Savoy, another song that appears out of place, but somehow it fits. For the true fan only.

Track 14: China, JTG, A remake of JTG's RED ROCKERS hit from the early 80's. Reworked and slowed down. Different from what you remember from those new-wave parties of the 80s. Still good, though.

Track 15: Run To Me, Fred Leblanc sings about a topic he expresses so well, women. He encourages the female to 'Run to Me'.

All in all a great album you should enjoy it. Go out and pick up other releases from these guys, you will not be disappointed.

See Also: Word of Mouth, Mercyland, Are You With Me, Mouthing Off (Live In France), It Means Escape, and All You Need Is Live.

In 2000 Cowboy Mouth released 'Easy', a collection of mostly new songs recorded with the best studio production values yet for a Cowboy Mouth album. If you are unfamiliar with Cowboy Mouth, the band can best be described as "hard folk-rock" with touches of Cajun and Irish influences. Sound unique? This band is. I've been going to their concerts for 10 years (they constantly tour throughout the US and Canada) and still can't describe their sound. Their biggest radio-play song so far is "Jenny Says" from the 1996 album `Are You With Me?'.

Every song on `Easy' is "good" at minimum with most of the tracks falling somewhere between "very good" to "great". "Easy", "Everything You Do", "Marianne" and "Run to Me" are great, radio-friendly tracks from Fred LeBlanc (lead singer, drummer) that should appeal to those unfamiliar with the band. The most expansive track is "Always Leaving", a somewhat uncharacteristic style for the band but one of the top tracks on the album nonetheless. "Always Leaving" is a cover of the first track of singer/songwriter Brian Seymour's album, "When I Was Blonde" (the CM version is better). The most historically-notable track is "China", a remake of the 1983 hit from the "Red Rockers". The former lead singer of "Red Rockers" is John Thomas Griffith, now one of the four core members of Cowboy Mouth. The newest "catchy" tune from CM is "Everybody Loves Jill", a song where the crowd throws red plastic spoons at the band when the band sings the words (what else?) "red spoon". Finally, we get yet another remake of "How Do You Tell Someone" - arguably the band's most "catchy" song but a song that never seems to quite make its big breakthrough to radio playlists.

Cowboy Mouth's previous best album was 1994's "It Means Escape" (re-released on CD in 2000). 'Escape' is still the better album to convey the "live" sound of the band but 'Easy' is the first album with a radio-friendly sound from start-to-finish that reaches out to those not fortunate enough to see the band live. Post-`Escape' albums include `Are You With Me' and `Word of Mouth' which are both good and sound, predictably enough, like a mixture of `Easy' and `Escape'.

I have a long-standing opinion that Cowboy Mouth can not be fully appreciated until the band has been experienced in a live setting - Fred LeBlanc's energy is infectious (indeed - Fred simply does not allow the crowd to be passive and makes a point of getting everyone into the spirit of the performance). If you can't see the band live, I believe "Easy" is the -best- introduction a new listener can have and the album is possibly the best effort yet from this experienced, hard-working group.

I first heard of Cowboy Mouth when they were on tour with Barenaked Ladies in 1998. After the concert, I bought their album "Are You With Me" which was one of the best recordings I've ever heard- until I bought this one which I could have never even imagined. Cowboy Mouth have changed their style a bit (pushing into hard rock), but they've done it in a great way. They're still the same old Cowboy Mouth. Every song on this album, from first track to last was unbelievable. It's one of those albums that you can't wait to listen to again as soon as you've finished listening the first time.

Their influences for this album are diverse. "I Know it Shows" (one of my favorites) sounds like a distinct pop-punk influence (I wonder if John Griffith knows that with his vocals, it sounds like it could be a Blink 182 parody). But again, Cowboy Mouth is just still Cowboy Mouth with a slightly harder sound to them. Folk rock, hard rock, metal, alternative country.... everything goes together so well to create the extraordinary sound of a Cowboy Mouth record.

So great as this album is, I would say that "Are You With Me" is (for me) probably the best choice for a first Cowboy Mouth album (it's diverse enough for a first listener to really get to know the band).

Once you fall in love with the Cowboy Mouth sound, go ahead and buy one of the best things there is: "Easy".

Welcome to the best rock album you have heard in years. Cowboy Mouth have built up legions of fans all over the world by getting them into a building and providing life altering rock and roll. The problem in the past has been the albums not reflecting the energy of the shows. On "Easy" this changes. The first track "Easy" is a soul saving affirmation of everything that is worthwhile in life. Every song from there reaches in and grabs all that is sacred within you, pulls it out, shows it to you, and makes you deal with the fact that you are alive. Now what you gonna do. The album rocks on "Let Me Hold It Open", "All American Man" and "Get Out Of My Way". On "Everything You Do" Cowboy Mouth gets down right erotic, the lyrics suggest something darker, but put it on in the background and whomever you are with will definitly get the idea. "I know it Shows" is John Thomas Griffith as you have never heard him before. I am sure that I should know who Brian Seymour is, but I don't, that said, ""Always Leaving" is just a great song. I have been taking people to Cowboy Mouth shows for years in Atlanta. From the Chamelon Club to The Point to The Cotton Club to The Roxy. My line was "You can't appreciate their albums until you see them in concert." Now I will just hand them this album and say "Here, listen to this, it will save your rock and roll soul."

"Easy" is an excellent CD by Cowboy Mouth. Aside from the group's two live CDs ("Mouthin Off" and "All you need is live"), "Easy" comes closest to capturing the manic enegery that makes a Cowboy Mouth show a unique experience. If you haven't heard them before, this cd is a great introduction. The title track along with "I Know it shows" gives an idea about just how powerful CM can be. Other tunes, such as "Run to me" and "marianne" show the group's versatility. This is an excellent buy for someone looking to discover a great group.

I've been a fan of these guys since their early independent label releases (and some of their solo stuff). This is, by far, their best disk yet. They continue to advance their sound and yet it's still theirs - distinctively theirs. I just wish it had 10 more songs and some more contributions from Paul Sanchez.

A bit of a departure from their traditional sound and a over-produced, but still kicks butt in my book. Loosen up the radio-friendly sound and it's easily five stars, but nonetheless an inspired and thouroughly enjoyable effort from the one and only 'Mouth.'

Ok, first of all if you have never heard Cowboy Mouth and are into music of any kind you can probobly bet you'll like The Mouth. Any fan of the band would already own this cd so I'm pretty much talking to the new comers. Some tracks like Easy,All American Man, and Get Out of My Way are straight rock while How Do You Tell Someone(which is my favorite track) everybody loves Jill, Let Me Hold It Open, and Everything you do are slightly lighter. And the rest are slow but excellent. So pretty much whatever mood youre in The Mouth has you covered. And like everyone else says nothing matches the live shows. Go see them when they come by and pick up this CD, I promise you'll like it unless your favorite band is Slipknot or ICP.

that a band like Cowboy Mouth could mature any more than they already had. Easy takes the band in so many new directions, with both new songs and new takes on old favorites. I've listened to it straight through at least 10 times since I bought it yesterday, and it gets better EVERY time! Come back to Oxford PLEASE!

This is only band that i have come across that i loved everything that i heard from them. Everytime a new album comes out i can't wait for the next. This one a little different, but not really a departure from their core style more like an expansion of thier talents. This band is way under rated in my opinion! Most people i know have never heard of them and like what hear once i have had them listen to Cowboy Mouth. A real great album and well worth the price! Keep it up Cowboy Mouth!